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Post by trubble on Nov 3, 2009 15:20:58 GMT
This week's review - Must See TV : The Force - More 4. Fly-on-the-wall documentary series following the Hampshire Constabulary and their various departments and investigations. No stars, no wasting time on getting to know officers' homelife sob stories, no comedy, just a peek into how investigations work. Intelligent, no-nonsense film making. www.channel4.com/programmes/the-force/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1  Serial Offender of the Week (TV):Emma BBC1 & 2  Pretty dresses modelled by annoying actors saying stupid lines and not tripping over the lovely furniture. I even began to hate Knightley.  ZZzzzz TVLife - BBC1 & 2 I've recorded it and haven't watched one minute.  Nature Attenborough Reptiles Plants Blah Blah Blah Who Cares.  Sound as a Pound Radio: Archive on 4 - Ken Campbell. (Radio 4, of course, where else?!) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nhny6Faultless production, interesting content. I liked it so much I listened twice. Everyone should be a bit more Ken Campbell and a little less Barbara Woodhouse. The world would be a more interesting place.   Fright Night:The Bee Gees on Strictly Come Dancing. W. T. F. |
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Post by Patrick on Nov 3, 2009 15:29:24 GMT
I was thinking of giving The Force a look. I'm usually allergic to anything like that - but when it's done properly.......
Ken Campbell - fantastically mad and talented and not a little scary! Thanks for the reminder.
I like things in the 'hands off' style of doc making - like the "Storyville" series and "One Life" and their predecessors. Where the people tell the story and there is rarely an annoying interviewer or high as a kite narrator saying stupid things.
New Series of t the new "The Family" might be worth a look too. That programme (provided they haven't dumbed it down) is Good Old Fashioned Channel 4 stuff. When it was all Arty and not quite so Yoof-ey.
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Post by trubble on Nov 3, 2009 15:41:42 GMT
Yep, Patrick, The Force is Storyville standard, I think you'll like it.
Channel 4 have got a bit better recently. The True Stories series on More 4 is fantastic.
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Post by Patrick on Nov 3, 2009 15:51:33 GMT
Listening to A on 4 now. Excellent! Going to buy a PC and ending up with a Parrot!  |
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Post by Patrick on Dec 9, 2009 12:11:29 GMT
Victoria Wood is back with a Chrimbo special! It includes an visit to Bo Beaumont - the highly acclaimed star of Acorn Antiques (Mrs Overall) Another treat on the 29th is an eveing dedicated to June Whitfield - including (how could you resist!) An episode of Terry and June! Bless. Sad to see that only Sky has a Jaques Tati film this year, time was when it was one of Channel Four's Christmas traditions. Sky though? <shiver!> Couldn't see Casablanca or My Fair Lady in the schedules either. If you see them let me know. |
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Post by everso on Dec 10, 2009 15:34:02 GMT
I just hope they put "Meet Me In St. Louis" on this Christmas. I never fail to get a lump in my throat at this one:
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Post by trubble on Dec 10, 2009 16:34:09 GMT
Yes.  |
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Post by sesley on Dec 11, 2009 13:54:39 GMT
how about this film and so for today with the bankers and credit crunch since it was about the Great Depression of the 1930'
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Post by everso on Dec 11, 2009 16:50:46 GMT
Sesley, yes. It's one of Mr. E's favourites. He was disgusted recently to learn that they've had the temerity to fanny around with it and do it in colour.
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Post by aubrey on Dec 16, 2009 9:34:12 GMT
The colour looks a bit better than they way they used to do it, though it's still a disgusting idea.
BBC2 have a season of Noir films on over Christmas, all starting pretty late.
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Post by everso on Dec 16, 2009 16:18:57 GMT
I wait for the day when they try to foist a colour Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film on me. Although, to be fair, their last one was in colour, but it doesn't count because it wasn't made in the 1930s.
Having said that, I'd love to know the colour of all those fabulous dresses that Ginger wore.
Everso - The Stub Crouch Fred and Ginger Expert
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Dec 20, 2009 23:32:08 GMT
The Crimbob tele is shite this year!  I will be hosting my own DVD-fest this year, harking back to a better time, a time when DOUG MCCLURE RULED THE EARTH!!!AH |
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Post by Patrick on Dec 31, 2009 16:17:14 GMT
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Post by Weyland on Dec 31, 2009 16:21:40 GMT
Pretty good. One of its best features being that Clarkson isn't in it. Wistful Comment Department: It would've made a great Charades subject. Too late now.The Day of the Triffids was really dire. Shame, because the book is excellent. |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Dec 31, 2009 16:55:07 GMT
Didn't watch the remake, the original 6 part BBC series with John Duttine is excellent though, I bought it on DVD few years ago. AH |
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Post by Patrick on Dec 31, 2009 17:40:32 GMT
Pretty good. One of its best features being that Clarkson isn't in it. Wistful Comment Department: It would've made a great Charades subject. Too late now.Marcus Brigstocke "Tweet" over Christmas: "My son's new Scalextric track is brilliant. God I love toys. Pretended to be Clarkson and simulated death scenarios."
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Post by Patrick on Jan 1, 2010 22:32:11 GMT
I watched that boat going down that river tonight - and I just wanted to be on it! Or on one. The ultimate freedom! The ultimate "Life? You can't touch me". I'd sell up everything I'd have tomorrow if the right boat came along. - With somewhere to moor it that was cheap to live on - and that would be impossible!  |
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Post by everso on Jan 1, 2010 23:58:39 GMT
I watched that boat going down that river tonight - and I just wanted to be on it! Or on one. The ultimate freedom! The ultimate "Life? You can't touch me". I'd sell up everything I'd have tomorrow if the right boat came along. - With somewhere to moor it that was cheap to live on - and that would be impossible! [/color] Boats are o.k. so long as there's a shower, flush toilet and somewhere to plug in my hairdryer. |
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Post by trubble on Jan 2, 2010 15:38:33 GMT
What did you think of the Shannon One Designs? They were the boats in the slow drift race.
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Post by trubble on Jan 2, 2010 15:41:25 GMT
And back on to TV in general: anyone watching Celebrity Mastermind? I am catching up on it, I have got as far as the Stuart Maconie episode. That guy with the Oscar special subject was a bit rubbish - we know this because I beat him not only in his general knowledge but in his subject. And as for the guy who picked motorways...
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