And wikipedia tells me it has, for an eight-part series.
― chap, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 16:30 (fifteen years ago) link
The finale made even less sense than the preceding episodes but overall it was pretty good. But I could really do without that relentless post-Spaced excruciating-middle-class-tics-of-embarrassment style of acting - even the vicar or whatever did it!
― Stevie T, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 16:34 (fifteen years ago) link
I agree, I think they should play down the comedy elements and focus on the supernatural drama next time.
― chap, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 16:43 (fifteen years ago) link
I was a bit disappointed by the finale, thought they tried to cram a bit too much into the first half. The comic stuff mostly worked I thought but George got most of the best lines.
― Roque Santa Gold (Matt DC), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 16:52 (fifteen years ago) link
No way they should lose the comedy! I'm glad it's less tongue in cheek than Buffy but the humour is very much at the heart of it. I thought it was great, in fact maybe one of the best new uktv series in years. They really managed to do something fresh with the genre.
― ledge, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 22:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't think they should lose the comedy altogether by any means. I just think less pop-cult referencing clowning around might be in order.
― chap, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 22:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Also George annoys me a bit when he goes all squeaky.
― chap, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 23:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Young, Rich and House HuntingEpisode 5
Ed has been given 1.5 million pounds by his parents to build a property empire.
― http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WhiteAmericanFolks.jpg (nakhchivan), Monday, 6 June 2011 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
dont they at least focus group a precis of this ish before they send it out to the 18-35 cd2des
― http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WhiteAmericanFolks.jpg (nakhchivan), Monday, 6 June 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
ugh, welcome to Cameron's Britain...
― got a whole lotta gloves (snoball), Monday, 6 June 2011 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer. A penniless Moz calls in his debts. However, his mates seem reluctant to pay him back. Jess falls under the spell of Cartoon Head.
― http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WhiteAmericanFolks.jpg (nakhchivan), Monday, 6 June 2011 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
Lucy uses all the tricks at her disposal to keep looking young, yet is outraged by daughter Sherelle's barely-there hemlines. (R)
― http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WhiteAmericanFolks.jpg (nakhchivan), Monday, 6 June 2011 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
I'm now fully convinced that Beeb 3 is some kind of dystopian social experiment. Now I'm going to yell at some kids on my lawn.
― aka best bum of the o_O's (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 06:32 (twelve years ago) link
currently on BBC Three - comedy show parodying hip-hop, starring blacked-up actors.
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 11 June 2011 00:38 (twelve years ago) link
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Saturday, June 11, 2011 12:38 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I have been out of the country for a few months. Please tell me this is not a real thing.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Saturday, 11 June 2011 04:46 (twelve years ago) link
It's Angry Boys, by the Australian guy who did Summer Heights High. So it's not racist, it's a well-observed sideways swipe at illiberal modern society, obviously. Or something.
― James Mitchell, Saturday, 11 June 2011 05:29 (twelve years ago) link
https://twitter.com/BBCNewsEnts/status/542621062752923648
genuinely thought that was a parody tweet at first
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 12:32 (nine years ago) link
true but it got your attention, it made you click, it made you share = it did its job
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 13:22 (nine years ago) link
possibly more worrying is that bbc three appears to be using the same criteria for its editorial decisions
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 13:32 (nine years ago) link
do people even make distinctions between things that get ppl's attention and make them click because they are horrified versus because they are excited?
not that i shared that shit of course
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link
bbc three - make u think
― Merdeyeux, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 14:10 (nine years ago) link
Lonely commissioning editor at BBC3 just thinking baout things
― Letsby Avenue (Tom D.), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 14:23 (nine years ago) link
lex you shared it with us!!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 18:31 (nine years ago) link
there's a horrible ad absurdum argument to be made about clicks=victory
― poptimisty mounting pop (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
^ why I pretty much ignore everything nowadays
― van der valk generator (Bananaman Begins), Friday, 12 December 2014 11:37 (nine years ago) link
ignoring things is for the best
― VOTE in metal poll. Voting ends TODAY 11.59pm GMT (Cosmic Slop), Friday, 12 December 2014 12:46 (nine years ago) link
Broadcasting is back:
BBC Three will return to TV screens after six-year break
― Alba, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 14:52 (three years ago) link
"CBBC will close early"
there would have been riots if they treated CBEEBIES with such contempt!
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:44 (three years ago) link
but cbeebies closes at 7, the same frequency is used for bbc4 after that.
― Bastard Lakes (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:48 (three years ago) link
yeah but I presume they are still cutting some of the broadcasting schedule off CBBC if they are closing it earlier?
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:52 (three years ago) link
not that I watch CBBC but my son does sometimes.
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:54 (three years ago) link
CBBC goes on till 9pm just now! A child would kick a ball in the street etc.
― Punk's not daft (Tom D.), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:55 (three years ago) link
they need to move with the times and run the closing "now it's time to say goodnight at the end of a lovely day" song at 2am!
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:58 (three years ago) link
cbbc is on too late, it's true, I support all kids' TV being turned off at 8pm, also the internet if possible.
― Bastard Lakes (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:59 (three years ago) link
They don't even have enough stuff to fill up the time, they just endlessly recycle the same programmes. Meanwhile CITV have given up completely and just show cartoons.
― Punk's not daft (Tom D.), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:04 (three years ago) link
I don't really remember watching Children's ITV for anything else (I was Swap Shop square, not Tiswas)
― Alba, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:07 (three years ago) link
as bad things can get I don't think I've seen anything as awful as Press Gang on CBBC
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:09 (three years ago) link
I think ITV had better children's shows than the BBC? The Beeb was all middle class and Blue Peter.
― Punk's not daft (Tom D.), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:11 (three years ago) link
yeah blue peter was always the fucking pits, always felt very alienating if you weren't in the scouts and into tortoise shagging with john noakes and had lived in a nice spacious house with a pond in the back garden.
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:23 (three years ago) link
hadn't
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:28 (three years ago) link
I did see a few weeks back Richard Bacon firmly denying that he did a line of gear off the back of a Blue Peter tortoise
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:31 (three years ago) link
Press Gang was ITV
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:37 (three years ago) link
when there was only 4 channel buttons on the b/w tv it was easy to get confused!
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:41 (three years ago) link
I fully admit that I made some bad choices in my childhood TV-watching.
― Alba, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:34 (three years ago) link
my childminder's three kids had control over the TV, so I saw a lot to T-Bag, Pink Windmill and Wizbit as a kid, not a lot of fond memories of that shit.
― Bastard Lakes (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:38 (three years ago) link
When I was on a ferry on a school trip once there were some production staff from The Pink Windmill recruiting kids to be in the audience or something. They never approached me :(
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:43 (three years ago) link
Oh god, the T-Bags thing epitomises my memories of non-cartoon Children's ITV.
― Alba, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:45 (three years ago) link
Sorry, T-Bag, not T-Bags. Getting mixed up with Grotbags, silly me.
― Alba, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:46 (three years ago) link
Good god:
https://www.angelfire.com/crazy/grotbags/
― Alba, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:47 (three years ago) link
the last bit of bit of children's tv that really blew my mind was Boohbah
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:51 (three years ago) link