Futtocks Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Documentary on ITV4 at 10.00 tonight about Jason Robinson. Has this been on before? And if so, did it mention Rugby League? He was interviewed about it on Radio 5 today. RL did get the odd mention, but that interview was more about his personal problems than about his sporting career. If he hadn't said "y'know" every sentence, the interview would have been a lot shorter... Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 My cant miss prog at the moment.Simply sublime you never know whats coming. Sheridan Smith great. Steve Pemberton loves playing dodgy germans. Thank you TRL ers. It was this thread on Inside No 9 that prompted me to watch it on " catch up"It's brilliant. I hope they show series 1 again Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Thank you TRL ers. It was this thread on Inside No 9 that prompted me to watch it on " catch up" It's brilliant. I hope they show series 1 again I'd message you about how to download series 1, but I think your PM inbox is full. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) Hmm, there are a couple of free Kindle apps that allow you to watch sports broadcasts from the UK and abroad. I've just downloaded one, and am watching IPL cricket! Legalities? Well, it is sold on Amazon's own site, so I'd assume it was somehow on the level. You have to click through an advert or two when you change screens, as well as watching one full advert every now and then, but the picture quality's passable and I can live with the occasional bit of buffering. Not all the channels work, and the interface is not great, but what the hell. Edited April 11, 2015 by Futtocks Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Having a night catching up on the telly tonight and watching Criminal Minds, season 10, episode 3: A Thousand Suns. Yeeesh... after the Germanwings and Malaysia Airlines in Ukraine flights that's certainly a creepy episode. Right up to about half-way through the episode, they were talking about the potential of the co-pilot doing a suicide run and taking the 150 passengers with him. I wonder if that co-pilot of the Germanwings flight saw that episode and got the idea from that. I need a whisky. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Having a night catching up on the telly tonight and watching Criminal Minds, season 10, episode 3: A Thousand Suns. Yeeesh... after the Germanwings and Malaysia Airlines in Ukraine flights that's certainly a creepy episode. Right up to about half-way through the episode, they were talking about the potential of the co-pilot doing a suicide run and taking the 150 passengers with him. I wonder if that co-pilot of the Germanwings flight saw that episode and got the idea from that. I need a whisky. And the co-pilot in the episode had a history of depression, treatment and medication. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) On a lighter note my family and I enjoyed Ninja Warrior UK. Not as good as the Japanese version (gotta love the fishermen Nagano) but still good fun. Edited April 12, 2015 by Wiltshire Rhino 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuffer Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) Looking forward to Game of Thrones starting again tonight.....similarly to Breaking Bad, I initially resisted watching this due to the hype but I have to say, after a couple of episodes I was hooked and now have several seasons to catch up on!! It really is epic in terms of characters and plots and the violence is brutal.....it's great the way it seems to have resurrected lots of random British actors and launched the careers of new ones too Edited April 13, 2015 by chuffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Orphan Black is back on Saturday for series 3! Pity it's not in the UK, despite being paid for by the BBC... "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Doffarf Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Newzoids launched tonight following much fanfare heralding the 'new Spitting Image'. Can't say I was impressed. The puppets are recognizable but the voices in the main could be anybody. And despite an absolute army of writers the programme was pretty much joke free. Anybody else see it? And when they found our shadows Grouped around the TV sets They ran down every lead They repeated every test They checked out all the data on their lists And then the alien anthropologists Admitted they were still perplexed But on eliminating every other reason For our sad demise They logged the only explanation left This species has amused itself to death No tears to cry no feelings left This species has amused itself to death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Newzoids launched tonight following much fanfare heralding the 'new Spitting Image'. Can't say I was impressed. The puppets are recognizable but the voices in the main could be anybody. And despite an absolute army of writers the programme was pretty much joke free. Anybody else see it? I watch 5 minutes and to be honest that was too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Newzoids launched tonight following much fanfare heralding the 'new Spitting Image'. Can't say I was impressed. The puppets are recognizable but the voices in the main could be anybody. And despite an absolute army of writers the programme was pretty much joke free. Anybody else see it? Yes. I thought it was pretty good. Made me laugh out loud a few times. Very much reminded me of Spitting Image, and was just as hit and miss in its heyday. People only remember the good bits now. Hopefully this new show will run as long and grow into a worthwhile (and rare) bit of primetime satire, a genre that's almost extinct on the mainstream channels these days. Well done to ITV for at least having a go. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I watch 5 minutes and to be honest that was too long. Nothing like giving a new show a chance. And that's nothing like... etc. