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| raveydavey |
TV Highlight of the year?(partially posted elsewhere, but never mind)Only two or three weeks off now! "Chris, fire up the quattro!" 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselecto...;bbcws=1&size=16x9&bbwm=1 |
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| halfaperson |
Ok i might know FA about cars   but i know 1981 was a quality year apart from it been the season we went down (wonder if itll get a mention). Cant wait for it. Wonder what the musics gonna be? Was Ghost Town around then?
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| raveydavey |
The Specials are mentioned in the blurb that accompanies the series.
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| NE1 |
this is a really good article. I think I understand the series now 
http://entertainment.timesonline....t/tv_and_radio/article3241252.ece |
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| Cockney White |
I really can't see what the fuss is all about over this programme. | ||||||
| raveydavey |
Tonight 9pm BBC1 - don't miss it! 
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| NE1 |
did you read the article Ravey? certainly explained the first series......a figment of his imagination and now hers 
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| raveydavey |
Oh now - you've just spoiled it for all the Auusies who haven't seen the second series yet... Besides....oh, can't say anymore, don't want to let more cats out of the bag 
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| 30 Mill |
I made the mistake of reading a newspaper review for series 3
80% of the article told me all about the end of Series 2 Not a Fecking Happy lil Bunnywabbitt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| wewantourdarbyback |
watched the last Buzzcocks instead 
will watch on the iplayer
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| raveydavey |
Simply awesome.
At last something for a bloke to watch of an evening. “Today, my friend, your diary entry will read ‘Took a prozzie hostage and was shot by three-armed bastards’.”
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| nlag |
Didn't hit the spot for me....Mrs nlag liked it.....Will give it due respect and time ...After all, Life On Mars was superb  .....and I hate tellie
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| NE1 |
bleedin' hell a man that hates telly...................you are a rarity. Mrs Nlag is very lucky
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| raveydavey |
It's not that unusual! I'll be I actually watch little more than an hour of telly a day most days (that is watch, rather than simply being in the room when soaps, for example, are on and being watched by someone else. Programmes I actually make a concious effort to watch are very few and far between - Ashes to Ashes, Ross Kemp in Afghanistan, Kingdom, Shamless and Harry Hills TV Burp are all that springs to mind from current offerings. |
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| NE1 |
I have not watched a soap since my daughter went to uni and that was Oct 2000! they aren't even on in the background. Of the above, I enjoyed ashes to ashes but as I now understand it it has lost a bit of its mystique  , Kingdom is lighthearted Sunday night entertainment, Shameless has lost its way, can't bear Harry Hill and don't have Sky.
I quite enjoy Torchwood (I think) and I love Grand Designs. The programme I watch most is SSN! and if I'm in on my own I listen to R5L. I love the radio cos you can do other things whilst its on. Radio one to wake up to, Radio2 to drive home to and radio 5Live if all else fails. |
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| eddiesleftfoot |
Finally saw the 1st episode and then the 3rd (??) last night. Gene is still quality; love the perm on the fat cop but not too keen on Keely Hawes. Will give it a chance but this could be like the "difficult" second album. | ||||||
| 30 Mill |
Ep 1 Series 2 just aired on Thursday (hate to tape it as it seems watching the tele on Valentines Day means something later that night will prob get cancelled!!)
Good plot again but I thought he was getting a tad "angsty" - ok OTT ANGSTY but still all good so far |
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| wewantourdarbyback |
I have seen those first two eps and i think its good.. obviously it isnt as good as LOM as of yet,
It seems to be trying too hard to be a sequal to LOM and at the same time be a completely seperate entity |
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| raveydavey |
I'm loving it so far, although Keely Hawes has yet to convince me - she was good in Spooks and Tipping the Velvet, but here...perhaps its the character / script she's been given, but the jury is till out.
There is clearly a switch to a more comedy driven feel, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The music is bloody fantastic, although a its a double edged sword - that the show is set 27 years ago and I can remember it all...
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| NE1 |
"fire up the quattro" has become our adopted catch-phrase when we go out as Mr NE1 drives an Audi A3 quattro.
Still not convinced about the programme though (won't say why don't wonna spoil things for the oz contingent) |
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| 30 Mill |
Muchas Gracious
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| raveydavey |
Without wishing to cause offence, I hope Mr NE1 is a proper Audi driver and not actually a BMW driver who is seeking to avoid being labelled a nob by driving something less oafish? 
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| wewantourdarbyback |
Just watched the third episode on the iPlayer, and i'm pretty sure its getting better as it goes along | ||||||
| Baldy |
Last weeks one here they showed our very own Holden Monaro, you call it a Vauxhall Monaro I think,, Still it werent as fast as me Valiant charger in the 70's
http://www.fastlane.com.au/Features/Charger_history.htm |
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| raveydavey |
Now we've had a few weeks, ther new show is settling in.
It's a good show, but doesn't live up to the high standards of the original LOM. sadly the Gene Genie has been watered down considerably - or is he meant to have mellowed with age (he doesn't look much older!) It also falls into the trap of not knowing if it's a comedy, or a drama, or a comedy drama. Or a political thriller judging by last nights show. Still, it's one of the few shows worth watching on the telly. PS - anyone else spot the Austin Maestro van outside the police station when Gene drove off? Tut, tut, they weren't around in 1981...
