Absurd old TV / movie things

Post by **dng** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:26 am

I think I hated blade runner 2

Post by **dng** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:26 am

but I can't be bothered to watch it again to find out

CandyDarling · Post by **CandyDarling** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 4:58 am

The best thing about the second Blade Runner is that when it was released there was a day when the sky over the UK went all orange due to dust from Spain or something, like the irradiated LA in that trailer.

I don't think I like Denis Villeneuve's movies either, and I genuinely can't be fucked about Dune because it looks so drab. Apparently a sequel is confirmed now, because everyone has decided that they like miserable looking boring blockbusters with one single emotion throughout and actors who may as well be window dummies and NO JOKES. Apart from a few that were featured in one Dune trailer, which caused some temporary outrage that it would be "a Marvel-style quipfest", as I believe one tweet had it.

Surely I can't be alone in wanting colourful, emotionally complex films again? It's genuinely unsettling how simplistic Hollywood cinema is now. People complained about that in the 80s or whenever but there's no way you'd get a movie as odd as An American Werewolf In London being released by a major studio now, let alone a modern day equivalent of 80s mainstream movies like Raiders Of The Lost Ark or The Goonies with all the odd touches, unexpected plot turns and characterful moments in those.

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:58 pm

I watched 30 minutes of the George & Mildred film, then I reassessed my life, and turned it off.

Tinker off of Lovejoy was in it, playing the role of a 'young' greaser-style troublemaker.

Post by **richschnauzer** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 1:05 pm

I was surprised to discover that Brian Murphy is still alive, and married to April from Hi De Hi.

Post by **blombluss** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:19 am

It's like the MCU, but for British sitcoms.

Post by **dng** » Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:02 pm

There's a new worzel gummidge on tomorrow for some reason

Post by **dng** » Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:02 pm

It's not even christmas

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 2:02 am

dng wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:02 pm There's a new worzel gummidge on tomorrow for some reason

Wait, what? Ta for the heads up, but I like to watch 'em at Deathmas, but I won't be able to hold off from watching it until then, so I don't know what to do!

Post by **richschnauzer** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:41 pm

It a Bonfire Night speshul.

Post by **richschnauzer** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:41 pm

Toby Jones is in it playing six characters. And Paul Kaye as "Guy Forks"

Post by **dng** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:17 pm

blombluss wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 2:02 am
dng wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:02 pm There's a new worzel gummidge on tomorrow for some reason
Wait, what? Ta for the heads up, but I like to watch 'em at Deathmas, but I won't be able to hold off from watching it until then, so I don't know what to do!

There's two more at Christmas apparentally so everything will be okay

Post by **dng** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:18 pm

Also this was probably the worst one yet, but still nice enough

Post by **vom** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:43 pm

Hmmm. I've cancelled my TV licence but maybe I can watch this before that takes effect

I do like a Toby Jones

But also I increasingly hate the BBC

Post by **richschnauzer** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:49 pm

rock on tommeh

Post by **endar** » Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:57 am

vom wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:43 pm Hmmm. I've cancelled my TV licence but maybe I can watch this before that takes effect

I do like a Toby Jones

But also I increasingly hate the BBC

I cancelled mine as well.

Good timing it would seem, since they've killed BBC4

Post by **blombluss** » Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:36 pm

dng wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:18 pm Also this was probably the worst one yet, but still nice enough

Oh...

I havenae got aroun to it yet, but I'll take 'still nice enough'.

Post by **blombluss** » Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:39 pm

richschnauzer wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:41 pm It a Bonfire Night speshul.

They'll be making a Diwali speshul next!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Daily Mail Online commenter. Possibly.)

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:36 pm

The Fuccons: Our New Life In Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W39DOj7kGKc

This amused me quite a bit.

Post by **richschnauzer** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:30 pm

Grange Hill Spectrum game:

Post by **Bruce Sato** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 11:02 pm

Hooray!

CandyDarling · Post by **CandyDarling** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:19 am

Fucking Gonch, always getting bored and going home. We've got a walkman to rescue, don't flake out on me now

blombluss wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:36 pm The Fuccons: Our New Life In Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W39DOj7kGKc

This amused me quite a bit. :)

...I saw that same CaB thread! From the same show The Fuccons was from, there's also "Cathy's House", which is like The Fuccons in reverse:

https://youtu.be/NUnwFHplBg4

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:17 pm

Yeah, on CaB!

