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Don't know if it does. I'd never seen it until last night, when i watched about 20 mins of an ep. Wasn't mad impressed.
Mind you, I've never watched Downton Abbey either. Can't see any of them likely to take the crown from Upstairs, Downstairs :p |
There's a series just coming to its end on tv at the moment. A documentary called Educating Yorkshire, following the pupils and teachers of a Yorkshire secondary school.
There have been a lot of ups and downs. But probably one of the most emotional ups was when Musharaf overcame his stammer. |
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Captain Jack Harkness aka all singing all dancing twinkly eyed omnisexual 51st century man. Wait, I think I've confused the character and the man somewhat. Quote:
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I'm still plugging Misfits, something I can't remember anyone here falling into raptures of delight over. It's the last series and it's still as snappy, irreverent, dirty, violent, shocking and twisted as ever. If you watch on 4-Onine you get about three different warnings that it contains bad swears, random violence, sex, nudity and adult themes and really, make sure you are not going to sue us disclaimers before you even get to the pre-title sequence. Whichprobably contains all of the above. Just don't. Ever, not never. Be a probation worker. |
Now on season four of Doctor Who. Just said goodbye to Martha and hello to Donna. I watched the 50th when it was on, though I am sure I missed a lot being ignorant of 11 and Clara.
I did not realize going in that the body count in this show would be so high or that it would be quite so sad. So many of the story arcs are tragic. I found myself telling my brother I'd loved how happy the Adipose episode was because "only" two people died. And "Voyage of the Damned" - who kills two thousand people including half a dozen named characters in a CHRISTMAS episode?! |
Choco, you haven't seen a Brtish soap opera Christmas special have you :)
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hahaha. yeah. I've lost touch with soapland, who's slated to die horribly in Eastenders this year?
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EVERYONE!
Probably a drive-by shooting at a church. Because everyone also marries at Christmas. Who/ Cherry connections. Went to see Catherine Tate & David Tennant in Much Ado About Nothing. Catherine Tate was in The Exonerated with Steve Pemberton - one of The League of Gentlemen. Steve Pemberton is also with the Doctor and Donna in Silence in the Library. I was an extra in Psychoville written and starring Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. The scene starring the back of my head was set during a pantomime. I go to see John Barrowman every year in pantomime with Dani and Limey, starring John Barrowman. The first panto I saw JB in was in Cardiff. John Barrowman plays Captain Jack Harkness who travels with two Doctors, albeit briefly, including one set in Cardiff during the Bad Wolf story arc. Both this and a Ten storyline feature Roald Dahl Plaza, where I have taken photos posted here. It gets fractured from here, in order to include Derren Brown and the rest. All my little heroes lined up. |
Nicely done, Chezzer.
I'm getting back into Sherlock. I finally got around to Hound of the Baskervilles a few days ago. I had tried watching it before, ages ago, but my internet wouldn't let me stream it properly, so I gave up. It came on a few nights ago on TV so I took the opportunity to watch. Very good. I wasn't able to watch the finale on tv, a couple of nights ago, so am currently trying to download it. I saw the first few minutes and was hooked. |
re-watched Extras last night. Kate Winslet is hilarious, "...your purple headed womb ferret..."
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Watched the Sherlock series 3 premiere last night then stayed awake smiling for four hours. LOVED IT.
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I have been meaning to post this for a while now. A show called Gadget Man, which looks at all things tech and gadget. First series was hosted by Stephen Fry, but he was replaced by Richard Ayoade (IT Crowd, Garth Merenghi) (not sure why, but the timing suggests it was when Fry was quite ill).
I quite liked the first series. Always nice to see Fry. But, it didn't grab me enough to post about it. But Ayoade seems a better fit as host. Most of the second series is on youtube, but not available in my country. You can probably get it stateside. Which means I can't post my favourite episode here (episode 1, Stephen Mangan as guest). But i can post episode 6 ... let's see if that is available to you all, it's the only one i can access ;p I really like Richard Ayoade. I've loved him in everything I've seen him in. Quietly, and without any great fanfare, he's become very well-known and respected as a comedian, actor, writer, TV presenter and director. |
I've gotten hooked on Downton Abbey. Very hooked.
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First ep of the new series of Sherlock was brilliant!
