What do you like watching on TV?
 

Since I am admining a documentary forum I guess it doesn't take that much figuring out what I tend to watch.

That being said, I am interested largely in conservation, hence my voluteer work for the Essex Wildlife Trust (EWT) where I live. Anything with living creatures in it and about their adapting environments is therefore right up my street you might say.

Other science based programmes are of general interest, always good to at least have heard about what research is going on and where it stands. For this I would unhesetatingly recommend the BBC programme 'Horizon'. Always on the forefront of science since 1964.

Being, what you might call a 'child of Apollo', the moon rocket that is, I became an avid stargazer over the years. One great benefits of being involved with the EWT is that I get to see all the really secluded and therefor dark spots, which are increasingly difficult to find for amateur astronomers. A win-win situation. This is then my other great fascination with TV. Like watching 'The Sky at Night' with Sir Patrick Moore, another series that has been running for, was it 50 or 60 years now, I forget.

If there is anything on the BBC, Russia Today or the English language Al Jazeera reporting from Africa I will usually tune it. Both RT and AJ are much underrated TV broadcasters that tend to be far less prejudiced then is generally asumed. AJ certainly is not the inofficial Taliban channel some would have us believe but rather an relatively objective station with sometimes different views on world affairs, quite apart from them not solely reporting on major famines and desasters in Africa, which does make a change for the usual. Again I strongly suggest at least giving them the benefit of the doubt. AJ has an excellent series looking at the ongoing development across Africa, something the west be well advised to keep an eye on or chances are that we are leaving the economical fields purely to the Chinese and we'll regret that bigtime one of these days.

I love a good laugh. So, when there is the occassional decent witty comedy on TV, I am at least inclined to have a bash at it. Here's the giveaway clue to my age I guess, when I say that I love Sid James, one of the great British comedy actors. Some of his appearances in the 'Carry on...' series of movies are simply spectacular.

For some unknown reason I always find it hard to get my head around US comedies. Yes, the Marx Brother of course, Mel Brooks, brilliant but after that I am seriously struggling to recall much fascination with US TV or movies, though there are probably a few that will come to mind at some point or other.

As far as Brit comedy is concerned, not everything, I don't find some of those stand-up comedians funny at all. Johnny Vegas was brilliant in 'Sex Lives of the Potato Men', now here's one that you too might enjoy, especially if you find silly, sexually abusive jokes, etc. funny. Certainly tickled my fancy enough to make me go out and buy the DVD, which is quite rare.

Love the 'Two Ronnies' for those who know about them. Ronnie Barker (RIP) and Ronnie Corbett, two of the most gifted comedians ever if you asked me. Ronnie Corbetts Blackberry skit is still an all time favourite of mine.

TV series are not my thing at all, with the exeption of two. Red Dwarf and Doctor Who. Red Dwarf is currently recording a new season to be aired in October in the UK channel Dave. Definitively looking forward to that. There too seems to be a faction out there that preferst the first 6 seasons, regarding the later ones with Chloe Anett as Kochinsky (did I spell that right?) as rubbish. Naw, just because the writer team of Doug Naylor and who was the other chap split up and went seperate ways didn't discourage me at all. Still think they are funny as anything. This is the another one that I would recommend highly if you can get a laugh out of a computer exclaiming such wonderful things as: 'The only thing that keeps me from going space crazy is the friendship I have with my singing potatoes' or when in the episode called 'Queeg' he strides into battle against the spaceships backup comuter, aptly named Queeg 500. All this to the sound of some John Wayne movies soundtrack. Go for it, I never regretted it for a second.

Why on earth there will be no Doctor Who episodes until September this year beats me but that is my all time favourite. I have every episode ever from 1963 onwards. Even the Loose Cannon reconstructions of those early episodes that fell victim to the BBCs tape erasing machine.

Doctor Who is of course quitessentially British, especially the early years which were never much intended for viewing outside the UK. This obviously changed over the years when the BBC discovered that more money could be made if adapted to suit a wider audience. Now, some people claim that only the old Doctor Who is the true Doctor Who, something I've been at loggerheads with for years. Admitted, the style of the programmes has changed over the years but it is still the Doctor, no deniying. Was a bit annoyed that whatshisame, the one before David Tennant only did one season, I liked him better then Tennant. Still, not really complaining too loudly.

