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Author:  Zardoz [ Mon Dec 18, 2017 17:59 ]
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Only things that I'll be sure to watch are The Highway Rat and The League of Gentlemen Specials.

Anything else caught the Hive Mind's stare?

Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Dec 18, 2017 18:03 ]
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Cebeebies Panto, probably

Author:  Zardoz [ Mon Dec 18, 2017 18:05 ]
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Jesus no.

Author:  Mimi [ Mon Dec 18, 2017 18:33 ]
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Ah what, they’re brilliant. Mr Bloom is always excellent, as is Robert the Robot.

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Dec 18, 2017 18:44 ]
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<narrows eyes>

Author:  Morte [ Mon Dec 18, 2017 23:33 ]
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League of Gentlemen...

Exploding pets and traumatised children, it's great to have them back.

Author:  LewieP [ Tue Dec 19, 2017 3:35 ]
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Song of the Sea is on.

I spotted this in Mark Kermode's roundup of good movies on over Christmas, some other good ones too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMwvxTCO6_8

Author:  devilman [ Tue Dec 26, 2017 15:25 ]
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I'm not really one for Christmas TV, but I enjoyed the Upstart Crow special. Although it helps that I saw Love Actually for the first time a few days ago, so I at least got the reference to it.

Author:  Kern [ Tue Dec 26, 2017 18:15 ]
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Big Fat Quiz is on at 21:00 today!

Or for a while afterwards, if you wish to disgrace and demean yourself in front of your family by trying to use All4.

Author:  Warhead [ Tue Dec 26, 2017 18:49 ]
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I recommend:

Doodlebugs. Episode 1 gave me a few laughs, particularly the polar bear with his toy petrol can.

300 years of French and Saunders, particular the Poldark sketch.

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders hit the bubbles in Absolutely Champers.

Author:  Mimi [ Tue Dec 26, 2017 18:50 ]
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Is Jennifer Saunders in Doodlebugs?

Author:  Warhead [ Tue Dec 26, 2017 18:54 ]
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No.

As far as I know, anyway.

We haven’t watched a lot of telly over the Eve and the Day as we’re always doing family things and playing games, so I’ve been catching up on stuff we recorded.

Little Women and The Miniaturist look quite promising for tonight.

Author:  Mimi [ Tue Dec 26, 2017 19:03 ]
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Ah, I want to watch Little Women, even though I know it will make me cry. Who doesn’t love Angela Lansbury?

Not heard if the miniaturist, shall do a google.

Author:  Grim... [ Wed Dec 27, 2017 0:07 ]
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Kern wrote:
Big Fat Quiz is on at 21:00 today!

Or for a while afterwards, if you wish to disgrace and demean yourself in front of your family by trying to use All4.

Mo Farrah sign!

Author:  Cras [ Wed Dec 27, 2017 0:34 ]
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Bloody love the Big Fat Quiz

Author:  Satsuma [ Wed Dec 27, 2017 0:52 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Kern wrote:
Big Fat Quiz is on at 21:00 today!

Or for a while afterwards, if you wish to disgrace and demean yourself in front of your family by trying to use All4.

Mo Farrah sign!


Yeah, he didn’t fucking wear out that joke a billion sodding times.

And Richard Ayoyade and Noel Fielding doing the same schtick.

“Noel, What’s your answer?”
“TWO NOUNS CRAMMED TOGETHER.”
Studio audience laughs themselves until they audiably shit themselves.
“And what else did you write Richard?”
“I wrote a concurrent series of words that form a sentence”
Studio audience fart their lungs out and die.

Author:  Warhead [ Wed Dec 27, 2017 18:14 ]
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Mimi wrote:
Ah, I want to watch Little Women, even though I know it will make me cry. Who doesn’t love Angela Lansbury?

Not heard if the miniaturist, shall do a google.


The Miniaturist is like watching living Vermeer paintings. Visually superb.

Author:  Mimi [ Wed Dec 27, 2017 18:25 ]
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Then I shall definitely be watching. When I looked the other day only the first part had aired and I thought I’d probably watch them back to back.

Author:  Warhead [ Wed Dec 27, 2017 18:39 ]
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Part 2 is on tonight.

Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:12 ]
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We watched the miniaturist over the past two nights and it was, indeed, beautiful. It was intriguing and held the attention well over what was, really, a three hour film split over two episodes. Brilliant but if TV and a great recommendation. Thanks Warhead.

Author:  Warhead [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:34 ]
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My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.

I watched the first episode of McMafia, hoping for great things, but I'm undecided about it. The subtitles for the Russian dialogue were on and off too quickly in places, and I felt it needed a bit more plot setting before it launched into the bombing and violence, and when they started talking about financial 'vehicles' and money laundering complexities, I started to lose focus. It might improve, but I'll have to watch it on my own as Mrs W didn't enjoy it at all.

Author:  MaliA [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:46 ]
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Warhead wrote:
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.

I watched the first episode of McMafia, hoping for great things, but I'm undecided about it. The subtitles for the Russian dialogue were on and off too quickly in places, and I felt it needed a bit more plot setting before it launched into the bombing and violence, and when they started talking about financial 'vehicles' and money laundering complexities, I started to lose focus. It might improve, but I'll have to watch it on my own as Mrs W didn't enjoy it at all.


I liked it. All subtitles should have said "Hey, cousin, let's go bowling" though.

Author:  Warhead [ Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:51 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Warhead wrote:
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.

I watched the first episode of McMafia, hoping for great things, but I'm undecided about it. The subtitles for the Russian dialogue were on and off too quickly in places, and I felt it needed a bit more plot setting before it launched into the bombing and violence, and when they started talking about financial 'vehicles' and money laundering complexities, I started to lose focus. It might improve, but I'll have to watch it on my own as Mrs W didn't enjoy it at all.


I liked it. All subtitles should have said "Hey, cousin, let's go bowling" though.


The TiVo's set to record it all, so I'll give it a go.

The 'Have Your Say' comments about it on the Beeb seem to be quite divided between those who think it's brill and those who ...... er, don't, but that seems to be fairly common, from what I've seen. There are some who just hate the Beeb and never have a good word to say about anything it does.

Author:  Mimi [ Fri Jan 05, 2018 23:45 ]
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Watch d the first two (of three) parts of Luttke Women today. Excellent Lansbury. Fake Dumbledore’s accent still wobbling all over the place despite him having v about six lines, but still quite b articulate. Also a good reason to cry for two hours straight. I knew I would as I read the book when I was wee, but I’ve bot even watched the last bit yet and I’m already sniffled out.

Author:  Warhead [ Sat Jan 06, 2018 0:35 ]
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We thoroughly enjoyed it too. BBC drama at its best.

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