Help - Search - Member List - Calendar
Full Version: Television
Badgerfest Forum > Everything > Front Page Articles
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
King
Gets extra credit for use of the word Bostin'.

As in (Brummy:)

"Alright Ben? 'Ave a good weekend?"
"Yeah, bostin'"
King
Broken News was Genius. Discuss.
Sammyboy
I have a new programme to challenge "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"

Its called "I'm Sammyboy, come and hammer rusty nails into my head."

Not only does it have a similar amount of entertainment value but it would also cause me a similar amount of pain.

I know what you're saying, "But Sammyboy, if you don't like I'm a Celebrity, just change channel." This is a good point. I dont watch it. I do change channel. It just kind of worries me that programmes like this attract such a huge audience and it makes you wonder about the state of the majority of this country. i.e. going straight down the toilet.

+ The Sun

+ the fact there are now 4 ITV channels full of cack.

Discuss.
jonnyploy
The ITV thing blows my mind. They really don't have enough quality programming to fill up 1 channel, so having 4 of them is just bonkers. What will happen (if it hasn't already) is that one of the extra channels will just show repeats of Inspector Morse, while the other two will have completely unwelcome extra amounts of behind the scenes shenanigans from their shite flagship programs like X Factor (or the X Files if you're Em) and I'm A Twat, Kill Me.

Speaking of shite programs, my sister went to the X Factor last night. Apparently, you could see her during one of the songs, but I missed it cos I was having a tear-up in the party capital of Britain, Llandudno.
King
Wait. Your sister was being tortured on live TV while you were having fun in the People's Republic of Wales? How could you?
Tart
QUOTE(Sammyboy @ 26-Nov-05, 15:05)
I know what you're saying, "But Sammyboy, if you don't like I'm a Celebrity, just change channel." This is a good point. I dont watch it. I do change channel. It just kind of worries me that programmes like this attract such a huge audience and it makes you wonder about the state of the majority of this country. i.e. going straight down the toilet.

+ The Sun

+ the fact there are now 4 ITV channels full of cack.

Discuss.
*



Before we bought our place in Exeter, we looked at a report of the demographic of the area the place was in. It bought up some interesting trends. Apparently people in our street...

- Buy lots of frozen food, particularly hamburgers.
- Are susceptible to advertising.
- Watch predominatly ITV.

Obviously we thought we'd fit right in...
Sammyboy
Regarding the genius that is ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

Having been introduced to this by Pedro, I have now worked my way through the first series and am about to start ploughing through the second.

Pete, who is your favourite character? Mine is undoubtedly Tobias for his attempts at acting and his never-nude jean cut-offs.

For anyone who hasn't watched it - do so forthwith.
Pete
QUOTE
Pete, who is your favourite character? Mine is undoubtedly Tobias for his attempts at acting and his never-nude jean cut-offs.

Definitely Tobias; he gets even more absurd in series two.

Gob cracks me up every time he glides into a scene on his segway, the joke never gets old.

For those that wish to try the show, download the torrent of series one that I've attached to this post. Azureus and BitComet are two of the best BitTorrent clients.
jonnyploy
Yes, Tobias does get even more bonkers and even funnier in season 2.

I find Maeby pretty funny as a character as well. She's has such a dry sense of humour.

The thing that cracks me up every time, no matter how many times I hear it is the fact that George Michael is called George Michael.

jonnyploy
BBC News: West Wing axed

What am I going to do now?

Suggestions welcome.
King
Frankly I reckon it's a good thing; how could they have pushed it on past 7 series without Bartlett as President? Not to mention the severe lack of Leo. Sadness reigns nevertheless, but tinged with satisfaction that it's still good, no sharks involved.
Sammyboy
Having copied and watched all 6 episodes of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (courtesy of Jonnyboy) it appears that this was the thinking behind the series by the writers:

Episodes 1-5: We'll make them merely mind-bendingly hilarious

Episode 6 (the one with the woman who turns into broccolli): We're going to crank it up several thousand notches to a point at which people won't be able to watch given to actually crying their eyes out. I have to say the pop video starring Sanchez is fantastic and the highlight of the series.

Verdict on the series: Genuinely great and again (like Mike's insistence on Brookmyre) something which people have been telling me to watch for months and months. Next time any of you lot recommend anything to me I will do it straight away rather than putting it off. Honest.

Thornton Reed is my favourite character by a mile. Also did anyone see him popping up in a lead role on the IT Crowd? Not bad. A grower I think. Also new Green Wing soon. Yay!

