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    On the other hand a 6th series of Shameless was, apparently, filmed earlier this year for 2009 broadcast. That'll almost certainly be worth the bother.

     

    I have a TV, mainly, because I've got a DVD player and I'm planning to watch summat in front of a roaring fire tonight. 'Derailroaded' a documentary about Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer, manic depressive paranoid schitzophrenic titan of 'Outsider Music' or summat. Seen it once but the Voice of Young Maryport was enquiring whether we might watch it together, how could I refuse?

    You spoil your kids rotten.

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    TV sucks most of the time, though I thought Wallender was a decent drama. Went to a dinner party last night after watching Carlisle lose and I was the only person there who didn't give a sh*t about Strictly Come Dancing meaning all the others insisted on watching that preening frothy shite.

     

    17 million watched it, apparently, so clearly it's me that has the problem.

    No, you and me both. Mrs Godot wanted to watch it so I went to read a book while the Godettes all fled too. Then she started to sulk because she was on her tod and said she wasn't bothered about watching the later bit so I began watching the NASA space programme documentary on another channel (excellent) while she opened her book. But unbeknownst to me she was getting in to a fair old lather because she really did want to watch the dancing and I was supposed to know this. So I'm in the doghouse today simply because I do not possess the powers of telepathy.

     

    I don't just dislike SCD, I cannot stand it, particularly those jumped up judges. In fact I hate all talent shows with a venom, all celebrity shows, all "vote-off" TV, anything featuring Anne Robinson, and Eggheads, particularly CJ de Mooi who is an arse of the highest order. That probably leaves the news, the weather, documentaries, films and sport. I can't stand most of the films they show, don't like weather forecasts without isobars, am not that keen on the BBC News and don't much care for Match of The Day anymore so settle for West Wing re-runs on the video most of the time.

     

    Arranging dinner parties around the TV is one for room 101 as far as I'm concerned. For an alternative entertainment you should have told them some of your tasteful jokes MPFC.

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    Falk is an interesting choice and one I will consider for my death pool. I need a couple more names, especially now that Bettie Page and Forrest J. Ackerman are officially dead.

     

    Were they unofficially dead, then? And who made them official? :mellow:

     

    Celebrities can be unofficially dead, e.g. Steve Fossett.

     

    Celebrities are not officially dead until they get their death certificate.

    I rest my case.

  10. Posted

    Is there a precedent for an animal on the DL? Socks would look good up there, preferable to Jade Goody who I suppose would set the precedent if she ever gets included.

     

    Imagine all the fun it would cause among the anoraks if Socks died in the year. There'd be arguments about whether it could be called a real death and some would apportion a fractional value to Socks such as half-a-death for counting purposes. Then some would want an animal every year and there'd be lots of toy throwing. The debate would go on and on as it still does over "any one Beatle". Yes, Socks should make the list.

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    I couldn't help noticing the absence of Bobby Robson from the BBC Sports Personality awards last night. He can't be too good, not that his death would affect the outcome of the DDP. It would take two or three big surprises for that to happen.

     

    I thought the evening was really poor - too many arsey graphics and fancy camera angles flitting around. Where was the comprehensive round-up of sporting achievement they once had? OK, they might not have wanted to fork out for other TV stations' clips but they had all the Olympics to go at. They couldn't even show all of Usain Bolt's 100 metres and that took less than 10 seconds.

     

    Instead they pratted around getting Ben Ainslie to fall in the water in his suit and Rebecca Adlington to fanny around in water wearing a spangly dress. They should have told the producers to f**k off. What a crap reflection of a great year for British sporting achievement.

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    My favourite crisps were Seabrook which are still a bit of a cult in Yorkshire apparently. I didn't miss the little blue salt bags in Smith's Crisps which were revived a few years ago.

     

    Other things I miss:

     

    Sparrows - don't see them much anymore.

     

    Fish and chips fried in pork dripping, still available in the North but not darn sarf.

     

    Beefsteak dumplings cooked in a muslin cloth with - I hesitate to mention it - thick gravy.

     

    Real knitting, you know when your mum knitted you a wool pullover with a nice pattern. I liked that.

     

    John Noakes

     

    Decent snow, also decent fog, thick enough to play hide and seek in.

     

    Elsewhere on TV: The Likely Lads, Danger Man, The Man from Uncle, Steptoe and Son, The Virginian and Adam Adamant.

     

    Wishbone Ash

     

    Mill dams with sticklebacks and newts (although I still have them - sticklebacks and newts).

     

    Ginnels

     

    The funny plastic smell of Ford Anglias.

     

    Chumping for bonfire night and buying your fireworks one at a time and the whole bonfire night experience with pie and peas and jacket potatoes.

     

    Getting a refill of Tetley bitter in my empty pint glass instead of getting a clean glass.

     

    Proper Bradford curries were pretty good too with plenty of change for a pound and the chapatis made fine ashtrays.

     

    Airfix soldiers, already mentioned at length here.

     

    Snogging, with no certainty it would be more than a snog, in fact near certainty that a snog was as good as it was going to get.

     

    Playing cards for money among the family.

     

    Conversations - I miss those most of all.

  24. Posted

    As a traditionalist could I petition for the re-opening of the original 101 thread? There is no reason to close it as far as I can see. Richard O'Sullivan hasn't been closed has it? Nor should it be. Instead of closing it, it should be pinned.

     

    It pisses me off when mods do this kind of thing. The knee jerk closing of threads in response to a single comment should be chucked in to 101. As should 101b because it sucks.

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