Television programmes

chris63 wrote:Shame the lead actor died of cancer. Wonder what the new Spartacus is like.
Enjoyed series 1.

Thats so sad ! I didnt realise either ! What a waste of a life, Dam cancer !

American teen tv decides to tell the tale of Mary, Queen of Scots. With an Australian lead.

I dont know whether this will be good or more Tudors hokem, but I am a sucker for medieval romps.

Id rather watch factual progs than fiction.I watched this last night & its thought provoking. I dont find J.Rhys Meyers convincing as Henry VIII ?

I watched that too Azriel- was interesting, although I tend to prefer less dramatic renactment- either make a history programme or make a docudrama- dont do both at once BBC!

yeah Ryhs Meyers was ridiculous as Henry. I liked the costumes though.

Oh I dont know Petty ? it wasnt as bad as some progs Ive seen? The guy playing Henry was in my view,the BEST look-a-like Ive seen ! He, was how I imagine Henry, not that sleazy sop J.R.Meyers ! oooooo yuk !
I like the costumes to Figgy ! I can imagine swishing about in one of those dresses, ( & bunking in with Charles Brandon,played by yummy Henry Cavill) Hoo-Hoo !

Just watched a docu on Ronnie Barker. I always loved the Two Ronnies and in Porridge and Open All Hours he plays two of my all time favourite sitcom characters.
One a north England corner shop keeper called Arkwright and the other a life long working class London criminal in jail.
As a character actor he is rarely surpassed.
But I think what I got most from watching The Two Ronnies as a kid was a love and appreciation for the fun to be had with words and sentence construction- no better examples than these (how the hell he did the monolugues in a single take still leaves me gobsmacked)

some anime for eldo.
Backstory: The original anime was literally so awful, the dubbing team were told to just go nuts and do whatever they like

That is amazing, Norc! Thanks for posting. Most anime comedies are shit, but that is hilarious, all the more so because I recognized some of the dub actors' voices.

Reminds me a little bit of Princess Robot Bubblegum, which Petty introduced me to.

haha, glad you liked it, there are other parts as well


princess robot bubblegum

PRB is from Grand Theft Auto. That game also gave us Republican Space Rangers, which is similarly great.

I'll be sure to watch more of Ghost Stories later.

i'll watch that vid later i gotta eat dinner now

that episode of skins were effy goes 'typically insane' i.e maniacal laughter unkempt hair, speaking in riddles SUPERBLY ACTED WELL DONE

I've been going on a bit of a Netflix binge tonight.  First I watched the first two episodes of Orange is the New Black, where is there new comedy(ish) series about a women's prison.  It's okay, but I'm not a big fan of stories that are mainly driven forward by the main character being a moron.  I then started watching Arrested Development, which I'd never actually seen before, and it's pretty funny so far in a surreal sort of way. :lol:Plenty of idiotic characters here too, but the show does't take itself seriously, so it works in a screwball kind of way.

have you ever seen Misfits?

Nope, I've heard of it but I've never seen Misfits. I don't watch a ton of live-action TV, to be honest.

whats live action tv? never heard of that.

Think he means TV as broadcast- as opposed to watching stuff on netflix or iplayer style things.

Live-action = not animation

guys. ya'll know Eldo hasn't graduated from cartoons yet

 

well he should like The Hobbit films then  

cup of tea and biscuits, watching Pride & Prejudice (colin )with my sister. saturday nights don't get much more rock n' roll than this