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| 30 Mill |
Eddjit wife forgot to tape Ep 3 season 2 - Now I have to wait till April till DVD comes out | ||||||
| Tommo |
Eddjid hubby forgot to record me last nights episode 
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| wewantourdarbyback |
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| nlag |
Missed episode 2, and have 3 and 4 on tape.....Been watching Mitchel and Webb (Sp) instead.....Can't miss Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar in pursuit of his nemesis | ||||||
| NE1 |
Mr NE1 would like to make it very clear that he has neither had nor does he ever want a BMW
As to the driving, he is a typical Audi driver but then the car does go like 'shit off a shovel'
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| halfaperson |
Its not realy winning me over either. Been a few blatent Musical Errors as well. London Calling 1981. album was released in 1979 Buzzcocks Autonomy was positively nostalgic as well by 1981 More from sad pedantics corner as the series goes on
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| raveydavey |
Final episode of the first series tonight.
My overall opinion of the series has been well, average. It has little of the ingenuity or pace of LoM and they have been really lazy with external locations - nearly all crime in London in 1981 clearly happened on the same industrial estate. Plus attention to detail has been poor - a sure sign that corners are being cut. Anyone else spot the 2001 Merc Sprinter van a couple of weeks ago...?
The music has (mainly) been excellent and there have been moments of sheer brilliance, but these have been few and far between. The main crime though has been reducing the Gene Genie to a caricature fit only to be wound up and let loose with a one-liner. LoM was the TV highlight of the week. A2A is simply the best thing on a Thursday at 9pm. I'll watch tonight, but I'm fully expecting a non-ending / cliff hanger as options are already in place for Series 2. I'm torn between hoping they'll end it here and spare us more of the same averageness, and praying they make the second series what we should have had this time round. |
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| NE1 |
what ^^ he said. | ||||||
| raveydavey |
The best bits of Gene Hunt....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/ashestoashes/quotes/
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| raveydavey |
I've just purchased the Ashes to Ashes Original Soundtrack.
Fandabydozy. The best thing about the show and I'm currently playing it so loud the windows are rattling. Full track list: 1. Introduction - Dialogue: Alex Drake 2. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes 3. Visage - Fade To Grey 4. The Human League- Love Action 5. Duran Duran - Girls On Film 6. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno 7. OMD - Souvenir 8. The Stranglers - No More Heroes 9. The Clash - I Fought The Law 10. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing 11. Interlude - Dialogue: You're Nicked 12. Edmund Butt - Gene Genie (Gene Hunt's theme from `Ashes To Ashes') 13. The Passions - In Love With A German Film Star 14. Altered Images - Happy Birthday 15. Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls 16. Flying Lizards - Money 17. The Beat - Doors Of Your Heart 18. The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys 19. The Teardrop Explodes - Reward 20. Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men 21. Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together 22. Ultravox - Vienna 23. Edmund Butt - Title Music from `Ashes To Ashes' 24. Epilogue: Dialogue: Fandabydozy If that little lot ain't worth a tenner, then I don't know what is. |
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| halfaperson |
That is indeed a quality collection of music, Got to say that although ive watched every episode at least once and enjoyed it, it felt unfulfilling. Ive been trying to put my finger on why and I think it centers on the crux of the plot. I found myself squirming over the relationship she had with her Mum and especially her step dad. It just seemed so unreal. Maybe it’s me just not getting all this parental relationship bollocks but the central plot about her wanting to get back to her Daughter whilst been admirable enough just wasn’t interesting.
Everything else was spot on though. I think there is a bit of the Gene Genie in all blokes of that sort of age and i think he played it with real purpose . I thought the most entertaining things were often the little side issues going on and the minor characters.
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| NE1 |
the best thing about the programme was the Quattro 
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| 30 Mill |
Finally - They released the DVD's to LOM Season 2
First few episodes were a bit "farken hurry up and get yer leg over" are all modern day Englishman as soft as Sam Tyler???? Anyway the last 3 eps worked up nicely to a reasonably fitting end. Even if some twonk had told me he jumps, I wasnt prepared for the "happy ending" bit Overall a great series (not as good as any of the Auf Wedersehein ones but much bteer than most) -------------------------------------------------- Moving on is Ashes to Ashes on DVD in the UK yet? -------------------------------------------------- Whilst on the goggle box, whats everyones opinion of Lewis?? which imho is now this years favourite so far |
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| Baldy |
In answer to your 1st question http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Ashes...4a343d3710c8b8e842f83a86826130c00 and to answer your second, I dont rate Lewis, to me he is a very weak character. |
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| 30 Mill |
All well and good Baldy
Not WTF does that all mean need a step by step "for dummies" approach to this torrent caper
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| Baldy |
I wasnt advocating you actually download it from that torrent site, just showing that the series you asked about, is in fact released on dvd, if you are serious about using torrents and need to know how to use them, PM me and i'll put together a little summat for you, in an easy to understand manner of course...
Not that I approve of illegal downloading of copyrighted material.. |
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| wewantourdarbyback |
stream it all like I do
it aint illegal for you to watch it just for the other person to have uploaded it 
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