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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
I'm a big Marvel fan, and I'd tend to agree. However, there have been some misses - I thought Luke Cage dragged a bit, and Iron Fist was downright daft, to the point I had to give up on it. Defenders is good so far, (I'm three in as well) and pleased that it seems to be a limited 8 episode run rather than the standard issue 13, so there isn't the opportunity for filler some of the other series seem to have had. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Not quite as iconic, but I also enjoyed their micky take of the modern Masterchef too -
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Given the ending and there being only four episodes in the latest series, I don't quite believe Mr. Kay on this one. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Yep, she played Jesse's drug addicted girlfriend -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Loved Jessica Jones, had a very Buffy/Angel vibe and though David Tennant was a good villain in it. Just finished Luke Cage and by far the biggest slog of the Netflix marvels so far. Wasn't that keen on the idea of Iron Fist either but the trailer looks good so I'll give it a go when it's out. -
It's also the plan - or at least has been for the past 3-4 years - of the English RL side. I have always found poppies on sports kits a bit tokenistic. The players - in football especially - wear almost hundreds of names/logos over the course of a career. Can't argue with the sentiment, of course, but to me the value is lessened when it's plastered next to a huge logo of Kingston Press Cider (for example) It is an extremely recent development in all sports - I don't remember GB RL ever wearing a poppy on the pitch when we've had all our internationals at this time of year in the SL era. Does anyone know who was the first professional sports team to start it? I'm guessing it may have been in the Premier League
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
You know what, despite watching the first series and sort of enjoying it, I'm not exactly desperate to see the second. Not really sure where they can take it. It's been getting decent reviews, but then so did the first and I thought I was seeing a different show. I thought it was OK, but not exactly amazing. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
I managed to see it last night after all, how the tables have turned..! -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
The Walking Dead tonight - but I can't watch until tomorrow, so I expect someone to spoil who has died for me via text at approx. 9.01pm tonight. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
The Louis Theroux documentary on him revisiting his Jimmy Saville interview was interesting. A lot of familiar ground covered, but the most fascinating was the footage of Saville when he thought the camera was off him, which I don't think was in the original doc. Very telling. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
I really liked it. One of the better impressions shows of recent times - although the competition isn't exactly fierce. I've seen it before but her Fearne Cotton impression is absolutely outstanding. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
If it's anything like the film, probably best you don't. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle on Sky - a "documentary" where Alan looks at the schism between the north and the south. Funniest thing I've seen in ages, it really is vintage Partridge. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Agreed. I was never a fan of Cunk's "Moments of Wonder" on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe and was baffled as to why people loved that bit. After last night, I'll gladly admit I was wrong. Howling with laughter. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
I make no apologies about how much I laugh at this - almost all of it at the narration though which really does elevate it above the dross it actually is (in fact in most episodes they refer to how awful the show is). Slightly higher brow - the latest series of Better Call Saul has been an absolute masterclass in slow burn drama. The latest episode bringing events to a head nicely before the final episode in the season next week. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Actually in the UK a distribution deal hasn't been finalised due to the links with C4 so it may be that in this country it's on TV before Netflix -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what happens here - I've got Netflix which has some decent exclusives but the only one where I've been annoyed I've not had the service to watch the show is Fear The Walking Dead on BT - having seen it since I don't know what I was bothered about. However Netflix won't be the market leader forever and it'll be interesting to see what happens as the market gets more saturated every year - big year next year for Amazon who are clearly going all out with the new not quite Top Gear. Actually some of my favourite shows this year have been Netflix exclusives - the latest being Jessica Jones, strong Buffy and Angel vibes but a lot darker. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
It's been coasting for a long long time now. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
The Walking Dead - Season 6 has been superb so far, with all three episodes so far being completely gripping. Every time you think they can't really go much further with it, they pull something out of the bag. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
To be fair, she left the News Quiz after the election and her party didn't elect a leader until July - I think they are focused on 2020 rather than the one just gone. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
They only make one series a year (new series starts on Friday) - I think they are all filmed over a period of 2-3 weeks though -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Boring is the last word I would use to describe Daredevil, but each to their own and all that. It's certainly the least superhero-y of the majority of things out there and uses it's format well to study the characters in a way most of the movies don't/won't. The Kingpin is actually the first villain in the Marvel side you actually get to know a bit about his motivations. I think it's the only tv series from both DC and Marvel in the past few years that has been worth watching anyway, but can understand why it isn't everyone's cup of tea -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
I haven't properly engaged with 'New' Simpsons in a long time, but this still makes me sadder than it should. He's clearly had enough, and is one of the only voice actors on that seems to voice the - hardly controversial - opinion that it's no longer as good as it once was. The first 10 years of the show include some of the funniest comedy I've ever seen on TV. It looks like the show is going to go on though - even though it still does have the occasional hit episode, it's sad to see one of the best shows ever (at one time) limp on towards death. -
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Amber Avenger replied to Bedford Roughyed's topic in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
Yeah. Was scheduled to start recording at 10am (usually is after election night) so should have vast majority of stuff covered. -
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My favourite line was "Millionaire womaniser who has convinced everyone not to vote, met up with Russell Brand"