wakemalcolm
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As time passes, there must be a real risk of someone who's on the hootenanny passing between recording and broadcast.
What TV are you watching?
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DRM
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As per the above, a quite accurate summary of Mr Keating's efforts last night, I believe
all I could think of was the tale Spike Milligan tells in his war memoirs of "Bloody Awful" when the concert party were entertaining the troops in Italy, and someone kept appearing all over the Theatre shouting "It's bloody Awful" trying to dodge getting thrown out, and even after getting thrown out, re-appeared through the fire exit shouting "it's still Bloody Awful" if that's the best the BBC can manage, might I suggest next year, they just don't bother , as "Bloody Awful" was all Ronan "Karaoke" Keating deserves.
Drago
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Profpointy
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We've just started watching comedy time travelling show "future man" on netflix. A janitor obsessed with video games defeats the final level of an impossibly difficult game only to discover it is a test by future time travelling freedom fighters to select their hero-saviour. The show is extremely crude, puerile but also clever and funny with first rate cast and writing filled with knowing nods to other films; the protagonist even explicitly mentions "the last starfighter" when the future warriors explain his role.
Great fun and recommended.
Great fun and recommended.
Mo1959
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Oh, I forgot that was on. I might just binge watch it one night when there’s nothing else on.
It's got a definite Bond vibe but Hiddleston very good as in previous series.
nogoodnamesleft
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Just finished watching the series Untamed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untamed_(TV_series).
OK. Earlier episodes were engaging and encouraging but then as series progressed became less credible coincidences and end was disappointing maybe as obvious, too easy.
But penultimate episode and all was revealed and it was like somebody pointed out to the script writers they were contracted for 6 episodes not just 5 so ... it all got a bit daft which for me spoilt the series.
OK. Earlier episodes were engaging and encouraging but then as series progressed became less credible coincidences and end was disappointing maybe as obvious, too easy.
But penultimate episode and all was revealed and it was like somebody pointed out to the script writers they were contracted for 6 episodes not just 5 so ... it all got a bit daft which for me spoilt the series.
Electric_Andy
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I hadn't watched Broadchurch before so we watched all of that and I enjoyed it. Especially the Dr Who woman. Olivia Coleman seemed to forget her dodgy westcountry accent in every other scene though.
watching The Runaway now which is fairly good. A Harlan Coben adaptation apparently
watching The Runaway now which is fairly good. A Harlan Coben adaptation apparently
matticus
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We watched the BTS, but not the main prog
Very enjoyable. (I dropped by "Darrowby" on my June tour). Quite funny hearing "Tristan" in his natural northern accent, although he drifts in-an-out on set, possibly common in that situation
Think I've worked out from the prog that Helen's (Dad's) farm is on the gentle side of Fleet Moss, so I rode straight past it in 2020 🤦♀️ (a gorgeous loop upto Hawes - very glad I didn't climb Fleet Moss the hard way :O )
matticus
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I do love Jool's shows (the regular show is probably much better than Hoot-a-nanny), but this year's did NOT sound a classic. The summary was something like ...
"featuring Lulu ... Ronnie Wood .... but also some current artists! Jessie J and Craig David!"
OP
OP
AndyRM
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Jessie J and Craig David have both releasesd albums in the last few months, so they're pretty current.
Absolutely, and the incredibly talented Olivia Dean had a new album out in September, which is currently the No1 selling album.
Personally I thought it was one of the best Hootenanny's I've seen in many a year, great range and spread of artists, thoroughly enjoyed pretty much all of it - Imelda may impressed me a lot, didn't recognise her with the loss of the quiff and general 50's style.
The only act I wasn't very taken with were the Kooks, but even then I can recognise a decent band, just not my cup of coffee.
One observation is that the size of bagpiper band appeared to be hugely reduced, I could have sworn it used to be somewhere in the region of ~20 musicians, but on NYE it was 5 or 6 I think.
It's been all our family have watched at NY eve/midnight since it started way back in the last century, and I have continued that when I moved into my own home in the early 00s. Can't think of a better way to bring in the new year than an eclectic mix of live music.
The night manager has already been mentioned - watched the 1st and 2nd episodes (All that is available currently) and have so far found it just as captivating as the first series a decade ago 9/10 for me.
I do miss Tom Hollander who is one of my favourite actors of all time.
nogoodnamesleft
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Watched Operation Mincemeat on BBC2 (Freeview https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002p282). Uncertain if it was a TV program or a film.
It was interesting but I found it rather slow, maybe I was more interested in the documentary aspects whereas the program/film was more a drama. Well made, well acted, etc. but not for me but I can see others might enjoy it.
It was interesting but I found it rather slow, maybe I was more interested in the documentary aspects whereas the program/film was more a drama. Well made, well acted, etc. but not for me but I can see others might enjoy it.
