publicist 4,643 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Definitely. The british SHAMELESS or ALAN PARTRIDGE for starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Shameless started out quite brilliantly and I watched it for about three series, but in later ones it devolved into farce and went totally OTT, so I stopped watching it. Don't know how it ended and don't know if it ever got back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,822 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Has anyone else seen it? any thoughts?No, I don't think anybody else on this board has ever seen Star Trek before. You may be the first.Oh, I didn't know that everybody here would have watched the 60s series.i thought most of you are watching contemporary series..I scarcely see any posts on old films and old series..(prior to 1980 that is)i thought most people are apalled by the old effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Given the lamentable fact that most guys started watching tv in their early childhood, 'contemporary' is a relative word. People who grew up in the 80's had not much of a choice: T. J. HOOKER and STAR TREK it was and thousands of new Shat fans were born.(as for the effects of STAR TREK, i hardly remember the old series except for a hideous creature we called the salt monster back then; i refrain from google it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,822 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Given the lamentable fact that most guys started watching tv in their early childhood, 'contemporary' is a relative word. People who grew up in the 80's had not much of a choice: T. J. HOOKER and STAR TREK it was and thousands of new Shat fans were born.(as for the effects of STAR TREK, i hardly remember the old series except for a hideous creature we called the salt monster back then; i refrain from google it)You mean Star Trek was broadcasted in European countries too?Well, here it didn't.. Only The Next Generation Series..hehe, yes, I've seen the episode with the salt monster. It was fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Has anyone else seen it? any thoughts?No, I don't think anybody else on this board has ever seen Star Trek before. You may be the first.Oh, I didn't know that everybody here would have watched the 60s series.i thought most of you are watching contemporary series..I scarcely see any posts on old films and old series..(prior to 1980 that is)i thought most people are apalled by the old effects.Oh come on, the old series is considered a classic and one of the most repeated shows of the 1960's!Maybe not everyone has seen the ntire show, in HD three or 4 times, but most people of a certain age will have caught the show at some point in their life.You mean Star Trek was broadcasted in European countries too?Well, here it didn't.. Only The Next Generation Series..It was broadcasted in Holland, and the BBC have done so various times.I've seen it on german TV also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I don't think I've seen a single episode of any Star Trek TV series (and possibly not any of the original films either). T.J. Hooker, on the other hand, was pretty much synonymous with "Saturday night" when I was a kid. Well, either it or Murder She Wrote... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Star TrekWhich Star Trek Character Is The Most Physically Attractive?Which Star Trek (TOS) DVDs are best?Are there more Star Trek Fans on JWFan?The Official "Recommend A Star Trek Episode to Marc" ThreadStar Trek TOS (Contains Spoilers)Star Trek TOSObscure Star Trek TOS questionStar Trek - TOS Recommended Order?Top 10 Star Trek TOS Episodes?Star Trek Questions and NitpicksA question about Star Trek (lore)All the Star Trek live action series' coming to NetflixStar Trek: The Original Series 15 CD Box Set coming from La-La Land RecordsTV: Balance of Terror, Star Trek 1st Season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Does anyone know if there's ever been a Star Trek thread on this forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I bought the TOS Blu set but haven't opened it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,822 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Oh come on, the old series is considered a classic and one of the most repeated shows of the 1960's! Well, Gone with the Wind and Ben-Hur are considered classic of the classics too, but Jay hasn't seen them. I bought the TOS Blu set but haven't opened it yet.Be careful, because in some players, there have been many reports of audio going slowly out of sync.I had that problem with PowerDVD on my PC, but fortunately I don't have it with WinDVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I never saw Gone with the Wind either, but I could watch Ben Hur anytime and love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Speaking of 1960s television and of great British comedy programmes, Hancock's Half Hour exemplifies both at once! There are a lot of episodes and many of them are very dated now, as one would expect, but some - especially those of the final series (titled simply Hancock) - are still magnificent. This one, The Blood Donor, is the most famous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC1-Mrlm3TU Sir Hilary Bray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Star TrekWhich Star Trek Character Is The Most Physically Attractive?Which Star Trek (TOS) DVDs are best?Are there more Star Trek Fans on JWFan?The Official "Recommend A Star Trek Episode to Marc" ThreadStar Trek TOS (Contains Spoilers)Star Trek TOSObscure Star Trek TOS questionStar Trek - TOS Recommended Order?Top 10 Star Trek TOS Episodes?Star Trek Questions and NitpicksA question about Star Trek (lore)All the Star Trek live action series' coming to NetflixStar Trek: The Original Series 15 CD Box Set coming from La-La Land RecordsTV: Balance of Terror, Star Trek 1st Season.Stop kidding yourself Jason. Everyone here is too young and brainwashed by modern cinema and television to enjoy something like Star Trek in its original incarnation! Aside from Peep Show I've not seen much. What else would you recommend?The Thick of It and The Trip.Ahhhh yes. I do need to see more than the tiny bit I've caught of Peter Capaldi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Speaking of 1960s television and of great British comedy programmes, Hancock's Half Hour exemplifies both at once! There are a lot of episodes and many of them are very dated now, as one would expect, but some - especially those of the final series (titled simply Hancock) - are still magnificent.This one, The Blood Donor, is the most famous.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC1-Mrlm3TU"what about Magna Carta, did she not die in vain!?" Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 My favourite of Hancock's stuff is his The Archers piss-take:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5bOq7EhJF0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5bOq7EhJF0(Part 2) Sir Hilary Bray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 My favourite of Hancock's stuff is his The Archers piss-take:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5bOq7EhJF0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5bOq7EhJF0(Part 2)Ach, I got the quote skew-whiff I listen to the shows on the iplayer and dated or not, they're a riot. Especially on radio when Sid James fluffs his lines and Hancock says: "Go on, take a run at it" or once when Hancock hears this woman's sharp laughter: "Madam please!"I like the Hancock series (that being just Hancock) but it somehow was lacking without Sid James or Kenneth Williams (love his idiot-voice).You know, it's getting me itching to catch up on the likes of Steptoe and co. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Started Broadchurch. Nicely suspensefull and dramatic murder mystery drama from ITV.Olivia Colman and Tennant look like they are gonna be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 So, you'll also watch crime shows. 