British Telly
There are a bunch of individual threads targeting the telly, but I decided I wanted one place that I could find if I really needed to burble on about something ... and burble I must.
Being trapped in the apt by the first snowstorm of the season gave me an opportunity to catch up on some television shows that I'd been missing.
I've focused on two series from BBC America. I've gotten caught up to the episodes broadcast so far.
Bedlam ... upscale condos in a building that used to be a nuthouse, creepy things happen, and there's this guy who sees ghosts, sort of, who just got out of a nuthouse himself. Lots of secrets in the past and the present of the old nuthouse, it seems. I just finished watching episode 5.
Not as exciting as I'd hoped, but not terrible either. Kind of understated, which is what I expect of most British tv shows.
Whitechapel ... seems as if there's a trend of pulling the past into the present going on. This is just a modernizing of the characters like Sherlock ... but a newly minted Detective Inspector gets dumped on an established murder investigation unit. There are some amusing cultural clashes between the DI and the hardened veterans of the force, but the main action revolves around some slasher murders ... I don't think it spoils the plot too much to mention that there are some historical references in the crime spree. We've only got the first two episodes of this one over here. I'm assuming that this is a close-ended series?
Law and Order: UK ... almost word for word reshoots of American Law and Order epsiodes. Haven't you guys been getting ours over there? I understand redoing the series ... we've stolen enough of your concepts (The Office, Steptoe and Son, whatever All in the Family was over there), after all, but shouldn't you have your own plotlines? It is fun seeing some of my favorite old episodes with warrant cards and horsehair wigs, but come on!
After years of being out of the TV loop, I've recently begun to watch some shows through Netflix. Can someone explain why British series (e.g. The IT Crowd, Coupling) seem to only have about six episodes in a season and US series have about 24?
Does a season = 1 year? Are the shows broadcast every week?
They usually go out weekly, and they usually have a year between series.
Most of our television shows are comparatively short runs next to US tv. There are some long running staples (soaps and long running hospital and police dramas) but most are short.
Doctor Who, Merlin and a few others are considered here to be 'long' series, because they go to 12 or 13 episodes.
Often they mess around with the number of episodes as well. So, whereas Being Human got a first series of 6 episodes, then two subsequent series (in subsequent years :P) of 8 episodes each, Luther began with a first series of 6 and then returned for a second series of 4 episodes.
Most of the really great British dramas and dramedies are short. State of Play, Life on Mars, Holding On, The Thick of It, Being Human, all i think had 6 or 8 episode series.
So a whole season is only 6 or 8 weeks, then you have to wait 10 months to see the next season? It seems like people would lose interest.
Can someone explain why British series (e.g. The IT Crowd, Coupling) seem to only have about six episodes in a season and US series have about 24?
Writing.
Most British series, be it comedy or drama, are written by a single or pair of writers, generally the creators, while American shows will enlist a whole team of writers which often reaches double figures.
So a whole season is only 6 or 8 weeks, then you have to wait 10 months to see the next season? It seems like people would lose interest.
attention span. apparently cultural?
Sorry, I had to scroll up to see what you were talking about.
Bedlam ... upscale condos in a building that used to be a nuthouse, creepy things happen, and there's this guy who sees ghosts, sort of, who just got out of a nuthouse himself. Lots of secrets in the past and the present of the old nuthouse, it seems. I just finished watching episode 5.
Not as exciting as I'd hoped, but not terrible either. Kind of understated, which is what I expect of most British tv shows.
I was really looking forward to it... and was disappointed.
It wasn't dire, but it had nothing new to offfer. It had no real atmosphere and didn't deliver any finger-tingling moments.
It's what I've come to expect of new, untried horror novels and most films. The gems are few and far between, and it's usually like searching for diamonds in a manure heap. Occasionally exceptionally rewarding, but a lot of shit getting there.
Having it as a TV format was brave, but it just wasn't good enough (IMO) to cut it.
Things which could have been improved: the story; the dialogue; the acting.
I wasn't all that fond of Crooked House, but it beat that Bedlam into a meringue.
Whitechapel ... seems as if there's a trend of pulling the past into the present going on. This is just a modernizing of the characters like Sherlock ... but a newly minted Detective Inspector gets dumped on an established murder investigation unit... I'm assuming that this is a close-ended series?
Yep it's a genre now. But Rupert Penry-Jones and Phil Davis gave it a little more weight. And of course Steve Pemberton was in it, with his peculiar animalistic appeal. There is another series. Not sure if it will be the last.
I liked the way it was shot. It's certainly not supposed to be realistic, so it does exist in its own slightly off-beat world.
Law & Order UK - no idea.
I wasn't aware we'd imported any series - as you say it is usually the other way round.
My only suggestion is that they had a similar series approved but it was too close to the American TV programme for it not to raise eyebrows. So they bought it in, and will develop it along British lines. From previous experience of television this is feasible, just highly uncommon in this country where the development of programmes comes from a smaller source and there is advance knowledge of American programmes in the pipeline..
It's been going for a little while now that show. I've never really got into it. Despite having Freema Agyeman and Apollo from BSG :P
I suspect it was an attractive franchise to plug into because of its flexibility. And because sometimes it's interesting to look at the same basic story but transplanted to a different culture. That and the Law and Order name tag is a guaranteed audience who'll give it a try.
Sundae: if you haven't already, and you get a chance, check The Fades out.
Ep 1 is brilliant (I thought), showing a lovely friendship between the two 17 year old lads at the centre of it and setting the pieces in place. A few definate make ya jump moments.
Ep 2 is good, and I enjoyed it, but began to wonder if the mythos they were building was going to work, and if the series would have enough legs to make it through. But was still into it enough to go for ep 3.
Ep3 is the game changer. Things start to build, the mythos starts to gain some darker substance, and the ending had me on the edge of my seat in disbelief.
Ep4, 5 and 6: really solid, dark and funny, some genuinely chilling moments, and also moments of lyricism.
I just i wish there were more than 6 episodes!
I am so impressed with t-leaf. That boy can really act. He can turn on a dime between humour and pathos. He, and the lad who plays Paul (the central character) are absolutely brilliant young actors.
And it's really well-written, I think. Some scenes of family life and friends interacting, that are just so brilliantly observed. The relationship between Paul and his mum for instance, is really well-written and acted.
And I have barely touched on the details of the mythos. Which starts out interesting, then threatens to become a little trite then takes an unexpected left turn into intriguing and disturbing again :P
Some elements of it remind me of Being Human. Other elements more of Misfits. And something else too. Something retro, I think. Not sure.
So hope theymake another series. They sure left the door open.
I started it and really liked it.
Then it just faded away (hah)
Not because of the eps, I just lost impetus.
I probably had a new book.
It's on the list again now, knowing I have lots to catch up on.
Ha! faded away. Very good.
Given the presence of the rather attractive lust interest from Miranda, there wasn't much chance of my fading away from this one :p
Oh, talking of misfits, the current issue of SFX is doing a big Misfits series 3 special.
Whitechapel ...
Yep it's a genre now. But Rupert Penry-Jones and Phil Davis gave it a little more weight. And of course Steve Pemberton was in it, with his peculiar animalistic appeal. There is another series. Not sure if it will be the last.
I remember seeing at least one episode (or most of it) and I tried to find more of the series later, but couldn't remember series' title, nor locate the time or broadcaster. - Seemed strange at first, but liked it after a bit.
So, with the title supplied by you I found the info on the ITV website. Seems it was only a three part series; no wonder I couldn't find more episodes :/
Will keep my eyes open to catch any further series.
Thanks, Sundae, for the hint
Ha! faded away. Very good.
Can't get it from the Beeb, except with audio description and signing.
NO THANKS.
Have to go elsewhere.
ETA - You're welcome Scriv.
It doesn't have me whole-hearted approval, but it's worth whiling away some time with.
Don't worry, I'm cognisant with them all now, thanks to Torchwood:MD :)
Think I'll start them tomorrow though.
Muddy day today at school.
Knackered.
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[QUOTE=wolf]Whitechapel ... seems as if there's a trend of pulling the past into the present going on. This is just a modernizing of the characters like Sherlock ... but a newly minted Detective Inspector gets dumped on an established murder investigation unit... I'm assuming that this is a close-ended series?
Yep it's a genre now. But Rupert Penry-Jones and Phil Davis gave it a little more weight. And of course Steve Pemberton was in it, with his peculiar animalistic appeal. There is another series. Not sure if it will be the last.
I liked the way it was shot. It's certainly not supposed to be realistic, so it does exist in its own slightly off-beat world.
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Episodes 1-3 of series two are currently up on BBC ONE / THREE
A Scandal In Belgravia
The Hounds Of Baskerville
The Reichenbach Falls
I'll give it a try.
I've been watching Outnumbered. I don't have any kids, and I think it might be less funny to parents. I love watching a twenty minute scene about getting ready for school in the morning and at the end the characters are no closer to being ready to go.
I've been watching Outnumbered. I don't have any kids, and I think it might be less funny to parents.
I wouldn't be so sure. It's a favourite in the staffroom, and I'm in a minority in that I don't have any children of my own (2 in 30?)
Also the stream of consciousness approach appeals to many parents brought up on "exploded" sitcoms.
I thought this was a thread about Benny Hill. :(
Stuff like that is usually very funny to parents, because it means that they're not alone, they're not bad parents for living in a maelstrom, and that things could always be worse. It's like how people with messy houses really like watching Hoarders. :)
Watched the first episode of
Survivors. Looks like it's worth watching more.
Why the heck is QI only 30 minutes? Surely those wits could carry on for three times that long each week (and they probably do) and I'd watch it.
There's also the extended editions QI XL which are 50 minutes.
british television, not british radio. I have misremembered this story about the
BBC's World Service program. They're going to carry advertising for the first time.
What is the relationship between BBC television and BBC radio?
They are as one - but don't tell the radio people that! I worked for both (but was never directly employed by either) for over twenty years.
Anyone watching this series of Sherlock?
I've watched episode one so far and am making inroads into episode two.
Gatiss, Cumberbatch, Tovey, Freeman. British TV at its best.
I watched the first one of the new series, Murder in Bohemia. Really enjoyed it.
I'd started watching it a few days prior, but after about 10 minutes I realised I was in entirely the wrong mood. wasn't hiting my buttons at all. Just thought Sherlock was a bit of a dick.
Went back to it and really got into it this time. Loved it.
I'd only seen one of the previous series. I'd caught the others in passing, but hadn't watched them. So, after I'd seen Murder in Bohemia, I went back and watched eps 1 and 2 of the first series. Am going to watch the third this weekend, then skip onto ep 2 of the current series.
Awesome, awesome prog. It's finally got me.
We looooove it. Have watched all the first three episodes more than once. Really itching for the second season to get posted to Netflix.
Mary is also addicted. She had me set up a UK proxy for her so she can watch the rest. I swore to her that I couldn't because I didn't really want to be fussed with it. :)
I am particularly loving Martin Freeman's Dr Watson. They couldn't have cast this show better.
You know they're all available to stream on tv-links.eu
I went through a series of clicks, but ultimately it wanted me to download software, and I'm not ready for that level of commitment. :)
AGH SERIES 2 EPISODE 3
ALL MY EMOTIONS
MOFFFFFFFFFF
Only on episode 2.
Will wait to join you.
I liked the first out of the three: fast moving, complex and decent plot. - Parts 2 + 3 didn't live up to that on any of those counts. :2cents:
Love Mrs. Hudson :D
Ep 3. Just seen Mark Gatiss's husband as Moriarty's Defence Barrister.
He's a good actor so I can't complain.
You know they're all available to stream on tv-links.eu
Oh yay. Another monthly subscription. I already pay for Netflix and Hulu Plus. Any more and I might as well get a dish. 120 channels for $34.95 a month. Free installation. I wonder what a second and third box would run me?
Umm...it's just a portal site. There's no fee.
Damn, I thought I worked out what we were all missing (according to Stephen Moffat).
I heard Sherlock get a text message before he started laughing.
On rewatching, no text alert.
And I suppose I should have realised that he wouldn't have the old standard SMS Nokia text notice.
It must have been my Mum's phone going off downstairs!
Back to the drawing board.
I've never been any good at this type of puzzle.