Anything else? Yes and no. Being German originally I have a great liking for German satire programmes, which unfortunately are not available in any English version. A great loss really, especially with some of the finest political satirists being German. Wilfried Schmickler, Bruno Jonas, though I believe he may actually be Austrian, Volker Pispers and of course morbidly obese Otti Fischer, a brilliant actor and satirist are just a few of my favourites. Thank goodness for internet TV, at least that way I can watch some of that on the odd occassion.

Oh, SciFi movies I like, so long as they do consist of a little more then just exploding something-or-others. A little bit of a plausible storyline goes a long way.

That being said, 'Paul' with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, does have a bit of a weird story but it still is brilliantly funny I think. You easily see that the two of them are very close personal friend, having shared a flat together in London for years. Both fine actors and writers.

Right then, that pretty much sums me up I guess. Sounds a lot but isn't at the end of the day. I tend to not watch telly at all during the summer month, much rather be on the beach or in my very own private jungle out the back of the house.

Right, before this turns into a full-blown novel I best call it a day for now.

You're fortunate, Hoverfly, to have ready access to a host of British programs. "TV," per se, I've been done with for over four years. However, I do buy DVD's of my favorite shows/movies/etc - expensive, but time saving in that I get to watch what I want, when I want, and, best of all, without commercials. I'm what you might call a purist in that every part of a show or movie, from first to last, deserves to be seen - even the credits at the end. After all, without all these people no one's ever heard of, there would be no show. Yet (at least in the US) every single show gets the credits rolled over by some stupid commercial - usually for the show that's coming up next.

Looking over my library of DVD's, by far and away the largest share are British. In addition to the Nature documentaries and the Classics, and of course Dr Who and the show sadly cut short, The Sarah Jane Adventures, I absolutely adore Red Dwarf. I haven't tried any other British sit-coms because most American sit-coms totally turn me off - but since I love sci-fi, I decided to give Red Dwarf a try: best decision I ever made.

And my all time favorite movie is, of course, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Not the best movie ever made, but I love it.

I highly value and respect your comment about watching something until the end. The programme is NOT over until the credits have rolled. Bless you for being so considerate. My wife and I got really annoyed with some people at a cinema when they decided to want to walk past us while the credits were still rolling. As you so rightly pointed out, had it not been for those people, there wouldn't have been a movie in the first place. So show some respect.

Well, if I think of any other UK shows that might be worth a peek, I'll let you know.

Oh, not that I have seen it myself but I hear 'The Office' is supposed to be quite good but as I said that's purely hearsay.

There is also the Johnny Vegas movie Sex lives of the Potato Men and the series Ideal which you might like. Check them out on IMDB.

You mentioned Johnny Vegas in your original post. Is he someone well known in Britain right now? I've never heard of him. Currently, the only British shows I get any exposure to are the ones advertised as trailers/previews at the beginning of the Dr Who/Sarah Jane DVDs. "Sherlock" looks interesting. A couple years back they were promoting "Robin Hood," which also looked interesting.

I have to confess, after self-promoting myself as something of a lover of fine art (which I am), that my real passion is Zombie Movies. As in other genres, British zombies rule!

Lets see here. I love Doctor Who, True Blood, RuPaul's Drag Race (Which I'm watching while typing this), Eureka, Torchwood, Merlin, Being Human (BBC America version, syfy version sucks ass), Avengers Mightiest, Young Justice, Ultimate Spider-man, Ben 10 (all of them), the new Thunder Cats, Bones, Big Bang Theory, Celebrity Apprentice, all of the DIY Crasher shows and Holmes on Homes, Chuck (though it has ended), Sanctuary, all of the Stargate's, Warehouse 13, Supernatural, Alphas, anything with Gordon Ramsey's, and The Fades. So you can see a trend, I also like Absolutely Fabulous, I love BBC science fiction and fantasy, and a lot of shows of that nature.

Blimey, that must be the short story version of my novel post. LOL

Most of those shows I must admit I've never even heard off but as I said, it is primarily docs for me anyway, with said exeption.

