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Originally Posted by blackpoolhibs

I know its controvertial, but what the hell. Rosie Jones seems to be popping up in lots of programmes i like, but i dont find her funny at all, in fact i turn over whenever she's on.

Now obviously shes disabled, but for me it's just shouting loudly a lot of nonsense, most i find very hard to understand.

Chris Causland is blind, but very funny before someone comes on and says i've got something against disability in comedy.

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Same. Saw she was on the new Taskmaster and that was me unable to watch any of it.

Speaking of Chris Mccausland. He’s brilliant entertainment on strictly just now and his dance was actually really good.

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Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY

1 episode left to watch, it's watchable but, nothing special.

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I'm on the last episode tonight, then this happens!!

https://news.stv.tv/scotland/cyber-attack-hits-scotlands-busiest-train-stations-with-terror-messages


You couldn't make it up!!!

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Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY

You're not wrong, only saw her on Mock the Week and now tend to avoid anything else that she happens to be in.

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I don’t find Rosie Jones in the slightest bit funny, I find it quite uncomfortable watching her actually.

But…she’s still not the worst comedian that’s been on Mock The Week, Andy Parsons wins that hands down for me. Painfully unfunny.

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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns

I'm on the last episode tonight, then this happens!!

https://news.stv.tv/scotland/cyber-attack-hits-scotlands-busiest-train-stations-with-terror-messages


You couldn't make it up!!!

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Aye, I saw that headline about an hour after watching the final episode, had a wee chuckle to myself. ☺️

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Originally Posted by easty

I don’t find Rosie Jones in the slightest bit funny, I find it quite uncomfortable watching her actually.

But…she’s still not the worst comedian that’s been on Mock The Week, Andy Parsons wins that hands down for me. Painfully unfunny.

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Susan Calman, Russell Howard or Sara Pascoe for me.

On the subject of comedians, sad news that Janey Godley is receiving end of life care.

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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns

On the subject of comedians, sad news that Janey Godley is receiving end of life care.

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She’s definitely not my cup of tea but she has dealt with her illness very bravely and has put up with some horrific trolling on X.

I have a friend who is currently in remission from ovarian cancer and I have seen first hand the effects of treatment and operation recovery. It’s tough for everyone involved.

I hope Janey is comfortable in her palliative care.

Watched supacell recently got more into it as the series went on.

Started Mr McMahon last night enjoying it not too much I didn’t already know in the early episodes though a lot of it covered in other documentaries over the years

If you can be bothered with subtitles I would recommend this, one of many great shows on Walter Presents.

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/angel-of-death

It really is worth looking into Walter Presents if you're looking for quality Drama.

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Originally Posted by Dmas

Watched supacell recently got more into it as the series went on.

Started Mr McMahon last night enjoying it not too much I didn’t already know in the early episodes though a lot of it covered in other documentaries over the years

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I agree, it's maybe aimed at people who didn't know the story but having finished it there was nothing I didn't know already and feel they could have done a better job

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Originally Posted by Mon Dieu4

I agree, it's maybe aimed at people who didn't know the story but having finished it there was nothing I didn't know already and feel they could have done a better job

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I only watched the first two episode of Mr McMahon last night and they felt like typical Netflix documentary filler, could easily have been condensed into one episode. The story of him buying out his dad and breaking the unwritten rules around the territories has been done to death but even someone who didn't know anything about it didn't need an hour of different people repeating the same things over and over. It's a common fault with Netflix documentaries imo, trying to stretch a 3 episode story into 6 or 8 episodes. I'll stick with it because I think the rise of WCW, the birth of the Attitude Era, the buyout and then the latest revelations are a far better story than Hogan telling us again about why Hulkamania was the pinnacle of human culture.

I also started Nightsleeper but gave up after 2 episodes. Horribe acting, ridiculous plot, terrible dialogue and no connection with any of the characters. I was praying the train would crash and be done with them all after about 20 minutes.

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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

I also started Nightsleeper but gave up after 2 episodes. Horribe acting, ridiculous plot, terrible dialogue and no connection with any of the characters. I was praying the train would crash and be done with them all after about 20 minutes.

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On reflection, I concur. It took about 10 seconds to realise that the "dodgy" foreign guy on the train was going to perform some sort of admirable task on the train so that he could be accepted.

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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

I only watched the first two episode of Mr McMahon last night and they felt like typical Netflix documentary filler, could easily have been condensed into one episode. The story of him buying out his dad and breaking the unwritten rules around the territories has been done to death but even someone who didn't know anything about it didn't need an hour of different people repeating the same things over and over. It's a common fault with Netflix documentaries imo, trying to stretch a 3 episode story into 6 or 8 episodes. I'll stick with it because I think the rise of WCW, the birth of the Attitude Era, the buyout and then the latest revelations are a far better story than Hogan telling us again about why Hulkamania was the pinnacle of human culture.

I also started Nightsleeper but gave up after 2 episodes. Horribe acting, ridiculous plot, terrible dialogue and no connection with any of the characters. I was praying the train would crash and be done with them all after about 20 minutes.

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:faf: I agree, ridiculous pish.:agree:

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Originally Posted by Hibs Go Bragh

Finished Nightsleeper last night and I take back my original comment about it. It was really good. Twists and turns right up till the last scene. Really enjoyed it.