Usually what I think of as a clue turns out to be a plot hole.
Like how long it takes to get a headstone erected (3-6 months).
SPOILERS!
[COLOR="White"]One thing out of character for Sherlock, apart from the emotion in his voice and choosing to make a phone call instead of sending a text is his distress at Moriarty's death. Moriarty was a villian and Sherlock is a pragmatist. He's seen corpses before. Moriarty was trying to kill him. So what is he sniffing into his sleeve for?[/COLOR]
Sundae, you didn't read the books. That's the trouble with telly. No one reads anymore!
Moriarty was an intellect equal to Sherlock's own, by his own reckoning. He was likely mourning for the loss of the challenge.
Spoiler!
Moriarty never quite dies.
I've read all of the Sherlock Holmes books and stories!
[COLOR="White"]I still don't think Sherlock would blub at Moriarty's death. YMMV.[/COLOR]
Tonight on BBC FOUR: Diana Rigg in
the Mrs. Bradley Mysteries. Think I'll give this a try if my DVR doesn't play up.
Watching series three of Whitechapel online.
Second ep.
I still like it, but I think some of the world out of time aspect is missing.
Locations and peripheral life are more resoundingly modern.
Pemby has lost a lot of weight!
Makes him look older. Although he is playing a man older than his true age in this anyway.
Halfway through series 2 of Luther. SO enamored. I love it. Idris Elba is one of the best actors working in Britain OR Hollywood today. Between this and The Wire, I would TOTALLY support his ascendance to The Doctor (I've heard his name tossed around as a potential 12th Doctor (and potential 11th, and 10th...).
Luther was great!
First series was stronger than the second imo, but second was still great fun.
Idris Elba is awesome. So is Paul McGann, even though he wasn't in as much as I'd have liked ;p
I think he'd make a great Doctor, but he's probably too well known. My guess is that they'll go for a less well known actor when Smith leaves.
Chris Ecclestone was well known and respected as an actor, but that was needed for a relaunch(gave the draw factor) and David Tennant was kind of known but not massively.
Matt Smith had been in a couple of things but was more or less new to tv.
Now the series is doing well, they'll want to have actors who are less well known than the role.
I've been watching Downton Abbey. It's a really addictive soap opera. Seems like everyone I know is watching it. But unlike most trashy soaps, this one is different, you see, because they wear period dress and have accents. It's an intellectual's soap.
Halfway through the first episode of the British (original) Shameless, which's been picked up by Showtime starring William H. Macy in the states. and then SUDDENLY PEMBERTON.
But I just found out today that Psychoville isn't coming back. Maybe because LoG is returning...? too much to hope for I guess.
Damn - you know more than me.
I can't see a new TLoG series in the near future though - they are all too committed to successful separate projects.
's tragic, though.
What's Reece up to these days? anything worth checking out? I haven't seen him pop up since Psychoville, whereas Pemby keeps showing up all over the place.
... So is Paul McGann, even though he wasn't in as much as I'd have liked ;p
I think he'd make a great Doctor, but he's probably too well known. My guess is that they'll go for a less well known actor when Smith leaves.
He was The Doctor already. With Eric Roberts as The Master, in a
made for TV movie in 1996.
I don't think they would go back to an actor who has already done the role.
(or did you mean Idris Elba?)
Reece's on stage!
In Betty Blue Eyes.
Musical based on Alan Bennett's A Private Function, in the part previously played by Michael Palin. Which hopefully sets to rest his fears that he will end up The League's Eric Idle :)
I just can't afford it right now. Didn't get to see him in The Producers either, although that was because we turned up on a day when he had strained a muscle. Saw the remarkably Tom Goodman-Hill as Peter Cook though. Swoon. But I've always loved a ginger.
Reece is probably in a lot of things you just don't get to see. Catterick, Spaced, Agatha Christie, Max & Paddy, TLC (which I can only find on YouTube in German?!) He does work a lot for the Beeb and they control their content TIGHTLY.
But yes, Pemby turns up a lot because he has a good eye for a script, so it gets repeated muchly. First series of Shameless, Blackpool (did you have this already? a singing David Tennant), Dr Who of course, Benidorm, Whitechapel et al.
ETA, not to denigrate the others!
I have a lovely semi-drunk convo with Dyson when dressed as a vampire.
I was so careful not to quote League lines - and especially not those from their excellent commentaries, that I may have been a bit stiff.
Gattiss is my real hero and I've only ever spoken to him via Q&A on stage.
He was The Doctor already. With Eric Roberts as The Master, in a made for TV movie in 1996.
I don't think they would go back to an actor who has already done the role.
(or did you mean Idris Elba?)
I assume she meant Idris, though I was initially confused too.
Reece is probably in a lot of things you just don't get to see. Catterick, Spaced, Agatha Christie, Max & Paddy, TLC (which I can only find on YouTube in German?!) He does work a lot for the Beeb and they control their content TIGHTLY.
You, my good lady, misunderestimate the powers of the interwebs. Now I've got a lovely list to start downloading!
Some of those are worth seeing regardless.
Many in their entirety.
Some are best seen in clip form just for Reece.
Miss Marple is an Agatha Christie character (as I'm sure you know) so Reece is only in one episode.
Have you watched Funland?
Please tell me you haven't.
Just so I can introduce you to it.
I lent it to me sister and BIL as a sneaky joke. They wanted Blackpool because Tennant was in it. They got that, and Funland as something else they might enjoy.
Snicker.
Far too dark for them. Ho ho ho silly suburban types.
I got it back, assuming it had never been watched.
It appeared on their Christmas present list.
I underestimate other people sometimes.
I think I've prev mentioned all of the above (actors and series as opposed to relatives).
You know we'll always answer if you ask.
An update on the League as I heard Shearsmith on the radio this morning.
He is in Alan Ayckbourn's Absent Friends. I'm tempted but of course it depends on getting the lowest price seat (£15) as I can't afford the Stalls right now. Still, I have binoculars these days :)
Steve is in She Stoops to Conquer at the National.
Love him more but haven't seen Reece on stage yet.
And the lovely Mark Gatiss is in The Recruiting Officer at the Donmar.
Sold out across the run.
Reece has a small role in Henry IV (parts I and II) coming up, he was approached by the producer of Betty Blue Eyes. This is a BBC endeavour.
He confirmed what you said (Ibs) that there would be no more Psychoville, but that he and Steve are working on something else. Yay.
I'm sad to see psychoville go, especially so unresolved.
Meh - they killed everyone off in wonderfully shocking ways (I did not see Tealeaf's death coming!) And David's story was a rare happy ending. Awwwwww.
I mourned the loss of the League deeply.
Although of course I was lucky enough to see them on tour after the third series.
Now I'm happy with them as individuals and am simply shivering with... anticipation for the next incarnation.
For reasons that remain unclear I suddenly remembered an old Britcom today ... No, Honestly, which was the sequel to Yes, Honestly, or was it the other way round? Anyway, the only thing about the show I can remember was that she was a posh bird, and he was quite mod, but working class, and much comedic mayhem ensued.
I do remember something about their meeting at a party that she had gone to, and because she didn't like parties, she took a copy of War and Peace to read so she didn't need to interact with anyone. So of course they ended up married.
I don't know what's happening, but lately, I find that I have been watching a LOT of British television programs. All I remember from days of yore is Doctor Who and a handful of Britcoms. I generally disliked the fare BBC served up but now that has gone 180 degrees and I dislike the pap being foisted on me by American TV.
Sherlock, 11th Hour, Jekyll and Survivors have been watched and enjoyed. I have a bunch more stuff lined up to watch. Perhaps 1/3 of it is British. I hope I don't start using extra letters and reversing letters and if I do, remind me which side of the pond I am on? Thanks. :)
Hm. So Being Human is going to continue with just one of its four major cast members. I guess Spooks/MI5 had a lot of turnover as well, but nothing quite this drastic.
I don't know what's happening, but lately, I find that I have been watching a LOT of British television programs. All I remember from days of yore is Doctor Who and a handful of Britcoms. I generally disliked the fare BBC served up but now that has gone 180 degrees and I dislike the pap being foisted on me by American TV.
Sherlock, 11th Hour, Jekyll and Survivors have been watched and enjoyed. I have a bunch more stuff lined up to watch. Perhaps 1/3 of it is British. I hope I don't start using extra letters and reversing letters and if I do, remind me which side of the pond I am on? Thanks. :)
Maybe Continent Reassignment Surgery?
Oooh, a bit close to the.... knuckle there.
Hm. So Being Human is going to continue with just one of its four major cast members. I guess Spooks/MI5 had a lot of turnover as well, but nothing quite this drastic.
I really think they've jumped the wolf with this series :(
I've only seen the first episode of the new series, but I'm worried I may agree.
But the US version is just getting better!
Love the US version. Theyre really taking it and running with it.
I do wish the British on had ended with series 3. It was a perfect, natural end point to the story they were telling. This is just a total revamp (if you'll pardon the pun!) that retrospectively shits all over the previous story. Instead of it being about 'being human' it's about being vampires and werewolves.
Really digging Blackpool so far, halfway through episode 2. Thanks for the rec!
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors today.
Finally got around to starting Being Human (US). Very enjoyable so far.
Trying to word things as un-spoilery as possible but if you're touchy about spoilers for the BBC Sherlock, SPOILER WARNING.
Driving myself off the deep end reading (WAY impossibly complex) theories on the Sherlock cliffhanger/finale, that I would reject entirely as just wishful thinking and overanalysis if it weren't then for the question
then why did they put it onscreen? If it's not arguably production error or whatever, and obviously a conscious production choice, something that SOMEONE had to PUT in the show...
http://finalproblem.tumblr.com/theory-index has a GREAT compilation of theories, both grandiose and minor, on The Reichenbach Fall and Sherlock more broadly. Moffat and Gattiss both are such high-calibre writers, and have hinted at such complex and subtle clues, that I believe, or at least hope, that at least some of the theories are true.
Finished Blackpool/Viva Blackpool and it was everything I'd hoped and more. LOVED it.
Also watched BBC4's adaptation of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Die-hard Douglas Adams fans will hate that it's a quite LOOSE adaptation, but I enjoyed the characterizations, and I'd like to think that Adams would quite enjoy it, even if it isn't quite the same. looking forward to episodes 2 and 3, whenever those materialize.
Ibs, have you seen the BBC tv series Casanova? With David Tenant in the lead? If you havent I recommend it.
ive looked for it, never found a download!
Right. Leave it with me.
[eta] You after streaming, or a torrent? Not sure if it's available to buy from your location, so may have to be through less legitimate channels.
torrent plz
also: just finished ep. 2 of Dirk Gently and lo-o-oved it.
yeah I am really liking the Dirk Gently series. They've definitely captured something of the feel of the character in the books.
re: torrent, check your IMs
Also, if you haven't seen it yet, I heartily recommend Gok's Teens: The Naked Truth. It's a three part documentary series, where Gok looks at teens growing up and dealing with being different, sexuality, body image etc.
After a tv career helping women love their body shapes, he's turned his attention to body image for youngsters, including campaigning (successfully) to get a body image class added to the curriculum for secondary schools.
It's really engrossing and I defy anybody not to adore Gok by the end of it.
I particularly thought of you, Ibica, when I was watching the episode looking at sexuality and self-image. I think you might find it quite interesting, having been through the teen experience relatively recently.
I've been watching Frank Skinner's Opinionated on Dave (theyve been showing the whole series across a couple of nights). Figured this is one that probably hasn't made it over the water :p
This has two of my favourite comedians on the scene at the moment: Lee Mack and Miranda Hart
[YOUTUBE]Yzi5HyPbPtY[/YOUTUBE]
[eta] rewatching this one, it's mildly nsfw...
Well, this ws just confusing ...
I've watched a series or two of Doc Martin, starring Martin Clunes.
A New Jersey PBS station runs episodes, and since there was nothing more interesting on TV tonight, I decided to watch ... imagine my surprise, when it turned out not to be connected to the series I've come to really enjoy. Apparently there were three movie length episodes made before what I know as the show ... with a different premise bringing Doc Martin to the village in Cornwall.
Ibs - you knew more than I knew as it turns out. I have rubbish sources. Except for JB - who self-promotes flawlessly and I won't hear a word said against that.