Oh dear, Gordon Ramsey... Sorry to say, that guy just gives me the creeping horrors. He is a shite cook and about as foul-mouthed as any pleb I've ever heard.

I may have missed this and there is no mention in your profile but where do you hail from? USA maybe? I understand that Americans find it easier to laugh at stuff like that. Only hearsay.

Most series' I would enjoy much more, if they didn't drift into a pattern latest by episode 3. My wife loves CSI (yuk) and I am often forced to sit through it while we are having dinner (another yuk, bit of a lesson in 'How to ruin a perfectly good meal' LOL) and if they tell me one more time what Luminol is used for I'd swear blind, I'm going to throw the bloody thing out the window.

Now, Absolutely Fabulous, I've seen a couple of those and I thought it was quite funny but I never followed it.

What you might like though is Black Books with Bill Bailey and Dylan Moran. Check it out on IMDB. Bill Bailey is a hugely talented comedian, a good musician and generally a good laugh. Dylan Moran on the other hand is a much darker character, especially in a really weird movie he starred in called 'A Film with me in it'.

If you like dark Brit humour, that one might really be right up your street.

He is indeed and has been for years now. He is good at times and when he is, he is very good but he also entertains people in the holiday resorts on the Spanish Balearic Islands and that I always disliked very much. It is basically catering to the needs of pissed Britons on holiday. Most of his jokes are about sex and getting tanked-up but hey, that's what they go there for.

He's done some quite brilliant stuff in his time. Check out his profile on IMDB (Johnny Vegas), that'll give you a good overview.

My all time favourites must be 'Sex Lives of the Potato Men'. He plays this Brummie (someone from Birmingham) thickhead workind at a potato delivery company.

I hope this search link works but check out some of the clips on youtube, there is quite a collection there. No idea why people voted it down so much on IMDB. I found the characters incredibly well portayed and the reminded me so much of people I used to work with back in the early 80s here in the East of England.

Sex Lives of the Potato Men on YouTube.

If the link does not bring up the desired results, there may be session information in it, just search for the title there.

Sherlock, now which one might that be referring to? The BBC series' 'Sherlock' with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman or the ITV series' 'Sherlock Holmes' of movies with with Jeremy Brett?

If you were referring to the BBC Sherlock, I can provide you with Rapidshare links for the first seaon. All HDTV rips as Matroska files but beware, unless you have a premium acct. with them, the size of the download will require almost forever and a day to grab them (each episode 2.2 GB in size). Just let me know and I can pm you the links.

Zombie movies, well, are you aware of a forum called surrealmoviez by any chance? The forum was founded in 2007 by a Polish friend of mine at Warsaw University. The original idea was to provide a platform for sharing movies that hardly got any kind of exposure ever. By mid 2008 it had become THE site for students in the arts section, especially those specialising in anything film related. It is a fantastic site, though due to the lack of truly suffcient 'surreal' material it has become a bit of a dumping ground for other stuff as well these days but it is still full of thousands of truly surreal material, amongst that a huge host of Brit. zombie stuff. Just checked, there are 342 movies that respond to the search for 'Zombie', that should keep you busy for a while.

Surrealmoviez can't be accessed unless you are a member and membership is by invitation only but I have enough credit there to provide you with an invitation.

Hoverfly, thank you for your response. I don't know which "Sherlock" it is because BBC trailers never tell you who the stars are. Your notes on surrealmoviez (I don't know if I spelled it as you did: I hate the way you can't see what you're replying to here so as to edit as you go). I do love anything surreal - especially where it clearly doesn't belong. I've seen a couple zombie movies that had what I would consider surreal aspects to them.

Also I love anything dark, brooding and foreboding. I consider "Torchwood" to be one of the premier shows in that vein, as well as another sci-fi called "Starhunter." I agree with your assessment that Christopher Eccleston from "Series One" of Dr Who was better than David Tennant. I like both - and absolutely adore Matt Smith; but of the three I think Eccleston is best as Dr Who.

And, of course, this being 2012, I'm always on the lookout for material related to the whole Nostradamus/Mayan Prophecy/End of World syndrome. I'm not a doomsayer; but neither do I watch these oddball things merely to scoff at them. I find them intriguing - but their debunkers almost too condescending to bear. Are these types of things at all popular in the UK? Or are they pretty much American grown?

