Movies & TV shows

[infernalis]

My favorite telly shows are
Father Ted
Shooting Stars
QI
Inside Natures Giants
Monty Pythons Flying Circus
Bo'selecta
Celebrity Juice
Royle Family

I enjoy all of those plus

My favourite UK shows. (going back through all of them)

Inbetweeners, Peep show, Blackadder, a bit of Fry & Laurie, How Not to live your life, Law and order UK, Being Human, Primeval, BBC Robin Hood, Sherlock, Two Pints and a packet of crisps, Mr. Bean, New Statesman, young ones, Ab Fab Mitchell and Web look, , French and Saunders, Enfield and Chums, Greenwing, Drop the dead donkey, any BBC documentary, etc..

I have a hard time getting round Mighty Boosh and Hyperdrive.

Music specials, BBC Classic Albums, Old Grey Whistle Test, TOTP, etc..

[ProXimuS]

Oh Oh Oh! I love The Mighty Boosh! It's the only one of those shows you listed that I know:p(Aside from Ab Fab, and it's been too long since I've seen it to say anything about it.)

[infernalis]

Emily, you can see bits from any of those on youtube, just search the show titles.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Oh Oh Oh! I love The Mighty Boosh! It's the only one of those shows you listed that I know:p(Aside from Ab Fab, and it's been too long since I've seen it to say anything about it.)Me and my Dad are obsessed with it we always use quotes from the show rather than using proper sentences to talk to each other ...were so sad:) Ohh and this bloke has all the Boosh series on his channel http://www.youtube.com/user/MightyBooshWoosh/videos?sort=dd&flow=grid&view=0&page=1

[Invisible Snake]

Just finished watching a mini marathon of the British show Embarrassing Bodies, it is an interestingly good show if you are going into the medical field or just have an embarrassing ailment. I wish they would make an American version, but Americans are too conservative and/or ashamed of their bodies.

[Stefan-A]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W84DLa0CLNE

This reminds me of Hypnotoad from Futurama.
His show's been going downhill since season 3.

[Greg'sGarters]

His show's been going downhill since season 3.

I actually like the newer episodes. Although, I will admit that their style of comedy has changed.

[Stefan-A]

I actually like the newer episodes. Although, I will admit that their style of comedy has changed.
I was paraphrasing Fry, regarding Hypnotoad's TV show.

Seasons 6 and 7 have been crap compared to the first 5. They really should leave the parodying of current events to South Park.

Futurama used to basically be the 1950's idea of the future and Fry grew up in the 80's, which the show references a lot. Yeah, I get that the kids born in the late 90's don't get the references, but screw them.

There have been a few good episodes, though.

[ProXimuS]

I mostly liked all the first episodes( not sure how many seasons), before they started making new episodes. It just seems like it's kinda changed now....

[-MARWOLAETH-]

What is everyones favourite fictional characters from films,telly,books ect ?

[Stefan-A]

What is everyones favourite fictional characters from films,telly,books ect ?

Too many to list, impossible to rank.

Just to name three at random: Ash Williams, Ogami Itto and Tuco Ramirez.

[CrazyHedgehog]

I don't get to watch much tv, but when I do...
Big Bang theory - love the humour
Mrs Browns boys - so funny,
Sons of Anarchy..... cos I like bad boys ;)

[ProXimuS]

Favorite channel (that I don't have any more!!) is Adult Swim. I like pretty much every show except the anime.......

I also loove Big Bang Theory, Breaking Bad, The Universe, Ancient Aliens just to name some other random ones.

[Greg'sGarters]

Family Guy, Call of the wild man, Gator Boys, Cleveland Show, American Dad, Duck Dynasty, Pawn Stars, Hardcore Pawn (both normal and Chicago), Lizard Lick Towing, The Walking Dead all compete for my #1 spot for TV shows.

My 3 Favorite Movies are... The Hangover (1 and 2), and TED.

[ConcinusMan]

Watch this. Very interesting.

... "analysis showed that "we" modern humans had interbred with Neanderthals, leaving a small but consistent signature of Neanderthal genes behind in everyone outside Africa today."


NOVA | Decoding Neanderthals (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/decoding-neanderthals.html)

[ConcinusMan]

Video: What Makes Us Human? | Watch NOVA scienceNOW Online | PBS Video (http://video.pbs.org/video/2288288291/)

[Greg'sGarters]

Watch this. Very interesting.

... "analysis showed that "we" modern humans had interbred with Neanderthals, leaving a small but consistent signature of Neanderthal genes behind in everyone outside Africa today."


NOVA | Decoding Neanderthals (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/decoding-neanderthals.html)


I just watched it. It is VERY interesting. I love science documentaries like that. Thank you for sharing this Richard!

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Triumph of life doc series is well worth a watch.All of them are on youtube.

