Bonefish Blues
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That's on record. I'm watching Top Gear, which has, all of a sudden, become funny again.
What TV are you watching?
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Agreed. It's so much better now than its ever been.
I compare the old Clarkson cronies to the Men Behaving Badly series from years ago When they were young they could get away with being childish and were both funny to watch, but as they all got older, the banter and antics became cringe worthy.
Its good to see Top gear has finally got the balance right again with a group of presenters that work well together
Richard A Thackeray
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Coincidentally, I saw a bit of it as well
Good grief, that VW is mental!!
Measuring 5G on braking!
But.... 12mile range
And... Pikes Peak is 12 miles
Was it trailered back down?, or run down on regenerative braking?
The logic of choosing an EV is flawless though, due to the altitude, & natural decrease in an internal combustion engines power
Personally I agree to a point
I like Flintoff, he's damned funny
His Chip Van road-trip, & the Australia travels were great
Harris has the skills, an up to date Tiff Needell??
The other one.... well......... no
It's not just because he's a Lancastrian (as Flintoff is too), I think he's trying to be another Clarkson, & it's not working
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Gets a little hard in the middle but comes back strong in later series, it's just started again in the US
We watched a couple of The Split last night on iPlayer, strong UK cast looks like it might be very good
Mo1959
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Back on tonight. I’m enjoying it too. Nicola Walker is usually good in things.
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That will be season 2? We're right at the beginning
Mo1959
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Ahh. Right. Yes I watched the first one when it was on.
Chris S
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- Birmingham
Now 70s. It's a station on Freeview that plays non-stop 1970's tracks. They stop broadcasting at 10pm, which is taking authenticity too far 
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
El Chapo is great also. Just finished 3 seasons.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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- Northumberland
Not watching Death In Paradise...
Richard A Thackeray
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An old episode of M*A*S*H
Many would consider it a comedy show, but they're only partially correct
M*A*S*H had a lot of tragic scenes, thought-provoking scenes
And some absolutely superb writing/acting, such as here;
Father Mulcahy ought to have been preparing his sermon, for the visiting Cardinal, but was in 'Post-Op' talking all night to a patient
After being driven to distraction, whilst trying to prepare the unit for the Cardinals visit
The patient who (was played by young Patrick Swayze!) had come in lightly injured with a buddy
'Buddy' was in a bad-way, & was taking a long time to come round
In the meantime, two of the main characters (Hawkeye & BJ) had found out that Swayze was in the early stages of Leukemia
They tried to persuade Swayze to go to Tokyo for treatment, but he refused to leave 'buddy' until he'd come tound
Hence this marvellous scene from Father Mulcahy, as he recounts his humbleness, after talking to Swayze
I've seen this many times over the past 40 years (on TV, & online), & I'll admit it still brings a lump to my throat
Maybe yours too, if you watch it in entirety, with my explanation in mind?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvLH22RSpaY
IMDB has this review
This is a solid performance by William Christopher as Father Mulcahy.
He finds out that a Cardinal is coming. It drives him into an absolute tizzy with fear that all those around him will let him down.
He goes around like a whirling dervish criticizing everyone.
While he is in this state, two young men are in danger. One has been badly wounded and is barely hanging on.
The other is waiting for him to wake up. His injuries are menial and so he spends his time at the side of his comrade.
However, when he volunteers blood, Hawkeye realizes that this man (played very well by a very young Patrick Swayze) has leukemia. In the early fifties, this was pretty much a death sentence. No treatments available.
What transpires is so sad and so full of the human spirit. The "sermon" delivered by Mulcahy is unforgettable.
Many would consider it a comedy show, but they're only partially correct
M*A*S*H had a lot of tragic scenes, thought-provoking scenes
And some absolutely superb writing/acting, such as here;
Father Mulcahy ought to have been preparing his sermon, for the visiting Cardinal, but was in 'Post-Op' talking all night to a patient
After being driven to distraction, whilst trying to prepare the unit for the Cardinals visit
The patient who (was played by young Patrick Swayze!) had come in lightly injured with a buddy
'Buddy' was in a bad-way, & was taking a long time to come round
In the meantime, two of the main characters (Hawkeye & BJ) had found out that Swayze was in the early stages of Leukemia
They tried to persuade Swayze to go to Tokyo for treatment, but he refused to leave 'buddy' until he'd come tound
Hence this marvellous scene from Father Mulcahy, as he recounts his humbleness, after talking to Swayze
I've seen this many times over the past 40 years (on TV, & online), & I'll admit it still brings a lump to my throat
Maybe yours too, if you watch it in entirety, with my explanation in mind?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvLH22RSpaY
IMDB has this review
This is a solid performance by William Christopher as Father Mulcahy.
He finds out that a Cardinal is coming. It drives him into an absolute tizzy with fear that all those around him will let him down.
He goes around like a whirling dervish criticizing everyone.
While he is in this state, two young men are in danger. One has been badly wounded and is barely hanging on.
The other is waiting for him to wake up. His injuries are menial and so he spends his time at the side of his comrade.
However, when he volunteers blood, Hawkeye realizes that this man (played very well by a very young Patrick Swayze) has leukemia. In the early fifties, this was pretty much a death sentence. No treatments available.
What transpires is so sad and so full of the human spirit. The "sermon" delivered by Mulcahy is unforgettable.
I started El Chapo about a week ago, but i'm only 2 or 3 episodes in. I found it hard to get into it like i did Narcos and Narcos Mexico, which i enjoyed a lot. So i've wandered off to watching other stuff.
After the subtitles in Narcos, which made the characters more authentic to me, the voice dubbing over in El Chapo made it seem less so. Foreign languages dubbed into English, are always an irritation to me.
I shall return to it at some point to give it another chance.
