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PostPosted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:42 
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When making a reference to something else, there's a very fine line between 'subtle' and 'so vague as to be incomprehensible'. I'm just saying.


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'Ian Hislop's Olden Days' is a fun look at how we've mined history and myth for our own purposes throughout the ages. Charming and informative.


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Oh, I watched this yesterday and thought if you, Kern! Mostly because of the re-enactment montage at the beginning.

I enjoyed the two episodes I watched: lighthearted and interesting :)

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Oh, I watched this yesterday and thought if you, Kern! Mostly because of the re-enactment montage at the beginning.


Didn't spot anyone I know, though I think I recognised one or two of the groups shown.


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Did anyone see the pilot for 'Game Face' last night? It's a standard sitcom, and doubtless available on 4OD.

Nothing particularly original about it, but it had me laughing out loud on several occasions, and I thought that it was brilliant. The rant at the book club was perfect.

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Channel 4 have has some excellent standard sitcoms. Black Books and Father Ted to name but two.


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Black Books

Obligatory post about him from Black Books being my next door neighbour a few years back.

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Black Books

Obligatory post about him from Black Books being my next door neighbour a few years back.


Obligatory request for clarification about which of the two male leads you're taking about.


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Obligatory post about him from Black Books being my next door neighbour a few years back.

Obligatory request for clarification about which of the two male leads you're taking about.

Not Bill Baily. I wouldn't take him anywhere.

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BBC2 are showing a German drama series about WW2 'Our Mothers, Our Fathers' on Saturday. Might be interesting to see a German view of their history.


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Looks like most of Only Connect is on YouTube.

Went through most of series 1 this weekend. Excellent stuff.

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Just watched the first series of Luther.

Fucking hell that was good.

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Romeo Dunn ;)

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Watched the new Fast Show episode last night, not very good. Same old stuff and not as funny.


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 Post subject: Re: General Purpose UK TV thread
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Watched the new Fast Show episode last night, not very good. Same old stuff and not as funny.


Agreed. Smirked once or twice but that was about it.

If you're going to bring back a well-loved sketch show, make sure that A) You bring a few new ideas to the table or, failing that, B) You make sure it's damn funny.

This achieved neither of those and seemed utterly pointless.


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Did no-one watch Utopia then ?

First series was excellent and this 2nd-series prequel episode was also pretty great IMO.


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Watched a bit of S1 and didn't like it.

Half way through the first ep of The Strain at the mo, and am not entirely convinced.


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Interesting series started on BBC2 last night about the Stuarts. First episode looks at James I/VI's attempts to 'make a nation' out of Scotland and England.


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'Long Shadow'. Interesting programme on BBC2 last night looking at how attitudes to WW1 have changed over the years.


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"Marvelous" the Neil Baldwin bio pic is on BBC tonight (9pm I believe)...possibly of interest only to those of us who went to Keele or support Stoke City.

...but watch it.

/Oh and Neil will be played by the splendid Toby Jones

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New series of Plebs; jolly good. Grumio is my fave character.


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 Post subject: Re: General Purpose UK TV thread
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Shows that have restarted in the last few weeks in case you missed them

South Park
The Good Wife
Chicago Fire and PD
Marvel Agents of Shield
Sleepy Hollow
The Blacklist
Boardwalk Empire
Haven
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 Post subject: Re: General Purpose UK TV thread
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Wrong thread, I believe ;)

However, Downton did start again last week. Woo!

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Second series of 'Peaky Blinders' starts on Thursday. Can't wait - really loved the first series. Gangs in 1920s Brum: brilliant stuff.


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Downton did start again last week. Woo!

Mate.

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Atlantis returns on BBC 15th November

Ham acting and cheap special effects but I love this show!


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A while back there was a good pilot for a cop show called Babylon. Follows all levels of the police in a comedy/drama way. Loads of familiar faces.

Anyway, I see it is starting as a full series soon! Yeah!

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Wanted to like Babylon but it didn't quite do it for me. I felt it needed to lean either slightly further towards comedy or drama.

Great cast though.


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Absolutely loved the second series of 'Peaky Blinders', but as with the first I felt a little irritated by the ending. Dam it, I want Thomas Selby to be in control of the situation.

Still remains one of the best shows of recent times, with great direction, brilliant characters, and a soundtrack of awesome.


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I've just started watching 'Only Connect'. Why did nobody tell me how awesome (and difficult) that show is?


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Twisted fucking flax!
Only connect is great, they used to use Greek letters as the round question options and people complained that it was too intellectual, so they changed it to hieroglyphics :D


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Quiz show presented by Mrs David Mitchell.

Teams have to find the link between four items/clues/people/other things. Very addictive, but also dam tricky.


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Victoria Coren, you mean? You sexist pig, defining a woman by her spouse. What is this, the 1800s?

Sorry, came over all Myppy there.

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The majority of episodes are on YouTube by the way.

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Victoria Coren, you mean? You sexist pig, defining a woman by her spouse. What is this, the 1800s?

Sorry, came over all Myppy there.

I think she prefers Victoria Coren Mitchell.

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The majority of episodes are on YouTube by the way.


There goes the long dark winter nights! Yay!


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The majority of episodes are on YouTube by the way.


There goes the long dark winter nights! Yay!


A few users have set up playlists, but IIRC most of series 4 is missing, but if you find a list with loads of eps in then it's likely the full run.

The current series is entirely on iPlayer.

After a while you'll find it clicks, as it's more about lateral thinking than general knowledge a lot of the time.

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Dominic Sandbrook's look at the history of sci-fi was very enjoyable.


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Surprisingly, it turns out that watching Nigel Farage get drunk does not great television make.


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Surprisingly, it turns out that watching Nigel Farage get drunk does not great television make.

It's not fun watching your best mates gets drunk, let alone someone you despise.

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Not sure if we have covered it (I might have already but full of Xmas Cold) The Fall S2 is out. Very good show


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Yes indeed. Is it going to finish this season, does anyone know?

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Yes indeed. Is it going to finish this season, does anyone know?

Final episode tonight and based on the advertising I think it's the final final. Gillian Anderson :luv:


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We've been watching that too. The Missing was pretty damn good as well.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Poor Tony :'(


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Black Mirror - White Christmas

Surprised no-one has mentioned this yet.
I thought it was great.

Big fan of this show in general and this was one of the best episodes IMO.


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Black Mirror - White Christmas

Surprised no-one has mentioned this yet.
I thought it was great.

Big fan of this show in general and this was one of the best episodes IMO.

I thought it was excellent, the best black mirror so far. Brooker seems to have exorcised his humorous language which always felt jarring. Now he has something which is funny because it's so absurd, not because people are saying rude words. The end was mind bendingly brutal. Merry Christmas!


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