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The last two nights I've watched 'Silent Witness' on BBC1.
That's pretty good. I've been recording 'My big fat gypsy wedding' as it is one of the funniest show around.
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So far this month I've seen Zen(Rufus Sewell), Human Planet, a rather excellent series worth seeing for the magnificent scenery shown, Hattie-BBC4, about Hattie Jacques and her husband John Le Mesurier & her lover John Schofield-very well made with Ruth Jones and Robert Bathurst, The Magicians-BBC1-with Lenny Henry-magic and illusions galore, All New Total Wipeout-BBC1-funniest thing on tv in the same vein as It's A Knockout once was, Fast & Loose-BBC2, a quiz/improvisation show like Whose Line Is It Anyway used to be, and Episodes-BBC2 adult comedy which is very funny. I don't watch ITV or Channel 4(except Deal or No Deal) nor do I bother with Channel 5.
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Bloody hell
There`s no point anyone offering them a breath mint either i guess I actually saw something decent on the telly earlier in the week , my own reflection . Fact i watched it until the reflection gave me the finger Can`t stand programs that insult the viewer
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A big statement for me here Boardwalk Empire I kind of watched this show in a way I shouldn't have, ain't on TV here yet but will be next month on pay TV. As a Sopranos nut, this show is equal too it and threatens too be better, hard to imagine. Quote:
Can't wait too watch the entire series
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I watched the first episode of Charlie Brooker's 'How TV Ruined Your Life' this morning on the BBC's iPlayer facility
It was titled 'Fear' and describes how TV scaremongering often generates and fuels unnecessary fears and concerns in the minds of viewers. It starts with the old 70s public information films (you know the ones: a paternalistic stentorian voice upbraiding us plebs about the dangers of climbing a stepladder while wearing rollerskates, that kind of thing), moving onto stuff like 'Crimewatch' and post-apocalyptic Cold War stuff like 'Threads' before looking at contemporary programming and films in which voyeuristic horror is masked as 'educational entertainment' Made me glad I don't watch much of the damn thing! Apart from the odd programme which I watch on demand on the net, and the occasional DVD, the TV in my home is hardly ever on. Maybe a couple of times a week |
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I recently discovered Dead Like Me (though it's been off the air for a few years it's new to me). I'm only 4 episodes in, but I'm enjoying it greatly; some truly funny moments, and a few truly touching ones as well. About an 18-year-old girl who dies and becomes a Grim Reaper. Just a job, you know?
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Bob Monkhouse WASN'T, as you say, a "kleptomaniac", but a genuine, legitimate collector of film and tv. I recommend you read a copy of his autobiography "Crying With Laughter". At one time,Mr. Monkhouse had one of the largest film collections in the world. FACT!
I also saw the documentary on him. He was always one of my fave tv personalities, and is sadly missed. One thing that maybe of interest, is that, did you know, he provided voices in the 1966 film "THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO." He provided the voice of Zero X navigator Brad Newman and also the voice of the compere in the Swinging Star nightclub (Alan Tracy's dream sequence.) |
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I look at our TV all the time, just a question of taking the plunge and switching it on.
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Dead Like Me, as well!
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Stick with it mate. It really develops well. The second series especially! The movie (which i bought recently) is a bit of a stretch though! Mandy Patankin who plays Rube was otherwise occupied and even more unforgiving they had a totally different actress playing 'Daisy Odere' ... who you probably haven't met yet. Never the less, this was the first series I bought on DVD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM3BTBuevmw Music by Stuart Copeland. Of the Police. |
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