Ben X Posted May 22, 2013 Can i borrow a teabag? As long as you bring it back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I_smell Posted May 22, 2013 I read this page thinking "I never really liked the IT Crowd cos it's kind of silly and cartoonish, but Father Ted: now that is a true comedy classic!!" .. ...I realise the grand error I've made, and will be giving IT Crowd another chance soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted May 22, 2013 "The Haunting of Bill Crouse" is easily my favourite episode of a live-action sitcom ever. Just sayin'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I Saw Dasein Posted May 22, 2013 It blows my mind that in a few short days I will be watching a whole new season of Arrested Development. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brannigan Posted May 22, 2013 It blows my mind that in a few short days I will be watching a whole new season of Arrested Development.It blows my mind that I still need to watch the old seasons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thyroid Posted May 22, 2013 I'm watching season two. Phenomenal show. Delay no longer. Michael to GOB:Get rid of The Seaward. Lucille (overhearing):I'll leave when I'm good and ready. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted May 22, 2013 I read this page thinking "I never really liked the IT Crowd cos it's kind of silly and cartoonish, but Father Ted: now that is a true comedy classic!!" .. ...I realise the grand error I've made, and will be giving IT Crowd another chance soon. The second season is the best. If you find the first one hard going maybe skip forward and then go back later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted May 22, 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced Highly recommended, especially if you like the Wright-Pegg-Frost films, but even if you don't, as the style is a bit different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted May 22, 2013 Spaced is a sitcom directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg (naturally). I haven't seen the whole thing, but it's pretty good. Also, it's one of those rare shows to use video games effectively to aid their story rather than just having characters mashing buttons for product placement. There's episodes where the cast are playing Tomb Raider and Resident Evil purely to reinforce the tone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted May 22, 2013 Yeah, Pegg talks on the commentary track how most actors pretending to play console have obviously never used a controller and it really annoyed him, so he generally was actually playing the games in those shots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted May 22, 2013 Have you seen Kevin spacey play COD in house of cards he kind of massages the control pad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted May 22, 2013 "You've got some paint on you." "It's a literal tribute to the self-reflexivity of Rembrandt." "Did he like it?" "He's dead." "Bloody hell, that really backfired." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brannigan Posted May 22, 2013 The sixth sense bit always gets me, partially I think because it's not the scene that pretty much everyone else apes in everything ever. Also the rave episode. My ringtone may or may not be the techno remix of the a-team theme that they used. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted May 22, 2013 I read this page thinking "I never really liked the IT Crowd cos it's kind of silly and cartoonish, but Father Ted: now that is a true comedy classic!!" Kind of in agreement with Ben (Meaning I don't want to put words in his mouth): The first series of the IT Crowd was bobbins, and it improves a hell of a lot after that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted May 22, 2013 IMPORTANT MOVIE NEWS: the Man of Steel poster is totally ripping off the Astro Boy poster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gormongous Posted May 22, 2013 Not news. Everything's always been totally ripping off Astro Boy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted May 22, 2013 Kind of in agreement with Ben (Meaning I don't want to put words in his mouth): The first series of the IT Crowd was bobbins, and it improves a hell of a lot after that. Yes, although I enjoyed it a lot more when I went back to it after season 2 (and maybe 3) - there's some good stuff there but it's a lot easier to separate once you know what you're looking for. They're doing a final episode soon, apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted May 22, 2013 Now hold on a minute. The first season of The IT Crowd had the inimitable Chris Morris. Much as a love Matt Barry, he didn't live up to the legacy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGFGD5pj03M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted May 23, 2013 ^ television event of the year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gormongous Posted May 24, 2013 I saw The Great Gatsby tonight. As a movie experience, it was excellent. I can still feel the thrill of some scenes and performances. Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt. But, as an adaptation of a great American novel, it was baffling, even upsetting. How could they make a hundred-million dollar movie that doesn't understand its source material? Anyone who thinks that The Great Gatsby is a story of love and hope needs to throw out their old high school book report and read the novel again. It's about the remoteness of the past to us here in the present, even though that same past is what defines us. It's about the cruelty of old money and the ugliness of new, and the ways both ruin people. It's about the danger of wanting what we can't have and the inevitability of such wants. It's about the lie that is the American Dream. None of it was worthy of Baz Luhrmann's attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted May 24, 2013 Kitchen Nightmares update: This has been an amazing experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted May 24, 2013 lol wat, amazing. i still haven't got around to watching the whole episode properly (the first 2mins were enough) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted May 24, 2013 You-a commm here to insaaalt my wiiife cookieng? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites