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I've never watched it, but this BBC article makes it sound like I've been missing out. Soaps' unluckiest man? Hollyoaks' Dodger is leaving
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I haven't watched Hollyoaks for years. Does it still frequently feature gratuitous underwear / obscured nudity scenes? Honestly, eating your tea while Ali Baston, Elize Du Toit and Tiffany Mulheron pranced around in their frillies was the only reason to tune in...
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Jan 17, 2015 13:15
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Oben posted:Also, the women are: See, this is what happens when soaps and their recurring characters run for too long, you get family histories like that. I read that three times and I still can't make any sense of it. Perhaps you could draw us all a helpful diagram? I'm looking forward to Wolf Hall. The books were excellent, even though Mantel did a bit of a hatchet job on Sir Thomas More, portraying the author of Utopia, a genuine Renaissance man and well-spoken humanist as nothing more an intolerant religious fanatic. (Yes, he was a bit of a bastard when it came to the old burning of English Protestants, but her pet hero, Thomas Cromwell, wasn't exactly backwards about merrily executing Catholics when his turn came)
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Jan 17, 2015 13:18
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Pablo Bluth posted:I haven't watched Hollyoaks for years. Does it still frequently feature gratuitous underwear / obscured nudity scenes? Honestly, eating your tea while Ali Baston, Elize Du Toit and Tiffany Mulheron pranced around in their frillies was the only reason to tune in... Nah, it's far too grim for that kind of thing these days.
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Jan 17, 2015 14:37
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WeAreTheRomans posted:It's actually getting better, and no trolls so far The Big Taff Man posted:Explain? Irisi posted:See, this is what happens when soaps and their recurring characters run for too long, you get family histories like that. I read that three times and I still can't make any sense of it. Perhaps you could draw us all a helpful diagram?
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Jan 17, 2015 15:10
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Just read that Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe is back on January 29th. About time, too.
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Jan 17, 2015 15:23
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Her off Game of Thrones did some 'harmless' cyberbullying and was targeted because of it (or was she?)
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Jan 17, 2015 15:25
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The moral, basically: https://mobile.twitter.com/fucktyler/status/285670822264307712
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Jan 17, 2015 18:31
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I'm looking forward to Wolf Hall although I'm a bit confused about how they're going to get round the fact that the third book hasn't been published (finished?) yet. Or is this an adaptation of Wolf Hall as in the first book of the trilogy, rather than Wolf Hall the trilogy? In vaguely related news I found this documentary on the last days of Anne Boleyn on iPlayer the other night when looking for something to fill an hour: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015vhp1. Despite the fairly superfluous reconstructions it was interesting hearing the various historians debating the reasons behind the sequence of events, and dishing out the odd burn on each other.
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Jan 18, 2015 14:19
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radioaktivitat posted:I'm looking forward to Wolf Hall although I'm a bit confused about how they're going to get round the fact that the third book hasn't been published (finished?) yet. Or is this an adaptation of Wolf Hall as in the first book of the trilogy, rather than Wolf Hall the trilogy? It's just a six episode adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. There's room left for another series when the third book comes out I believe.
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Jan 18, 2015 15:43
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Ohh poo poo, I had no idea Would I Lie To You was back for an eighth series. Time to catch up. 
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Jan 18, 2015 18:38
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Yeh its been quite good, didn't realise it was new, so used to repeats of Dave. Also who saw that guy get knocked over by a biker live on ITV news, love the slow reaction of everyone around "should we help? ehhh...." and the reporter totally blanking it.
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Jan 18, 2015 19:40
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It's the best thing when either Mitchell or Mack are up because it's a 99% chance they're lying and watching Mack trying to make obvious bullshit seem true is hilarious, especially since they always give him lies that involve some impossible and demonstrable skill.
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Jan 18, 2015 23:11
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Stare-Out posted:It's the best thing when either Mitchell or Mack are up because it's a 99% chance they're lying and watching Mack trying to make obvious bullshit seem true is hilarious, especially since they always give him lies that involve some impossible and demonstrable skill. The best part is Mitchell's poo poo-eating grin when Mack gets to the part on the card that's designed to gently caress him over. You hear that pause as Lee processes what they want him to claim, and then they cut to 
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Jan 19, 2015 00:09
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There are so many clips I could post about that exact thing, like when Mack got the lie that all his ex-girlfriends' first names spelled out "BERMUDA" in that order and Mitchell jumped at it all  asking for the names.
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Jan 19, 2015 00:44
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Mowglis Haircut posted:It's just a six episode adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. There's room left for another series when the third book comes out I believe. 6 episodes for 2 fat books? I've only read the first one. I was hoping this series would be a reminder of who everyone was before I read the second one.
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Jan 19, 2015 14:50
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Stare-Out posted:There are so many clips I could post about that exact thing, like when Mack got the lie that all his ex-girlfriends' first names spelled out "BERMUDA" in that order and Mitchell jumped at it all Of course, then there's the 1-in-10 where it's true, like the teabag throwing.
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Jan 19, 2015 15:05
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Irisi posted:I'm looking forward to Wolf Hall. The books were excellent, even though Mantel did a bit of a hatchet job on Sir Thomas More, portraying the author of Utopia, a genuine Renaissance man and well-spoken humanist as nothing more an intolerant religious fanatic. (Yes, he was a bit of a bastard when it came to the old burning of English Protestants, but her pet hero, Thomas Cromwell, wasn't exactly backwards about merrily executing Catholics when his turn came) You know who else served up distorted portrayals of historical figures in dramatic works? That's right!  
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Jan 19, 2015 17:16
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Deirdre Barlow just died. 
