British Telly - Page 22

Sundae · 07-20-2014, 12:30 PM

Mine never replaces itself like that, though.

DanaC · 07-20-2014, 12:37 PM

oh! Gonna have to go back and watch again :p

footfootfoot · 07-21-2014, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

Possibly NSFW.
Just a little swear but consider yourself warned.

Second episode of Utopia (series 2)
The first was back-story, which was fascinating.
Ep 2 is present day.
Back to eye-popping colours, who-can-you-trust and violence. Headshots a-plenty. Brains on walls.

Arby with a beard.
Kevin fucking Eldon!
Grant in teen mardy mode.
Jessica Hyde... well, scarred. No spoilers.
And I have a new ginger love in my life, Alistair Petrie. He looks about 9 feet tall in some shots. Imagine the tall, pale, red headed bairns we'd have had.

Get the fuck out of town!? I love Utopia.

footfootfoot · 07-21-2014, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

I know!!!!

Totes amazeballs.

The inch has begun saying "totes"

Sundae · 07-22-2014, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Get the fuck out of town!? I love Utopia.

Not as much as I do. I'd give Utopia a blowie in a pub toilet.

DanaC · 07-22-2014, 01:07 PM

That's true. I heard she did that with episode 2.

Sundae · 07-22-2014, 02:25 PM

No, that was when I was bummed behind the bins.

Anyway, to continue the sodomy theme, if you're watching on 4OD and anal enough, the reappearing quinoa is 11.54 (half eaten) and 13.12 (untouched)

Caught this in Leeds today.
It made me smile.
(NB this was an English restaurant)

footfootfoot · 07-23-2014, 07:26 PM

Wow, sorry to say I AM DISAPPOINT.

I watched episodes 1 and 2. The only good thing I have to say is casting that redhead from GOT as the young version of what's her name was great because there is a very strong resemblance and it worked. Even if she's got GOT stank all over her.

But couldn't they think of something other than miraculously resurrecting three dead characters?

F- for completely Jumping The Shark. It was much better as a complete piece. If they wanted to make another season, they could have left the dead folks dead.

It was heartbreaking to see poor little baby Arby. And equally heartbreaking to see beautiful Fiona so haggard looking. She reminded me of An Gorta Mor...

I did enjoy the mysteriously regenerating Quinoa (It's a SUPER food!)

orthodoc · 07-23-2014, 08:43 PM

Utopia sounds like one of my nightmares.

Sundae · 07-24-2014, 01:13 AM

Oops, realised I didn't actually attach what made me smile in Leeds.
Attention to detail derailed in a post about attention to detail.

Attached now simply to make sense of my post about people missing the obvious

Sorry you disliked the immediate premise of Utopia II, Foot.
I'll swallow anything (heheheh) if it brings back such glorious, complex and beautifuully filmed television.
Watched Ep 3 in the early hours of Weds morning.
To me this series gets better and better - what I thought was a clunky plot point turned out to be deliberate.
Not to say it never clunks, but as someone who doesn't even have a TV I am still regularly impressed by Utopia.

Oh and if the Inch says totes now, I say amazeballs

footfootfoot · 08-02-2014, 10:57 AM

Utopia update:

I am likening it again, despite my earlier criticisms.

Jessica Hyde is getting more and more wacky. I wonder what race Philip Carver carville? chose.

DanaC · 08-02-2014, 11:38 AM

ha! I was watching this week's episode and found myself thinking: wonder if 3ft's getting back into it?

footfootfoot · 08-04-2014, 08:46 PM

I also really liked the roomba cat meme worked into the show. That was gold.

DanaC · 09-24-2014, 05:15 AM

Awesome new three-part drama miniseries.

The Driver

I watched the first part last night. Magnificently acted by all - David Morrissey I always love but a lot of his stuff recently has been larger than life (e.g The Governor on WD). Though he is great at being a villain, he's at his best as an ordinary man in a serious drama. Also, Colm Meaney - quietly terrifying as a crime leader. Gentle and friendly, with a line in philosphy - we never see him issue a threat yet we are left in no doubt that he is a dangerous bastard.

Morrisey plays a cab driver, who hates his job, is depressed but not depressed enogh forthe doctor to prescribe him drugs - in a marriage that is not loveless but is stale, and a teenage daughter. HIs best friend from childhood comes out of prison from a 6 year stretch for armed robbery and pretty soon has hooked him up with his criminal colleagues who offer him a job as a driver :

Superb drama. Well written, beautifully acted and the descent is utterly believable

Clodfobble · 10-07-2014, 01:37 PM

OooOOOooh... A Young Doctor's Notebook.

John Hamm.
Daniel Radcliffe.
Plus that peculiar way Brits have of making a drama freaking hysterical. The jokes come out of nowhere, which makes them even funnier.

For all my Merkins who appreciate BBC fare, this one is highly recommended.

07-23-2014, 07:26 PM	#323
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Wow, sorry to say I AM DISAPPOINT. I watched episodes 1 and 2. The only good thing I have to say is casting that redhead from GOT as the young version of what's her name was great because there is a very strong resemblance and it worked. Even if she's got GOT stank all over her. But couldn't they think of something other than miraculously resurrecting three dead characters? F- for completely Jumping The Shark. It was much better as a complete piece. If they wanted to make another season, they could have left the dead folks dead. It was heartbreaking to see poor little baby Arby. And equally heartbreaking to see beautiful Fiona so haggard looking. She reminded me of An Gorta Mor... I did enjoy the mysteriously regenerating Quinoa (It's a SUPER food!) __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-23-2014, 08:43 PM	#324
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Utopia sounds like one of my nightmares. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-24-2014, 01:13 AM	#325
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oops, realised I didn't actually attach what made me smile in Leeds. Attention to detail derailed in a post about attention to detail. Attached now simply to make sense of my post about people missing the obvious Sorry you disliked the immediate premise of Utopia II, Foot. I'll swallow anything (heheheh) if it brings back such glorious, complex and beautifuully filmed television. Watched Ep 3 in the early hours of Weds morning. To me this series gets better and better - what I thought was a clunky plot point turned out to be deliberate. Not to say it never clunks, but as someone who doesn't even have a TV I am still regularly impressed by Utopia. Oh and if the Inch says totes now, I say amazeballs Attached Images

08-02-2014, 10:57 AM	#326
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Utopia update: I am likening it again, despite my earlier criticisms. Jessica Hyde is getting more and more wacky. I wonder what race Philip Carver carville? chose. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-04-2014, 08:46 PM	#328
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I also really liked the roomba cat meme worked into the show. That was gold. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-20-2014, 12:30 PM	#316
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Mine never replaces itself like that, though.

07-22-2014, 02:25 PM	#322
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	No, that was when I was bummed behind the bins. Anyway, to continue the sodomy theme, if you're watching on 4OD and anal enough, the reappearing quinoa is 11.54 (half eaten) and 13.12 (untouched) Caught this in Leeds today. It made me smile. (NB this was an English restaurant)

10-07-2014, 01:37 PM	#330
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	OooOOOooh... A Young Doctor's Notebook. John Hamm. Daniel Radcliffe. Plus that peculiar way Brits have of making a drama freaking hysterical. The jokes come out of nowhere, which makes them even funnier. For all my Merkins who appreciate BBC fare, this one is highly recommended. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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