Just started watching it, so far so good.
Have just seen Traitors on Channel 4, if you like Foyles War then worth a watch.
Off Topic Why is BBC4 TV such a brilliant DOCUMENTARY channel ?
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Just started watching it, so far so good.
Have just seen Traitors on Channel 4, if you like Foyles War then worth a watch.
Well, that's a first. Pulled up on spelling in a foreign language. Who knew french letters could be so difficult
Your name is Asterix, you should know have how to speak and spell in French.
EDIT: ****, I should read the whole thing next time. THE JOKE WAS TOO EASY
So I know I'm way behind the times with the telly and film and that, but I've been binge watching the Afterlife.
Ricky Gervais is a ****ing genius. I know people don't like him, but why is that?
Is it because he's so good at what he does?
I don't get what people dislike, that's all.
Ricky Gervais is a ****ing genius. I know people don't like him, but why is that?
Is it because he's so good at what he does?
I don't get what people dislike, that's all.
It's fashionable to knock talent these days - it's tinged with a heavy dose of jealousy.
We can both ignore the bad vibes and keep demonstrating superiority.
Plebs the lot of 'em. In common parlance - know nowts.
Because a lot of his humour invites us to laugh at people who, in other situations, would be pitied. Compare to the typical Brit humour of taking the piss out of people who have more power than you, or slapstick, or witty play on words. Kind of laughing down vs laughing up. It’s uncomfortable and that’s why many people (me included) don’t like his stuff.
I don’t see that at all.
From what I see he humanises some people who might be laughed down upon so you end with more empathy for those same people in real life (The sex worker’ in After Life for example)
The series he had most criticism for was Derek, but personally I thought that it was superb and made that character thoroughly lovable.
In fact I don’t see any of his work as laughing down at all.
Live he is very good too IMHO.
Different strokes and all that I suppose
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I've never seen a Gervais film, so I can't comment.
I do think Afterlife is really quite brilliant though.
The invention of lying is one of only two films we’ve not sat through, at the pictures, ‘til the end. It really was abysmal.
Change of pace !!!
Most of you, if not all, will be familiar with the Damn Busters story from WW2.
Tonight (Sat May 30 '20) @ 7 p.m. on BBC TV CHANNEL 2 is a very well done documentary (first aired in 2011) covering the subject.
Title: "Timewatch: Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams."
Available on BBC iPlayer for the next month if you missed it & are interested.
Well worth viewing in my opinion.
Most of you, if not all, will be familiar with the Damn Busters story from WW2.
Tonight (Sat May 30 '20) @ 7 p.m. on BBC TV CHANNEL 2 is a very well done documentary (first aired in 2011) covering the subject.
Title: "Timewatch: Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams."
Available on BBC iPlayer for the next month if you missed it & are interested.
Well worth viewing in my opinion.
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You lucky sod. You've got Afterlife 2 to watch as well. Brilliant.
(and he doesn't eat animals).
"Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain".
I know most of you will have watched the series on Beeb4 (circa 2007)before
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'Tis being repeated at the moment (episode 4 of 5 at 8 pm tonight).
Give it a go, excellent doc. Beats EastEnders
I know most of you will have watched the series on Beeb4 (circa 2007)before
. 'Tis being repeated at the moment (episode 4 of 5 at 8 pm tonight).
Give it a go, excellent doc. Beats EastEnders
Just watch McMafia on BBC which I really enjoyed. James Norton is an excellent actor, didn't realise he was brought up in Malton and his father taught at Hull Art college.