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  2. Posted

    18 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

     

     

    Well that’s the point. Nowadays in movies it’s affirmative action like in colleges. The movie industry says it loud and clear : they WANT more diversity in movies. The Oscar Academy said it won’t give any Oscar to a movie provided it has a certain amount of minority actors. It’s not meritocracy or talent anymore, actors are choosed because they NEED a black or asian.

     

    As for Black (or other minorities) playing "white" characters, what if it was the other way around ? For example if a White actor played Mandela, Martin Luther King or Toussaint Louverture, what would Black people feel ?

     

     

     

    Like Angelina Jolie playing Mariane Pearl or Joseph Fiennes portraying Michael Jackson?  Actually there was a bit of backlash for the latter, but I don't remember there being much for the former example.

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    30 minutes ago, Toast said:

    Who was he in Brookside?

    He was doctor with whom Chrissie Rogers character has an affair.

    I don't think he was in it that long but his character stood out to me for some reason, probably because I really hated Frank Rogers.

    Edit - Character's name was Dr O'Rourke.

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  4. Posted

    5 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

    Christian Rodska, best known as Ron Stryker in Follyfoot (from my childhood) Telegraph obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/03/28/christian-rodska-actor-follyfoot-obituary/

     

    Was going to pop him in the kids' tv thread, but he's done a ton of different stuff.

    I know him best from Brookside and various radio dramas. I heard rumours of ill health but wasn't sure how reliable that information was. 

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  6. Posted

    I had a really odd dream a couple of nights' ago. I dreamt that the remaining cast of Babylon 5 were all living together in a sort of Celebrity Big Brother special. This initially included Mira Furlan, but she remembered she was dead and soon disappeared, however Jerry Doyle didn't realise he was dead and was wandering around as a ghost. 

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  10. Posted

    3 minutes ago, Toast said:

     

    It's arrived and I have watched one episode.  It's not very Twin Peaksy yet as there are some other locations, but it is promising. 

    Did you see the film?

    I have seen the film, but many years ago.

    It's not bad and answers some questions but it doesn't feel very Twin Peaksy either.

  11. Posted

    On 28/02/2024 at 23:59, Toast said:

     

    @Handrejka

    I've caved in and ordered the Series 3 DVD.  

    It's on NOW but the only cheap offer is minimum 6 months. Also on Paramount where I could get a 7 day free trial, but I thought, hell, might as well buy it and have the extras.

    Film is not streaming anywhere, and hard to find on DVD/blu ray except for imports.

    I must confess that I never got round to watching series 3.

    I  am pleased you have enjoyed series 1 and 2

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    44 minutes ago, msc said:

    Actor Mike Grady reporting the death of the sublime Pamela Salem (Never Say Never Again, The Tripods, Remembrance of the Daleks, frankly too many big roles to mention all).

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    That's a shame. I was watching The Consultant recently and she was very good in that.

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    11 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

    As an aside, I'm worried that he isn't a pick on the DDP after years of appearances.

     

    You know what that means. *checks astrology chart for signs of movement in Cassiopeia*

     

    He was on my Pointless Theme last year, but I have retired that for now so he will probably go this year.

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    9 hours ago, time said:

    Photos, photos, photos!!

     

    If you'd like to help out with adding photos for the DDP let me know here or via message and we'll make a start (I know there are a number who have already volunteered but I didn't know it was my job at the time so I ignored them, so please remind me).

     

    Once you've declared an interest I'll get in touch with the usual guide to photo submission and we can get going. There were seven editors last year - it would be nice if we had even more this year!

     

    Thanks in anticipation!

     

    Happy to help. 

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    On 08/12/2023 at 22:41, Toast said:

    Ryan O'Neal is on a few teams including mine.

     

    I knew I had him somewhere. I had forgotten about this  particular pool. 

     

    Toast, I notice you haven't crossed off David Crosby. 

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    7 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said:

    Traitors have played a blinder this series. So glad "he" got his comeuppance though, he was too smarmy by half. They kill or banish Jaz and they won't catch them. The two faithful girls are useless and Zack is too weird to survive. Ross has been utterly useless as a faithful, he could end up winning the lot now.

    I think Andrew could end up winning for similar reasons. 

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    27 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said:

    The past 2 episodes of The Traitors have been some of the best TV I've seen in a long time, I'm not usually a fan of reality TV but I am well and truly entranced.

    Same here. The 'attending your own funeral' episode was especially good.

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  23. Posted

    3 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:

    Seventeen uniques on my Theme team though I  suspect the other person who picked Clive Barker will be more annoyed as he was their Joker.

     

    Eleven uniques on Unusual Suspects which is lower than I got last year.

     

    That's me. Sorry. 

     

    Also sorry to @time as we always seem to scupper each other's uniques, this time with George Innes.

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