In before someone mentions X-Factor, Strictly Come Dancing, or some other rubbish.

In before someone mentions X-Factor, Strictly Come Dancing, or some other rubbish.

At the moment I'm liking The Trip.

And I also enjoyed seeing Jedward having the piss ripped out of them by everyone the week before.

The Trip is what some might call a post-modern TV show. It's hard to describe why it's good, but I watched the second episode last night and didn't stop grinning / laughing all the way through.
In the first episode it's hard to get a handle on whether it's being played "straight" or is fully scripted, or whether these characters are actually themselves. Part of the enjoyment is working that out.

An Idiot Abroad has a similar motive but does also function as a real documentary.


Anyone watching "Coppers"? That's supposed to be a straightforward documentary, and an especially gritty one, but I've not watched it yet.

Finally got around to watching the TV adaptation of the Mark Billingham book 'Sleepyhead' (on Sky One as Thorne: Sleepyhead).

It was very good indeed. Three one hour episodes, and it worked pretty well. I like what they did with the flashbacks.

I am looking forward to watching the next one: Scaredycat.

I thought Terry Wogan made a jolly good host on Buzzcocks last week.

Wogan just did "bemused Wogan". Which is fair enough; it's a fairly amusing act still, but he could roll it out on virtually any show on television and I'd chuckle amiably along.

Buzzcocks itself is a shambling corpse of a show though since the departures of S. Amstell and B. Bailey. Jupitus was always fairly awful, but he kind of worked within the dynamic of a show when Lamarr's biliousness (or Amstell's sensational rudeness (and I mean that in a good way)) were more the focus. Now there's a guest host every week and him and (urgh) Fielding have taken up more of a central role, it's pretty fucking charmless and awful.

Wogan just did "bemused Wogan". Which is fair enough; it's a fairly amusing act still, but he could roll it out on virtually any show on television and I'd chuckle amiably along.

Buzzcocks itself is a shambling corpse of a show though since the departures of S. Amstell and B. Bailey. Jupitus was always fairly awful, but he kind of worked within the dynamic of a show when Lamarr's biliousness (or Amstell's sensational rudeness (and I mean that in a good way)) were more the focus. Now there's a guest host every week and him and (urgh) Fielding have taken up more of a central role, it's pretty fucking charmless and awful.

What is 'The Trip', pliz?

I thought Amstell was the beginning of the end to be honest. Lamarr often seemed to have a genuine contempt for the people he ripped into as well as a genuine love of music whereas with Amstell it was all just friendly "outrageous" celebrity bum-licking.

Anyone watching "Coppers"?

What is 'The Trip', pliz?

It's a gentle comedy with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing sort of themselves on a tour of some restaurants in the north. It's ace.

I'd let someone take me there.

Did anyone watch this last night?
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/todd-margaret

From the trailer for episode 1 I really didn't fancy it, but one of my colleagues rates it highly and the comments here make me feel I ought to give it a try.

Misfits is back on E4 and is fantastic.

Is it better than the first season? Because it was rubbish.

I really liked the first series. The writing, humour and characterisation were very good, I thought.

I recorded it but haven't watched it yet. I have high hopes.

We Sky+d Coppers, and so far have watched the first one which was about custody staff in police stations. It is refreshingly and depressingly real, in the way the prisoners are shown to be treated and in how common it is for some people to be in jail. It seems quite well made though, it makes you feel sorry for some people (andtracks the history of some of the regulars) as well as raising a laugh.

Finally got around to watching the TV adaptation of the Mark Billingham book 'Sleepyhead' (on Sky One as Thorne: Sleepyhead).

It was very good indeed. Three one hour episodes, and it worked pretty well. I like what they did with the flashbacks.

I watched this yesterday. A handful of laughs, some awkward bits that fell a bit flat but overall not too bad for a first episode. Will watch another episode before deciding.

That was right good! Thanks for the recommendation.

It freaked me out a bit. Didin't think much of the other one though, Scaredycat or something.

I'm really enjoying I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, mainly because Gillian Poo Lady Hunchback McKeith is so thoroughly embarrassing herself.

Shush, you lot watch X Factor.