Also, Cathy's House is enjoyably bonkers.

Ta for the linkuss!

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:21 pm

That Grange Hill game is like Skool Daze programmed by Ingmar Bergman.

Post by **richschnauzer** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:50 pm

https://twitter.com/archivetvmus71/stat ... 56674?s=20

ha haaha

Post by **Bruce Sato** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 5:35 pm

I went to DGS but I didn't go to Wentworth, although it was the nearest primary school. It didn't have a good reputation. DGS made very little of the Jagger connection until they built the performing arts centre, which (to his credit) he put quite a bit of money towards.

Post by **richschnauzer** » Mon Nov 15, 2021 11:02 pm

Nice! Did he pay for any cricket related stuff?

Post by **blombluss** » Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:33 am

Little bellowing Mick Jagger made me chuckle.

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:35 am

I saw an Atari 2600 in the shop window in an old episode of Last Of The Summer Wine.

This pleased me immensely, for some reason.

Post by **endar** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:55 am

It was trig's etc

Post by **dng** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 2:57 pm

excellent

Post by **blombluss** » Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:35 am

blombluss wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:36 pm
dng wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:18 pm Also this was probably the worst one yet, but still nice enough
Oh... I havenae got aroun to it yet, but I'll take 'still nice enough'.

8/10, I thought it was charming. The worst part (not actually bad, per se, but merely 'ok') was the Toby Jones stuff, but that's just me, I guess.

Some might say it was rather 'slight', but I'd call it uncluttered.

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:10 pm

I think the womans in the recent Verisure home security advert, when explaining as to why they've had it installed, says: "It gets really dark, these days.", as opposed to something like: "It gets really dark at this time of year.", which makes more sense, and sounds less ominous?

But I might've misheard.

An Unicorn · Post by **An Unicorn** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:09 pm

Back in my day, we had REAL darkness! None of this modern "true black" nonsense, I tells ya! Why I remember one time back in '93...

Post by **dng** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 3:12 pm

the eu have stolen our sunshine

An Unicorn · Post by **An Unicorn** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:30 pm

What about your moonshine?

Post by **endar** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 6:23 pm

i would like some moonshine please

CandyDarling · Post by **CandyDarling** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 1:44 am

They probably originally had "at this time of year" in the script, but needed something about half a second shorter because it's an advert. So they rewrote it (badly) to make it quicker, without realising how scary they'd made it. Basic writing mistakes like that in the media seem to frequently happen at this time of - er, these days.

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:25 pm

*applause*

Post by **dng** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:35 am

what we do in the shadows series three - mostly a bit rubbish but with one excellent episode and some other pretty good jokes occasionally

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 8:39 pm

Does Matt Berry 'do' his voice?

Post by **dng** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 9:26 pm

always

Post by **richschnauzer** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:13 pm

I dunno, maybe they really are the fucking master race.

https://youtu.be/PcRyjkYdDxM?t=15

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:07 am

There's something a bit Vic and Bob 'bout that.

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:52 pm

Noah And Nelly In The Skylark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkN2_NYuRgg

Made in 1976 by the peeps who dun did Roobarb Und Henry's Cat.

I have absolutely no recollection of Noah And Nelly, which surprises me.

CandyDarling · Post by **CandyDarling** » Sat Feb 05, 2022 2:21 am

I don't think Noah & Nelly In The Skylark was shown for long in the 70s - I get the impression it disappeared shortly after its original broadcast, while Roobarb / Henry's Cat repeats carried on for ages. I only learnt it existed in the late 90s or early 2000s when some random cable channel repeated a bit of it, and then TV Cream listed it shortly afterwards (or maybe before? Can't remember at this point).

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Feb 05, 2022 2:42 am

Ahhh, right-o! Ta!

Post by **richschnauzer** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:38 pm

Fans of Harlow and old 1970's films should sign up RIGHT NOW to Talking Pictures TV Encore Service and watch this:

Dial-a-Bus in Harlow - Glimpses

Video Description:

A charming film made in 1974 filmed all around Harlow with the trail of the 'new dial a bus' scheme. Great shots of 1970s England.

Post by **dng** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:39 pm

In other harlow news

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-60722727

Post by **Chortle Hound** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:16 pm

The cleanest man in Harlow