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Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Calvin on January 05, 2010, 05:08:03 AM
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12 days off work, most consecutive days I've had in a long time.
I thought I'd put it to constructive use and do the couch potato thing.
It was as good as a vacation for re-charging the ol' batteries.
A friend got me the complete "Rome" series for Xmas...watched that..excellent.I have all the "West Wing"series...watched all those...again, still the best written TV series I've ever seen. Finally found James Michener's "Centennial"mini-series of the 70's after years of searching, out of the blue, the whole thing on DVD...great.
Today a friend of mine gave me the complete first season of "Auf Wiedersein Pet" so I'm all antsy to start on that.
What's the TV series that does it for you? Or what is the one from the past that you'd love to have on DVD now.
I know I'd love to sit and watch "Boys From The Black Stuff" all the way through again.
I'm not an avid TV watcher but now and again they do make some good ones.
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Well now, after suffering pangs of nostalgia from some of the TV shows mentioned above, the series "Scully" just popped into my head. Another Classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxwVCShtqx4[/url]
Hmm, now I'm starting to get maudlin.
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now I'm starting to get maudlin.
I don't remember that series.
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Loved the first series of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" in particular ("The basstads killed me Granny!"), and "Boys From The Black Stuff" was an epic (Yosser to priest - "I'm desperate, Father!". Priest - "Call me Dan.". Yosser - "I'm Desperate, Dan!"....you had to be there).
Here's one I loved also, starring Adam Faith and the magnificent Iain Cuthbertson. Not the best clip (couldn't find much) but some interesting behind-the-scenes footage none the less...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S6F1cqK8xc&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_fresh+div-1r-1-HM
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I have a few British TV series on our shelf: To the Manor Born; The Good Life(Good Neighbours); Fawlty Towers; All Creatures Great & Small; Some Dad’s Army; Flambards and have just ordered No, Honestly which I saw when I was about 10, after recently watching Shirley Valentine for the first time, I wondered what that show with Pauline Collins would look like to my adult eye.
I tend to pull Fawlty Towers out each xmas to keep myself sane.
My son has the first four years of House – I used to like the show before I watched too many in a row and started to think he was just a whiny git and should get his leg amputated. Some things are best just weekly.
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You should have stuck with it...one of my all-time favourites. I have to wait until it comes out on DVD and the last series had a couple of cracking episodes to finish...so it was you sending all those bad vibes? Now the poor soul has had a breakdown and was last seen limping into a mental institution
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I could never take "House" seriously because of Hugh Laurie. Yes, I know he was very good in it but I still couldn't accept his American accent and he will forever be linked to "Blackadder" for me.
There's a recent T.V. series which is quite good called "Outnumbered"----a British sitcom where the performances of the child actors are truly astonishing. They were apparently allowed to adlib most of their lines and the result is incredible. Worth watching simply for the daughter---I guess she's about eight---who is jaw-droppingly talented.
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I agree, Roger. I've not seen many episodes, and only stumbled on the show by accident a while back (long since having given up on British sitcoms), but I was captivated by it, and particularly the performances of the kids. Very funny, and very natural.
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I remember when you gave up on British sit-coms, but, come on, The Rag Trade wasn't that bad.
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Actually, I rather enjoyed that one. It was Bootsie & Snudge that killed it for me. Never could see the funny side of Alfie Bass.
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Yes Minister
Yes Prime MInister
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Band of Brothers
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Band of Brothers
Yes, that's what we are. A band of brothers, (with a few birds, and one pilchard).
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I hear that Speilberg and Hanks (who brought us Band Of Brothers) have produced a new series about Iwo Jima which is to be screened later this year.
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I hear that Speilberg and Hanks (who brought us Band Of Brothers) have produced a new series about Iwo Jima which is to be screened later this year.
Great. I can read that post again when I need to get to sleep tonight.
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I was just trying to let Colin know that a new...you can be so cruel, Peeps...I was just trying to let Colin know that...I'm not made of stone, Peeps...I just wanted Colin to...it's no use. I'm too upset to type.
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Thanks Roger. Peeps can be a cruel b@#@rd at times.
I think this is the one you are talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e99B80crU3E
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It should be interesting, Colin. Spielberg's stuff is, almost without exception, extremely watchable. I'll look out for it.
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Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
1. Is it just dated?
2. Was it ever any good or funny?
3. Am I now officially in the miserable old git phase of life?
4. All of the above.
Because having sat down and watched it this week I found it just irritating.
Wooden acting from the geordie ensemble, so-so writing from Clement and Le Frenais no less and a couple of characters where you wanted to jump into the screen and smack them senseless.
Can't believe I ever enjoyed that show, nostalgia certainly ain't what it used to be.
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I was never really into it, or even Boys From The Black Stuff, although the latter was a series broadcast after a successful drama of the same theme. The stand-alone drama (a TV play) was quite good. The series was more than a little maudlin.
French and Saunders do a great p*ss-take of Bleasdale, I wish I could find it on You Tube.
I don't find The Young Ones funny, and I never really did, just interesting and different.
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It should be interesting, Colin. Spielberg's stuff is, almost without exception, extremely watchable. I'll look out for it.
Roger, The Pacific starts on Monday 5th April on Sky Movies Prem at 21:00hrs
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Cheers, Col. I'm looking forward to it.