I've downloaded the second so I can watch it on my laptop in bed tonight ;) |
Blackader outtakes.
I think that the best bit is Stephen Fry corpsing at about 1.50 and blaming Hugh Laurie, who remains unseen, for the hiatus. |
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Ok. Wasn't sure where to put this ... Funny youtube clips? Must See TV, Brit TV...
Decided to put it here. New series of Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe started last week. I love all his Wipe series. I think I've posted clips of his News Wipe shows here before. Maybe some of his Screen Wipe episodes as well. Anyway: Screen Wipe is a broader focus, incorporating news, media and culture generally. It's a little Brit centric, but since so much of what shows on tv is American made, and our news channels are almost as interested in US events as they are in UK events, there's usually quite a bit of crossover. Also, there's usually a segment by US comedian Doug Stanhope. Here's episode 1 of the new series: |
Charlie Brooker. On my Coming Round For Tea list, deffo.
But something about his mouth makes me think he'd be a sloppy kisser. Sorry Charlie, you're going to have to stay with Connie Huq. I'll watch it when I have a chance. Kisses notwithstanding he is one of my celeb crushes. Because they're all based on the man's mind. I'm more flexible in my Cellar crushes; they're still based on minds, but I get crushes on the laydees too. |
Oh I've had a crush on Brooker for ages. Actually, I was a fan of his before I saw what he looked like. The games reviews he used to write in the 90s were the best reviews out there.
And totes agree on the likelihood of unpleasantly sloppy kisser. |
That Diane Morgan is hilarious.
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Isn't she?
I like 'Barry Shitpeas' too. Morgan comes from my home town (Bolton). She's a brilliant comedian. Does a lot of work with Joe Wilkinson (brilliant and very offbeat comic). They have a radio show called Two Episodes of Mash. [eta] Oooooooooh! Just been looking at her website and apparently she's going to be in series 2 of Utopia! Awesome. |
(cultural note: when he asks her what she's brought and she pulls some food items out of the bag that's a reference to the standard start for Ready Steady Cook - a tv cooking competition show |
Her timing is just perfect.
I went back and watched the 2013 Wipe, also excellent. I would like to watch it weekly, but I suppose there is still no feed for pirated stuff. |
Yeah, the yearly Wipe is usually very good.
Oh hey! You might also like the one off documentary he did for Ch4 recently, called How Videogames Changed the World. Can only find promos on youtube, but pretty sure its around the streaming sites: |
I will seek that out, thanks!
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Last week's Wipe. A very good episode I thought. Particularly liked Doug Stanhope's routine comparing violence in American and British cultures. [eta] Just as an aside: I've always really loved the intro music for the various Wipes. |
Philomena gets her own segment - I'll get used to it, the writing and timing are still great. But I still prefer the "every[wo]man interview" format for the character. Because we've all seen that bit on real news, people on the street getting a sentence or two in.
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Inside Number Nine starts tomorrow night on BBC2. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's new comedy series. It's an anthology series; each episode is set inside a different number nine, with different characters and a different feel. Apparently there is one which is completely silent. Will have to see how that works. Well, obviously I'll have to, because I can't hear it working... I've known this was in the pipeline for ages, but I only heard it was on this week, this week. Very slack. Nice to have a focus for my week again. I don't think I've had one since Les Revenants. |
Forgot to come back and say how marvellous Inside Number Nine was.
It's really tricky to write a review of something written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith without resorting to cliches. So I may as well get them out of the way. It was slightly dark, a little bit twisted and had some good old Northern humour. Anyway. The first episode was set mainly in a wardrobe, during a game of sardines taking place in a country house at an engagement party. The more people that squeezed into the wardrobe, the more information came out. Slyly funny. And I did laugh out loud, which isn't a given even when I'm enjoying comedy. Oh and Steve looked gorge in a Gilbert & George way. Mum and Dad watched it later in the week, partly my recommendation, mostly because of the stellar cast. Mum says they loved it and can't wait for the next episode. Which will be completely different, as it's a silent episode. An art heist. Still, Dads likes that kinda thing and they might surprise me - if I'm willing to give anyone a chance to challenge my usual tastes it's these two. I'm holding out for The Harrowing. It sounds like the most classic horror of all the episodes. In sadder news, the Limeys decided they couldn't stomach Utopia. Sadness. But bless Limey for telling me, she could just have stayed quiet. It was always a punt, it's uncompromising television and if it's not your bag then it's probably quite horrible. It's my bag and even I found it quite horrible in parts. Anyone with a UK region DVD player and an interest in eye-gouging, do contact Limey :eek: |
I finally got around to seeing the first episode of the most recent season Sherlock. It was good.