Yeah, there are several more that I watch and follow when they are in season. You will find that quite a few gays (not grouping an entire people, just a few) like the bitchy, foul mouthedness of people like Gordon Ramsey's. I don't like them in person, but I like what he does in Kitchen Nightmares, plus I also watch him because I like stealing some of his recipes. And they have been helpful in cooking for my husband and me, sometimes cooking for friends and family who love my cooking. I have no aspirations to be a chief, but I love to cook, and I also think that what he does to help those failing restaurants is a really good thing. I know that he is a pompous jackass, but I think that is cool for him. Though if someone ever talked to me like that, there would have been no restraint on my part, I would knock them out. I started watching Absolutely Fabulous from my husband, he is a huge fan of that show. I live in Indiana USA. Though I always said that if I had the money for it, I would move to England. There are several shows that I didn't mention, and I didn't add movies.

OK, since you are referring to a BBC trailer, you are obviously talking about the Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman series. Currently, there are 6 episodes available, three from each season.

Have a look here, the link will (hopefully) take you to the BBC Sherlock site. Just note, that unless you have a UK IP address, it is unlikely that any of the videos will actually work. The BBC operates a quite elaborate IP filtering system to protect its content. Shame really but it can't be helped (even using a UK based proxy will not help much unfortunately). But again, should you need some download links... just ask and I'll PM you.

Not sure if I get what you mean by saying '...I hate the way you can't see what you're replying to here so as to edit as you go'. Please explain.

If you promiss to behave yourself, LOL, let me know if you would like an invitation code. I'd could send it by PM.

As I said, I never got into Torchwood much but hey, live and let live. Starhunter, never heard of it, I'll have a look on IMDB and see if it might appeal to me. Thanks for pointing this one out.

Yes, it was a shame the Chris Ecclestone decided to move on after his first and only season. Apparently, he didn't want to become too associated with the role, which can happen over time, just think of Tom Baker, for the all time quintessential Doctor Who.

Not really my world to be honest with you. When the whole Maya thing went balistic on the web and in books I did look into the science behind it and usually found it somewhat flawed. Especially, the Mayan Calendar, which doesn't actually prophesy the end of the world but rather the end of a calendar cycle but you can't make money from that, can you. If you want your book to sell, you better come up with something more 'dark and sinister' (with maybe a handful of zombies thrown in for good meassure). LOL

Again, if you are interested, in my forum, you'll find the URL in my profile or under the things to do when you click on my username, you will find plenty of posts relating to these issues.

As far as scoffing at things immediately is concerned, neither do I right from the start, though I am always 'a bit wary'.

As for their popularity, no I don't think this is a US homegrown issue, apart from that oddball church that last year proclaimed the end of the World, leading to people giving away their stuff and regetting it the day after. Personally, that one had me in stitches I am sorry to say. Apparently, a miscalculation of the date but lucky for us, the guys next doomsday bypassed us without a hitch too.

I am not much of a believer in anything, apart from that you should treat everybody with due respect, at least try and be friendly, though that can be a bit of a challenge in this day and age (especially when it comes to call centers in India or Pakistan trying to flog you double glazing again and again and again) and that I have no business in determining what sexual orientation is right or wrong, basically, live and let live, so long as things are done by mutual consent and it doesn't involve minors but that's about it really.

Had Buddhism not been so commercialised and turned from Gautama's own learnings into teachings that you must obey, now that could possibly have become something that I could live with but as with everything else used to stop people from having independent thoughts... Well, let's not go down that road or you might find yourself in for yet another novel. LOL

Hi Drake, I liked your 'pompous jackass' comment about Ramsey, that one gave me a great laugh.

But I guess you are right. He is marketing himself and it seems to work quite well, at least in the USA now that his popularity seems to be waning a little in the UK, at least that is my perception but again, I may be mistaken there.

The same pretty much applies to shows like 'The Apprentice' where some smartass punk with tons of money treats people like s..t. Boy, I am a very laid back person but you talk to me like that and I'd swear blind, you would regret that.

Well, moving to the UK, my wife and I did just that some 4 years ago to retire, not all is gold that glitters and the grass is always greener on the other side, just bear that in mind.

