Sam's Thread of Chattin' w/ Jake & Other Robust Subjects

[Coco]

I'm over Moffat. What else do you Brits got?

 

[Uncle Sam]

There's a presumably terrible American version, but you might like this:

 

[Uncle Sam]

Oh, and Luther. The television series, not the the member. Look up what it is if you don't know - I'm pretty sure everyone would like the premise.

 

[Coco]

I've had every episode of Luther sitting on my external drive for months.

One of these days, man. One of these days.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Mm. I know the feeling. The exact feeling - I've watched about twenty minutes total of Luther. Mostly gifs.

 

[Danger Burger]

I hate chiming in, but I'm reading your god damned thread every day anyway.

One 'smashing' piece of British television that was overlooked as far as I can tell was BBC's Good Cop. It's only four episodes long thus far, though I have no clue what its situation is, and its about a 'good cop' exploring the morally grey area of killing off an entire gang of thugs for beating up his friend.

There are also B-plots which appeal to the human nature of the viewing audience.

All in all, it's 'Bang-Tidy' and only about four hours long.

(Though the theme tune isn't as good as the extended version of The Bill's, with its cool keyboard and abusively short key change.)

 

[Uncle Sam]

I came up with another one in bed last night, but getting up to get my phone seemed a lot of effort. I've since forgotten what it was. Stay tuned.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

I'm over Moffat. What else do you Brits got?

If you're able to cope with accents, Still Game might be worth a watch. It's about a group of pensioners (played by middle aged people) who live on a scheme in Glasgow. Only six seasons and a couple of specials but maybe worth a try.

Probably best to listen to Sam though.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Garth Merenghi's Darkplace, Coco. Watch that.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

Probably best to listen to Sam though.

Garth Merenghi's Darkplace, Coco. Watch that.

Yup.

 

[Tastycles]

(Though the theme tune isn't as good as the extended version of The Bill's, with its cool keyboard and abusively short key change.)

I think The Bill theme tune is in 7/4 time signature.

Garth Merenghi's Darkplace, Coco. Watch that.

Will anyone who isn't British get that?

As ever, big fan of the Pennis.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Yeah, probably. More than if I'd recommended Brass Eye.

 

[Tastycles]

Fun fact - when I was at school, bear in mind this was in like 2004/5 and the production values were about 10 years out of date, I put The Day Today on in the common room, and several people thought it was the actual news.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

1. Trance ★★★★
2. Maniac ★★★★
3. Django Unchained ★★★★
4. The Impossible ★★★★
5. End Of Watch ★★★★
6. Flight ★★★★
7. Gangster Squad ★★★★
8. Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★
9. Jack The Giant Slayer ★★★★
11. Stoker ★★★
12. A Good Day To Die Hard ★★★
13. The Last Stand ★★★
14. Jack Reacher ★★★
15. Song For Marion ★★★
16. Oz: The Great And Powerful ★★★
17. Welcome To The Punch ★★★
18. Bullet To The Head ★★★
19. I Give It A Year ★★★
20. Wreck-It Ralph ★★★
21. Pitch Perfect ★★★
22. Parker ★★★
23. Les Misérables ★★
24. G.I. Joe: Retaliation ★★
25. Identity Thief ★★
26. Movie 43 ★
27. Lincoln ★

It's inexcusable that The Rock would miss episodes of Raw on the run up to Mania to promote such trash as G.I. Joe.

Trance almost got 5 stars...then the film carried on for 10 more minutes. I also don't think it's a spoiler to say that Rosario Dawson goes full-frontal, if that sways people into seeing the film in any way. It would have me.

 

[Uncle Sam]

1. Stoker ★★★★★
2. Django Unchained ★★★★
3. Cloud Atlas ★★★★
4. Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★
5. The Croods ★★★★
6. Spring Breakers ★★★★
7. No ★★★★
8. Flight ★★★
9. Lincoln ★★★
10. Oz the Great and Powerful ★★★
11. Trance ★★★
12. Compliance ★★★
13. Wreck-It Ralph ★★★
14. Robot and Frank ★★★
15. Warm Bodies ★★★
16. Les Misérables ★★★
17. Welcome to the Punch ★★
18. Side Effects ★★
19. Gangster Squad ★★
20. The Spirit of '45 ★

Rather ingeniously, Spring Breakers has James Franco reprising Gary Oldman's character from True Romance. Unsurprisingly, it's the best bit of the entire film.

"Look at my shit! Look at my shit! This is the American dream, y'all!"

Also, there's a lot of tits and dubstep. Loses a star for a wet fart ending.

Trance is very clever-clever, but I found it hard to care-care. At least it doesn't fall apart upon inspection like most 'gimmick' films these days. You were right about those last ten minutes though.

My screening came with a special thank you from Danny Boyle at the start. Get me!

 

[Lee]

wrestlemania weekend in newcastle. Feels wrong.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Any of the principles get their boobs out in Spring Breakers, Sam?

Oh yeah, it's WrestleMania this weekend. That means only a few weeks to Extreme Rules. Yay!

 

[Uncle Sam]

Any of the principles get their boobs out in Spring Breakers, Sam?

I think they all do, but they all blended into one superboob at some point. Sensory overload.

Oh yeah, it's WrestleMania this weekend. That means only a few weeks to Extreme Rules. Yay!

Right? Right! Everybody to Tasty's for Extreme Rules!

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I'm busy, but you guys have fun.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Love you too, Sheiky.

 

[Nate DaMac]

That's pretty awesome.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Oh, I nearly forgot - Jeff Jarrett's in Spring Breakers! And it has My Little Pony in it. All the no-hopers on here would love it.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Double J? Thanks, Sam. I now have to go to Birmingham just to see it.

 

[Uncle Sam]

My brother has gone to see Derren Brown in Stoke, is getting pissed there and is describing it on Facebook as a "proper inbred one horse town."

 

[Y 2 Jake]

True, but only a fool would drink in Hanley on a Friday night anyway. I hope you said your goodbys.