The three performing members of The League of Gentlemen are indeed coming together for a performance.
Okay, it's only on Horrible Histories.
But hey - they're back together!
And Horrible Histories is wonderful anyway. We use their programmes as teaching aids in Key Stage Two. Poo and wee and violence and a comedy song. Not a stretch for the Gents.
They play a panel of film executives, to whom a number of historical villains pitch their life stories. Even reading it, I started laughing. It's straight out of their off-the-cuff commentary on Blood On Satan's Claw where they imagine pitching that particular film to a modern studio. Except they're on the other side this time I suppose. Oh and Pemby's in this, whereas Dyson was in the commentary. If I ever get a spare copy I'll send you one, E. It's priceless.
Finished pt. 1 of 3 of Casanova. Enjoying it terribly so far.
Sundae - oh boy! i look forward to it
I would LOVE to see the Gents get together for an episode of Doctor Who or something. That would be Douglas-Adams-era epically amazing.
Mark Lawson interviewing Gatiss in an hour on BBC4!! Yey.
Glad you're enjoying Casanova, Ibs.
I envy you the next two episodes of Casanova because I adored that whole mini-series.
Have you ever heard a League commentary?
It adds another level to anything they do.
Like Pegg & Wright, it's worth spending the money to get the legal version just to hear them mither.
It's an art-form in itself. I was spoiled by TLOG and Shaun of the Dead. Most are fit only for burning. Torchwood... I'm sat here shaking my head, and yet the team give such good face at conventions..
Ta Dana, will find it tomorrow on catchup.
Putting this here instead of the funny clips thread, because amusing as it is, it is more of a discussion.
I'm loving this series of 10 O'Clock Live. They've really found their feet now. Seems to have a much clearer identity as a show.
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I envy you the next two episodes of Casanova because I adored that whole mini-series.
Have you ever heard a League commentary?
It adds another level to anything they do.
Like Pegg & Wright, it's worth spending the money to get the legal version just to hear them mither.
It's an art-form in itself. I was spoiled by TLOG and Shaun of the Dead. Most are fit only for burning. Torchwood... I'm sat here shaking my head, and yet the team give such good face at conventions..
regarding the commentary
I have noticed on a number of discs I get from netflix that the special features are disabled. Sometimes the disc is clearly labeled RENTAL. I'm sure the commentary is there, but with a different menu file that has access to that stuff disabled. the intention is clearly to differentiate what you can see via rental from what you can get via purchase. that's ok, but I am already taking a chance, albeit a small one, with the decision to watch a given movie. I *sincerely* doubt I'd ever watch a movie, love it so much that I'd want to buy it so I could listen to the commentary. I happen to own Shaun of the Dead (but not for the commentary) and I'll listen to it now that you've given it such a high recommendation. But it has to be a pretty special pig for me to take that next step to purchase.
Most of the time I just want to see the movie, and the commentary tracks don't necessarily add a whole lot. I have been doing more watch instantly than discs lately. I do miss the ability to watch subtitles with original language rather than English dubs, particularly of anime, but I can live with it. I'm not that much of a purist.
The New Jersey PBS station just started showing Doc Martin Series 5. I love the interactions with the baby ... although I would expect a doctor to do better than that.
V, I think the commentary of Shaun is worth listening to compared to other commentaries which I have found to be :zzz:
It was the first one I listened to more than once and the first one that gave me any interesting insight into the film. YMMV. Can you tell I'm nervous in case I over-egged it?
My opinion that the DVDs are worth buying simply for the commentaries mostly applies to tLoG though. Four very funny men with unusual senses of humour and sources of inspration I had never heard of (I've looked many of them up, believe me) in a room with some water and a playback. They go very slightly insane and some of their best lines are in the commentary. It doesn't really translate. An impression of Mr Kipling. Reece saying "Look at that cat!" Jeremy saying, "And the rest!" or doing an impression of a chainsaw in the distance. Made me weep with laughter when I first heard it.
Back to Shaun - if you already have it you have nothing to lose. I enjoyed the first two commentaries. But the second is more luvvie. Pegg & Wright are a great team.
The IT Crowd. I am so sorry that we don't get this here in the states. It looks like they tried a U.S. version that tanked.
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IT Crowd rocks. I wish they were making more series.
I have now totally forgiven Being Human (UK) its change in direction. No, it is not the show it was. But yes, it works in its own way. It had to either end with Mitchell or change completely and they went with the latter. I was very dubious after the first episode, but am now sold. I really like the new characters, Hal in particular, and I also really like the increased role for Socha's character.
Though the plotlines are now far more about Being Supernatural than they are about Being Human, the show still has a healthy dose of the low key domestic humour which made the original so much fun (to me).
I've been catching up on their series prequels. Here's Tom's. Tom is a young werewolf. After he lost his 'dad' in the last series he's now living in Wales and looking for a job.
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Hal and Leo's prequel.
Hal is an old vampire. Very powerful. Leo is a werewolf who's been kidnapped, chained up and forced to fight for entertainment. By the time we meet these two in the present day they are old friends.
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Ref. point: The Battle of Orsha was in 1514.
This almost belongs in a radio thread...
Radio4 has been running the comedy panel game 'Just a Minute' for 45 years. To celebrate this anniversary, the BBC have televised the most recent series.
The host Nicholas Parsons has been there from the start.
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I have also occasionally watched the IT Crowd, thanks to netflix instant. Funny, but I don't watch it frequently, I have a lot of other stuff to catch up on. I tried Being Human when it first started on BBCAmerica, but it didn't click for me.
One of my favourite programmes is a series of interviews by Mark Lawson. His interviews are very in depth. Here's his interview with Stephen Fry
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I tried Being Human when it first started on BBCAmerica, but it didn't click for me.
Have you tried the US version? It has a very different style, and the plot deviates completely.
Oh, I love the SyFy take on Being Human. Amazing that the two shows can be so very different whilst still feeling related. I watch them both and get something entirely different from each.
I decided to go have a revisit with Luther.
This is actually British radio, but I don't wanna start a whole other thread...
It's just a brilliant little panel show. I think I may have posted some before somewhere, but here's one anyway:
The Unbelievable Truth
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Series 4 of That Mitchell and Webb Look is now available on dah toob.
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Yey! Series 6 of WILTY is underway. One of my favourite shows!
Here's ep 1 of the new series:
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Hm. So Being Human is going to continue with just one of its four major cast members.
Annnd, down to zero.
It was pretty good, and I do sort of like New Ghost, so I'll definitely keep watching.
Am I the only Downton Abbey fan in this place?
We toured the place, called Highclere Castle, when we were there.
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Nice photo!
I have never actually watched Downton. It's there in the zeitgeist but I've only ever seen ads and clips.
I'm loving these photos of you scattered about, Glatt.
Like a little Easter Egg Hunt.
I'm loving these photos of you scattered about, Glatt.
Like a little Easter Egg Hunt.
Me too, especially the front and back shots of your new haircut.
Time for a new addition to the Brit TV thread:
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff: a parody of Dickens
Here's part one of the first episode as a taster:
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Incidently: Sundae, are you aware of Mark Gatiss appearing in the recent series of Being Human?
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NO! Thank you.
Bless him.
There is such a phenomenon called the Gatiss Gap, where writers specifically write in a Gatiss-possible character, hoping to draw in fans from overlapping genres, and allow a space in the Radio Times for a photo of him to boost the ratings.
It's true.
Missed this previously.
Had to post.
Tennant, Who, Proclaimers, SO many more.
I squealed.
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Don't know if I've mentioned Ideal before ..probably, at some point.
They've recently announced they're not doing another series, which i think is a bit of a shame. It had gone increasingly strange across its seven series and turned into something quite special.
It's mostly about a guy called Mos, a small time hash dealer in Salford (next door to Manchester), his girlfriend, and his friends and customers. And..a kind of low-rent but slightly bizarre criminal underworld.
Anyway. Here's a few clips starting with one from series 1. At this point things are relatively normal and haven't spiralled off into the fantastical. It features one of my favourite characters, Jenny, a regular customer. Thick as pigshit, but utterly sweet. The next ones show some of her character's trajectory.
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Same character a few series along: His acting in this is brilliant. You can see the exact moment he starts to realise he is looking at her differently.
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And don't watch this if you intend to see the series and value suspense. I don;t really think it;s the suspense kind of show though...
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The cartoon masks on some of the characters requires an explanation, but it'll have to wait ;p
Missed this previously.
Had to post.
Tennant, Who, Proclaimers, SO many more.
I squealed.
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That was officialy MOST EXCELLENT
new series on the Dave channel:
Dara O'Briain's School of Hard Sums
Comedy maths type thingie. Good fun.
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I haven't watched it.
I will.
But maths isn't fun.
Even when presented by Dara O'Briain.
Just as a BTW - have you come across Horrible Histories?
I have, simply through school, and I likey. Howvever I only started watching it myself when Gatiss, Pemberton and Shearsmiths were on it.
Tuned in to the wrong episode only to find Dave Lamb* (of Come Dine With Me fame) as host. He admits he reads scripts and only rarely ad-libs, but he has a wonderful voice for dry asides. Which is sometimes what they get to eat on CDWM after all.
* Not related to the dynasty which comprises George and Larry.
Watched it.
Gave up. Not my bag.
>>> Poster with dyscalculia <<<
We've started watching Downton Abbey.
It's fantastic! Also, I'm 99% sure it's the same location that was used to film Gosford Park.
We've started watching Downton Abbey.
It's fantastic!
Finally! Somebody else on the Cellar watching this amazing show.
Mr. Clod and I keep finding excuses to ask each other, "What is a... weekend?"
She is simply awesome. I love her character.
There was a brilliant documentary series a while ago by one of my favourite current tv historians. It's a history of the home, Concentrating on a different room/purpose each programme, and taking it from the medieval to the modern
Here's part 1 of the bedroom:
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Here's fun:
An iconic American actor hosting an Iconic British show. Have I Got News for You, hosted by William bloody Shatner! I know!
And one of the guests is Charlie Brooker. A fave of mine, and a complete geek so most likely undergoing a major fanwank moment right there with Captain Kirk.
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P2. In which Kirk sings...
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Thanks for the history of the home video, Dana. I ended up watching all four parts of the "bedroom" series. Though I will say that the Elmer Fudd accent (I don't know the name of it, but it's the same accent Jonathan Ross has,) drove me absolutely nuts. Around here, that's a speech impediment. (To be fair, the lisped S in Argentinian Spanish causes me similar fits.)
She does have a slight speech impediment :p As, I believe, does Ross.
Also, they have slightly different accents, as they're from different parts of the South.
[eta] looked it up, the particular impediment they both have is rhotacism
An iconic American actor hosting an Iconic British show. Have I Got News for You, hosted by William bloody Shatner! I know!
That was just marvelous, I can see why you like Brooker, and damn! how sharp is the Shat at age 81? Working the room, going from prompter to hand-held cards and being natural as he's ever been, on a show that he claims not to have seen! In a culture not his own! (Well half, he's Canadian so "O Canada" is in his roundhouse)
You might enjoy his 'wipe' series. There's Screenwipe, Newswipe and Gameswipe.
part 1 of Gameswipe, it's a few years old, and a bit Britcentric but still good fun
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A random episode of Newswipe which is some of his best stuff:
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And some of his drama productions have been awesome.
Trailer for Dead Set (zombie apocalypse begins, only safe place is the Big Brother House
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Then there are the three Black Mirror tales he did recently. Twisted but brilliant. Couldn't find any decent clips, but there're complete eps on the tube, and this little interview:
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I've discovered a little gem of a sitcom called Spy. It had a six episode run last year, but as I don't have Sky Tv it passed me by. I'm used to ignoring Sky as not being particularly strong on original tv but I really have to update my habits there. This and a couple of other little series show some class.
It stars Darren Boyd, who is a brilliant comedy actor, as a somewhat hapless divorced father. He's in a custody battle with his wife, his son despises him, the 'family counsellor' who reports to the custody hearings is firmly on the wife's side, and his wife now lives with his son's headmaster.
His son is a little bastard. Precocious, brilliant and vicious.