Of course I love Britain and Britons but I also have a lot of issues with the country and its population, as I have had with any country that I have ever lived in and that's a few.

Britons have little or no concept of environmental issues. Now that really gets my bloodpressure up. You walk down our High Street and you'd swear blind you are on a landfill site, it is that filthy. People leave a tobacconist shop with a litter bin outside the front door, yet still, they will almost inevitably throw the wrapper in the street. Why? The flower beds, lovingly arranged by the council gardeners literally flaunt every sweet wrapper there is to be found in Britain. Again, why?

This is one of the most beautiful countries I have ever lived in, the diversity of landscapes, the incredible multicultural population, walking through our town you fee like you are visiting the UN headquarters, that many different languages spoken. Wonderful in my opinion.

Also, Britain lying pretty much in a due north-south direction, it means that the southern tip has a climate like the south of France, almost mediterranean, while the islands in the far north are all but touching the polar circle. I just love this diversity and more so because we have the time and leisure to go out long distance walking in summer and autumn which gives us a true appreciation of all the different landscapes' beauty.

Last year we embarked on the first leg of our attempt to circumwalk Britain. If I remember right, we walked for about 11 weeks in one go. From the Thames Estuary to The Wash at the Norfolk and Lincolnshire border. Probably only about 200 miles as the crow flies but since we tend to stick close to the coast, veering off inland as and when tempted or in search of some place we really want to visit, we more likely clocked up some 5-600 miles or thereabouts. And the natives are truly friendly, that's for sure. The number of times we were asked to stay at a house or on a farm by what were basically complete strangers was wonderful. Britons do like people with an appreciation for their country and of that we have a lot.

Only our cats don't like us doing this. After all, 11 weeks is a long time and it is a huge effort to find someone willing to live-in for such a lengthy periods of time. Still, it is worth it.

Hopefully, sometime in July we'll catch a train up to Kings Lynn, located at The Wash and continue from there. Not sure how far we are going to make it this years, it all depends but we don't feel pressured into achieving anything, apart from having a great time again.

Also a great way to strike up long lasting friendships.

Yep, deeply in love I guess. LOL

Yes, you could say I love my chosen home, well, we both do.

If you ever decide to visit the UK, hit me up but make sure you bring some good sturdy walking boots. I've exchanged my Merc for three pairs of those and two bycicles, so wherever I need to go... it's walking or cycling and the occassional use of public transport, which, allthough never on time, is pretty good, there are few places you can't get a train or bus to.

Love Doctor Who? Then check this out...
 

Well, if that is the case... then you might like the content of this text file. Every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who. 8 Doctors, 26 Seasons, don't even ask me how many episodes, grand total to 225 GB.

For security reasons I've put the text file inside a password protected rar file and uploaded it to my Rapidshare account. The file does NOT contain any videos but only a text file with all the links you could ever ask for.

The rar file is 8.91 KB in size, takes only 5 seconds to download and I will email the password to any interested members. The reason for the password and the RS upload is the fact the google is busy indexing these pages and I don't want all my links to be killed.

Doctor Who

I should point out re: End of World type stuff, that I don't mean to include our Evangelical nonsense since it's just too preposterous for words. I'm intrigued by anything that seems to defy chance - and, since chance rules supreme it's not easy to defy it. Specifically, only one book from the Mayan (let's call it encyclopedia) has survived; and this one surviving book just happens to be the very one detailing all this End of World prophecy - almost too much of a coincidence if, in fact, it's been correctly interpreted, which it couldn't possibly have been without the wider of context provided by all the Mayan books. Also, it boggles the mind that a culture which supposedly believed a blood sacrifice was needed to insure the sun's rising next morning gets credited with being the world's supreme astronomers! (Though I'm sure the weaving of sacrifice into the astronomy came from socio-political machinations rather than faulty science.)

Ok Mark, point taken. Though as I probably did point out, further research apparently did suggest this to be less of an end of the world doomsaying as an end to a calendar cycle but be that as it may.