Rick Dagless MD
Jennie
File this under--useless, but funny--

As a nice touch from the folks at BBC America, Seasons 1/2 of Red Dwarf come equipped with trading cards. You too can own Rimmer, Lister, Kochanski, and Cat cards when you order the DVDs.

Also, the intro menu has the LONGEST set-up anywhere, mostly to hide the ridiculous number of easter eggs they felt necessary to put on the DVDs.

All this AND the Japanese version of the first episode. What more could you want?
Sammyboy
Interesting Jennie, I'll swap you a Rimmer-doing-a-salute for the-Cat-doing-a-dance card.

Meanwhile on UK TV, two series that are must-watches (for me anyway)

24 (started last night on Sky One, Sundays at 9pm)

Thats right, Jack's back and this time he has to un-fake his faked death at the end of day 4 so he can go and clear his name after being framed in the assassination of President Palmer. Check it one time select.

The Apprentice (Starts Feb 22nd BBC2)

Thats right, Sir Alan is back and has to pick a new apprentice out of a selection of arrogant, pushy wannabe high-fliers by proving themselves in a series of tasks. Jungle is massive.
Pete
Season 3 of Arrested Development has just matured.

Start downloading.
DanSon
Watched the first apprentice episode of the 2nd season - excellent as ever.

Already apparent is the new "Saira" hate-figure. This time in the form of a c*nt named Syed.

What's different is the girls actually seem to have a chance of winning a few rounds this time.

If you never watched the first try it - it's a interesting view into how wretched and kniving people can be. And how well more decent people cope with it.


Sammyboy
I concur - the Apprentice is the nuts.

Its not only Syed who annoyed me in the first episode, surely the woman called Jo with the curly hair has to go soon. She is far too hyperactive, excitable and gobby.

Sir Alan's comments are the best though.
DanSon
Jo - just a mental case. She actually seems a little pathetic. You can't help feel that her jumping up and down screaming at the sight of a nice bed is a little put on.

Still hope Syed goes before her though.

jonnyploy
Not current television, but classic television:

Mysterious Cities of Gold.

Just watched the first two episodes. Such a deep cartoon. Father Rodriguez dies in the first episode - moving stuff. There are also these five minute documentaries after each episode. Kids programs just ain't that good these days.
Sammyboy
The two best shows on TV are getting more exciting by the week.

The Apprentice: starting to get down to the nitty gritty now - with the removal of Sharon this week we no longer have to listen to that godawful Scottish whinge.

I think the last 3 will be Paul, Ruth and Syed. With Paul to win.

Dun (or Tuan I think its actually spelt) is too quiet, Michelle is a bit clueless (but fairly fit), Ansell is a legend but he will get found out soon enough.

24: All sorts of weird shit has gone down so far, and we're only half way, 6pm - 7pm this Sunday. Having narrowly averted a mass nerve gas attack in a hospital, shooting a defenceless woman in the leg, and seeing Sean 'po-ta-toes' Astin go bonkers, Jack now has to track down the terrorists before they get up to any more naughty trouble.

Also coming soon: Lost Series 2 (get in there)
Tart
Lost 2 - Be prepared to have to stick through it. There's a major slump in the middle, watch it anyway - it get's better towards the end.
jonnyploy
I may have mentioned it when it was originally on telly, but just before I came out to sunny Wales I bought 'State Of Play' on DVD.

It's a political thriller written by Paul Abbott (Cracker, Shameless) and featuring a fantastic cast (David Morrissey, John Simm, Kelly MacDonald, Polly Walker, Bill Nighy).

Morrissey is an MP whose career is on the up when a young attractive female researcher in his department dies by getting run over by a Tube train. Turns out he was having an affair with the said lass. The investigation into her death by journalists at 'The Herald' (including Simm, MacDonald and Nighy) starts to reveal that there may have been more to it than just another Underground suicide.

I won't tell you anymore other than this is top notch conspiracy-laden stuff. The performances are without exception brilliant and the script is one of the best. There is tension throughout, but humour as well. What stands out for me though is the genuine feeling of excitement that comes across in the pressroom scenes when the team of journalists are uncovering the facts. It makes investigative journalism look damn great without glossing over the less savoury parts that the job entails.

I was hooked to this when it was originally on, and watching the 6 one hour episodes was no less enjoyable the second time around.

All of you should watch this - in my opinion it's one of the few British dramas of recent years which can stand up to the quality which is being imported from across the pond these days.