If we are closed tomorrow because of the snow, I intend to watch the rest of the season. Easy to watch a whole season in a day when there are only 3 freaking episodes in the whole season. |
I haven't seen it yet.
I need to make an appointment with the good Dr Cumberbatch. |
Just finished the British run of Being Human - MUCH better than the US version!
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Gosh the next episode of Inside Number Nine was good.
Called "A Quiet Night In". I've gobbled up everything the League have done, and been to the live shows and then bought the DVDs of the same, but somehow somehow, because comedy is 95% verbal for me (a made up statistic) I forgot Steve and Reece's propensity for physical comedy. With no spoilers whatsoever, Steve mouthing "Eastenders" with a satisfied little look on his face surprised me into a guffaw. This is the mostly silent episode, but it's not mime, or even what I would really term as slapstick. It required a little suspension of disbelief from me, but only because it's set in a more realistic world than The League where I accept men as female characters after all. Try to watch if you can. I'll do something nice for a random person if you watch any of these episodes on my recommendation. Proof will be required. That or your first-born child. |
On the recommendation of a Canadian I have been watching 'Luther'.
British detective series, Luther is the detective, who works serial killer cases. His character and others and developement is great, the some of the actual serial killer stories are a bit week, especially since they all take place in London in a few months timeframe. Pretty good, still watching. |
I just made Mum really laugh by re-enacting a scene from Inside Number Nine. For no reason other than Dad was asleep in the living room, and she'd mimed to me that she wanted her glasses.
It was a part which she found funny when we watched it together. I don't know whether I was doing a good job or it was just the fact she couldn't laugh which made her want to, but it went down very well. She threw a balled up wrapper at me to get me to stop because she was finding it hard to get her breath. |
This week was the last episode of the wonderful Inside Number Nine.
I thought they saved the best til last. Mum has really enjoyed it week by week and didn't agree (that it was the best), but I accept that we have different tastes, and I'm so happy she gave each episode a fair viewing. I know she loved the parade of classic British actors who co-star. It makes it more properer in her eyes. And she can spot good writing to be fair to her. Dads is more about the visuals, but he zoned in and out while we watched them together. Shame, he'd have had something to say about the lighting and the camera angles ten years, even five years ago. Me, I'm all about the language. And Steve and Reece can never disappoint me. Mum is used to seeing Steve Pemberton on screen, but not Reece Shearsmith, so she said, "He can act, can't he?" in surprise, having only seen him briefly in The League of Gentlemen. Briefly because she thought it was disgusting. Although I can't see how playing that amount of characters isn't acting - it's not Benny Hill. Anyway, the last ep -The Harrowing - was just that. Harrowing I mean, not disgusting. I was genuinely scared when I watched it, from very early on in the 30 minutes. It's not horror as we know it now. It's not even real suspense. But the seeding, and the music, and the foreshadowing. For a comedy short I found it surprisingly disturbing. I felt actual fear. Which isn't to say other people will, especially if they read a review or precis (I've been so careful not to give anything away to y'all who will never watch a single episode!) But coming across it with no expectations it would be... a find. Some of lines filled me with joy. Not laugh out loud funny, although rewatching it with Mum she laughed in different places. - Do you like Poe? - The Teletubbie? And now it's gone. Please watch it on any kind of media you can. To me it was worth the license fee alone. PS - Mum is now a little worried about going to see Ghost Stories, which is exactly where she should be. |
I've been i/2 arshed watching, Foyles war. With Honeysuckle Weeks, I have not a clue what she says.Half deaf and blind, so I'm guessing I miss most of plot. But the old cars and equipment is great. The one, I think was #21 about the black G.I's and the way things were at that time. I saw the same shit when in Army, back in 60s
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Why not turn on the subtitles, Buster? We use them for pretty much everything we watch in the evenings--not because we're half deaf (yet,) but because we don't want to turn the volume any louder while the kids are asleep.