With reference to the blood sacrifice, that was quite common in both Britain and Germany too, from the early neolithic to late iron age. Recent discoveries made with the aid of the British Museum has uncovered a great deal of evidence of our early ancestors resorting to human sacrifice in times of drought, famine and at the occurrence of celestial phenomena such as comets appearing in the sky.

Faulty science, as you refer to it is after all only faulty by modern standards, more or less since what is referred to as the age of enlightenment and some factions (with growing numbers I believe) appear quite inclined to turn the clocks back a few centuries even as I write this. We both mentioned certain doomsday theories, be they from evangelical Christians or other people with a rather odd outlook on the world.

Oh, well, would love to chat but I must be on my way, need some changes made to our bank account (the bastards recently decided that I can now only withdraw money from THEIR cash machines or the Post Office, at least free of charge, by Jove, are they in for a surprise today.).

Let's go banker bashing. LOL

I think I am rather going to enjoy this appointment.

It started off so well and then died the way most non-sexual topics do here.

So, let's bump this one up to the top again. Hope you don't mind TD.

Breaking bad is the greatest thing to ever come on tv. Anyone who heasent seen it i strongly suggest you do.

Never heard of it Crazy. Got any more info? Maybe even an IMDB link or one to the shows website? Would be nice. Thanks.

I want to get into Breaking Bad. Big fan of the American The Office. A friend of mine recommend I watch Portlandia for comedy.

May I again request you post an IMDB link, makes it much easier for the rest of us trying to find out more about the programme of your choice, especially where programmes have the same name.

Anyway, for anybody interested, here are the IMDB links for
Breaking Bad ((2008-...)
The Office (2005-...)
Portlandia (2011)

Apart from 'The Office' I'd not heard of any of them but I must admit the IMDB ratings are very high, which is unsual from soaps or whatever category those may fall into.

I only ever watched on part of The Office, despite that someone once gave me a whole box DVD set (god knows why they did it). Guess just not my cup of tea really.

Breaking Bad, now that sounds interesting and I am sure it is available on a lot of forums, so I might grab a part and see what it's all about (beyond the IMDB synopsis).

Portlandia didn't sound like I might be too interested but that doesn't really mean anything.

It is usually the number of hours the makers want you to get stuck in front of the TV that puts me off. 62 episodes by the end of this year, not so sure about this. Also, the guy has/had terminal cancer, I would have expected this to come to a rather quick end, so having it go on for five years sounds a bit weird. Wasn't quite to terminal then, was it (unless he died along the way).

Still, thanks for your input guys. Only goes to show that there is more to life then just playing with yourself. LOL

You ever catch Stargate Hover? I would that all the time when I was a kid.

You wont regret it. You can watch it for free on projectfreetv.com
or jyst google it a bounch if sites have it

Jeez, you remember watching that as a kid? I remember watching 'Thunderbirds' as a kid. LOL. Am I really that old? (shut up Jo, no need to comment).

I've watched the movie, which was fun a bit silly but good fun. As for the series, yes, I did watch a few episodes but to be honest, I didn't like the actors being different from the movie and those that I did see unfortunately failed to impress me much but that goes for most series' in general. There are very few series that I do watch, the old Doctor Who, as well as the new seasons and Red Dwarf being the most notable amongst them.

That being said, someone pointed out Breaking Bad here, so I've downloaded the first season of that yesterday. Kind of sounds intriguing but I have to watch it as yet.

Thanks for that again, Crazy. As I said in the previous post, downloaded season 1 yesterday, so I might get a chance watching the pilot tonight with the wife having gone to Germany today.

I'll let you know how I get on with it.

Darn, I used to watch them too as a kid. :D

Haha guess I am young.

That'll change soon enough. :D

But you'll be alright, just stay young at heart.

So whats up Hoverfly, did you get a chance to watch breaking bad?

Hoverfly, I'm glad to see you mentioned Red Dwarf. Though I generally detest sit-com (and I guess that's the genre here), I absolutely adore Red Dwarf. Greatest show ever! Now if I could wax "bi-" for a bit, I think Craig Charles (Dave Lister) is The Sexiest Man Alive. At least, as he was in the 90's. There was another thread somewhere about what people find sexy - well, I find him much sexier than these square-jawed, 6-pack abs, rippling pecs leading men. He just exudes sexuality without even trying. (Am I going a bit overboard here? lol)

I finally did yesterday but I have to make a confession, I fell asleep. Don't get me wrong, had nothing to do with the pilot but I find TV is the single worst sleeping pill ever. Put the telly on, put me in front of it and watch me fall asleep. 100% success rate. LOL.