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I missed 'Newzoids', so have just had a watch on the ITVPlayer. I managed 8 minutes. Hard work it was, too. It's all a bit tame, some of the voices are okay, some very poor and it wasn't particularly funny. Whoever played David Cameron seemed never to have actually heard him speak before. I remember 'Spitting Image' and although it was always hit and miss, at least it hit now and then, and hit hard. Newzoids just seems a bit scared to have a real go. The puppet caricatures are also less vicious than Fluck & Law's ones. It is more like 'DC Follies' than 'Spitting Image'. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumblebee Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Newzoids launched tonight following much fanfare heralding the 'new Spitting Image'. Can't say I was impressed.   The puppets are recognizable but the voices in the main could be anybody. And despite an absolute army of writers the programme was pretty much joke free.   Anybody else see it? Pretty disappointed with it tbh, the material wasn't too bad, but the puppets are so lame compared to what they had with Spitting Image, they just look like dolls with animated faces. It's very rare for anything in the modern age to be significantly worse than it's equivalent from 30 years ago, yet Newzoids has somehow managed it. Edited April 16, 2015 by scrumblebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Doffarf Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I missed 'Newzoids', so have just had a watch on the ITVPlayer. I managed 8 minutes. Hard work it was, too. It's all a bit tame, some of the voices are okay, some very poor and it wasn't particularly funny. Whoever played David Cameron seemed never to have actually heard him speak before. I remember 'Spitting Image' and although it was always hit and miss, at least it hit now and then, and hit hard. Newzoids just seems a bit scared to have a real go. The puppet caricatures are also less vicious than Fluck & Law's ones. It is more like 'DC Follies' than 'Spitting Image'. I did wonder if the writers were frightened of causing controversy during the election campaign, but surely that's what political satire is all about? I've got it on series link so I'll give it another go, but it needs to improve massively. I'm glad John D found it funny. As webmaster on here he certainly needs a sense of humour. And when they found our shadows Grouped around the TV sets They ran down every lead They repeated every test They checked out all the data on their lists And then the alien anthropologists Admitted they were still perplexed But on eliminating every other reason For our sad demise They logged the only explanation left This species has amused itself to death No tears to cry no feelings left This species has amused itself to death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I did wonder if the writers were frightened of causing controversy during the election campaign, but surely that's what political satire is all about? I've got it on series link so I'll give it another go, but it needs to improve massively. I'm glad John D found it funny. As webmaster on here he certainly needs a sense of humour. I'll definitely give episode 2 a chance, just in case. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Watched Newzoids tonight. Wasn't awful, just seemed like it tried too hard to be fair to all the main political parties. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Channel 4's 'Ballot Monkeys' made a promising start last night, despite having to introduce 4 separate sets of characters. A decent cast and writers who are experienced at inserting last-minute topical lines (as they did on 'Drop the dead Donkey'). And the joke about Tony Blair and the Chilcot Enquiry... if it was a joke! More bite than 'Newzoids', certainly. Edited April 22, 2015 by Futtocks Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Things you never expected to read in the Radio Times, but really did #427: Chris Kamara and Coleen Nolan host a speed dating event for rabbits. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 'Newzoids' episode 2. A bit better. Still lacking real satirical fangs. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Avenger Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) Channel 4's 'Ballot Monkeys' made a promising start last night, despite having to introduce 4 separate sets of characters. A decent cast and writers who are experienced at inserting last-minute topical lines (as they did on 'Drop the dead Donkey'). And the joke about Tony Blair and the Chilcot Enquiry... if it was a joke! More bite than 'Newzoids', certainly. Yes - I really enjoyed this. Some very cutting lines certainly - I thought it could have gone either way before it aired, but I should have known with the writers involved and some of the cast that we were in safe hands. Ben Miller as the Lib Dem constantly referencing Foinavon was very good. More of this kind of thing please. Edited April 23, 2015 by Amber Avenger SQL Honours Play off mini league winner - 2002. Bronze Medalist - 2003. Big Split Group Winner - 2006. Minor Stupidship - 2005, 2006. Cup Silver Medalist - 2008, 2009 CHAMPION - 2005, 2009, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my missus Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 is this "spike tv" the same spike that used to show aussie rl in the USA? Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes I can barely define the shape of this moment in time(roger waters) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Roughyed Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Didn't have high hopes from the adverts... But have enjoyed Car Share with Peter Kay on the iPlayer. With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Roughyed Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Caught up with Ballot Monkeys. Very good considering how it is written so close to airing. With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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