Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?
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#632
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I may actually watch it now as well. Great actress in Broadchurch especially series 1 and 2. I actually know next to nothing about Dr Who..it is a genre of television that I tend to ignore.
#634
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I've also never watched Star Wars or Star Trek (show or movies). I gather I'm a lost cause.
#635
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I've also never watched Star Wars or Star Trek (show or movies).
Some things just don't seem particularly sci-fi though.
Maybe growing up with Doctor Who, Space Patrol, Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds, Lost in Space, Star Trek, The Avengers, Adam Adamant etc just made it all more normal
#636
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They all float my boat...nice to see someone else appreciates the hilarious Benidorm.
Never been a great sci-fi fan myself but Star Trek TV and second movie onwards, including the reboots, were good. Star Wars? Meh.
Some things just don't seem particularly sci-fi though.
Maybe growing up with Doctor Who, Space Patrol, Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds, Lost in Space, Star Trek, The Avengers, Adam Adamant etc just made it all more normal
Never been a great sci-fi fan myself but Star Trek TV and second movie onwards, including the reboots, were good. Star Wars? Meh.
Some things just don't seem particularly sci-fi though.
Maybe growing up with Doctor Who, Space Patrol, Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds, Lost in Space, Star Trek, The Avengers, Adam Adamant etc just made it all more normal
Other shows to recommend:
The Killing (avoid the final season)
Rectify
Dreamland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia...lian_TV_series) If you liked Yes, Prime Minister you'll like this.
Having to deal with local government daily in my job, Dreamland is very close to the bone with the mindset of many municipal employees I deal with.
#637
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But I've stayed in San Antonio, Malia and Faliraki so I know all about the excesses.
I see Dreamland (Utopia but not the Channel 4 Utopia ) is on Netflix.
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Female-led 'Doctor Who' stokes talk about lack of visible minority heroines
Someone's not been paying attention.
Bill Potts, the latest companion to The Doctor. Martha Jones too.
In fact two out of the last six female companions (since the reboot) have been non white.
Of course, she may be making a general point but she is a Doctor Who writer and a little recognition of the sort of advances she bemoans as absent elsewhere wouldn't have gone amiss.
“Doctor Who” fan Melissa Perez was excited to hear one of her favourite TV series had picked a woman for the leading role. But she couldn’t deny feeling a little disappointed.
Even though the casting of lauded British actress Jodie Whittaker is widely considered a step in the right direction for the show, Perez points out she’s also another white heroine in a genre that has already embraced many.
“I see people talking about how we’ve come so far and how roles for women have improved so much. And then I look at the examples they give,” says Perez, who identifies as Afro-Latina and writes about “Doctor Who” for Black Girl Nerds, a website tackling the world of fandom.
“All the characters are white — they’re white women.”
Even though the casting of lauded British actress Jodie Whittaker is widely considered a step in the right direction for the show, Perez points out she’s also another white heroine in a genre that has already embraced many.
“I see people talking about how we’ve come so far and how roles for women have improved so much. And then I look at the examples they give,” says Perez, who identifies as Afro-Latina and writes about “Doctor Who” for Black Girl Nerds, a website tackling the world of fandom.
“All the characters are white — they’re white women.”
Bill Potts, the latest companion to The Doctor. Martha Jones too.
In fact two out of the last six female companions (since the reboot) have been non white.
Of course, she may be making a general point but she is a Doctor Who writer and a little recognition of the sort of advances she bemoans as absent elsewhere wouldn't have gone amiss.
#639
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The Spa
Hilarious and from the writer of Benidorm. Similar but quite different all at the same time. Real laugh out loud stuff. Again.
Cringe-worthy too.
Hilarious and from the writer of Benidorm. Similar but quite different all at the same time. Real laugh out loud stuff. Again.
Cringe-worthy too.
#640
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Wild Alaska Live. - a kind of Badass Springwatch with bears wolves orcas and other whales, massive eagle populations- etc instead of fluffy bunnies and squirrels etc.
Having visited Alaska I have also been for a day out to see the amazing massive coastal brown bears in the Katmai peninsula where they can't be hunted. One of the best things that I have ever done- they were all around you. Within about 8-10 feet BBC produced, Matt Baker and co- no Bill Oddie though
If you love wildlife, do not miss!
Having visited Alaska I have also been for a day out to see the amazing massive coastal brown bears in the Katmai peninsula where they can't be hunted. One of the best things that I have ever done- they were all around you. Within about 8-10 feet BBC produced, Matt Baker and co- no Bill Oddie though
If you love wildlife, do not miss!
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#643
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Why Norwich- wouldnt that be Partridge?
Goodie Goodie Yum Yum....
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