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Jan 19, 2015 23:37
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Volcano Style posted:Deirdre Barlow just died. Aw man.  Farewell, Deirdre Barlow. Your giant glasses and abominable taste in husbands will live on in our hearts.
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Jan 19, 2015 23:48
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Anyone see the latest room 101? Some weird Canadian on there who wanted to ban nappies. Talked about  tinfoil poo poo about cheryl cole being a robot by david cameron and about how bread and pasty etc aren't food and how evil yeast and gluten is.  Was the most cringe / awkward thing I've seen in awhile. 
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Jan 22, 2015 01:51
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Fluo posted:Anyone see the latest room 101? Some weird Canadian on there who wanted to ban nappies. Talked about While I haven't seen the episode I assume you're talking about Katherine Ryan. Who is a comedian. Whose words should not be taken seriously.
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Jan 22, 2015 08:45
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DominoDancing posted:While I haven't seen the episode I assume you're talking about Katherine Ryan. Who is a comedian. Whose words should not be taken seriously. I know she is a comedian (I remember her on QI and she said some kookie poo poo too) but if shes not being serious, the joke just flops both on QI and Room 101 where everything just goes awkward dead air stares of , if its an attempt at humour it falls flat on all counts. D:
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Jan 22, 2015 08:48
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Nah whenever I've seen her on QI she's pretty good.
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Jan 22, 2015 08:53
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Steve2911 posted:Nah whenever I've seen her on QI she's pretty good. She is, when she doesn't go all kookie. :I
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Jan 22, 2015 09:00
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So Wolf Hall. Damien Lewis as Henry VIII. What the gently caress? I cannot take those pictures seriously.
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Jan 22, 2015 10:17
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Strom Cuzewon posted:So Wolf Hall. Damien Lewis as Henry VIII. What's wrong with him? He's a good actor, he's charismatic and as handsome as Henry VIII apparently was in his earlier days, before injuries, gluttony and lust took their hideous toll on him. I thought it was amazing, the dialogue, lighting and scene setting was all to die for. Mark Rylance as Cromwell was glorious, watching from the shadows and exchanging wickedly sharp conversational barbs with Thomas More and Anne Boleyn (she was great too, the actress got that mix of seductive charm and relentless bitch down pat)
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Jan 22, 2015 11:41
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Loved the books, loved the show. I don't think you could cast Henry any better than with Lewis. The other roles were also great, Norfolk with his jingle jangles and me wanting to smash Cromwell's father's head in as much as in the book.
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Jan 22, 2015 13:45
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I need to catch that then. Bit of fantasy casting, who would play the big fat Henry 8 we all know and love? A slightly younger Brian Blessed?
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Jan 22, 2015 13:49
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I'm watching Big Brother because of Michelle Visage and this is the first time I've watched it since probably the first season and it's goddamn amazing it's seriously the Onion's Sex House brought to life
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Jan 22, 2015 14:26
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Mr. Squishy posted:I need to catch that then. Brian Blessed actually plays in this one, from 1973: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078d9y/henry-viii-and-his-six-wives As the Duke of Suffolk! Such a near miss... Now, I have to admit Lewis is a bit on the skinny side for a good feasting monarch, even in his younger years.  (by Joos van Cleve, ca 1530.1535) Someone ginger, rotund and glamorous...hmmm.  James Corden might just work. Here seen in rehearsal, "King Henry learns of Anne's second miscarriage". 
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Jan 22, 2015 15:21
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Dream fat-Henry VIII has to be Mark Addy, but then he basically already played him.Irisi posted:What's wrong with him? He's a good actor, he's charismatic and as handsome as Henry VIII apparently was in his earlier days, before injuries, gluttony and lust took their hideous toll on him. Oh he's a great actor, but he just feels so small and unimposing. The pictures of him as Henry look like a teenager in his first school uniform, the kind with "growing room"
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Jan 22, 2015 17:04
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Mr. Squishy posted:I need to catch that then. Get Benedict Wong to do it.
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Jan 22, 2015 18:16
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Fluo posted:I know she is a comedian (I remember her on QI and she said some kookie poo poo too) but if shes not being serious, the joke just flops both on QI and Room 101 where everything just goes awkward dead air stares of This is a good moment to bring up Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast again, since no one's mentioned it for a while and it's been having some really good guests. Also they've started uploading all of them to youtube with video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeTR1v5lmXE Katherine Ryan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usTbGDZceU Victoria Coren Mitchell revealing a couple of embarrassing things about David Mitchell Richard Herring has done 60 (!) of them now, latest was with Sue Perkins.
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Jan 22, 2015 18:45
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When I went to the Edinburgh Fringe I think it was Katherine Ryan's first time doing a show in the UK (Little Miss Conception) and it was amazing.
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Jan 22, 2015 19:57
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lionlegs posted:This is a good moment to bring up Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast again, since no one's mentioned it for a while and it's been having some really good guests. Also they've started uploading all of them to youtube with video. I love those podcasts. The Steve Coogan and Stewart Lee ones are especially good.
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Jan 22, 2015 20:00
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The one with Armando Iannucci and Graham Linehan is also a pro listen, in which Richard finally confirms that he did indeed create Alan Partridge.
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Jan 22, 2015 20:04
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My personal favourite is the Mary Beard episode. When I wasn't laughing I was just struck with this ridiculous grin because of the surprisingly great chemistry between her and Richard. She actually managed to make him look tame when she started describing the more lurid parts of Roman art and mythology.
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Jan 22, 2015 20:30
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Anyone been watching the Running Wild with Bear Grylls shows? Im not sure if its a US or UK thing (Im guessing US as its all US ceebs) but theyve been great
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Mary Beard is fantastic usually anyway, but Richard did bring out the best in her.
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