Off Topic TV, Entertainment and Arts thread

Watched an old Poirot last night. David Suchet is terrific, but the books are far better. I read them all and never guessed the murderer once. Agatha Christie gives you all the information you need as well, but she leads you up and down the garden path and over the hills and far away with her red herrings. She's brilliant.

 

we recently finished The Act - think it was on hulu. downloaded it. was recommended by a friend of the wifes.

chernobyl was brilliant. The Boys was funny on amazon prime.

The Outsider is supposed to be good - anyone seen it?

 

Need to some batteries for my remote, otherwise Boys from the Blackstuff is on hold.

 

I always recommend Stephen King's 'The Fog' …. the book is a million times better than the film.

 

Get the wife to turn the TV over mate if the remote doesn’t work

 

Borrow the batteries from your dildo.

 

There’s always a temptation to claim that things were better “back in the day” , but having to resort to watching 16 hours of TV a day...there’s no doubt that British dramas in the 70s and 80s were vastly superior.

Last night on the Sony channel they were showing the Persuaders from 1971-72. What a superb show. Top quality casts and well written.

 

Done you there elfs

 

Sunday used to consist of a game of Killer at the local, Sunday lunch, then the Persuaders, 40 winks, then back for a swift half. (I was single btw, in a flat-share). BBC also used to give unknown writers a hand up then, at less cost.

 

Carol Vorderman

how does she do it ?

 

She’s turning into Pete burns

 

Don’t remember Pete Burns looking like this aged 59

 

No but there is a resemblance from the picture posted

 

You'd have to give it to her with the bikini on, terrific bangers.

 

How’s the charity shop sector bearing up ?

Opportunities for you to dip the till must be right down.

 

Have had to close it, all my staff were over 80............................

 

ITV4 showing Minder, then The Professionals. That is another couple of hours got rid of.

 

Instead of wasting your time watching TV why not do something useful and throw out your programme collection?

 

Never.