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First half was fun, witty, well written, surprising and interesting. Second half was self indulgent rubbish that spoiled the whole premise.

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First half was fun, witty, well written, surprising and interesting. Second half was self indulgent rubbish that spoiled the whole premise.

Yes.


Aye, it was all over the fucking place. Very disappointing stuff.


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I'm probably being harsh because it was enjoyable enough, but compared to previous episodes of Sherlock it was pretty crap.

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Despite the shortfalls of the episode I'm pretty sure we'd all have a go on the glass noisy thing, right?

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Did anyone watch Deutschland 83 last night on Channel 4?
A German spy drama set in the early 80s and quite interesting, I thought.


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Did anyone watch Deutschland 83 last night on Channel 4?
A German spy drama set in the early 80s and quite interesting, I thought.


It looks interesting. I've recorded both that one and 'War & Peace' to view when I get round to it.


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Re 'Sherlock'.

Agree with most of the sentiments expressed here. I was enjoying the Victorian stuff (it felt like a loveable self-parody but got quite gripping) and really felt cheated by the dream explanation. I've read comments suggesting that

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Did anyone watch Deutschland 83 last night on Channel 4?
A German spy drama set in the early 80s and quite interesting, I thought.


It looks interesting. I've recorded both that one and 'War & Peace' to view when I get round to it.


I've also recorded War and Peace though that might be a bit heavy going for me.


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Re 'Sherlock'.

Agree with most of the sentiments expressed here. I was enjoying the Victorian stuff (it felt like a loveable self-parody but got quite gripping) and really felt cheated by the dream explanation. I've read comments suggesting that

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but that could have been done in a modern setting.

I reckon the BBC over-ordered fake moustaches.


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I quite liked Sherlock, and thought it was no different from usual, really.

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You didn't wonder where all the horses had come from, maybe?

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You didn't wonder where all the horses had come from, maybe?


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War & Peace. Pretty good, although I'm not keen on the way everyone has to be referred to by their full names, even when just in conversation with each other.

Endeavour. Yay! Still seems to have the habit of tying up the plot very quickly at the end, but I can forgive that.


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War & Peace. Pretty good, although I'm not keen on the way everyone has to be referred to by their full names, even when just in conversation with each other.


You'll probably be thankful for that eventually.

When I was (even more) pretentious as a teenager I read War and Peace just so I could say I had. There were about 8 people all called Pierre, or Peter or Pietr, and loads of Anna, Anne, Ana (memory is hazy now) but it was bloody confusing.

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When I was (even more) pretentious as a teenager I read War and Peace just so I could say I had. There were about 8 people all called Pierre, or Peter or Pietr, and loads of Anna, Anne, Ana (memory is hazy now) but it was bloody confusing.


This. I was a similiar pretentious teenager. Can't remember anything about it now, other than that the war bits were more interesting to teenage me than the soppy lovey-dovey peace bits.

The name issue is why I've always struggled with Doestovesky, especially when as well as referring to people by first name they also use the patronymic.


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In One Hundred Years of Solitude Colonel Aureliano Buendía is the father of Aureliano José, and of seventeen sons each named Aureliano, by seventeen different women.

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In One Hundred Years of Solitude Colonel Aureliano Buendía is the father of Aureliano José, and of seventeen sons each named Aureliano, by seventeen different women.


And in the dress uniform of a colonel in the Columbian army? A red shirt.

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I got that in a set of classic 'must read' books a few years ago. It bored the arse off me and by about chapter 5 I just gave up on it. Same with Jack Kerouac's 'On the road.'


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It's my second favourite book of all time.

It's full of magic.

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It's my second favourite book of all time.

It's full of magic.

You seem to be confusing it with Harry Potter.

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No, because Harry Potter is bloody awful as a series of pieces of literature.

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No, because Harry Potter is bloody awful as a series of pieces of literature.

Having not read them, I cannot comment. All I shall say is this: they are full of magic.

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You've just said you cannot comment.

All I can say is this: nine of them are my second favourite book of all time.

Anyway, to the book that was actually being talked about, it is magic. 'Magical Realism' to be more precise. Mundane settings for a wonderful storyline in which magical happenings (people unexpectedly turning into a cloud of yellow butterflies, or floating into the clouds whilst hanging out the washing) are just accepted as part of the day's events. The book itself is lovely, and a wonderful place to escape to.

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You've just said you cannot comment.

All I can say is this: nine of them are my second favourite book of all time.