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Finished it last night, enjoyed it and thought the plot was pretty decent. Nothing wrong with the acting either despite the comments on here. The likes of Cosmo and Cole are decent and the other Scottish actors in it were okay once you got over thinking about them in Still Game, Two Doors Down etc.

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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee

Finished it last night, enjoyed it and thought the plot was pretty decent. Nothing wrong with the acting either despite the comments on here. The likes of Cosmo and Cole are decent and the other Scottish actors in it were okay once you got over thinking about them in Still Game, Two Doors Down etc.

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Alex Ferns - Trevor from Eastenders :-)

James Cosmo. Face of Storyman whisky from the Annandale distillery.

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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee

Finished it last night, enjoyed it and thought the plot was pretty decent. Nothing wrong with the acting either despite the comments on here. The likes of Cosmo and Cole are decent and the other Scottish actors in it were okay once you got over thinking about them in Still Game, Two Doors Down etc.

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When Methadone Mick and Sophie are your train conductors you know you're in for fun train ride haha

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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

I only watched the first two episode of Mr McMahon last night and they felt like typical Netflix documentary filler, could easily have been condensed into one episode. The story of him buying out his dad and breaking the unwritten rules around the territories has been done to death but even someone who didn't know anything about it didn't need an hour of different people repeating the same things over and over. It's a common fault with Netflix documentaries imo, trying to stretch a 3 episode story into 6 or 8 episodes. I'll stick with it because I think the rise of WCW, the birth of the Attitude Era, the buyout and then the latest revelations are a far better story than Hogan telling us again about why Hulkamania was the pinnacle of human culture.

I also started Nightsleeper but gave up after 2 episodes. Horribe acting, ridiculous plot, terrible dialogue and no connection with any of the characters. I was praying the train would crash and be done with them all after about 20 minutes.

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Having watched the first three episodes - they've gone over the steroids scandal and the Montreal screwjob and somehow they've not really blamed him. Acting as if the steroids scandal just appeared out of a vacuum. Or on the screwjob as if bret was the bad guy!

Nor did they challenge him on the whole "oh WCW are taking our best wrestlers" vs his gutting of the territories by - taking their best wrestlers.

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Originally Posted by Hibs Go Bragh

When Methadone Mick and Sophie are your train conductors you know you're in for fun train ride haha

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With boaby the barman driving the train 🤣

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Originally Posted by Bridge hibs

With boaby the barman driving the train 🤣

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😂 When you think about it I can see why some folk gave up after the first episode!

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Originally Posted by Onceinawhile

Having watched the first three episodes - they've gone over the steroids scandal and the Montreal screwjob and somehow they've not really blamed him. Acting as if the steroids scandal just appeared out of a vacuum. Or on the screwjob as if bret was the bad guy!

Nor did they challenge him on the whole "oh WCW are taking our best wrestlers" vs his gutting of the territories by - taking their best wrestlers.

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I actually don't totally blame him for the screwjob. Everyone always talks about Michael's ego and character at the time but Bret had a huge ego as well and an unwillingness to drop the belt before going to WCW put Vince and the wider WWF in a horrible position. They couldn't risk him pitching up on Nitro with the belt in hand and spitting on it or binning it as had been done before. As Triple H said if Bret wouldn't do the job then someone had to do it for him. It was a sneaky way to go about it and it was humiliating for Bret, particularly in Canada, but his own story as to why he wouldn't drop the belt to SM has changed about 100 times over the years as well. It's gone from wouldn't drop it to him in any circumstances to wouldn't drop it in Canada to would have dropped it to another wrestler regardless of venue to would have dropped it to Shawn if he had accepted his peace offer a week before the match..........

I agree with the rest though. It seems like the intention of the documentary initially was to be a bit of a whitewash; 'oh Vince did some bad stuff but that's how you get ahead in business and look how great he was at that' before current events overtook the production and the last couple of episodes have been forced to confront the more sinister reality.

Great to see Brassic back on again, continues to be it's usual mental self.

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Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY

Great to see Brassic back on again, continues to be it's usual mental self.

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Watched the first one last night, Shirley is a ****** 🤣

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Originally Posted by Bridge hibs

Watched the first one last night, Shirley is a ****** 🤣

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Aye, wasn't expecting that outcome! 😳

I see Capital starring Toby Jones has just been added to Netflix, it was on the iPlayer a few years ago, well worth a watch.

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Originally Posted by HUTCHYHIBBY

I see Capital starring Toby Jones has just been added to Netflix, it was on the iPlayer a few years ago, well worth a watch.

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Cheers :aok:

Anyhing with Toby Jones in it is superb tv viewing

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Originally Posted by HibbyAndy

Cheers :aok:

Anyhing with Toby Jones in it is superb tv viewing

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Aye, I would agree with that.

Watched the first couple of episodes of Evil on Walter Presents this morning, about some sinister situations taking place at a boarding school in Sweden, not an easy watch but, a good start.

First episode of Joan last night was decent. :aok:

First of 3 episodes of Cast Away last night. Schofield comes across less than remorseful. ‘Thrown under a bus….’ is his reflection. ‘Sacked by ITV for the crimes of his brother……’, sly digs with his ‘supportive family’ at co-presenter Holly Willoughby….. ‘Not a crime …….just unwise…’. Anger and frustration his companion on the island. Reviews suggest that his ‘comeback’ might do him more harm than good.

Watched the first episode of The Penguin last night very good start.