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Mr Beens posted:A thousand?! I thought the assholes normally featured in homes under the hammer that have "a portfolio" of 5 or 6 were bad enough. God I hate that show ( and the whole buy to let thing) I was exaggerating for effect, I dunno how many houses he owns. Probably thousands though.
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The Womens Island: Well that was infuriating, at least they got back together at the end.  I was going to turn it off and not watch it again if they had another bloody episode of that.
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Apr 16, 2015 22:02
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There's a forthcoming beeb spy drama called The Game which, judging from the trailer, has stolen everything it can from the Gary Oldman Tinker Tailor. I guess it'd be interesting to see how they manage on presumably a fraction of the budget.
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Apr 16, 2015 22:09
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It was broadcast in the US months ago. Its not that good. Its not that its low budget either, its just got no personality or charm to it.
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Apr 16, 2015 22:17
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stickyfngrdboy posted:I was exaggerating for effect, I dunno how many houses he owns. Probably thousands though. There was a person a few years back who was selling their rental property portfolio of over a thousand houses across the south east. fake edit: These people. Nearly a thou, in Kent.
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Apr 16, 2015 23:13
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Paperhouse posted:I watched it last week and the women were disastrous, I'm glad to year they're not as hopeless as it first appeared. Scratch that, I'm watching it now and they're still loving hopeless. If you know your group are right near the coast, why not try keeping close to the coast instead of spending 3 days wandering aimlessly around a massive jungle where everything looks exactly the same? I don't know by what metric you could say they're doing better than the men lol and as I'm watching it the camp group just stuck to the coast and found their idiot friends within a few hours
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Apr 17, 2015 00:27
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Gorn Myson posted:It was broadcast in the US months ago. It also has a weird set-up that implies the entirety of MI5 operations are executed by the heads of the different departments, in person. Like, they have a staff of seven people doing everything.
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Apr 17, 2015 00:40
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I enjoyed the first series of The Island and I'm enjoying the men's one this time, but seriously the women's one is terrible. Watching people weeping and crying all the time because they can't navigate for poo poo is just tedious. I wish we didn't have a telly culture where every tear and emotional outburst gets top priority in the final edit to the exclusion of things which might actually be interesting.
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Apr 17, 2015 01:22
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Fantastic Inside No 9 last night after a rather disappointing season 2 so far.
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thehustler posted:Fantastic Inside No 9 last night after a rather disappointing season 2 so far. Yeah I agree with this. I think the problem has been I now constantly expect a twist to every episode so rather than enjoying youre waiting for the twist. Was a novel style as well with the CCTV style camera.
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The Big Taff Man posted:Yeah I agree with this. I think the problem has been I now constantly expect a twist to every episode so rather than enjoying youre waiting for the twist. Yeah that was genius. Multi-cam all synced up it looked like. You could see the little (and obviously low quality) cameras used on top of the partitions over each person's computer. Not being able to hear the audio from the other rooms was a nice touch too.
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Apr 17, 2015 10:11
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I think this season has been better than the first, but last nights was definitely a stand out. Always good to see Jane Horrocks. The absolutely nail the guest roles in this.
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Apr 17, 2015 10:18
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stickyfngrdboy posted:I was exaggerating for effect, I dunno how many houses he owns. Probably thousands though. He should really trade them in for hotels.
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Apr 17, 2015 12:39
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4oD really is a pile of poo compared to iPlayer, isn't it?
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Eastenders just had the CPS fail to charge a rapist due to a lack of evidence. They really are timely with their storylines
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Angrymog posted:4oD really is a pile of poo compared to iPlayer, isn't it? What's worse is that it used to be miles better than iPlayer, then they gutted it for no reason.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:What's worse is that it used to be miles better than iPlayer, then they gutted it for no reason. Didn't they just unload most stuff onto Youtube? loving sucks they still block Ireland though, bastards.
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Apr 17, 2015 20:52
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They've gutted it all sadly. Which is a shame, because after watching that Rik Mayall tribute I really wanted to watch some of the better Comic Strip Presents. I've only used 4oD really twice in the last few years to watch Toast and that last series of Phone Shop. I'm always watching iPlayer though.
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SeanBeansShako posted:Which is a shame, because after watching that Rik Mayall tribute I really wanted to watch some of the better Comic Strip Presents. I've only used 4oD really twice in the last few years to watch Toast and that last series of Phone Shop. Speaking of which, PhoneShop is on Netflix now, and it's still amazing. The episode with the "Skunky Muffins" especially.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Speaking of which, PhoneShop is on Netflix now, and it's still amazing. The episode with the "Skunky Muffins" especially. Sadly I'm so broke I cannot even afford Netflix.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Speaking of which, PhoneShop is on Netflix now, and it's still amazing. The episode with the "Skunky Muffins" especially.  The first 10 minutes of HIGNFY was super-awkward, but after that it was a good episode.
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Apr 17, 2015 21:40
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Jesus that was awkward.