I did get to about half way I believe and it seemed ok, though I will have to watch at least part of it again and then some to make up my mind.

It did not strike the chord I had anticipated though. Don't know why but I downloaded the whole first season, so I will sit through it regardless. Some things just require warming to.

I'll keep you posted.

Nothing to apologise about, we're adults here (I hope, LOL).

I've never looked at Charles Craig or anybody else not female from that point of view and to be honest, I have little concept of what makes a guy attractive. My wife tells me David Tennant is and so is Ronnie O'Sullivan's bum, well there you go. Thank goodness those are most likely unattainable goals.

Same here with regards to sitcoms. They just bore me stiff and I do try and avoid them like the plague. If a TV programme requires me to sit and watch it every day or week, usually not for me, with the exceptions of Doctor Who and Red Dwarf but that goes without saying. LOL

With 'in the nineties' you must be referring to the 7-10th season. Yes, I guess they still looked alright then. I've seen screens of the new season to start in October here in the UK and like the rest of us... well, they didn't get any younger. We shall see if they can still pull this off.

By accident I watched part of a 6 part BBC crime series from 2011 earlier this week. 'Death in Paradise' and lo and behold the Cat, Danny John-Jules was in that as some cop in the Carribean. Jesus, I hardly recognised him.

Again, will be interesting to see the new season, filmed again as the first seasons, in front of a live audience.

Oh, this was about sexy, wasn't it? I liked the later Kochanski, played by Chloe Annett a lot. Gorgeous woman. Oh, Sophie Winkleman as Katerina in season 9, you may recall the buxom lady with the fake russian accent. I thought she was a stunner too.

Just another lecherous old man here. :D

I didint get into it until about the thrid or forth episode. You have to really pay attention to because everything each character says or does is connected with everything else. Just the story, the characters, the camera work, the directing...its just amazing.
Oh and the first season is just the beggining. Its gets much, much better as the show goes on.
I watched it 3 times over already, and every single time i catch something that i didint catch before.

Have no fear, Crazy, I shall persevere. LOL.

It's just that for some reason, be the programme good, bad or ugly, if you want to knock me out cold, put the TV on and not just TV.

I loved 'Ghandi' with Sir Ben Kingley. Took me four or five screenings, plus two visits to the cinema to have seen it all.

I confess to being hooked on "Being Human." The British and American series are both worth watching.

Nothing to confess there, Attache. My wife has been following a German weekly programme called 'Lindenstrasse' which as of today has clocked up some 1,380 episodes. Now, that's what I call hardcore.

I guess it does qualifiy as some kind of soap but definitively with a very German twist to it. Ordinary people, not those model like actors that make most soaps so totally unbelievable and even I have to admit that the writers were always very close to what was happening in Germany and in Munich, Bavaria in general.

But 1,380 hours of any soap, Jesus, that's close to two month of anybodies life, all spent watching somebody elses life. Even Doctor Who does not come anywhere close to that. LOL

Still, if you like it, so be it.

Hoverfly, I'm glad to hear they're filming new episodes of "Red Dwarf." And, yes, I definitely agree than both Chloe Annett and Sophie Winkleman are gorgeous. In addition to the shows mentioned throughout this thread, there's also "Primeval" and "Torchwood." I love both shows. Love Andrew Lee Potts and Hannah Spearritt; but my favorite character was Dr Helen Cutter (played by the fabulous Juliet Aubrey) and second favorite was James Lester (played by Ben Miller). Haven't watched Volume Three yet (how do Brits keep track of the complex BBC nomenclature for seasons?).

As to "Torchwood," talk about hot and sexy - that would definitely be Eve Myles! Bet you thought I was going to say John Barrowman (lol)! He is hot too. But what I adore about "Torchwood" is its dark and absolutely sinister perspective. It's not a show for those who must have happy endings. In fact, I don't think a single episode had what could be called a happy ending. My kind of show.