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One episode last me a few nights anyway. Don't watch much TV. Reading is my thing.
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My Dad used to love Foyle's War. Left me with a real soft spot for it.
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There's a sitcom which has been running for a few years now, called Outnumbered. I've never been 'into' it, but every so often I get drawn into an episode. I think they actually did the last series earlier this year and the ones currently running are repeats. There are five series altogether so you get to see the kids growing up. The middle kid, a boy of about 12 I think, is hyperactive and has a tendency to lie and go on flights of fancy. The eldest is a cynical teen, and he's basically the straight man of the kids. The youngest is a little girl and she is hilarious (I think)
There's quite a lot of improv, particularly from the kids. That way the kids give a more naturalistic performance and then the adult actors react to them. The basic premise is that the two parents are essentially outnumbered by the three kids. |
For Sundae :)
'Sherlock: The Network MGEITF Joint Session Masterclass' from the annual MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival 2012
One of the producers, the guy who plays Moriarty, Moffat and Gatiss - [unfortunately we don't get to see the clips they show at the start - you just get audio only for that bit - bear with it, the panel comes in a few mins in ] |
Been meaning to post this one for a while and kept forgetting about it. I didn;t follow the whole show, just caught bits of it and was really impressed.
My Mad Fat Diary: A coming of age/growing up comedy drama. The main character is a 16 year old girl who is overweight and has just come home after four months in a psychiatric unit. It's based on the writer's own experiences and diary when she was growing up - a really honest and touching insight into the insecurities of growing up made that bit more difficult by having to also deal with a mental illness and body image problems. The young lass playing the lead is brilliant. Promo for the first series. Introducing the gang: This scene made me cry: |
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The original Being Human was brilliant. Especially the first three series. The story arc of the original four. But, the new characters were also good, and I wish they'd been given another series to explore that new story. I also liked the SyFy reimagining of it. It had a lot going for it; though it lacked the narrative oomph of the original - having so few episodes meant there wasn't much time/need to go off in lots of directions, it was much tighter. Each series had a clear narrative with a beginning, a middle and an end, and the first three series in particular had an overall arc that held together. The remake was a little rangier - had time to go off and explore lots of different aspects of the world and expand the mythology, but didn't have the same sense of focus and direction. I also thought that. whilst it did the comedy side of things well, it didn't quite manage to shift between comedy and drama half as well - the original was able to turn on a dime between comedy and drama and the second series in particular went very, very dark. That said, there were some standout moments in that series that have stayed with me: Sally's dream sequence, fantasising about Aidan taking vengeance on her former fiance (and murderer), and Aidan in the grave when he was buried by the head vampire. I loved the musical direction in the original - and though they did it with almost no budget and it shows, their use of camera angles, lighting and the way scenes are placed was really original and worked well - the scene when Nina finds the Box Tunnel Massacre scrapbook and informs on Mitchell was beautifully done. I also liked a lot of the musical direction on the original (sally's dream sequence was a real highlight of that) - but I hated the way they undercut the scenes with a dropping comedy tone. It got really annoying and I wanted a little more subtlety in some places. Loved Herrick and Bishop, but despite the original not being able to do more than black the eyes and give them fangs, and generally painting them a lot smaller than the vamps in the remake, I found Herrick much scarier. Maybe that's because, for me, Bishop is foreign and Herrick really could just be a respected police officer in my town. Maybe it's the other way around for American viewers. I thought the writing was cleverer on the original - more naturalistic, less formulaic. And there was a rawness to it. Again, probably because it was done for so little money. The remake did well in taking that original idea and making it into something different. More time to explore some stuff that was really interesting. And, I liked the main characters. On its own terms it was good. I really enjoyed watching it. |
I think this one may have passed some people by. It's a bit of an oldie, began around 2000 : Marion and Geoff
Initially it was just a series of 9 minute shorts, but then they combined them into half hour episodes, and the second series was half hour eps from the start. A mockumentary, entirely conducted as a to camera monologue by the character Keith, a taxi driver, going through a messy divorce and determined to remain cheerful. He's naive and sweet and funny, but there's a dark undertone - the story is all about the subtext, with viewers reading between the lines of his monologue. Funny, bittersweet and occasionally full on heartbreaking. Rob Brydon's performance is flawless. And to continue on a bit of a Brydon run , along with the awesome Julia Davis (of Nighty Night), and again from 2000 - Human Remains - a very dark comedy. Each episode they play a different couple being interviewed as part of a documentary. Here's the first part of episode 1 as a taster: "An English Squeak" and episode 3: |
There's been a flurry, for the last three or four years, of celeb versions of quiz shows - usually with prize money (if there is any) being donated to charity. Sometimes they are moden quizzes that are also running as their normal version - other times they bring back an old favourite and give it a twist.
