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Offline Grumpmeister

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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #630 on: December 28, 2011, 12:12:55 AM »
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #631 on: December 28, 2011, 03:33:46 PM »
Just watched three episodes of AIA2....  rubschin:
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #632 on: December 28, 2011, 03:49:38 PM »
Star Trek: First Contact is on  cloud9:
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #633 on: December 28, 2011, 03:52:43 PM »
No comparing the members to the characters this time Nick.  lol:
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #634 on: January 01, 2012, 11:26:40 AM »
In the spirit of a New Year I see BBC2 is having like a war film special day  lol:

Interrupted of course by the Archbishops message  noooo:
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #635 on: January 02, 2012, 10:45:37 PM »
Quote from: Barman on March 22, 2011, 07:26:56 AM
I quite enjoyed MBB...

He is awesome and the ad libs are very funny - some of the scripts are a little weak in places tho....

Latest series of Mrs Brown's Boys started last week  :thumbsup:
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #636 on: January 02, 2012, 10:53:50 PM »
Having a night of watching all 3 of the Great Expectations programmes  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #637 on: January 03, 2012, 06:46:54 AM »
Downton Series 2 was shared last night... be glad when the eldest and gf have caught up.  surrender:
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #638 on: January 03, 2012, 08:27:06 AM »
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Having a night of watching all 3 of the Great Expectations programmes  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Blooming brilliant

Awesome!  :thumbsup:

Watched all three in a row - on iPlayer like...  cloud9:

Watched Sherlock last night - shite.  ::)
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #639 on: January 03, 2012, 08:38:12 AM »
 rubschin: Thinking about it I haven't turned on the TV in my study for over a week.

Got too many books for Christmas to be bothered watching it.  :thumbsup:

The Kids, on the other hand, seldom turn off the one in their room.  tunble:
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #640 on: January 03, 2012, 06:28:37 PM »
STOP!

Drop everything - watch this on iPlayer!  :thumbsup:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0195pjz/Dean_Spanley/

It is totally awesome!  eeek:

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Period comedy drama. Horatio Fisk is a cantankerous old man who refuses to grieve over the death of his son in the Boer War. His surviving son tries to work out why, but is defeated until he meets Dean Spanley - a man who may have had a previous life connected to the Fisk family. Through a surreal exploration of spiritualism, the son comes to understand his father's background. Adapted from the novella by Lord Dunsany.

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I was taken to see this film by a friend. I went with misgivings and the expectation of being thoroughly bored. The opening ten minutes did nothing to allay those fears: the action was slow, of no apparent interest or dramatic impact, and seemed to be going nowhere. But little by little this opening sense of tedium and repression takes on a meaning; the four-square plot becomes increasingly eccentric; the humour builds; and soon the film is producing some delightfully quirky entertainment, helped by great acting and characterisation from the small cast. I was completely captivated. Then, unexpectedly, from out of this quirkyness emerges a very poignant and touching little drama. Ultimately the film makes a powerful statement about what is important in our lives and relationships - it makes us feel good about what it means to be human.

Dean Spanley is based on a short story by Lord Dunsany and as with most short stories, the plot turns on circumstances which create a single but profound change -in this case, in the inner life of a character. We are not used to this kind of plot structure in the cinema - but, here at least, it works beautifully.

Peter O'Toole is magnificent. His watery eyes and far-off look are perfect for the role and dominate the screen whenever he is in shot. His eccentric and walled-up character is wholly convincing, touching and entertaining. Sam Neil, Jeremy Northam and the rest of the cast are excellent too.

I guess if you demand plenty of action or complex plot lines, this film will not appeal. If, on the other hand, you like quirky, off-beat themes or films which allow a personal drama to quietly unfold, then go for it. I loved it.
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #641 on: January 08, 2012, 05:25:42 PM »
No longer available  whistle: , but I did watch about half of it when it was aired... the last half, and good it was too.

Meanwhile, just to maintain the diet of Scandinavian, tension filled dramas after Wallander, The Killing and The Killing II we are offered Borgen.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8998115/Borgen-BBC-Four-review.html

I agree mostly with the review, less knitwear (  ;D ) than the Killing and no murders as yet but nevertheless tight and full of intrigue.
One thing's a pain however; the subtitles are in white against the filmed image, which mostly work but when the image is light they're illegible.

A seasonal digression... Ab Fab's return special was weak, but the gem IMHO was the inclusion of Edina's dream and Sarah Lund looking for clues  ;D
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #642 on: January 12, 2012, 06:58:31 PM »
Digital Switchover messages   cussing: cussing: cussing:

I thought I'd already done that   surrender:
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #643 on: January 12, 2012, 07:00:51 PM »
Just watched Jasper Carrot on the old iPlayer... His new show after 13 years away from the Beeb...

Don't bother... Wankah:
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Re: Coming up on the box
« Reply #644 on: January 13, 2012, 08:33:35 AM »
Quote from: Barman on January 12, 2012, 07:00:51 PM
Just watched Jasper Carrot on the old iPlayer... His new show after 13 years away from the Beeb...

Don't bother... Wankah:

Bad as his material is, 13 years wasn't long enough for me to forget it.  noooo:
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