In an attempt to win his son's respect he gives up his dead end job and gets back into the jobmarket to ty and use his degree in computer engineering. Goes for a job interview as a data clerk of some kind and ends up accidentally enlisted into the secret service, under the training of a maverick (insane, alcoholic, dangerous, and very funny) older officer.
He cannot tell his son. The whole series arc is about him trying to win his son's approval, being upstaged by various other, much more impressive men with much more impressive action-jobs than his (data clerk) and being completely unable to let on that he's a spy, with a gun and a telephone number for the 'Cleaners' should it become necessary.
There are other story elements, but that's the core of it. And it's really really funny. the first ep is like...ok, funny, lol moments, but was worried it might be a ne gag show. But it builds brilliantly across the series.
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Bedlam is back.
And in a further pleasing alliteration, it is also better.
Laney Turner acts well, although her time in Eastenders has left her mouth with a permanent downturn (see Rupert Grint for similar) when she is not actively smiling.
Smacked-arse-face daughter Charlotte Salt is back, although we're not sure for how long as Daddy has a new Apprentice-style-sidekick in Asian playboy Nikesh Patel. Jack Roth (of Tim Roth fame) plays the understanding flatmate. Damn. He accepts her seeing ghosts and spazzing out. Where was he when I was buying all the toilet paper and feeling like I had to label my cheese?
Lee Mead will be turning up later. Yumyum. Probably not singing though - Will Young didn't get to after all.
So far I am more impressed with this series than the last, because of the acting and also because two characters admitted they would not be able to afford the accommodation without help/ favourable conditions. YES! Cost of housing in the UK is the major factor in the lives of almost everyone I know. Seems like horror/ fantasy programmes are better at acknowledging this than any soaps or sitcoms.
I still haven't seen bedlam....really must give it a go.
Caught the first part of a documentary series about illuminated manuscripts and what they tell us about early medieval kings.
yeh, I know it doesn't sound overly exciting, but it turned out to be really good.
Britain has one of the most well-documented histories in the world. A near unbroken line of record keeping stretching back over a thousand years. Some of the early records were within bibles and psalters, and many if not most of the great illuminated texts were commissioned by kings and princes, and as such we can often see specific kings and other powerful people represented within them.
Some of them are truly beautiful, and steeped in dark age history.Here's the opening segment to part one. Illuminations: the Private Lives of Medieval Kings, episode 1: Ruling by the Book
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Another great documentary series:
Legacy: The Origins of Civilization
It's a few years old, and the video quality isn't magnificent, but well worth watching. The historian is Michael Wood (my favourite!) and the first episode deals with Iraq. Really interesting and beautiful, I think. The oldest civilization the first flowerings of human cities.
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One more (for now:P). Same historian, from 2004, In Search of Shakespeare
Episode 1:
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It's a really interesting look at Shakespeare, as well as the Elizabethan world he lived and worked in. For instance, did you know that Elizabethan England was effectively a 'police state'? With an almost Stasi like approach to information and intelligence. A place of spies and informants.
You might enjoy his 'wipe' series. There's Screenwipe, Newswipe and Gameswipe.
Brit friend of mine posted this on FB today. In three minutes, it's all you need to know about the Aurora shootings. His point is devastating.
But it wasn't aired this week, this is from 3 years ago.
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I think he's one of the best commentators on the news, and how it works.
We've been watching Foyle's War, another Masterpiece Mystery program like the new Sherlock. I find it a little slow, but what it lacks in energetic American pacing it does make up for in awesome British plot thickness and character development. Glatt and Dana, I think you'd both like it. Sundae, I'm of two minds about--I can see you loving it, or maybe getting too frustrated by the same slowness that irks me. Although it's a period drama, so I have no idea how old the actual show is... could be that it's a classic you've seen a thousand times since you were a child, for all I know.
Foyle's delivery is so... deeply emotionally emotion-less.
Ah man, Foyle's War. That was one of my dad's favourite programmes. I dip in now and again. When I'm in that period detective drama mood. It's a lovely show. And he's an excellent character.
I'm going to look it up.
Meanwhile, my wife and I were just talking about whether we should wait for Downton Abbey season 3 to be broadcast here in the winter or stream it when it starts on ITV in a couple weeks.
We're going to wait and watch it at the same time as all our friends here in the States.
just finished Stephen Fry in America, via streaming on from Netflix on TWIL's Roku. Very awesome.
And now I've gone and done it. I've started watching Shameless.
Subtitles are a requirement, of course. But it's quite fascinating so far. Besides just being a good show with funny writing, it's a depiction of a world that just doesn't exist in the US. Our poorer classes don't look like that, they contend with different problems and different attitudes.
And now I've got 6+ seasons to take my time with! It's a mother lode of entertainment.
Set in the region where I grew up. Had family on estates like that. Lived at the edge of one for a while too. In Little Hulton, our street was like a tiny oasis of old style housing, surrounded either side by big estates. Much closer in tone to Salford and Manchester (Shameless country) than to Bolton where I grew up.
And now I've gone and done it. I've started watching Shameless.
Subtitles are a requirement, of course. But it's quite fascinating so far. Besides just being a good show with funny writing, it's a depiction of a world that just doesn't exist in the US. Our poorer classes don't look like that, they contend with different problems and different attitudes.
And now I've got 6+ seasons to take my time with! It's a mother lode of entertainment.
Agh! Just took a quick look -now I won't be returning to the family after finishing Doc Martin
Just finished watching Apparitions ... about an exorcist. Is there only one 6-episode series or did they do more?
And now I've gone and done it. I've started watching Shameless.
And now I've got 6+ seasons to take my time with! It's a mother lode of entertainment.
And you get to watch episodes with Steve Pemberton. First series only I think.
Agh! Just took a quick look -now I won't be returning to the family after finishing Doc Martin
You like doc Martin?
I've caught it once or twice, but didn't know who anyone was except the good Dr. Do they have plot lines that evolve from episode to episode, or is he just treating the patients?
yeah, I do, but more maybe for the nostalgic factor thann the plot -it's like the programs from my childhood, plus I lived in a small seaside town for a while and I knew all of those people. Also, I can "watch" it while doing something else. Not much "evolving" plot to speak of really, apart from his relationship with his GF. It's trash TV. Just British. I read trash novels too :)
And now I've gone and done it. I've started watching Shameless.
Subtitles are a requirement, of course. But it's quite fascinating so far. Besides just being a good show with funny writing, it's a depiction of a world that just doesn't exist in the US. Our poorer classes don't look like that, they contend with different problems and different attitudes.
And now I've got 6+ seasons to take my time with! It's a mother lode of entertainment.
When you're done, try the US version!
So.... Shameless Brit version. hmmm. Halfway through first episode.
Forgot about the washers in the kitchen
When you're done, try the US version!
Ooh! I didn't even know there was one. Are they on separate but equal footing in your mind, or is one better than the other?
I haven't seen the British one, unfortunately.
The US one rests on the acting abilities of the dad and daughters, who are excellent. Especially the oldest daughter, who can really make you feel the joys and pain of her character's life. The rest of the show is good, but I'm sort of waiting to get back to her story when it's following someone else.
Having seen the first few series of the British Shameless, but not any of the US version -
from what I've heard, the value American Shameless totally rests on how much you appreciate William H. Macy. As a fan of his, and as a HUGE Coen brothers fan, I think I'd like it. But if you don't really dig William H. Macy, from what I've heard, you won't dig the American Shameless at all.
One of these days relatively soon I plan to catch up on the British version, and then start watching the American. I'll give my little bit of criticism that I can, when I do. But I can definitely say that I've LOVED what of the British version that I've watched.
And now I've gone and done it. I've started watching Shameless.
Subtitles are a requirement, of course. But it's quite fascinating so far. Besides just being a good show with funny writing, it's a depiction of a world that just doesn't exist in the US. Our poorer classes don't look like that, they contend with different problems and different attitudes.
And now I've got 6+ seasons to take my time with! It's a mother lode of entertainment.
Thanks Clodfobble. You're absolutely on target with the warning for Americans to watch with the subtitles on. Twil and I are streaming it here at my place. The Roku does not support subtitles, but the PS3 does. We've watched a couple episodes on each and even after getting some help from the subtitles watching without is almost hopeless. I get the tone, and the volume, but I can't make out more than half of the dialog.
We gorged ourselves on the whole first season and the beginning of the second season just this weekend. Now, I've promised to wait until we're together again before I continue watching. It will not be an easy promise to keep.
Here's a really nice little four part drama to look out for. It's halfway through and I'm really enjoying it.
Good Cop:
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Also: Accused. Each week a different story.
Here's the series trailer:
One of the early Shameless actors in one of them, and Sean Bean [Ed Stark] in another.
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And finally, some comedy. Whites
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OMG I find it hysterical that you guys need subtitles :lol:
You have to admit, Shameless accents are a lot harder than Downton Abbey accents. I can understand the posh folks just fine. :)
For those who haven't seen the show--watch the intro to the clip below. I bet not one American on this board can understand more than 50% of what he's saying.
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Here's one who could. But I didn't quite catch what they all "know how to" do when the cops show up just before the title appears.
They know how to throw a party
Cant see the clip, but remember the line :P
I loved the first two series of Shameless, but once Fiona and Posh Lad left I dropped off it. I'd watch every so often but didnt keep up.
Here's one who could. But I didn't quite catch what they all "know how to" do when the cops show up just before the title appears.
You understood why they won't let Carl grow his hair out?
On another listen, I didn't get:
Name of the neighborhood (probably because it's a proper name, so no context)
What Carl's hair standing on end makes him look like, and the second reason (something loves him?)
Debbie, between "total angel" and "she'll go miles"
Chatswood Estate
because it makes him look like Toyah, second, nits love him.
...total angel, you're to check your change but she'll go miles
And, absent from the end of that intro but present in the regular series after "know how to throw a party" is the shout "Scatter!" but it sounds like "Scaa-ah".
I get the gist, but details like Chatswood or Toyah do make a difference. One word that does appear in the subtitles but I don't have a ready translation for is "owt". I have substituted "anything" in my American mind.
Still, despite CLODFOBBLE'S MASSIVE, JUST MASSIVE SPOILER up there, I intend to (try to) continue to watch it.
As for me, *****SPOILER ALERT*****
I'm not kidding. highlight and be illuminated at your peril!
[COLOR="White"]Well. You know Ian and Kash? How they have a satisfactory love life? Didn't feel good to learn that Ian actually has someone like Kash? I know I felt that way for him. He's a sympathetic character and I want the best for him. That he's gay isn't something I find distasteful. I also don't find it especially titillating, I'm just happy that he's got a love life in the face of a daunting social milieu. Yay Ian.
Now, remember when Frank was faced with seduction by Karen? I didn't like that pairing. I even said, no, he's not gonna do it. I clearly jinxed him because in the very next scene, they're humping away at about 7.5 on the richter scale. Oh, no, shit!
Somewhat later, Kash and Ian are talking and Kash chastises Ian saying "OI! Hands off the married man!"
Freeze frame!
I actually paused the playback when it hit me that these two sexual pairings are practically the same, a married adult man having sex with a middle-teenager. In both cases, all the parties involved are willing, enthusiastically so! But my reaction to each one was **very** different. I was happy for young Ian to be getting some lovin', physically and emotionally. I was disappointed, angered that Frank would be succumbing to his baser instincts by taking advantage of Karen's underage seductions. Where's the adult in the room?!
Now... wait a minute? They're the same thing, adult man, under age partner. One gay, one straight, but I don't think that was the rub. Why did I have such dramatically different reactions?
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***** END SPOILER ALERT *****
OK it's getting better
I totally understand the need for subtitles, it just makes me laugh.
in the 1980s there was a series called Auf weidersehen, Pet. Full of Geordies. I left my cosy Dormitary suburb near Manchester for a year and went off to live near there. Came back a year later -when the series started, with the accent. was the only one who could understand it! Once a week translation services were requested.....
Still, despite CLODFOBBLE'S MASSIVE, JUST MASSIVE SPOILER up there, I intend to (try to) continue to watch it.
Hey whoa hey! That was Dana, not me, sir. I'm only like 4 episodes in, no spoilers from me.
And in response to your highlightable bit: it's because one is about love for both parties, while the other is about pure lust for one of the people involved.