One of these started out as part of a Channel 4 'Mash Up' to celebrate the anniversary of the channel's launch - with lots of crossover stuff going on across the year, but it's become a regular thing now: 8 out of 10 Cats Do Countdown Initially it was just a special and counted as part of the current run of 8 Out of 10 Cats - now it has its own run and is into its third series. The original Countdown is a very long running quiz show - a bit of an institution, it was the first programme for the newly launched Channel 4, back in 1982 and has now run for 70 series. It's still running, though with a new host after the death of the original host a few years back. Here's a little clip of an episode from the 90s just to give you a sense of what the show is like - a little words and numbers game, which plays in the afternoons - exciting things and raucousness are not part of Countdown's brief :p It's updated itself a little in recent years but is basically the same beast. Needless to say, 8 out of 10 Cats does it a little differently. So, here's what the Cats do with Countdown: the woman on Dictionary Corner is the current incumbent for the regular show, as is the gorgeous mathematician, who took over from Vorderman a couple of years back. Fair warning - nsfw language |
Let's not forget Moss from the IT Crowd when he was on Countdown. :D
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Will begin The Fades tonight. Until then, Dana, you remain on double secret probation.
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You're gonna be disappointed.... but not because it's not good, it is goooood.
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A conversation starter for those who've seen all of Luther and all of Sherlock:
Alice vs Irene. Twil is firmly in Alice camp, while I have not yet made up my mind. |
There was a facebook campaign to get a second series of Fades, but the BBC was having to cut back on its original programming because of budget cuts. Alas, they were about 18 months too soon for the recent trend for Netflix/Yahoo online productions. And now the main cast are all busy being successful and doing other stuff.
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I watched the first one and then was all like "WTF? how can you kill Natalie Dormer in the first five minutes of the show?"
Then, I was all like, "OK, I'll take ND as a ghost. I can work with that." I had to stop watching the second ep midway through because I was getting freaked out just like the mm did the other night. I have never gotten spooked like that from anything I've watched in the past 40 years. Damn. |
I don't have cable...need to figure out how I'm gonna watch new Doctor Who as it happens.
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Psst - watchseries online.ch
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There's no way I'll ever catch up with 50 years of Dr. Who, so I won't even start.
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Don't try to catch up on 50 years - just start with Nu-Who in 2005 - it was a relaunch, after the series had been cancelled for over a decade and you don't need any of the previous series to get into it.
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There are quite a few connections to the old show though. I think knowing some of the older doctors and companions (particularly Sarah Jane) is helpful.
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Nah. Just a bonus if you do. The first few series especially were designed as a fresh start for people who hadn't seen the original.
No need to watch the old series (unless you find yourself wanting to after watching the new :p) Also - the original tended not to story arc quite so much. There'd be a story across a few episodes and then the next set of episodes would be something totally different. There was no real overarching story so it doesn't matter if you'[ve seen none of them, a few of them, or just one of each doctor - the new series is its own beast. |
In fact - thinking about it - I suspect that the modern series works much better in some ways without seeing the classic series first.
Take the Timelords, for instance - the Doctor's own people. In the modern series they have a kind of grand mythic quality - now that was hinted at in the original but frankly they were really rather drab and bureaucratic once you got to meet them. There's quite a lot about the new Doctor that doesn't really gel with the original. In fact there was quite a lot of the original that didn't gel with itself! Nu-Who takes the idea and character model and gives it a different aspect - starting from a point with the Doctor as a Timelord (he wasn't originally - that didn't come about until a few series in), with a clear back story as the last of his kind, and a much more thought out story line. |
This is all you need to know about the Doctor.
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