3 genres is better than 2 I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Oh I love a well done crime show. It isnt exactly True Detective, but so far it's very solid.I like sitcoms and drama too btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Well raced to the 8 eps of Broadchurch with great ease. Excellent murder mystery with a very solid and dramatic conclusion,For some reason the Americans are remaking this with David Tennant also starring in that version...with an American accent rather then his very excellent Scottish one.They say the ending will be different, but the trailer looks disturbingly like the show I just watched...just more 'Merican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I started this yesternight, but the post WC cold left me hanging asleep after episode 1. The main actor looks creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,323 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I really should watch An Idiot Abroad. Loved The Office, but after the very disappointing Extras, Gervais and Merchant created a funny show again.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I watched the first couple of seasons a couple of years ago. Humorous and light, it was very easy watching. Never found it hilarious though like a lot of people apparently did. Maybe because I found Pilkington to be quite obviously not as stupid as he made himself out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 He looks like you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 EXTRAS was very disappointing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 For Alex? Sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,323 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 It's not an AlexCremers type comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,323 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 That doesn't compute! I loved The Office to death and the bits I've seen from An Idiot Abroad are downright hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 EXTRAS was great, IDIOT ABROAD not so much. Playing the ignorant slob card works much better with a Partridge type of persona, the delusions of grandeur make it funny. Just a prole is only cringeworthy...and only sometimes in a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 But you disliked extra's!An Idiot Abroad is a very nice variation on the travel docu, having a "average" bloke instead of the all knowing "Michael Palin" type. I agree with Lee that Pilkington probably isn't as much of a manc moron that he is portrayed on the show.It's basically like one of those Top Gear specials where they go to a foreign country....but without the cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,323 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I like it when Top Gear goes abroad! (the trucks episode!)Was Extras written by Gervais & Merchant? The whole show felt so contrived ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 It did. And all the celeb cameo's bothered me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,323 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 They bothered me big time! It was watchable but everything felt so 'off', I don't think I laughed once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I have friends working on big movie productions here in Babelsberg all the time...they didn't found the cameos contrived but too flattering (in some cases). I go by my gut instincts and say you are wrong!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 They bothered me big time! It was watchable but everything felt so 'off', I don't think I laughed once.It felt like a vanity projectr after the enormous success of The Office ("hey, look at who we were able to get on our new show!") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,323 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Hey, I'm Ricky Gervais so everything I say is funny!Of course the guy from An Idiot Abroad is not a real idiot. He sees a different kind of truth and has a way to enlarge that (typical British, I suppose).It even gets funnier when Willow (Warwick Davis) accompanies the idiot.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I like the idea of a travel show hosted by a guy that doesn't really care about traveling, and treats everything he sees with a sort of suspicion.An Idiot Abroad basically does the same thing as this web page and explains why often traveling to a famous, exotic location is disappointing.http://themetapicture.com/famous-photos-from-a-different-angle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 It's too square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Anyone seen Gervais and Pilkington's Derek? Set in a care home, it's become a bit of a cult hit here. I heard it was funny and poignant, so I watched the first episode. Didn't make it to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,323 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 An Idiot Abroad basically does the same thing as this web page and explains why often traveling to a famous, exotic location is disappointing.http://themetapicture.com/famous-photos-from-a-different-angle/Sorta, but it's much funnier than those pics.Someone said I should watch Derek but I noticed he had the DVDs of Extras and the American version of The Office standing on his shelf. I can't trust him. He also had every season of The Wire, which makes up for his mistakes, but that's not a comedy show.Yes, I judge people by their DVD collection!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I've just moved house last weekend and felt really self conscious when a helper noticed my Emmerich 2012 blu-ray (which I bought for 3 quid) sitting on top of a stack of movies. I left myself foolishly wide open there, which is unlike me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 He must have thought you were a moron!What did you tell him? It was a gift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 No words were exchanged. There was just a quiet, uncomfortable acknowledgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,323 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 You've been judged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 No words were exchanged. There was just a quiet, uncomfortable acknowledgement.Like a mate accidentally finding your DVD of Transsexual Heaven VII.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 There are worse things than porn dvd's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 That can be explained by having it to use when you are taking your temperature!Thats why I have anal lube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I thought that the first series of Extras was brilliant, and the first two episodes of the second were even better; it started to focus on silliness after that, but was still extremely funny for the rest of the series. The concluding specials, on the other hand, I couldn't stand at all; they were soaked in a sentimentality which drowned out all of the humour (of which I guess there was quite a bit) for me, and I haven't been able to bring myself to watch them since their first broadcast. This sort of soppiness seems to be a regular characteristic of Gervais' later work (possibly including Derek, though I haven't seen any full episode of that). Life's Too Short was enjoyable enough, and without so much of the saccharine. I like the Hancock series (that being just Hancock) but it somehow was lacking without Sid James or Kenneth Williams (love his idiot-voice). Maybe...it's been ages since I last saw any of those programmes. Absurdly, I have the "Tony Hancock Collection" boxed set (which is supposed to contain most of the Hancock's Half Hour episodes), but I lost it as soon as I brought it home from the shop a few years ago. I think it's fallen behind a pile of books, and I'm going to have to hire a JCB to dig it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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