You are right. I was wrong. DanaC was responsible for that MASSIVE, JUST MASSIVE SPOILER, not Clodfobble.
I apologize for my mistake.
make it up to me by helping understand "owt".
If that happened on the American version, I'd stop watching like a flash. I'm a fan of William H. Macy, but his character can't hold up the show on his own.
owt = 'aught' = anything :P
It's often paired with 'nowt'
What's up?owt or nowt? = what's up? aught or naught?
I think of it as "aught," the opposite of "naught."
Edited to correct :p You're right it's aught.
thank you. you're forgiven.
:)
Neither nowt nor summat, as Barbara of Bab's Cabs says.
BTW my colleague was going through word recognition today and marked as incorrect a pupil who said "Are" for "Our". I pointed out to her afterwards that most of the children in our class do this, it's not confusion but accent. You can hear it when they say the Lord's Prayer.
Newer Roku units have subtitling, the older ones don't.
Wolf! There you are. We was just talkin about you in the APB thread yesterday (I think)
Dave channel have taken on the show Red Dwarf. A year or so ago they made a three part special, reuniting the original cast. Now they're about to air the first full series of new Red Dwarf eps since 1999.
I used to love the Dwarf when it first started. But by the third or fourth series I'd dropped off it (19/20 years old). I've seen odd ones of subsequent series, but not really followed the story.
But, I really did used to love it. So, the last couple of years as they've been running old ones on Dave, I've loosely reconnected with the show. It's dated at times, and some of the jokes are very timebound, but a lot of it still works I think.
Anyways. here's a classic clip. Lister (the only surviving human crew member of Red Dwarf), is attempting to teach Kryten the service android how to lie.
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And a Top Ten bits vid someone put together:
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This current series of Inspector Gently has been really good. I haven;t watched the final one yet, but if it's anywhere near as good as the other three I'm in for a treat :P
They've had some cracking guest stars this series. Lenora Chrichlow as a geordie lass. That was fun. And of course, the ever wonderful Mark Gatiss. He has such screen presence. Really nicely understated performance. And the scenes with him and Gently were marvellous.
Watching that ep of Gently right now.
He is wonderful, it's true. Hence the Gatiss Gap (although this is more than a cameo).
Caught a continuity error already, which always pleases me. Pedant that I am, yes.
Shot of M Gatiss turning to face his wife, no glasses, no movement of hands to face. Shot of M Gatiss from wife's perspective - glasses on. Naughty.
Am really enjoying the twists and turns of the story, but probably won't watch again, just because of the time commitment.
Fobble. I hate you.
Shameless got better and better and now it's worse than a book I can't put down. It's 11:15, I have to be driving my daughter to school in 6 hours and I had to close the window to stop the next episode automatically playing and me "accidentally" watchig it. And accidentally drinking a beer to go with it. I'd happily pull an all nighter to see what happens..... but it's a Monday night, I'm a responsible parent, I should probably lay off on that 'til at least Weds, right? ;)
I know, right? This is why I keep going to bed too late, I have too many fantastic shows to watch right now...
A new sitcom starts tonight (in half an hour actually) on BBC3.
Cuckoo:
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MAKE POVERTY HISTORY, CHEAPER DRUGS NOW! MAKE POVERTY HISTORY, CHEAPER DRUGS NOW!
Misfits four is winding up.
I think.
I'm rubbish at knowing how many episodes a programme has, only that I am disappointed when ir ends if I like it. British "series" are typically 6 episodes. Misfits bucks that trend.
How to describe Misfits to those who have not seen?
Filthy. Dirty language, thoughts and actions. Extreme and random violence. Unpleasant characters. Dark humour. And emotional hooks if you can get beyond the former.
How to explain Misfits to those who have not seen?
Screwed up people get super-powers in a random fashion. Our story at least follows people that already know eachother, but have been discarded by society, trying to do the best they can. They are not heroes. They have baggage and a past. And fuck me can they swear.
Misfits is extremely funny, rude, explicit, violent and sometimes complicated.
Please watch it.
***SPOILERS*** SPOILERS***SPOILERS***SPOILERS***
Don't scroll down if you don't want SPOILERS for Series 4
I'm going to make you scroll down so it's not too obvious.
You have been warned.
[COLOR="White"]Curtis! OMG! You were boring but you were stolid and the only remaining original.
And I thought you acted well.
RIP[/COLOR]
And all this waffle was to protect you.
New series on BBC2: Dara O'Briain's Science Club
Fun and geeky. Here's ep 2
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Haven't watched it yet, but will get around to soon: spoof detective drama, A Touch of Cloth, Charlie Brooker's recent project.
I've been watching the ads for it. Looks very good.
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Anything that gets Julian Rhind-Tutt on our screens is worthy I say.
Even if he is distressingly un-ginger.
Also spotted Navin Chowdry who I know as Kurt from Teachers.
Have to say Misfits was a corker last night.
Some of the episodes pack more into an hour (minus adbreaks) than others manage in a whole series. Might actually push off and watch again fir the sheer joy of it.
Have you been watching The Hour?
I love Rhind-Tutt in that!
And Peter Capaldi is a wonderful addition to the cast.
Little behind the scenes promo for s2:
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No!
I knew Burn Gorman was in it from the trailers, and Ramona Garai, but not old R-T.
May have to give it a go. Not my kinda thing normally, but I will make exceptions for my favourites (hence watching Arrow every week at present).
Finally! Somebody else on the Cellar watching this amazing show.
You can add me and Twil to the list now. She picked it Saturday, and with a dinner break, gorged ourselves on the whole first season. This is a new world when it comes to entertainment consumption, isn't it?
Thank goodness, she found season 2 streaming on hulu, but that bodes ill for our sleep budget this week.
This is good timing for you, because the next season is going to start in the US soon. It's been out in the UK for a couple months. I'm sure there must be copies on the web somewhere, but I'll wait for it on PBS.
Burn's in series 1. And he is brilliant. A really dark character.
R-T is in both series. He plays a seedy and ruthless government type. One of the men in grey suits. Plays the pillar in public but likes young men on the sly.
I highly recommend the series. It's not at all worthy (in the way some period dramas can be) and has quite a fun feel.
Stella cast. Not a bad performance in it. And pretty much bite size with only 6 eps a series.
OMG. J R-T as a closet homo.
I swoon, I swoon, I swoon.
I'd jump his bones in a second... except he really is just bones and sinew.
But arranged in a very pleasing way.
Did I ever tell you (no matter, I will now) that Mum & Dad saw Burn in the adaptation of Bleak House? He was Guppy. Mum couldn't help feeling sorry for the actor they got to play the part. Like Timothy Spall, he simply did not have the face to get any work.
God, he was fit when he was in Green Wing. I was just a little bit in love with him in that show ;P
Like the comment line BTW.
'Cepting I'm not fond of mango. Tastes like mud to me.
Sorry; love-fest.
Yes, it was as Mac I fell in love with R-T.
But I also fell in love with Tamsin Greig when she was in Black Books and she was the reason I watched Green Wing in the first place, so I'm an equal opportunities perv.
BTW - Natasha O'Keeffe (Misfits) is how I looked when I was in my early '20s.
Well, in my dreams.
Last ep of Misfits tonight.
No, really this time, they say it on the trailers.
I don't care what other people say about it losing its way - there have been some absolutely outstanding episodes, some corkers of lines and some genuine shocks.
I will miss it.
Watched the Comedy Awards the other night, and then the after-show - because I could.
Current King of Comedy Jake Whitehall was asked about shaving his legs for a part. Turns out he was playing Princess Diana in a show called Psychobitches. So far so good. Co-written and directed by JEREMY DYSON. Oh yeah.
It was on Sky Arts this summer so it's something to look out for.
Can someone of UK persuasion please explain to me how "That Mitchell and Webb Look," which is freaking hysterical, only got 4 seasons, but "Peepshow," which is shit by comparison, is still going strong?
'That Mitchell and Webb Look' hasn't been cancelled. Mitchell and Webb have had other projects on the go, and have said in interviews that they only really want to do it if they feel they have the material for it.
There will probably be another series at some point.
They don't write Peep Show, they just star in it. The writers and producers of Peep Show are writers and producers first and foremost.
I like Peep Show. It's a differnet thing altogether so to me they don;t compare at all. One is a sketch show and the other is a sit com.
Ah, I didn't realize that. I assumed the pair of them must be writing Peep Show together as well. Makes more sense, since the humor is so completely different. I'm very happy to hear there might be more "...Look" episodes someday.
New drama: Ripper Street
Watched the first episode, very promising start.
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really? cause the commercials all look terrible to me.
The American version of House of Cards (starring Kevin Spacey) starts Feb 1st. I'm very excited.
really? cause the commercials all look terrible to me.
granted, i skipped your youtube trailer until just now. THAT trailer looks okayish. the commercials they actually play on BBCA here make it look downright idiotic and almost slapstick to me.
still, it seems like an inferior quasi-historical Whitechapel (the show, i mean), at a glance, and seems like it probably executes it worse too. From what I can tell it's like, half Copper, half Whitechapel, and worse at both the historical and the criminal-drama aspects than each respectively. But, with your blessing, I may just have to give it a watch and see.
Well, I've only seen the first ep, but I was impressed. It's done almost in the style of a western. With lawless London standing for the wild west. There are some standout performances.
The bareknuckle fight at the start is awesome. Especially when it turns out one of the contestants is an undercover policeman. He's an actor I really rate.
Mostly they're English characters, but there's a maverick American doctor/surgeon they draft in for some work now and again. He adds a nice dash of flare.
Just going off the first ep, I think I prefer this to Whitechapel. There's nothing historically accurate about this and it's not actually focusing on the Ripper. They touch on his killings, but only at the edges. They provide a context but that's all.
Here's a clip from the upcoming second ep:
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new series on the Dave channel:
Dara O'Briain's School of Hard Sums
Comedy maths type thingie. Good fun.
Errm... darlin'?
You seen the promo for the new series?
Do it be really maths or just silliness?
Because there's no bacon...?
(okay, okay, I can't do the maths anyway)
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Downton Abbey Orgy part II midseason.
Watched about 20 minutes of an episode of Snuff Box.
What
the
fucking
fuck?
Someone at the BBC was seriously high when they greenlit that program.
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I think Smack the Pony had a similar series of "...my boyfriend..." skits.
Not strictly speaking 'Brit TV', but about Brit Tv...
PBS Masterpiece Q&A with the star and creators of Sherlock (no Gatiss or Freeman alas)
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No Gatiss, no watchiss.
Okay, untrue. Thanks for the link.
Just been watching Freeman being Bilbo whilst doing the ironing.
Me ironing, not the Bagginses. He was messing about with trolls.
Found this whilst messing about online.
Very British. Very Ant & Dec. Very Robbie Williams.
Made me snigger.
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OMG - just noticed Piers Morgan in the background!
I know I'm a few years late, but... I just recently got into Sherlock. I am in all kinds of love with that show. Up to series 2, episode 1. Kitsune and I have made watching it a date night, so I'm having to fight the urge to watch the rest of series 2 without him.
*grins* yeah. Just a little bit addictive :P
I would have resisted this new retelling. I don't like retellings. It's what happens when Hollywood films books or true stories.
But I was sucked into it by the stellar cast and I have to say it really worked for me.
I'm in all kinds of love with it too.
And please don't forget to worship at the altar of Mycroft, who is a co-creator, executive producer, writer & actor.
Also a modern day raconteur, and a perennial on my Dinner Party list.
The Lovely Mr Mark Gatiss.
Have you seen he's been cast in Game of Thrones? *big grin*
Oh, btw: Fuck you and fuck J and fuck everybody else who persuaded me to watch Les Revs. Goddamn you all to Hell.
Brilliant. Completely brilliant and compelling from start to finish. Well, I say 'finish', but that's probably the wrong word. Massive fucking cliffhanger is more accurate.
And now I have to wait until 2014 to see what happens!!
Hate you all. Just thought you should know that. I have expressed the same to J.
Love you to bits too darlin'
Glad you enjoyed it.
But of course it wasn't really a cliffhanger ending, it was a French ending. So no doubt the next series will not be same bat-time, same bat-place.