Next time any of you see me I'd suggest trying to borrow it.
King
How hard will it be to borrow it? Is it guarded by packs of slathering wild boar, abducted from their native Slovenia and kept mean on a meagre diet of bran mixed with human blood?
jonnyploy
Almost. It's guarded by me, and I'm prepared to use reasonable force.
jonnyploy
I also ought to add that Kelly MacDonald has the nicest voice and accent in existence. Yet another reason to watch it.
govinddhar
QUOTE(jonnyploy @ 17-Apr-06, 18:33)
Almost. It's guarded by me, and I'm prepared to use reasonable force.
*



Reasonable mutated force?

Do you have laser beams?
govinddhar
QUOTE(Sammyboy @ 6-Feb-06, 21:37)
Having copied and watched all 6 episodes of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (courtesy of Jonnyboy) it appears that this was the thinking behind the series by the writers:
*



Sammyboy - I have been trying to track down this comedy series forever - ever since I left the shores of Blighty I have been trying to remember what this damn programme is called cos they used ot put it on seriously late night - and its the funniest things Ive seen since I imagined badgerfest on TV. Where can I get my copies of Darkplace? My local camel bazaar? His Camel's Voice? Virgin?
RosieBear
ummmm, you may all be a bit young...but does any one remember 'This Life'? It had jack Davenport in it and a chap called Egg who also starred in teachers who was married to Millie who was obsessive about having baths and was having an affair with her ugly boss at the law firm.

Anyway, if you do, can it be begotten from magical piracy land or even legitimate dvd anymore?

I want it you see...all of it....
Sammyboy
Yes! This Life was genius. My recollection of it was something like this:

Big house, sex, lawyers, alcohol, scottish bird, sex, lawyers, sex, gay bloke, law, sex, alcohol, affairs, old bloke, sex, law, indian bloke, sex, sex and finally sex. Oh and lawyers.

It was top telly though.

I dont know about piracy because I am

a. a good boy

and

b. fecjing useless when it comes to computers

But I saw an advert for it on DVD

This Life

£35 mind. Ouch.

And also Govistar: yes Garth Marenghi is genius. Not sure where to get it, I nabbed mine off Jonnyboy's PC. Try looking for it hidden under a rock in the desert somewhere. You never know.
jonnyploy
Anyone else notice that at the bottom of the link that Sammyboy gave, Amazon suggest buying This Life and State Of Play together at a knockdown price? It's a sign.

BTW, if you are happy with just one series, then Play.com have it for £13.99.
jonnyploy
Episode 3 of Season 3 of Arrested Development is quite possibly the funniest episode of anything I've ever seen.

Introducing 'Bob Loblaw' and 'The Surrogate' in the same episode was a stroke of genius and almost more comedy than I could cope with.

Anyone agree/disagree?
TheWoz
darkplace is finally coming on DVD!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...1088683-0449224
RosieBear
in reference to sire samual's quote - 'Big house, sex, lawyers, alcohol, scottish bird, sex, lawyers, sex, gay bloke, law, sex, alcohol, affairs, old bloke, sex, law, indian bloke, sex, sex and finally sex. Oh and lawyers'.


I had forgotten about the gay bloke. Didn't he covet the Indian bloke at one point?

Anyway, thank you for the hints and tips....!
govinddhar
Ween - you are a genius. Im going to look for it on torrentz.com right now!

Arrested Development
In Dubai we've only just got the episode where the youngest gimp son threatens to go off to the army and gets his hand bitten off by a seal. Can someone please tell me how far off we are from the real world.

Danke.
Sammyboy
QUOTE
I had forgotten about the gay bloke. Didn't he covet the Indian bloke at one point?


I'm pretty sure the gay welsh bloke got it on with the gay indian bloke.

Also didnt Miles start shagging some complete drop out blonde drug addict who stole his money? Bit far fetched.
govinddhar
Don't know about all this gay Indian bloke stuff but the gay Indian bloke on the BBC food network needs to be put down. He's fucking annoying.

And have you seen the scrawny Indian/Paki chap with the scary gaunt looks and piercing blue/green eyes who looks like he's just risen from the dead on CNN? he could do with a good putting down too. The power of Christ compels you!

And yesterday I had the joy of watching the travails of a badger in the Kalahari on Nat Geo. I saw the fucker actually get bitten by a cobra (for some fucking reason it has a taste for the damn things), kill the fucker, eat its head off and then wriggle, seemingly die, go all rigor mortis-ey and then fucking twitch, jump back onto its feet and finish off the rest of the wriggling headless desert glider. All to the sound of an awwwing and aaaaahing camera crew when it finally got back to its feet to eat the rest of the beheaded blighter, bones and all.