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Apr 17, 2015 22:17
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They invite a politician on once in a while so they and Hislop can lock horns while Paul Merton pointedly stares into space and the guest presenter has an anxious fit trying to hurry it along. Keeps credibility, you know.
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Yeah just watched HIGNFY and it was massively uncomfortable at the start, I love Hislop but I felt he was just being nasty, it wasn't intended as a joke at all, I reckon it was because it started about press restrictions which he is obviously massively against but to be fair to Prescott that poo poo happened years ago and he was always pretty decent about after he was caught. Either way it didn't make for an enjoyable moment of TV.
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Apr 19, 2015 04:33
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Inside Number 9 this week was good, but I agree that waiting for the twist (which blindsided me this week, unlike last) is now a 'bit of a thing'. It had slightly less impact for me because it kept reminding me of the (excellent) radio 4 series The Man In Black, featuring Mark Gatiss, episode Connect. If you haven't heard the series I strongly recommend keeping an ear out, it's amazing radio drama.
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It got me quite badly because of the dead cat woman which apparently hit my buttons badly enough to make me feel abjectly miserable and actually a little relieved/better after Andy got shot for doing that. I realise this isn't an appropriate emotional response to that last bit. I probably should have waited until I was in a better mood before watching it, because drat.
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Apr 19, 2015 14:54
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Is this just really bad customer service or is cancelling Sky usually this infuriating? http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/sky-customer-spent-hour-half-9079148
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Apr 20, 2015 12:55
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Is there a way to watch Blake's 7 in America? I don't suppose it's streaming anywhere, is it? I really want to see a sci-fi show with only HALF of Doctor Who's budget.
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Most companies operate on the idea that it costs more to get a new customer than it does to retain an old one, so Sky are going to try everything in the book to retain a customer. Which has worked perfectly for me in the past. You phone up once your contract is due and tell them you're going to cancel, and then you haggle out of them loads of extras and a price cut or two until and then you agree to that. Its even better if you've had some issues in the recent past (which you will) so you can push even further.
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Mr. Squishy posted:Sounds like standard operating procedure. I just love the way that she accusses him of wanting to use illegal torrenting.
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There's a new thing starting on C4 tomorrow night called Ballot Monkeys, written by the same guys who wrote Drop The Dead Donkey, which looks interesting. It's set on the campaign buses of three main parties as they campaign, and apparently a lot of it will be written and filmed just before it airs.
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DrVenkman posted:Is this just really bad customer service or is cancelling Sky usually this infuriating? Sounds like he just hit someone pedantic, I usually ask to cancel, they put you through to someone who asks you why and then offers you stuff and then I accept half price for 6 months and then call them back 6 months later
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stickyfngrdboy posted:There's a new thing starting on C4 tomorrow night called Ballot Monkeys, written by the same guys who wrote Drop The Dead Donkey, which looks interesting. It's set on the campaign buses of three main parties as they campaign, and apparently a lot of it will be written and filmed just before it airs. I hope they have the same gimmic as DtDD were they referenced news from the last couple of days before broadcast.
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Is anyone watching the Quizeum. I saw it being trailed a lot but forgot about it til they got 5 epis in, Grif Rhys Jones fronts a quiz show with team captains black-haired lady historian from BBC4 and the fat one from Antiques Road Trip. It's also filthy. I swear they pick through the museum's collection for the artefact with the biggest cock to talk about
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DrVenkman posted:Is this just really bad customer service or is cancelling Sky usually this infuriating? If you really do want to cancel, and aren't just angling for a discount, I hear that saying you are moving abroad helps speed things up. Also with gym memberships.
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Mr. Squishy posted:Is anyone watching the Quizeum. I saw it being trailed a lot but forgot about it til they got 5 epis in, Grif Rhys Jones fronts a quiz show with team captains black-haired lady historian from BBC4 and the fat one from Antiques Road Trip. It's also filthy. I swear they pick through the museum's collection for the artefact with the biggest cock to talk about No, but I will now - sounds amusing. edit: Watched the first couple of episodes. Not sure that GRJ is the best host, but it's a fun little program. GRJ also looks disturbingly like a younger, thinner Rolf Harris. I hope he changes his look for the next series. Angrymog fucked around with this message at 20:50 on Apr 20, 2015 |
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It's nice to see the cast of BBC4 out of their natural habitat. But yeah, fun thing. Also, they just bleeped a medieval recipe for conceiving a boy. Apparently you take the womb and BEEP of a rabbit. I guess it is before the watershed but still.
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Mr. Squishy posted:Is anyone watching the Quizeum. I saw it being trailed a lot but forgot about it til they got 5 epis in, Grif Rhys Jones fronts a quiz show with team captains black-haired lady historian from BBC4 and the fat one from Antiques Road Trip. It's also filthy. I swear they pick through the museum's collection for the artefact with the biggest cock to talk about knowing her as I do, I imagine that was done simply for us because thinking about it, our circle of friends basically think like goons anyway. I also suggested she should do something along the lines of The Mark Steele Lectures, I'm waiting for my royalty cheque
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