Gatiss in GoT?
Ah no. Do I have to watch it all now?
Everyone seems to think it's marvellous, but I just can't commit the time!
No, it's all getting a bit tricky!!
Finished The Hounds of Baskerville tonight. Scandal in Belgravia currently my favorite episode. I am desperate to watch the last episode but we'll probably leave it for the weekend. I do love Gatiss as Mycroft, and I especially love how petulant Sherlock can be when interacting with him.
Speaking of Gatiss, Moffat, and "do I have to watch it all?" -- will I be hopelessly lost if I try to start watching Doctor Who at the 2005 series 1, since I'm missing 50 years of backstory and British pop culture?
No. All required backstory will be provided in the episode.
Certain episodes (especially the return of Sara Jane Smith and K9) won't have as much impact as they otherwise would, but you won't be lost.
Yeah, it's a fresh start with the 2005 reboot.
When Doctor Who ended in the 80s (and also with the ill-fated 90s movie) the Doctor's people, the Timelords are still alive and powerful. When it launched again in 2005, they stripped all that away and gave us a Doctor who is alone. The last survivor of the Timewars. But all that backstory of the Time War is given through the new episodes. It was never covered in the show itself.
Started Doctor Who to tide me over until Sherlock series 3 airs. How are these characters so instantly likeable?!
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Hahahahahahaha. Excellent cartoon.
Ahh that first season was great. Eccleston was a really good Doctor. Absolutely the right choice for the reboot. And the chemistry between him and Rose was adorable.
How far in are you?
Ah, see, I had the completely opposite experience. I didn't like Eccleston and hated Rose. It wasn't until David Tennant that I finally came around to the series.
Oh I loved Tennant too.
Mind you, I love them all ;p
I'm only two episodes in. I'm not smitten, but it's enjoyable. I can't stand missing backstory, so I'm planning to watch the entire series in order. I really like the chemistry between Rose and the Doctor. (What do you call him - Nine? The Ninth Doctor?) But I admit I chuckle at how awesomely bad the special effects are. I caught the phrase "Allons-y, Alonso!" on a YouTube video so now I need to watch until I get to that episode. :)
I currently eat, sleep, and breathe Sherlock. A lot of Sherlock fans seem to love Doctor Who (as evidenced by all the "Wholock" stuff I keep stumbling across) so I thought I'd give it a chance.
Takes a few eps to really find its feet I think. That first series has some of the worst and best of the modern series (worst being farting monsters in Downing Street, best being the two parter: The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances - and maybe Dalek, when you get to see the Doctor's darker side).
Also the 9th Doc's 'death' and regeneration is one of the best of all eras imo.
Short clip from The Empty Child:
They're still giving it a bit crashy with the music at this stage, but it's fairly creepy stuff.
The kids are street kids, led by the older girl. They let themselves into empty houses when the air raid warnings go off, and eat the food there.
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D: That is INSANELY creepy.
... I caught the phrase "Allons-y, Alonso!" on a YouTube video so now I need to watch until I get to that episode. ...
Ah; but, did you catch it in the Cellar!
[SIZE="1"]Orders, captain?_______________________________________[/SIZE]
It's an emergency.
Everyone issue one or two orders. After twenty posts we try to figure out what happened.
Both engines to full! Thirty degrees right rudder!
Bosun, get that spotlight WORKING!
Allons-y, Alonzo!
:D
I've been watching about one episode of Doctor Who a day, and just finished S1Ep8, "Father's Day." I teared up, and probably would've ended up flat out crying if I hadn't been interrupted during the last act. I think I'm officially hooked now.
I also really enjoyed S1Ep6, "Dalek." For an overgrown murderous salt shaker, the Dalek was surprisingly sympathetic. I'm glad I finally know what a Dalek is, anyway.
Next up is "The Empty Child." Is that John Barrowman fella THE John Barrowman, of the UK panto get togethers?
Sherlock series 3 airs in the US on Sunday, Jan. 19th at 10 pm! YAAAAAAY
Second series of Ripper Street starts tonight! Yeah.
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New three parter from Mitchell and Webb started last week. I wasn't able to watch it at the time and have yet to go catch it up, but it definitely looks worth checking out. Here's the promo:
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ha! I just realised the two shows are linked by Matthew McFadden (the lead in Ripper Street and the one they're reporting back to in Ambassadors).
Oh! Forgot to talk about The Wrong Mans. Comedy crime thriller type thingy. First ep was ok...some outstanding moments and some not so outstanding...gets pretty good after that.
Here's a promo:
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I needed a bBrit Fix a couple o fnights ago, so I looked at the ratings to see what all y'all were watching and found "The Paradise" Started at the beginning.....What a pile of drivel. does it get any better?
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.
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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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Next up is "The Empty Child." Is that John Barrowman fella THE John Barrowman, of the UK panto get togethers?
Oh YES!
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.
I needed a Brit Fix a couple of nights ago, so I looked at the ratings to see what all y'all were watching and found "The Paradise" Started at the beginning.....What a pile of drivel. does it get any better?
Don't know if it does. I'd never seen it until last night
I can't help either, never even seen 20 minutes of it.
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 :)
hahaha. yeah. I've lost touch with soapland, who's slated to die horribly in Eastenders this year?
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..."
Watched the Sherlock series 3 premiere last night then stayed awake smiling for four hours. LOVED IT.
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
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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.
Watched the Sherlock series 3 premiere last night then stayed awake smiling for four hours. LOVED IT.
Yes! I am hooked and have been waiting for the 3rd season.
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 ;)
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I think that the best bit is Stephen Fry corpsing at about 1.50 and blaming Hugh Laurie, who remains unseen, for the hiatus.
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 ;)
The file was corrupt (booooo!). I now have a new file which is not corrupt.
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:
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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.
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.
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(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:
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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.
Yay!
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!
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
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.
One episode last me a few nights anyway. Don't watch much TV. Reading is my thing.
My Dad used to love Foyle's War. Left me with a real soft spot for it.
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.
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'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 ]
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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.
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Introducing the gang:
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This scene made me cry:
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Just finished the British run of Being Human - MUCH better than the US version!
Missed this post!
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.
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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"
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and episode 3:
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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
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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
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Let's not forget Moss from the IT Crowd when he was on Countdown. :D
http://youtu.be/49UakIHb1yIWill begin The Fades tonight. Until then, Dana, you remain on double secret probation.
You're gonna be disappointed.... but not because it's not good, it is goooood.
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.
Damn shame.
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
There's no way I'll ever catch up with 50 years of Dr. Who, so I won't even start.
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.
Start with Rose the first episode with Chris Eccleston
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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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Foot, watch this:
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This was a fairly spooky two parter (The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances).
There are also some fairly silly episodes which are very much playing to the younger audience - might be worth watching with the kids.
The episode where the British government is infiltrated and taken over by giant farting aliens crammed into little people suits was very much a kids one.
There have been seven series so far, with 12-13 eps per series for most of them, though one series just consisted of four specials. Altogether, including Christmas specials, there have been about 105 eps of the modern show. Compared to the average US tv show run, that's not a huge amount of catch up. Lost had 125 eps.
Just be aware that it runs the gamut of spooky to silly and back again :p
The episode where the British government is infiltrated and taken over by giant farting aliens crammed into little people suits was very much a kids one.
Except it gives you Raxacoricofallapatorius which impresses kids no end. And yes I have used it shamelessly.
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See Dana, this is the shit that starts throwing people off! I thought he was 900 years old...now he's saying he's 2000...the fucker!
;)
He was when he was Tennant :p He used up quite a few centuries in the Matt Smith era - including about three or four centuries on Trenzalore in his final episode.
I'm not sure if I've already mentioned this one, but can't be arsed going back through to look :p
Jonathon Creek
The main character is a magician's assistant and expert in illusions and trickery - as a side line he investigates (sometimes reluctantly) crimes which appear to have a supernatural element, or to be unsolvable mysteries. He's helped by his female sidekick - Maddy in the first few series, though the sidekick has changed a few times over the years. Oh yeah and he lives in a windmill.
It's a gentle programme, not the least bit gritty, and a good dose of humour alongside the mystery solving.
Also, the episodes have great titles like 'The Clue of the Savant's Thumb', 'The Reconstituted Corpse', 'The Problem at Gallow's Gate' and 'The Curious Tale of Mr Spearfish'.
Short run series - sometimes 6 eps, sometimes 3, some years just a special, and the odd 2 - 5 year break :p It's been on and off since '97, with the most recent run of three being this year. 25 episodes in total across 17 years.
Series eps are either 60 mins or 50 mins, and specials are usually 90 mins or 120 mins
Here's the first episode of series 2 as a taster - Danse Macabre
(the woman we see waking up is Creek's mystery solving partner)
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(also, for Doctor Who fans - note that the producer was Verity Lambert and the vicar at the door none other than the fifth Doctor!)
Watching Utopia series 2 online.
Advert break.
Loving it so far, even if it doesn't have the immediate grab-down-your-throat-and-pull-out-your-entire-digestive-system shock value of the first episode of the first series.
But they've been there, done that (metaphorically speaking).
It's still hardly sunshine and lollipops, but it is a slower burn, and I would carry on watching if it was my first introduction to the series.
WTF? what kind of gaylord shoots Sophie Wu in the head?
Really seemed they ended that with the idea they'd be back next season. Unless there were of lot of flashbacks with Jay, I'd be ambivalent.
So - did you not like the show then?
[eta] I suspect had the show got a second series, Jay would have returned as a fade
No, I loved the show! I was just outraged that Jay got a cap in her crown. I was also spending a lot of time trying to remember if the mom was married to Mike Leigh or just in his movies. I finally remembered to google it. She was the mom in Secrets and Lies.
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Just a little swear but consider yourself warned.
Second episode of Utopia (series 2)
The first was back-story, which was fascinating.
Ep 2 is present day.
Back to eye-popping colours, who-can-you-trust and violence. Headshots a-plenty. Brains on walls.
Arby with a beard.
Kevin fucking Eldon!
Grant in teen mardy mode.
Jessica Hyde... well, scarred. No spoilers.
And I have a new ginger love in my life, Alistair Petrie. He looks about 9 feet tall in some shots. Imagine the tall, pale, red headed bairns we'd have had.
Kevin fucking Eldon!
I know!!!!
Totes amazeballs.
Although I can't switch off my continuity button.
Watch Arbie and his plate of quinoa..
Just watched That Summer!, which seems like a cross between what folks do at the Jersey Shore every summer (except in the UK) and the events of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Not a bad movie.
Although I can't switch off my continuity button.
Watch Arbie and his plate of quinoa..
It's a superfood.
Mine never replaces itself like that, though.
oh! Gonna have to go back and watch again :p
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Just a little swear but consider yourself warned.
Second episode of Utopia (series 2)
The first was back-story, which was fascinating.
Ep 2 is present day.
Back to eye-popping colours, who-can-you-trust and violence. Headshots a-plenty. Brains on walls.
Arby with a beard.
Kevin fucking Eldon!
Grant in teen mardy mode.
Jessica Hyde... well, scarred. No spoilers.
And I have a new ginger love in my life, Alistair Petrie. He looks about 9 feet tall in some shots. Imagine the tall, pale, red headed bairns we'd have had.
Get the fuck out of town!? I love Utopia.
I know!!!!
Totes amazeballs.
The inch has begun saying "totes"
Get the fuck out of town!? I love Utopia.
Not as much as I do. I'd give Utopia a blowie in a pub toilet.
That's true. I heard she did that with episode 2.
No, that was when I was bummed behind the bins.
Anyway, to continue the sodomy theme, if you're watching on 4OD and anal enough, the reappearing quinoa is 11.54 (half eaten) and 13.12 (untouched)
Caught this in Leeds today.
It made me smile.
(NB this was an English restaurant)
Wow, sorry to say I AM DISAPPOINT.
I watched episodes 1 and 2. The only good thing I have to say is casting that redhead from GOT as the young version of what's her name was great because there is a very strong resemblance and it worked. Even if she's got GOT stank all over her.
But couldn't they think of something other than miraculously resurrecting three dead characters?
F- for completely Jumping The Shark. It was much better as a complete piece. If they wanted to make another season, they could have left the dead folks dead.
