Wolford6 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I've been bingeing on Skyplus downloads of Salvage Hunters from Quest. It must have been shown for years but I had not seen any till the lockdown. Really good for the antiques restoration series; I'm not much interested in the car-restoring series. The presenter is a dealer called Drew Pritchard. I've spent years dealing with members of the public, site workers, colleagues and clients and got the impression that, offscreen, he may not be as pleasant as on it. Checked the internet; my initial impession seems reasonable. Mind you, I'm still downloading and watching the show. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 55 minutes ago, Shadow said: Did you mean to post that twice or did you boob? It's how certain I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Given the death of live sports, I am surprised about the fact Premier/Freesports haven't shown any of the back catalogue of Championship Games. Is this because Sky now own the rights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 18 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said: Given the death of live sports, I am surprised about the fact Premier/Freesports haven't shown any of the back catalogue of Championship Games. Is this because Sky now own the rights? The stuff on Freesports during the crisis seems to be 2019 content. Their RL content, even if they have retained it in their archives, is older than that. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Futtocks said: The stuff on Freesports during the crisis seems to be 2019 content. Their RL content, even if they have retained it in their archives, is older than that. They are showing Ice Hockey from 2008 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said: They are showing Ice Hockey from 2008 this morning. Ice Hockey is a sport they still have rights to. So they'd probably be pushing sports that they want viewers to come back to once the crisis abates and live broadcasts resume. It'd be nice if they showed a few RL matches, though. Have you tried emailing them or contacting them on social media? Maybe it just hasn't crossed their minds. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Shoelaces Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 On 18/04/2020 at 17:50, tim2 said: I did not care for Killing Eve. There, I've said it. It's become a parody of itself. The " kill rate " is beyond a joke. I don't know how people can take it seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said: It's become a parody of itself. The " kill rate " is beyond a joke. I don't know how people can take it seriously. I don't think it's meant to be taken seriously is it? I wouldn't go as far to call it a black comedy but it is certainly packed with dark humour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 45 minutes ago, Dave T said: I don't think it's meant to be taken seriously is it? I wouldn't go as far to call it a black comedy but it is certainly packed with dark humour. Exactly. If it was your standard espionage show, I probably wouldn't have started watching it. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 BT Sport have got better sports documentaries than Sky I’ve noticed during this lockdown. They are helped by having the rights to ESPN output. My top 5: 1. Greavsie 2. The inventors of Fantasy Baseball story 3. The one about USC college football team 4. The 50 year curse of Cleveland sports fans 5. Team of the Eighties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevorkfevfan Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Kate & Koji was the most racist thing I have seen on TV since Love Thy Neiegbour, but it was also the most intelligent thing I've seen on racial equality for 40 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Desmonds was closest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 21/04/2020 at 15:02, Gerrumonside ref said: BT Sport have got better sports documentaries than Sky I’ve noticed during this lockdown. They are helped by having the rights to ESPN output. My top 5: 1. Greavsie 2. The inventors of Fantasy Baseball story 3. The one about USC college football team 4. The 50 year curse of Cleveland sports fans 5. Team of the Eighties I watched ‘ No Mas ‘ . That was good . Still didn’t get to the bottom of Duran’s thinking though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I’m binge watching Mindhunter for a bit of light entertainment ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 21/04/2020 at 15:02, Gerrumonside ref said: BT Sport have got better sports documentaries than Sky I’ve noticed during this lockdown. They are helped by having the rights to ESPN output. My top 5: 1. Greavsie 2. The inventors of Fantasy Baseball story 3. The one about USC college football team 4. The 50 year curse of Cleveland sports fans 5. Team of the Eighties There's only one ... Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, DavidM said: I watched ‘ No Mas ‘ . That was good . Still didn’t get to the bottom of Duran’s thinking though If it’s the same one I’ve seen it gave me the impression he still hasn’t come to terms with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 21/04/2020 at 10:21, Futtocks said: The stuff on Freesports during the crisis seems to be 2019 content. Their RL content, even if they have retained it in their archives, is older than that. Formula E from 2014, why can't (wont?) Matt Shaw use a bit of pressure to show free rugby league? Oh, maybe they are filling their schedules with PRO14 rubbish, and very dodgy European Cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 All sports channels should cancel subscription until lockdown finishes, and be 'free-to-air', right across the board. SKY, BT, Eurosport everything, it's not like they are paying for anything right now, but it will help the UK's mental health. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 51 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said: Formula E from 2014, why can't (wont?) Matt Shaw use a bit of pressure to show free rugby league? Oh, maybe they are filling their schedules with PRO14 rubbish, and very dodgy European Cricket. I'm assuming they have ongoing rights to all the above. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivans82 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Devs.......watched the first episode , totally baffled ......watched the 2nd total dross....stuck with it for episode 3.......must be the dullest thing ever televised ......learnt my lesson and given up .......same old dull tuneless songs running through it which unfortunately have leaked through to other shows , Killing Eve , Our Girl to name just 2 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Gangs of london. WOW, Just watched first 2 parts and its great,its like peaky blinders in eastenders,Very violent but seems to be better filming than a lot a top movies have seen in a few years.Great stuff to keep me out the garden weeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Whats that border patrol all about, they found dried rats,spiders and giant meal worms in some lady from thilands holiday luggage at melborne airport.She said it were to make soups with.Fine of $440 cheered her up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 11 hours ago, silverback said: Gangs of london. WOW, Just watched first 2 parts and its great,its like peaky blinders in eastenders,Very violent but seems to be better filming than a lot a top movies have seen in a few years.Great stuff to keep me out the garden weeding. I watched episode 1 last night. Both the boss and I loved it. 1 Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 20 hours ago, Bleep1673 said: All sports channels should cancel subscription until lockdown finishes, and be 'free-to-air', right across the board. SKY, BT, Eurosport everything, it's not like they are paying for anything right now, but it will help the UK's mental health. Sky have been showing plenty of old rugby league games on their Sky Sports Mix channel that's available to all subscribers. I watched St Helens v Wigan 2003 yesterday and there's a few on their website you can watch on demand on that channel. "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...
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