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Post by Jordan on Dec 26, 2019 12:47:22 GMT 1
Only bothered with the Gavin and Stacey special yesterday, but boy was it worth it! Lots of people complaining on Twitter last night for two reasons:
- Nothing very dramatic happened
- They sang the word 'faggot' when doing Fairytale of New York
Anyone making the first comment clearly didn't appreciate what was special about the show the first few times around. And anybody complaining about the second... get a life! F***ing Snowflakes.
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 26, 2019 12:47:40 GMT 1
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Dec 26, 2019 12:54:13 GMT 1
I had a Lost in Space season 2 binge watching 5 episodes on Christmas day instead and loved it
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 26, 2019 13:04:53 GMT 1
Only bothered with the Gavin and Stacey special yesterday, but boy was it worth it! Lots of people complaining on Twitter last night for two reasons: - Nothing very dramatic happened - They sang the word 'faggot' when doing Fairytale of New York Anyone making the first comment clearly didn't appreciate what was special about the show the first few times around. And anybody complaining about the second... get a life! F***ing Snowflakes.Indeed. As a fan of history, and historical context it does my head in with people complaining about it.
Fairytale Of New York is a song about two Irish immigrants who had moved to New York, and was lyrically & thematically based in the 1940s.
Faggots originated as a traditional cheap food in the early 19th century They were meatballs made from minced off-cuts and offal, especially pork (traditionally pig's heart, liver, and fatty belly meat or bacon) together with herbs for flavouring and sometimes added bread crumbs. This dish was popular among working class people in Ireland & the North of England usually with gravy, peas, & mashed potato.
During the Great Famine, a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1849. Faggots frequently contained little or no meat. During the famine, about one million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland (with over 300,000 moving to the USA) causing the island's population to fall by between 20% and 25%.
Hence, the "cheap, nasty, faggot" slur in the song was always in reference to that; and not the pejorative term for a homosexual man which only became into being within (Italian-)American culture in the late 1960s....
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Post by greendemon on Dec 26, 2019 13:12:33 GMT 1
Didn't watch Gavin and Stacey (never seen an episode of it in my life so saw no reason to start now) but I appreciate the post above about faggots (i.e. meatballs), as my History teacher was very fond of them and used to discuss them at great length in class, to much amusement.
In the end the only TV we saw on Christmas Day was part 1 of the Sky adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Hogfather - a bit of a festive classic in this household.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 26, 2019 13:22:27 GMT 1
I'm another who has never watched a single episode of Gavin & Stacy, no point in watching xmas special, I cannot stand James Corden in anything.
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Post by o on Dec 26, 2019 20:35:01 GMT 1
I've not watched them before and really enjoyed it, in fact I'll go back and watch some of the older ones.
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Post by Mart!n on Dec 26, 2019 23:22:06 GMT 1
The only decent thing I've watched so far this Christmas was Worzel Gummidge the remake series on BBC1 with McKenzie Crook, brought a lot of childhood memories of the original series with Jon Pertwee, I must admit I enjoyed it, it brought out the kid in me, one little nitpick I do prefer Jon Pertwee in the role he was an exceptional actor.
I did watch A Christmas Carol, but it was slow in places, I nearly gave up. In the end I watched till the end to see how it unfolds.
I'm just looking forward to Dr. Who and Dracula.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2019 23:26:07 GMT 1
I watched the Worzel Gummidge remake series too, i thought it was okay being an adaption of the original book. It was okay but i will always prefer the original with Jon Pertwee who was so good in the role and kinda made it his own.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Dec 27, 2019 0:26:29 GMT 1
Only bothered with the Gavin and Stacey special yesterday, but boy was it worth it! Lots of people complaining on Twitter last night for two reasons: - Nothing very dramatic happened - They sang the word 'faggot' when doing Fairytale of New York Anyone making the first comment clearly didn't appreciate what was special about the show the first few times around. And anybody complaining about the second... get a life! F***ing Snowflakes. Were people really complaining? It's just a song at the end of the day. Haven't people got anything better to worry about? I loved the new episode. |
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Post by raliverpool on Dec 27, 2019 14:24:05 GMT 1
The only decent thing I've watched so far this Christmas was Worzel Gummidge the remake series on BBC1 with McKenzie Crook, brought a lot of childhood memories of the original series with Jon Pertwee, I must admit I enjoyed it, it brought out the kid in me, one little nitpick I do prefer Jon Pertwee in the role he was an exceptional actor. I did watch A Christmas Carol, but it was slow in places, I nearly gave up. In the end I watched till the end to see how it unfolds. I'm just looking forward to Dr. Who and Dracula. A Christmas Carol = I gave up on it half way through Part 1, as it was basically the Charles Dickens classic given a Peaky Blinders makeover. I'll stick with the definitive British 1951 black & white film starring Alastair Sim; Blackadder's vice versa Xmas Special; or the 1992 Muppet Christmas Carol.
Wurzel Gummidge = I thought was a wonderful update of the 1930s stories in a 2019 situation. I can't wait for Part 2 tonight. I'll be honest I was never that big a fan of the Jon Pertwee/Uma Stubbs late 1970s version. But hey I love Detectorists so I'm clearly on Mackenzie Crook writing & directing wavelength.
Other things I've watched over Xmas so far.
Mrs Brown Boys = A lazy, rewrite of It's A Wonderful Life that bordered on the offensive. Nice to see "Curly Watts" in employment as the Guardian Angel; but Peter Kay, why did you do a cameo in this rot, why.... Like the X-Factor it is time to kill this tired show off for good.
Call The Midwife = There has certainly been much better CTM Xmas Specials. Last Year's series was very powerful, and this was certainly not on the level as that; or the South African Xmas Special. But the message about getting jabs was a powerful one which needs to be heeded by C2DE educated people who trust rubbish they read on Facebook over medical advice.
Paddington 2 = I seem to be in the minority who think this film was not a patch on the first one. I felt the plot was just too stupid by half, despite Hugh Grant's best efforts at channeling Daily Mail readers perceptions of him in this film.
Would I Lie To You 2019 Xmas Special = Usually I really enjoy this. But how can anyone find Sharon Osbourne's true story funny? As to me if she thought that was funny, then it only highlighted what a nasty, vile piece of work she is.
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Post by suedehead on Dec 27, 2019 15:44:17 GMT 1
I also usually enjoy WILTY. It's consistently one of the funniest shows on television. However, last night's was pretty awful and the main reason for that was Sharon Osbourne.
On a better not, the first of this year's Royal Institution Lectures was brilliant. OK, so I'm a bit of a maths geek so I always likely to enjoy it but it went beyond expectations. I was rather surprised to find that Hannah Fry is only the third mathematician to do these lectures which began in 1825.
The other highlight so far was the QI Christmas special which was wonderfully silly.
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Post by rubcale on Dec 27, 2019 19:12:00 GMT 1
There's very little on TV worth watching now.
We watched 3 Hallmark Movies instead.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Dec 27, 2019 19:25:39 GMT 1
I still love Mrs Brown's Boys. It's one of the few funny sitcoms of the last decade.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2019 1:19:14 GMT 1
I still love Mrs Brown's Boys. It's one of the few funny sitcoms of the last decade. Same here, i think some love it and some hate it. I love it. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2019 1:40:28 GMT 1
After watching the second episode of Worzel Gummidge, i enjoyed it, not a bad adaption of the original book.
I think these new episodes should create new interest in the 1979-81 series.
Would be good to see the 1979-81 series get picked up by Talking Pictures TV.
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