It was heartbreaking to see poor little baby Arby. And equally heartbreaking to see beautiful Fiona so haggard looking. She reminded me of An Gorta Mor...
I did enjoy the mysteriously regenerating Quinoa (It's a SUPER food!)
Utopia sounds like one of my nightmares.
Oops, realised I didn't actually attach what made me smile in Leeds.
Attention to detail derailed in a post about attention to detail.
Attached now simply to make sense of my post about people missing the obvious :facepalm:
Sorry you disliked the immediate premise of Utopia II, Foot.
I'll swallow anything (heheheh) if it brings back such glorious, complex and beautifuully filmed television.
Watched Ep 3 in the early hours of Weds morning.
To me this series gets better and better - what I thought was a clunky plot point turned out to be deliberate.
Not to say it never clunks, but as someone who doesn't even have a TV I am still regularly impressed by Utopia.
Oh and if the Inch says totes now, I say amazeballs ;)
Utopia update:
I am likening it again, despite my earlier criticisms.
Jessica Hyde is getting more and more wacky. I wonder what race Philip Carver carville? chose.
ha! I was watching this week's episode and found myself thinking: wonder if 3ft's getting back into it?
I also really liked the roomba cat meme worked into the show. That was gold.
Awesome new three-part drama miniseries.
The Driver
I watched the first part last night. Magnificently acted by all - David Morrissey I always love but a lot of his stuff recently has been larger than life (e.g The Governor on WD). Though he is great at being a villain, he's at his best as an ordinary man in a serious drama. Also, Colm Meaney - quietly terrifying as a crime leader. Gentle and friendly, with a line in philosphy - we never see him issue a threat yet we are left in no doubt that he is a dangerous bastard.
Morrisey plays a cab driver, who hates his job, is depressed but not depressed enogh forthe doctor to prescribe him drugs - in a marriage that is not loveless but is stale, and a teenage daughter. HIs best friend from childhood comes out of prison from a 6 year stretch for armed robbery and pretty soon has hooked him up with his criminal colleagues who offer him a job as a driver :
Superb drama. Well written, beautifully acted and the descent is utterly believable
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OooOOOooh...
A Young Doctor's Notebook.
John Hamm.
Daniel Radcliffe.
Plus that peculiar way Brits have of making a drama freaking hysterical. The jokes come out of nowhere, which makes them even funnier.
For all my Merkins who appreciate BBC fare, this one is
highly recommended.
I still haven't got around to watching that - I might give it a go.
heads up on a new show :)
Grantchester, which, I thought was a made up placename but turns out to be a real hamlet. Learn a new thing everyday :p
It's gentle - but not too gentle. Set in the 50s - murder, high tea, crime fighting sexy vicar and the always awesome Robson Green.
Watched the first ep this week - very good. Really enjoyed it.
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another period drama - Peaky Blinders.
I didn't watch the first series, last year - but now that Tom Hardy is coming into it in series 2 (just started airing) I am thinking I might catch up the first series after all :)
It does look pretty awesome.
Trailer for series 1:
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Trailer for series 2:
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Based on the real 'Peaky Blinders' a criminal gang in Birmingham in the late 18th and early 19th century. The show is set just on the cusp of 1920 - postwar Birmingham. Though historically questionable, the name Peaky Blinders was said to derive from the gang sewing razor blades into their peaked caps - a habit that the series has used to good effect.
From the bits I've seen it looks very stylish and has an awesome soundtrack
From series 1 -
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I recently started getting into Big School - I didn't watch series one - think it clashed with something I was into and then never got round to seeking it out on catch up . I've now watched a couple of episodes of series 2 and it is very funny.
Awesome cast - Catherine tate (love her!) David Walliams (love him!) Philip Glenister (lo....sorry that's getting irritating now so I'll stop ...even though I do) and the ever awesome Frances de la Tour, who is basically a Brit TV legend.
Not sure if these clips will play, but couldn't find any non BBC ones
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I hate you. because I want to watch that.
(peaky blinders is on Netflix here, didn't like it, but I'm not a period drama fan)
... Awesome cast - Catherine tate (love her!) ...
FYI on another former Doctor companion, for lack of a better thread to put this, it's said Karen Gillan is not a marketable star here:
‘Selfie’ Cancelled By ABC.
Maybe she'll have better luck there.
Of course she's not a 'marketable' star - she's barely known over there. An unknown actor is not a marketable star until they're known. She's just an actor.
She's marketable here - because she is known here. If she becomes known there - then she'll be marketable there.
The show had very little going for it. Poor premise, weird timeslots, mainly unknown cast etc. It looked awful from the promo stuff. I like Gillan, but even I had no intention of watching Selfie.
This is not a recommendation - more of a wtf?
There's a programme over here called Embarrassing Bodies. Simple enough idea - people with embarrassing problems and illnesses consult the doctors on the show - theyget advice, treatment is arranged - follow up to see how they're doing and some tie in segments about various aspects of healthcare and so on.
I really like the lead doctor (Dr Christian Jessop) - he also does a programme on nutrition and healthy eating (Too Fat versus Too Skinny) and he pops up on various shows now and then. Lovely chap, very endearing.
Embarrassing Bodies though - I just don't nderstand why these people would go on. Oh, don't get me wrong, I've watched some of the show - it's compelling viewing. It's not something I ever want to watch, but if the tv is on in the background and EB comes on I find myself watching. It holds your attention like a slow moving car crash - whilst at the same time being really informative about random health stuffs.
The whole point is that people come along with problems they've been too embarrassed toget help with. Stuff that's been untreated sometimes for years, because it's in an embarrassing place, for instance. But now they're going totalk about it and be examined in detail on camera - with millions of people now watching that embarrassing part of the body. I just don't get it. The guy with a lump at the base of his cock - too embarrassed to see a doctor in the privacy of an examination room - but Dr Christian Jessop poking around said cock on camera- that's just fine, apparently.
This clip cuts off before anything gets shown. By her description though, you know exactly what is coming next.
On telly. Where her mum and siblings (if she has them) and work colleagues and total strangers can all see.
Wtf?
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Hahah. No. Not for a loooong time. i think the last time I dropped an E was about 7 years ago :P
I just don't nderstand why these people would go on.
...Because the initial rate for appearing on television and speaking--speaking is important, at least in the US, otherwise you're classified differently--is in the thousands of dollars, and probably more for a show like this? And then there's the royalties that continue paying out indefinitely every time the show airs?
As we all know, having lots of money can erase a lot of embarrassing choices.
Yeah, but this British tv :p I suspect they don't get paid.
I know one guy went on because he'd been refused some treatment on the NHS, so he went on EB and ended up getting all the treatment organised and paid for privately. But for many of the people going on they haven't even been to a doctor with their problem.
Hahah. No. Not for a loooong time. i think the last time I dropped an E was about 7 years ago :P
I was quoting that clip, Dos and Don'ts for Parents Evening ;)
...Because the initial rate for appearing on television and speaking--speaking is important, at least in the US, otherwise you're classified differently--is in the thousands of dollars, and probably more for a show like this? And then there's the royalties that continue paying out indefinitely every time the show airs?
As we all know, having lots of money can erase a lot of embarrassing choices.
I'm confused. Which of the numerous crazy TC things are you referring to?
I was quoting that clip, Dos and Don'ts for Parents Evening ;)
Oh! Gosh, I'd forgotten that bit :)
Pretend I never said anything.
I'm confused. Which of the numerous crazy TC things are you referring to?
All of them, just in general.
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If Dana weren't busy right about now, she'd remind us that Wipe 2014 is out. To my delight it ends with Mr Brooker joining the actual Blockheads, in a mockup of an old Ian Dury and the Blockheads number "Reasons to be Cheerful".
The mm and the inch and I have been watching Big School together and it is So. Fucking. Funny.
Thanks for the recommendation.
I've watched two or three eps of the Young Docs Notebook and I'm not 100% sold. We'll see.
Are you getting the episodes on YouTube, or somewhere else, foot?
Finished Young Doctor, and Big School. So fucking funny really sad it's over, Mrs Baron has the best lines. I especially loved how she could remember Miss Chakrabatti, but not Postern.
Young Doctor was OK, very interesting premise and execution but the story seemed to lack purpose.
I found Young Doctor's Notebook a bit difficult to get into. I liked it while I was watching, but wasn't feeling pulled towards the next ep. I was distracted though, so I might give it another go.
Heads up on an awesome little one off hour long drama: Cyberbully.
Stars Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) as an ordinary teenager in her bedroom on her laptop. And that's the whole hour. She carries the drama entirely. Aside from a few youtube clips, she's the only person we ever see. She's in conversation with someone online.
It has a similar feel to Brooker's Dark Mirror. With a few real shiver down the spine moments. Aside from the fact that it is set in the now rather than a small jump into the future, it would sit very comfortably in BM.
Recently got into a little sitcom called Up the Women. The second series is airing now, so I figured I'd go catch up on the first series, which I missed when it aired.
I love the actor(and creator/writer) - Jessica Hynes: any Brit Tv fans might recognise her from Spaced, but she also pops up in quite a few Brit comedies:
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New drama series started this week - Banished. I watched the first episode and really liked it. Strong cast, well written and well acted.
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If Dana weren't busy right about now, she'd remind us that Wipe 2014 is out. To my delight it ends with Mr Brooker joining the actual Blockheads, in a mockup of an old Ian Dury and the Blockheads number "Reasons to be Cheerful".
That was a truly excellent way to end the 2014 Wipe.
The current series of Weekly Wipe has been very good. Great to see Philomena Cunk and Barry Shitpeas every week :P Shame it's only 6 eps a series and all done now.
Here's what Brooker had to say about the coverage of IS (ISIS? ISIL? or as the boys from Last Leg would have it vagISIL):
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Pecking this out on my mobile, so please to excuse any ridiculous errors. The non-ridiculous ones are mine own.
I just had to say I've rewatched Inside Number Nine today . Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith's most recent written work. A gift to me as a dvd and a gift in that it's such a delight to behold.
Watching the last episode - The Harrowing - was as amazing as watching it the first time, if not more so. I adore Steve Pemberton and he's not even in this episode. But I can't write enough good things about the pace, the language and the actors. Sheer pleasure. Watch if you can.
A new series of Inside Number 9 is on.
I've been lucky enough to watch it on iPlayer (my cleaning has regifted me internet access at home). I may have to stop doing this, we'll see what the damage is when my phone bill comes through!
I haven't learned to love it like the first series yet. But then I was living with the 'rents. I'd watch it on transmission and then again with Mum on Sky+. And often again after that. This time round I only watch each episode once.
That said, it's still innovative, well written and well acted.
And I loved the slight self-indulgence of The Trial of Elizabeth Gagde. They drew heavily on The Draughtsman's Contract, Blood on Satan's Claw and The Witchfinder (film). All classic horror staples from the '70s. They relished the language, and got David Warner in as a sidekick. And some very fruity references too!
And like Edgar Wright, their writing brings them the cream of British actors. Michele Dotrice in 12 Days of Christine, Jack Whitehall in La Couchette, Jane Horrocks in Cold Comfort. And those are only the ones I remember off the top of my head.
I'm quite liking Murder in Successville. As long as you expect it to be completely bizarre rather than unrelentingly funny. Some laugh out loud moments.
The premise is to take a fairly loose plot, and improvise around a non-acting guest star (a presenter, singer, reality TV star etc).
It's partly their reactions that make it funny. Although the over-sized, off-kilter impressions of the superstar inhabitants of the town - except Liam Hourican's Gordon Ramsey which is scarily accurate - are what make it so surreal.
And Inspector Sleet (the hugely talented and extremely tall Tom Davis) is always a joy to watch.
Catch it while it's still on iPlayer.
Can't decide if I actually like Murder in Paradise. It's too self-consciously quirky. And you can only do so many wool suit in the tropics jokes.
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Yeah - I couldn't really get into that.
I'm a bit down on British TV at the moment, particularly drama.
Ripper Street? It has that fellow from MI5 in it ...
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Oh, no, I adored Ripper Street. But what did the BBC do with Ripper Street? Cancelled after two series. Fortunately Amazon took it on and the bigger budget meant it was a much better show in the third series - and now they're making two more.
