Ewanandmoreagain Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 27/02/2024 at 14:27, jimbaxters said: Probably well late to the party on this but couldn't find a thread on it. Recently discovered Irvine Welsh's Crime on ITVX. Really enjoying it. The acting is good and the plot moves quite quickly. Ken Stott makes me laugh every time he's on screen. The REAL. Ken ! Star of the show ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 9 hours ago, funky_nomad said: Just finished the Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling, a 2-part documentary spread over 4+ hours. Not without demons and the odd temper tantrum, but the warmth that pretty much everyone had for the guy was palpable. So funny and innovative, too. I'm off to watch The Garry Shandling Show and The Larry Sanders Show for the next few weeks... I know it was a tiny bit of what he did, but I loved him as Senator Stern in the MCU 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) I watched an episode of 'The Way', political drama created by Martin Charlie Michael Sheen, with contributions from Adam Curtis and James Graham. I only watched the first episode because my wife thought it might be good - it was not good. It was pretty terrible. The plot is that a strike breaks out at the steelworks in Port Talbot, which escalates into a civil conflict, riots etc. The whole thing is full of cliches and really clunky plotting and characterisation. There's a heated meeting in a community hall! There's a seemingly mad man running about naked but is he actually the only one who knows what's coming? There's a family who have been fractured by industrial decline but will they be reunited by the suddenly massive strike, that seems to have been called over, er, nothing? I'm not sure if we are supposed to think that rioting is great but one scene sees the drug addict son of a local shop steward sees the demo and is motivated to start attacking the police and throws an iron bar into the police lines (which include his sister incidentally). Are we supposed to think "great, finally he's found something to motivate himself - mob violence!". There is one scene that I actually laughed at, typing it out it doesn't sound real. The jaded shop steward runs into the Port Talbot steelworks (which he can totally do even though there's a huge civil conflict and strike affecting the plant and the army and private military contractors are on the streets fighting the locals, seems legit), he retrieves the ancient sword of Port Talbot prophesised to save the town in it's darkest hour (seriously) and then carries it into the riot, so he can behead the police commander or the owner of the steelworks I presume? When he gets there he finds cars and shops on fire and his estranged wife (a housewife in her fifties who went viral giving a speech about the strike) fighting off three riot police with a fence post while their drug addict son is dragged off by more riot police. Meanwhile people just kind of run about the scene like it's the aftermath of a rave rather than a huge violent event. It's just ludicrious but the way it's filmed is also so cheap, they've clearly not got the budget for it so there are only a few people on screen at any one time. it also really reminded me of this meme but with a sword instead of pizzas. I'm not going to bother with the next two epsides but from what I can ascertain they involve the UK turning into a huge anti-Welsh concentration camp. I don't watch many British television series like this but every time I do I just find that they are so overwrought, so over the top and nonsensical that you just laugh. Anytime someone tries to do a political drama it becomes so on-the-nose and simplified it's like it was written by a load of sixth formers who've just joined the Socialist Workers Party. Edited March 14 by ICTChris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 4 minutes ago, ICTChris said: I watched an episode of 'The Way', political drama created by Martin Sheen, It's Michael Sheen. Please don't denigrate the great Jed Bartlet with that monstrosity! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 minutes ago, Rugster said: It's Michael Sheen. Please don't denigrate the great Jed Bartlet with that monstrosity! I wondered about that myself. Why would Martin Sheen (praise be his name) create a programme set in Wales? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 8 hours ago, GordonD said: I wondered about that myself. Why would Martin Sheen (praise be his name) create a programme set in Wales? The whole Ramón Estévez thing is a sham. He's really Iestyn Llewellyn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 The Frasier episodes that C4 are showing is in Daphne's mini kilt phase. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: The Frasier episodes that C4 are showing is in Daphne's mini kilt phase. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Finally getting around to watching The Sopranos. Besides chuckling at all the clichés as a result of shows since using them mockingly, I don't think I've laughed so hard at a Drama as I am with Tony having food poisoning. If it's immature to laugh at fart noises I don't think I'm ever going to grow up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The Sopranos is very funny. The wake might be my favourite part. "What are you, minister for propaganda?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: The Sopranos is very funny. The wake might be my favourite part. "What are you, minister for propaganda?" I mean it's definitely had comical parts throughout but not full on belly laughs like that episode. I rewound it because I thought he said "Wog" but thought I misheard it. Turns out he did but as a result it came up on the subtitles "fart noises", "farting continues" and it absolutely killed me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMoore Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Bring The Drama Sounds a bit cringey but it's very entertaining and a good format. 8 wannabe actors that haven't trained or done any work. Each week a new scene from a famous TV show they need to act out with full studios and crews etc. They've done Eastenders, Peaky Blinders, Casualty etc. If you're a sucker for comp style formats then you'll enjoy it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 22 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: The Sopranos is very funny. The wake might be my favourite part. "What are you, minister for propaganda?" Chris's intervention for me, when it goes wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 17/03/2024 at 01:34, 19QOS19 said: If it's immature to laugh at fart noises I don't think I'm ever going to grow up. I'm with you on that. Never fails to make me crease myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Last night I watched the Morecambe and Wise sketch with Andre Previn for the first time. I've seen the little clip of the punchline loads of times before, but seeing the whole thing was just brilliant. Eric missing his cue has me creasing myself. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 17/03/2024 at 12:26, Miguel Sanchez said: The Sopranos is very funny. The wake might be my favourite part. "What are you, minister for propaganda?" I know it's a cliché to always go for Pine Barrens, but the delivery of "his apartment looked like shit" is one of the great deliveries of a line in any show or film. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Connolly Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) 6 hours ago, scottsdad said: Last night I watched the Morecambe and Wise sketch with Andre Previn for the first time. I've seen the little clip of the punchline loads of times before, but seeing the whole thing was just brilliant. Eric missing his cue has me creasing myself. Previn is absolutely brilliant in that sketch ETA: Here's his return the following year Edited March 18 by Mark Connolly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) 7 hours ago, scottsdad said: Last night I watched the Morecambe and Wise sketch with Andre Previn for the first time. I've seen the little clip of the punchline loads of times before, but seeing the whole thing was just brilliant. Eric missing his cue has me creasing myself. That never fails to make me laugh almost to the point of tears. Previn could have been an actor - his timing is magnificent. But the thing that really makes it is the orchestra, who don’t know what’s coming. You can see several of these very proper musicians wiping away tears of laughter. A beautiful piece of television. Edited March 18 by Savage Henry 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 6 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: That never fails to make me laugh almost to the point of tears. Previn could have been an actor - his timing is magnificent. But the thing that really makes it is the orchestra, who don’t know what’s coming. You can see several of these very proper wiping away tears of laughter. A beautiful piece of television. Apparently they didn't have time to rehearse, so Eric was unsure how Previn would cope. His reaction when Previn says that his baton is in Chicago is absolutely genuine: he realised that the sketch was going to work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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