Has anyone watched the new Attenborough series on Africa? Next episisode is on the mountain jungles and gorillas.Can't wait! :D

[ConcinusMan]

What is everyones favourite fictional characters from films,telly,books ect ?

Just off the top of my head...

Walter White, a.k.a. "Heisenburg" (Breaking Bad)
Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone in "Basic Instinct")

[Stefan-A]

Walter White, a.k.a. "Heisenburg" (Breaking Bad)
Heisenberg. After this guy: Werner Heisenberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Heisenberg)

I don't get why people like that character. He's just a chemistry teacher who's in way over his head and who manages to screw up almost every time. And he goes around saying things like "I'm the one who knocks." when he's specifically NOT the one who knocks. In fact, the only one who's actually knocked, is Jesse.

[ConcinusMan]

I don't get why people like that character. He's just a chemistry teacher...

No, he's not just a chemistry teacher obviously. He also was (is) a "bad-***" he just didn't know it when he was still "just" a chemistry teacher.

C'mon. He didn't mean he's literally the one who knocks and it wasn't meant to be taken that way. I like what he said right before that more. He was basically saying the same thing. "I am not in danger skyler, I am the danger" :D

It's no mystery at all why people like that character. From the web: "Walter doesn't care what he's the best at; he just wants to be the best" and he is the best. "And if anyone ever questions his credentials, he has the stacks of dirty money and the 99.1-percent pure product to prove it"

I just love stories where you are compelled to "route for the bad guy" :D

I guess that's why I like Sharon Stone's character too. She soooo bad!

They both represent the level of "badness" we could only aspire to achieve if we ourselves decided to "break bad".

[Stefan-A]

No, he's not just a chemistry teacher obviously. He also was (is) a "bad-***" he just didn't know it when he was still "just" a chemistry teacher.
He's a screw-up.


C'mon. He didn't mean he's literally the one who knocks and it wasn't meant to be taken that way. I like what he said right before that more. He was basically saying the same thing. "I am not in danger skyler, I am the danger" :D
I KNOW how it was meant to be taken and it's BS. He is in danger, he's constantly in danger.


It's no mystery at all why people like that character. From the web: "Walter doesn't care what he's the best at; he just wants to be the best" and he is the best.
He's best at one thing, he sucks at everything else.


"And if anyone ever questions his credentials, he has the stacks of dirty money and the 99.1-percent pure product to prove it"
He also has a broken windshield and in all probability a broken nose. And the stacks of dirty money is "a bit" of a problem. He might as well just set it all on fire.


I just love stories where you are compelled to "route for the bad guy" :D
Root.


I guess that's why I like Sharon Stone's character too. She soooo bad!
I thought it was because she flashes her privates.


They both represent the level of "badness" we could only aspire to achieve if we ourselves decided to "break bad".
Just compare him to any of the people he's been dealing with over the course of the series.

[ConcinusMan]

I thought it was because she flashes her privates.

You thought wrong. That's just a bonus.


Just compare him to any of the people he's been dealing with over the course of the series.

Yeah, he dealt with them alright.

[Stefan-A]

Yeah, he dealt with them alright.
You do realize that all of them could have dealt with him at any time and there would have been nothing he could have done about it? The only time he was in control of the situation, was during his first encounter with Tuco in the first season, after that he's just been running around with his tail between his legs and getting out of trouble through pure luck.

I don't suppose you've watched Deadwood?

[ConcinusMan]

Nope. That's on HBO and I would have to pay extra to get that and it just isn't worth it. I'm not paying $14.95 a month to watch the same 3 movies 50 times a month when netflix is only $7.99

[infernalis]

Anyone been watching the David Attenborough "Galapogos" on Sky tv??

http://www.ssnakess.info/documentaries/gal.jpg

Running on BBC is "Africa" also with Sir. David Attenborough...

http://www.chompersite.com/caps/aa.jpg


Recommended watching for anyone who can get it.

[adamanteus]

I've been watching 'Africa', excellent photography.:)

[infernalis]

I've been watching 'Africa', excellent photography.:)

I could listen to Sir. David speak all day long. Shall be a real loss when he's gone.

Did you see "60 years in the wild"??

http://www.ssnakess.info/forum/DAgo.jpg

[chris-uk]

Attenborough is a god of natural history. It was interesting to hear him describe in his "60 years programme" how much things have changed in the way we look at the natural world in just his lifetime, far less collecting specimens for the sake of pickling in museums.

Our snakes got Char "Life in Cold Blood" for Christmas. ;)

[Selkielass]

Cold blood and on the underbrush are on my eishlist.
Im watching his earth series on dvd

[-MARWOLAETH-]

I remember getting Blue Planet and Life on Earth on video for christmas as a kid.I would watch all the episodes back to back for about six month after (eventhough I didn't understand English back then) .Best gifts I ever got. LoL

[infernalis]

The BBC is bringing out the old "Zoo Quest" footage....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZj37YlhJSI