But - it's a few little gems in an otherwise fairly barren landscape right now. And when we do make a really cracking drama it tends to be very short run - Sherlock's awesome, but three episodes every 2-3 years is not enough. Utopia was fantastic - but it was cancelled after two series of six episodes.
I get into an American show and it's like it takes over my life for a few weeks while I immerse myself in 100+ episodes. Very few British drama or comedy series run to more than a handful of episodes a series - and those that do tend not to be that good - because they don't have the American writer's room culture to invigirate those longer series (there are a handful of exceptions to this - with Dr Who being the most obvious).
So, we end up with a few really awesome, quirky and creative shows that are highly compact. Great fun to watch but you can consume the entire product in a day.
Lot of great ideas - but not explored in anything like the scale or depth that American TV employs.
Nowadays, a lot of American drama is bringing all that creative quirk that comes from the creatrive freedom of cable tv and the auteur model (now spilling out into Network), but not limited to a total of 12 or 18 episodes across two or three years because that is also supported by a writer's room model and bigger budgets.
[eta] I should be clear that I'm not suggesting American TV is all Game of Thrones and True Detective - I know there is an awful lot of dross on the hundreds of available channels - but just looking at the good, original and well-made drama coming out of both the UK and the US - the balance has shifted noticeably over the past decade - and over the last three or four years drama production in the Uk seems to have fallen into a slump, to me.
Dana, your complaints are exactly the thing I love about British TV; they don't milk an idea endlessly, recycling stale material, scraping the bottom of the barrel or padding out thin material to cover six episodes with content that would barely cover one.
I may be imagining it, but it doesn't seem like Brits have really embraced whoredom in TV like we have in the US
There was that script for script remake of Law & Order ...
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Oh, no, you're imagining that. One of the reasons there is so little good, original drama and comedy is because of the onslaught of reality tv formats - that's how our TV whores paint their faces.
But even in drama - if a show has success, then there will be a slew of copies - fewer than in America, but that's because there is so little being made overall compared to America (obviously - there's a difference in scale). And a success from overseas will also set off a flurry - so we had loads of grim, besweatered scandi-style crime dramas. Some of them were decent - but for a little while it's like that's all anybody wanted to make.
There are some good shows. Every year there are some good shows. But they are so fleeting. Sure - those shorter runs tend to make for density and compression and that means much less filler - but the longer form runs allow for such depth of character arc in comparison. We do small and compact very well, but grandscale storytelling is a rarity. And I usually find, that even on the longer, network shows, whilst there are filler episodes, and sometimes runs of several episodes that are a very mixed bag - there is so much of it that you still end up with five times as much quality drama and storytelling. The collaborative nature of American writing means it doesn't get stale as fast as it might if it was one person trying to write at such length - and the willingness of the cable networks and newer production models to take risks means that some of the most adventurous and most innovative storytelling is coming our of the US.
Overall, I find I am less willing to commit to British drama - in much the same way as I rarely commit to standalone books these days - if I get into something, I want to be able to immerse myself in it. If I like a character, I want to see more of that character and delve deeper into who they are. I struggle with movies for the same reason.
I also am increidbly lazy in my viewing I think - I like genre tv and that's something the US does very well. I'm less inclined towards the drama of real life - which is what most Brit drama is concerned with.
I watch more British Mysteries than other Genres. And Downton Abbey.
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I have to say I'm with Foot on this.
I'm certainly not denigrating American drama shows - there have been three I've "lived" as you say Dana.
But remember how you were saying one of the things you like is to immerse yourself in the show completely, watching lots of episodes at once?
The shows I really enjoyed (ftr Queer as Folk, Hannibal, The Walking Dead) I have been able to do that through the glory of dvd. Would I have watched them week in week out? Not. I'd have got tired of them being a part of my life, hanging around and expecting me to be home at a certain time, showing me their same faces. I wouldn't have forgiven them the odd bland episode, the downright weird one where the characters all suddenly behaved out of character, the plot points which meandered about rather than ever becoming a proper story arc. I don't need my drama to be realistic - I like precognition, even when it's not in a supernatural sense - I like defined cause and effect, I like spotting something coming a mile off and wondering whether I'm right.
But then I'm just not a fan of drama on TV anyway.
There always has to be an extra layer to it. So I guess I'm a fan of genre drama too. In my case it's usually humor - I think British TV often blurs the line between drama/ comedy (Misfits for example).
Then again I like some of the big reality shows.
Big Brother went to Channel 5 to die quietly, it's true. But I still love I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here... and Britain's Got Talent. I used to watch both with my parents every week. I miss them (and my parents ;))
The Midsomer Murders was good, if slowly paced, but I don't see how there was anyone left alive in such a small community after all the murders (similar to Murder She Wrote). I also didn't like the main actor change up.
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Holy shit. I just watched the first episode of Catastrophe and I'm dying. Well, next door to dying. That is hilarious. Sadly, I only DL'd the first two episodes to test the waters.
I have to watch that again, the dialogue is brilliant.
And I'm a bit bummed at the 25 minute length.
I'm enjoying Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel. Good casting.
fuuuuuck.
first you tell me to watch Green Wing. I start it, trip the fuck out, and take a break. Now you're telling me I need to do the same with Catastrophe. OOOOOkkkkaaay.
Anyhow.
American tv is a many splendored thing. Mostly crap. Now, to be fair, I stream everything. Literally everything. I stream live the OTA broadcasts of the local channels, and I stream anything else via Netflix, HuluPlus, Crunchyroll, HBOGO, etc. MOSTLY because Fuck You Comcast. I fired them about ten years ago, and I've NEVER looked back with anything approaching a hint of nostalgia. Zip, Nada, Nothin.
Aaaaanywhooo.. I think there's a lot of great stuff out there, and plenty of dreck, but if I was twenty guys, and none of us had jobs or the need for food or toilet breaks, I couldn't watch a significant portion of what's *out there*. I know I can find something entertaining, something substantive, something worth watching without having Comcast sucking my wallet dry each month. My main problem is finding what's worth watching, not, how can I get updated on the most current episode so I can be part of the watercooler conversation.
As far as GB tv goes, I lurve Downton Abbey, via Netflix or PBS. Sherlock, of course. Luther, of course. Happy Valley, of course. I *KNOW* there are others, but I haven't been taking very good notes, sorry.
There is plenty of good stuff outside of British TV, but that's for another thread, right?
Watch Catastrophe, V.
It's far more linear than Green Wing, so won't mess with your head as much.
But it's agreeably rude, sexy, sweary and straightforward funny.
One of those shows that makes you laugh and think.
Like a bouquet of barbed wire.
Plus it's only six 25 English minute episodes, so that's like only an hour in American time.
Some of the lines are too fucking funny. Maybe even better than Big School. No, definitely even better than Big School, also only an hour in total for both seasons. Give or take.
Where are you getting Catastrophe? I can't find it via Netflix or HuluPlus.
Amazon Prime streaming only, unfortunately. Amazon produced the show, they're trying to compete with Netflix on original programming.
OMG, you guys are so fucking straight.
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Not to mention *cough* streaming links *cough*
Yeah. C'mon Dana let's go, they're not cool enough to hang out with.
I watch it on Channel 4 catchup in the library (only available in the UK).
I'm so square my corners dig into my boobs...
In May 2015, an extraordinary conversation took place in the White House. President Barack Obama interviewed Sir David Attenborough. Together, they candidly discuss the future of the planet, their passion for nature and what can be done to protect the environment. This intimate film includes behind-the-scenes footage of his latest project on the Great Barrier Reef, and some rarely seen moments from Attenborough's career.
This will be transmitted on Sunday 28th June in both the UK and US.
UK: BBC One 2230.
US: BBC America 1730 Eastern with extended repeat at 2000 Eastern.Trying to finish the last season of Rosemary and Thyme
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Please watch. Please, please watch.
Panel show with some of my absolute faves on.
FTR Micky Flanagan, national treasure Charlie Higson, Jimmy Carr and Richard Ayoade, quiz-master David Mitchell and scoring for them this episode, David Harewood (him off Homeland).
The format isn't all that original or clever; it's just good because of the contestants/ Mitchell.
I laughed so hard about the Catherine Zeta Jones/ Michael Douglas section (about 20 minutes in) I was actually scared I was going to throw up.
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Mark Gatiss to appear on Who Do You Think You Are this series. Yay!
He's in the ninth episode of ten, which won't broadcast until October.
I'll be watching out for it.
and today I discovered that assuming every british person will know when doctor who is coming back is racist... which brings me to the question: When is dr. who coming back?
Bit of a side step ...
Documentary about London's Met police. This is a side of London you probably won't see much of on US tv.
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So are there any recommendations in the realm of current british comedies? Hidden gems the rest of us might not have heard of yet?
I could really use one like that right about now...
Have you seen Babylon? That's pretty funny.
There's a one-off feature length / pilot - and then the series followed six months later, so make sure to watch the pilot first.
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"I WILL VERBALLY DOMINATE YOU" <3 ok if the trailer alone can make me laugh that hard the show must be good. Thank you, I am going to give it a go.
I know I've mentioned this show before, a long timeago, but I whole episodes just poppedup on my youtube recommends and reminded me about it. It's from the early noughties. Not sure if it'll play outside uk, but just in case it will:
The Governor and the Doctor face off :P
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I saw this come up as a repeat on the tv listings and hadn't seen it when it aired a few years ago, so went looking for it.
There's been some talk recently of the gang getting back together for a new series... I have mixed feelings about that. On the one hand, a whole new series of Blackadder is something to get excited about ...on the other hand what if it doesn't live up to the enormous expectations?
Anyhoo - this was aired for the 25th anniversary of the series starting and is very entertaining. Narrated by David Mitchell, and with some really nice cast interviews and behind the scenes stuff.
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For a number of reasons, I've not bothered with any TV drama for some considerable time but I thought I'd watch 'The Night Manager' based on the John le Carre novel of the same name.
I'm not used to seeing Hugh Laurie in anything other than comedy, Black Adder, Jeeves and Wooster etc., so I wasn't too sure that he could carry off the role of Richard Roper, international arms dealer.
However, he acquits himself splendidly with just the right level of menace bubbling along beneath the surface.
His Chief of Staff, Major Corkoran (Tom Hollander), although somewhat effete, is an equally unpleasant piece of work, the sort you'd cross the road to avoid even if you had never set eyes on him before.
The first episode, aired on Sunday, got the series off to a good start.
It's due to be shown in the US on Tuesday 19th April on
AMC and in Australia on BBC First later this year on a date yet to fixed.
The trailer is slightly misleading as it's not a blood and thunder production by any means and that side is somewhat over represented.
Can't wait for the next episode and might even buy the DVD when it comes out in a few months.
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BBC Link Might not work outside the UK for copyright reasons.
It don't work^^^
Try the AMC link above. There's a video there which, probably for reasons of copyright, won't work here!
It's a funny old world.
Thank You Sir. I might watch that if we get cable by then.
He was great as Dr House.
He was great as Dr House.
I was wondering about that series. I take it you'd recommend it?
I expect the DVDs are pretty expensive, but might be worth pursuing.
I loved that show. It's not the greatest television ever made, and is quite formulaic, but it does some interesting stuff, is funny and dark by turn, and his performance is excellent. One thing I really liked about it is that having established a strong formula, they were then able to play with that and at times subvert it in really interesting ways.
I loved that show. It's not the greatest television ever made, and is quite formulaic, but it does some interesting stuff, is funny and dark by turn, and his performance is excellent. One thing I really liked about it is that having established a strong formula, they were then able to play with that and at times subvert it in really interesting ways.
Thanks Dani. I'll add that to my ever expanding Amazon Wish List (DVD Section).
Rather than taking a complete punt on the dvd, here's the pilot episode on Youtube to see if it grabs you first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FanXU570rYc
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Rather than taking a complete punt on the dvd, here's the pilot episode on Youtube to see if it grabs you first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FanXU570rYc
(part 1, other parts on the side bar)
Thanks again! I'll give it a go and take it from there.:thumb:
Yey, Grantchester is back!
For the uninitiated, here's a promo for the first series (I think I posted it around here at the time, but can't find it):
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and an extended promo for the series one dvd (six eps)
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