Anyway, to the book that was actually being talked about, it is magic. 'Magical Realism' to be more precise. Mundane settings for a wonderful storyline in which magical happenings (people unexpectedly turning into a cloud of yellow butterflies, or floating into the clouds whilst hanging out the washing) are just accepted as part of the day's events. The book itself is lovely, and a wonderful place to escape to.

You read a different copy of War and Peace to me :S

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You've just said you cannot comment.

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You've just said you cannot comment.

All I can say is this: nine of them are my second favourite book of all time.

Anyway, to the book that was actually being talked about, it is magic. 'Magical Realism' to be more precise. Mundane settings for a wonderful storyline in which magical happenings (people unexpectedly turning into a cloud of yellow butterflies, or floating into the clouds whilst hanging out the washing) are just accepted as part of the day's events. The book itself is lovely, and a wonderful place to escape to.

You read a different copy of War and Peace to me :S


I didn't say originally being talked about. :)

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Mimi wrote:
No, because Harry Potter is bloody awful as a series of pieces of literature.


Yep, totally overrated. I don't dislike the story, but the literary style isn't great.


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No, because Harry Potter is bloody awful as a series of pieces of literature.


Yep, totally overrated. I don't dislike the story, but the literary style isn't great.

Exactly the same. The premise and story is great (apart from the boring thousand pages in the woods), but that woman can't write for toffee.

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'The Story of Scottish Art' - BBC4 yesterday.

I really enjoyed this. The visuals were amazing and the presenter's knowledge and enthusiasm was infectious. Far better than the Lucy Worlsey show about Russia that followed. I normally like her stuff but this one on Peter the Great felt far too 'Blue Peter'-ish.


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The show did remind me how much I enjoy Russian history. And yes, she is good.


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The Age Of Loneliness on the Beeb last night was a real eye opener for me. Simultaneously fascinating and worrying.


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We don't have a wireless thread but last night's episode of 'The Archers' was the creepiest yet in the ongoing Helen/Rob storyline. Course, I knew he was evil two years ago.


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How is it possible that in this day and age* we don't have a thread for the wireless?

*1951?

Please call it the wireless forever, Kern, you magical man from the past :)

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We don't have a wireless thread but last night's episode of 'The Archers' was the creepiest yet in the ongoing Helen/Rob storyline. Course, I knew he was evil two years ago.


I hope they don't get rid of him, he's splendidly creepy.

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I hope they don't get rid of him, he's splendidly creepy.


This! It's a superb performance, and a well-written character. I was in the cinema the other week and I convinced myself that he was the mystery voice doing the 'turn your phone off' annoucement.

Mimi, I'm very pleased that today's kids use the term 'wireless', even if they don't mean steam radio.


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I hope they don't get rid of him, he's splendidly creepy.


This! It's a superb performance, and a well-written character. I was in the cinema the other week and I convinced myself that he was the mystery voice doing the 'turn your phone off' annoucement.

Mimi, I'm very pleased that today's kids use the term 'wireless', even if they don't mean steam radio.


Tim Watson's dulcet tones turn up in many places (mainly video games according to his IMDB).

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How is it possible that in this day and age* we don't have a thread for the wireless?

*1951?


Here's a fun piece on Transdiffusion about what you could hear on 7 February 1938.

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Stan Lee's Lucky Man is really rather good.

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The new series of 'Raised By Wolves' started on Wednesday. Though obviously everyone knew that because you all watched it because none of you are the kind of mentalists who don't think it's amazing. Right?


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I was disappointed by it. Hope it gets as good as the first series.


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And what the fuck did they do to Grantchester? Depressing, poor plot, poor acting. Must be the 'difficult series two' syndrome.

The Night Manager, on the other hand, is the dog's wossnames.


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We watched a BBC junk TV thing called 'who's the Boss?' Or something similar, about team hiring of a new position at Brewdog.

Man, what an insufferable bunch of knobs. The CEO was just a giant penis employing a load of beards with jeans that were too tight.

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We watched a BBC junk TV thing called 'who's the Boss?' Or something similar, about team hiring of a new position at Brewdog.

Man, what an insufferable bunch of knobs. The CEO was just a giant penis employing a load of beards with jeans that were too tight.

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Victoria Coren-Mitchell's interview with Sandi Toksvig on Radio 4 just now was an utter joy.

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They are two of my favourite three women on TV. Get Dr Alice Roberts in between them and it'd be the most amazing party evereverever.

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