Tenancious little fucker our friend the badger. ph34r.gif

And since we're on the subject I guess someone could enlighten me on why the close affiliation of our band of merry men (and ladies) to the badger?
King
You need a reason?
govinddhar
More some sort of a legend...like how I met Loren and joined Feedback and dave...
Pete
QUOTE(jonnyploy @ 23-Apr-06, 19:16)
Episode 3 of Season 3 of Arrested Development is quite possibly the funniest episode of anything I've ever seen.

Introducing 'Bob Loblaw' and 'The Surrogate' in the same episode was a stroke of genius and almost more comedy than I could cope with.

Anyone agree/disagree?
*


I agree.

QUOTE
bank fraud, embezzlement, conspiracy, money laundering, identity theft, insider trading

Are you a CEO, CFO or other executive facing these or similar charges?

Why should you go to jail for a crime someone else noticed?

You don’t need double-talk.

You need Bob Loblaw.
Pete
Dave Gorman is the new statistical analyst for the Daily Show:

Poll Smoking with Dave Gorman
King
Brilliant
govinddhar
QUOTE
bank fraud, embezzlement, conspiracy, money laundering, identity theft, insider trading

You need Bob Loblaw.


Actually I could do it for you. Smart chip techonology for banks and anti-phishing tools TODAY! Any takers?
Sammyboy
Re: Govind's queries on the origin of our affiliation with the badger is thus:

The Jammyploy joint emails started in Haileybury and one time we decided to entitle it 'the Badgerfest' (reason irrelevant).

You can't teach kids that stuff.
Sammyboy
Recently seen in local bookshop:

'Deal or No Deal' the Book

Surely this defies all common sense. Any intelligent person wanting to play Deal or No deal just needs a load of boxes (doesnt have to be boxes) and a load of random amounts of cash written down and put them into different boxes. Then get someone clever to be the banker.

Can't believe they've done a book for it. What a scam.
King
You're forgetting the team of dwarves to run around under the desk changing the money amounts for added excitement.
Loz
QUOTE(King @ 28-Jun-06, 10:38)
You're forgetting the team of dwarves to run around under the desk changing the money amounts for added excitement.
*



eh?


I think you must be thinking of the Eurotrash version!

that gives me an idea....

classic old gameshows with a Eurotrash twist, it's gotta be done!
RosieBear
you mean blockbusters with big breasted big lipped over tanned women and waxed men?
Sammyboy
... except it would be called something like 'Cockbusters' and feature a gold shower rather than a gold run. I'll have a P please Antoine! Oh my days.
Loz
QUOTE(Sammyboy @ 28-Jun-06, 21:24)
... except it would be called something like 'Cockbusters' and feature a gold shower rather than a gold run. I'll have a P please Antoine! Oh my days.
*



What about Bargain Hunt? it could become Bargain C........

I'll get my coat


God knows what the 'swap item' would be!
noj
QUOTE(jonnyploy @ 27-Feb-04, 14:07)
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace gets better every week. Completely fecjed in the napper. Oh, and its also genius because they had a trail in the break announcing the imminent return of Black Books.
*


I know this is miles out of date and people have probably seen it. Nevertheless, I was on amazon looking at the Garth reviews and saw this:

QUOTE
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is just terrible. The show wasn't cutting-edge or too scary to be broadcast as Garth Marenghi would have you believe - the show was probably axed because it was very very bad. I can't believe I wasted my precious time watching this hogwash. Thank God I wasn't living in Peru when the show was broadcast there. The series did not depict day-to-day hospital life accurately and the horror was undoubtedly poorly conceived. The costumes - the Gorilla costumes for example - were laughable. I actually did laugh when I saw the Gorillas riding bikes - pushbikes which made motorbike noises. How childish!

Let me say a couple of things about the acting. Dean Learner should stick to publishing books (by the way I've looked for Garth Marenghi's books and I am repeatedly laughed at by bookstore owners - what does that tell you about the author/actor?). Dean Learner acted appallingly and couldn't seem to stop looking at the camera man throughout the first season. There were scenes when he completely got out of character and looked at the camera with a smile on his face. Yes, he smiled in scenes that were supposed to be serious horror. I can't believe that this rubbish even got a first season back in the bad old 1980s. If you want a real hospital show, watch ER. If you want real horror, watch 666 - the movie.


How I laughed.
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.
Invision Power Board © 2001-2022 Invision Power Services, Inc.