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The Goggle Box Thread

Did anyone see It Was Alright in the 1960's on Channel 4 last night?

Unbelievable - it went from being absolutely hysterically funny, to incredibly shocking just how racist and sexist TV used to be.

My favourite bit was the filming of a sitcom - being transmitted live - and the scene was a guy being pulled through a bookcase, then thrown out of a window (not a proper window, obvs - it was in a studio). Unfortunately, pulling him through a bookcase knocked him unconscious. Yet they didn't realise that had happened and threw him out of the window anyway. Utterly utterly brilliant.
 
Re-watching The Wire for the thousandth time. Just realised, Dukie from season 4-5 is an absolute ringer for Dom Iorfa.

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Langers said:
Did anyone see It Was Alright in the 1960's on Channel 4 last night?

Unbelievable - it went from being absolutely hysterically funny, to incredibly shocking just how racist and sexist TV used to be.

My favourite bit was the filming of a sitcom - being transmitted live - and the scene was a guy being pulled through a bookcase, then thrown out of a window (not a proper window, obvs - it was in a studio). Unfortunately, pulling him through a bookcase knocked him unconscious. Yet they didn't realise that had happened and threw him out of the window anyway. Utterly utterly brilliant.
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That was Francis Lee wasn't it? Or was it Charlie Drake. Good programme anyway
 
Just watched the last episode of The Jinx - Robert Durst. Brilliant TV.
 
Just reading about casting for the next Game Of Thrones season and we have Richard E Grant, Ian McShane, Max Von Sydow and also Paddy lookalike Kevin Eldon!
 
Finished Parks and Rec. Loved it. Top entertainment, brilliant characters, a very funny show.

So now I'm trying to give The Big Bang Theory another go, having been persuaded to by various people.

I watched the first 2 episodes last night and I'm struggling massively with it. The premise or the actual plots/scenarios aren't the problem - it's just so fucking annoyingly hammed up. It's borderline unwatchable for me as a result. I will persevere a bit longer and hope I can get used to it, but on what I've seen so far, I'm bemused as to how anyone can actually laugh at it.
 
We're watching Parks & Rec at the moment on Amazon Prime. Nearly at the end of series 2. Really good, helped massively by some superb acting. Probably does the story/script more justice than it's worth. It really found it's feet early in season 2 when they realised Ron, Tom and Andy were the best characters to give screen time to.

Really enjoying it. Easy to watch and only 25 minutes an episode.
 
machin05 said:
We're watching Parks & Rec at the moment on Amazon Prime. Nearly at the end of series 2. Really good, helped massively by some superb acting. Probably does the story/script more justice than it's worth. It really found it's feet early in season 2 when they realised Ron, Tom and Andy were the best characters to give screen time to.

Really enjoying it. Easy to watch and only 25 minutes an episode.
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Yeah it gets really good from the 2nd season onwards. One of my favourites is when they meet their counterparts from Venezuela which I think is in the 2nd season?
 
Yep, saw that one a few days ago. I think the one where Ron hooks up with his ex has got to be up there with one of the best.
 
Yeah, there are a few episodes like that - it's a recurring theme. I did enjoy the references to his ex-wife.. :icon_lol:

I've found that any episode that features a lot of Ron tends to be a good one.
 
Not the first time I've posted this, but I intend to print out The Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness and put it somewhere in my house. Haven't worked out where yet.
 
Still need to get round to watching Parks & Rec.
 
Give Community a go if you liked Parks & Rec.

Also, 30 Rock. Alec Baldwin is great in that.
 
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