Oz and James Drink to Britain - must be great to get paid going on a booze up round the British Isles.  Very entertaining though.

 

 

Total Wipeout - has anyone seen this?  I'd love a crack at it!

Better Call Saul.

 

5 episodes in and absolutely nothing has happened yet.

 

Breaking Bad was a slow burner but by fuck they're dragging this out.

'The Secrets Of Sports Direct'  - Harry Wallop investigates.

 

There's a face I'd like to punch - Mike Ashley.

 

What a bunch of shitehooses  - 5,000 workers (not called employees , except for the elite 300) , 4,700 on zero hours contracts.

 

 

Better Call Saul.

 

5 episodes in and absolutely nothing has happened yet.

 

Breaking Bad was a slow burner but by fuck they're dragging this out.

 

Found the exact same!

If it's even half as good as Breaking Bad it'll be a no brainer.

Found the exact same!

 

It does get better, but the 1st season of breaking bad was slow. They are setting it up just nicely for the 2nd season and I think it will be like BB in that it will get grimier and darker. The similarities are there. Both had humour in the first season, with the 'butter wouldn't melt' characters and then as time went on it got darker and the characters developed into who we came to love. Hopefully that's where it is going.

 

I highly recommend Daredevil if no one has watched it yet. Its a Marvel adaption and its a superhero as you would expect, but its quite dark and gory and I was very surprised at how good it was. 9/10 for me !!

Just watched Romes invisible City on BBC, fantastic and fascinating viewing. Truly were an incredible people, the Romans, their attention to detail is mind boggling.

I know you're all watching the Libertines at Reading on BBC4 just now.

 

Can I recommend the programme that preceded this?

 

You can go to hell, I'm going to Texas by Rich Hall.

 

I know that it wouldn't appeal to 95% of the population.

 

But I'm a perennial optimist.

 

It was uplifting for the precision of its social observation.

 

And Rich Hall is sheer class.

 

It will be iplayerable.

Love Rich Hall, had the pleasure of meeting him one festival a few years back in Edinburgh, was pleased that he was as dry in real life as he was on TV. Will check this out!

Boardwalk Empire. Political gangster drama set in prohibition times in eastern USA. Just started season 2. Thoroughly enjoying it so far.

Cradle to the grave on bbc2, excellent comedy with Peter kay

 

Cradle to the grave on bbc2, excellent comedy with Peter kay

 

My immediate response would normally be that Kay and comedy are mutually exclusive. I really don't like the man.

 

But for someone who likes Rich Hall to also like Peter Kay is interesting, particularly when I love one as much as I despise the other. This inevitably leads to analysis, introspection and examination.

 

Not that this is a paradoxical dichotomy. John Lydon espouses individuality and says that no two people have ever been the same throughout history and never will be. The context was in relation to fashion trends and lamenting imitators, persons banging out formulaic "art" rather than coming from their own expression so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that 1 can like X and Y whereas 2 also likes X but hates Y. But there will be reasons for the divergence.

 

Kay and Hall are both successful, intelligent performers. But where Hall is acerbic, honest and presents truth, Kay presents to appeal to the lowest common denominator and disguises his intelligent manipulative agenda, thereby keeping himself, his true nature in the background. He knows what people like and he gives it to them, all wrapped up in a cheeky chappie fat northern bastard persona, knowing full well that his appeal is to these "normal" people, mostly thick cunts who like their comedy simple and base.

 

In this respect, Kay is dishonest. He uses his formula to make money and would rarely be capable of great insight. Where John Lydon and Rich Hall are unable to disguise themselves, Kay wears a mask. It is this alone that switches him off for me and the only reason I can't deal with the cunt nor anything he has to say.

 

My immediate response would normally be that Kay and comedy are mutually exclusive. I really don't like the man.

 

But for someone who likes Rich Hall to also like Peter Kay is interesting, particularly when I love one as much as I despise the other. This inevitably leads to analysis, introspection and examination.

 

Not that this is a paradoxical dichotomy. John Lydon espouses individuality and says that no two people have ever been the same throughout history and never will be. The context was in relation to fashion trends and lamenting imitators, persons banging out formulaic "art" rather than coming from their own expression so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that 1 can like X and Y whereas 2 also likes X but hates Y. But there will be reasons for the divergence.

 

Kay and Hall are both successful, intelligent performers. But where Hall is acerbic, honest and presents truth, Kay presents to appeal to the lowest common denominator and disguises his intelligent manipulative agenda, thereby keeping himself, his true nature in the background. He knows what people like and he gives it to them, all wrapped up in a cheeky chappie fat northern bastard persona, knowing full well that his appeal is to these "normal" people, mostly thick cunts who like their comedy simple and base.

 

In this respect, Kay is dishonest. He uses his formula to make money and would rarely be capable of great insight. Where John Lydon and Rich Hall are unable to disguise themselves, Kay wears a mask. It is this alone that switches him off for me and the only reason I can't deal with the cunt nor anything he has to say.

 

Phoenix Nights was brilliant.

Fair enough Rocket, I can see your point but I've always liked Kay.  Especially in Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy!  Maybe that's because I lived in the North West of England for a while.

Fair enough Rocket, I can see your point but I've always liked Kay.  Especially in Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy!  Maybe that's because I lived in the North West of England for a while.

 

Phoenix Nights was brilliant but Dave Spikey was the real genius behind that.  I don't mind Peter Kay, he's had his moments.

BBC4 right now. Rich Hall.

Anyone watch the Class of 92 show about them buying up Salford City last night? Quite interesting, although I can completely see why some fans would be pissed off about it.

Currently making my way through this website.

 

http://theculturecypher.com/2015/11/07/10-obscure-hip-hop-documentaries-you-need-to-watch/

 

I could post each link myself, but i'm not going to lie, i'm lazy 

Deutschland '83 on Channel 4, only second episode but good so far.  Drama series set around the Cold War and the potential of WWIII.

Deutschland '83 on Channel 4, only second episode but good so far.  Drama series set around the Cold War and the potential of WWIII.

 

Watched that a while back bobby, very good series! You'll enjoy the rest

Watched that a while back bobby, very good series! You'll enjoy the rest

 

Good to know. Certainly has been good so far. Even my wife has managed to follow a subtitled program without complaint.

Anyone been watching Making a Murderer on Netflix?

Anyone been watching Making a Murderer on Netflix?

 

My girlfriend started watching it the other day, is it any good?

It's good in the sense it's fairly gripping television but it's bad because of the injustice.

I watched the first episode but not sure I'll be watching anymore, it was extremely grim. Possibly wasn't in the right mind set for it, right enough.

 

Started watching another drama about Escobar. Have watched all of Narcos and then a different series popped up on Netflix. Will give it a go, first episode seemed decent enough.

Grim is exactly how I'd describe the whole series tbh be honest. And the 1st episode is just the tip of the iceberg.