Don't really know where to start replying to your post. Too much input. LOL

Let's start with Primeval. Now that's interesting, not that I ever watched a single episode of it but looking at the IMDB page for 'Primeval' I noticed that it was created by Tim Haines, now that put this into completely different perspective. Haines was the one who produced all the dinosaur programmes a few years back for the BBC ('Walking with Dinosaurs', 'Walking with Beasts', 'The Ballad of Big Al', as well as one of my favourite programmes 'Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets'). So, this could be an indication as to the quality and scientific accuracy to be expected, within the fabric of a story anyway.

Also, it has Ben Miller in it. He's a brilliant comedian. Did you ever get a chance to see 'Death in Paradise'? He plays a stuck up London cop in the Carribean. Only six parts, which suited me fine, milking a story endlessly can become predictable and tedious. You might like it and I can supply all the download links for it as well. Oh, it also had Danny John-Jules in that one, the Cat from Red Dwarf.

Nomenclature for seasons? Hm, not sure what you might be referring to. Maybe if you give me a hint on that one, I might be able to explain.

Eve Myles, yep, she can rock my boat anyday. LOL. Apparently voted the 7th most sexy Welsh female. I wonder how they worked that one out. Still, she is a looker.

Andrew Lee Potts. I guess I should have heard of him, he played some role in 'Ideal', a comedy by and with Johnny Vegas, funny but I got bored with it after a couple of episodes.

Hannah Spearritt, never heard of her and having had a look at what programmes she's played in, unlikely to see much more of her, I guess. Nothing personal but it all looked a bit juvenile.

Nearly there. LOL.

Torchwood, never really got my head around that one. Mind you, only ever watched maybe two episodes, just couldn't relate to it much and just Eve Myles and her bum, well, wasn't really enough to make me hang around.

John Barrowman, he's quite a decent actor, though this persistend gay theme in the episode I watched got on my nerves a bit. I don't go round telling everybody that I'm straight all day. At first I thought it was a straight guy overacting the gay part but apparently he is gay in real life. I don't have a problem with gays, some of our closest friends are gay, just this constantly in your face thing I find a little annoying at times. I should make an appeal to the council so we can have an 'I'm straight' parade every year. Well, whatever.

Jeez, another short story. Sorry about that. But I am pleased that the thread picked up some momentum again. So, keep your posts coming, life is more then just comparing penis sizes.

I perused the thread to see if anyone mentioned "Carnivale" but I don't see where they did. Not that I've seen the show (it was on HBO, which I can't afford); but I was told by a reliable source that it's great and just the kind of show I would like. Anyone seen it? It only ran two seasons - which usually means, at least in the US, that it was a terrific show but had little "mass appeal". I'd like to buy the dvd's but I wouldn't mind a second opinion. Anyone? Thanks.

Neither heard, nor seen it, but if you would like to have a peek before spending your money on the DVD's I can PM you some download links and if your DVD player can play back DivX videos you can either burn it to a cheap CD or DVD or if your machine has a USB port, you could even just copy it on a stick and watch it first. Just had a quick look at only one forum that I use and both seasons are posted a total of 226 times. No shortage of links there then. Just let me know.

Thanks, but I'll hold off awhile longer. In the meantime, we haven't really touched on "the classics" in this thread. Since Thomas Hardy is my favorite author, I'm collecting dvd's based on his works. Though my favorite book of his is "Return of the Native,"; so far my favorite film has been "The Mayor of Casterbridge" starring Ciaran Hinds. I mention this because I consider Hinds' portrayal of Michael Henchard to be the greatest work by an actor I've ever seen - even greater than Michael Hordern's "King Lear" (I don't really care for Laurance Olivier's "King Lear"). I can't wait to watch "Jude the Obscure" - but it's four and a half hours, which means I can't watch it in one sitting.

Anyway, anyone else into "the classics"?

That's fine Mark, should you change your mind, you know where to find me. LOL

Thomas Hardy, hadn't expected such British classics to enter the discussion but so be it. Around the world he's probably best known for this 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles', not that I managed to muster up too much exitement about that one.

Right, already 9pm and my dinner is ready, so I'll have to get back to this later.

Now follows a commercial break from our favourite penis enlargement company.


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