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Roman Totale wrote:A shame really as I rather enjoyed Bum Notice. I doubt it will ever win any awards but it's fairly simple entertainment and that's all you need sometimes.


:above: I'd be surprised if Bum Notice got cancelled for just that reason, not to mention the end of season double ep promises much goodness.

Roman Totale wrote:In other news I was getting the rage watching Silent Witness last night - it's just complete and utter crap! Generic, cardboard cut out characters, written by someone who's been watching too much Quincy, CSI and fucking Casualty. Pull your finger out BBC! Stop spewing out this fucking drivel, get over your own over inflated opinion of yourselves, and make some decent TV.


:above: Is why I watch pretty much no tv in this country.
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I think I've swept episode 10 of bum notice now, how many are in the season? It's silly, but it's entertaining - it allows you to switch off your brain and just chuckle a bit for an hour.
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12 eps in the season. 11/12 are a combined double ep thing :)
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Bionic Woman

First ep aired last night. I swept it out of curiosity. I'm sure I don't need to explain the plot, it's a re-make of the 70's show. Once you get past the fact that the Bionic Woman is played by Michelle Ryan (of Eastenders fame) it shapes up fairly well. Ryan fakes (to me, at least) a decent Merkin accent and the effects are pretty good.

I'll be watching the first few to see how it goes. Worth a sweep.
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Given the abuse given to other accents (especially Irish) in all 'merkin TV and films, I doubt they'd even notice if it was a dodgy accent.
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:above: merkins are generally fucking awful at putting on an accent of any kind, even yankee's trying redneck and vice-versa sounds like its not even merkin. Have to say though, I think the 'noo yoik' accent is fucking great.
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Sheriff Fatman wrote:Bionic Woman

First ep aired last night. I swept it out of curiosity. I'm sure I don't need to explain the plot, it's a re-make of the 70's show. Once you get past the fact that the Bionic Woman is played by Michelle Ryan (of Eastenders fame) it shapes up fairly well. Ryan fakes (to me, at least) a decent Merkin accent and the effects are pretty good.

I'll be watching the first few to see how it goes. Worth a sweep.
I like the chick..she was Jekyll's assistant...much hotter with the red hair ;)

Its weird with the BBC America releases...seems you only have a few actors/actresses and they are on every show. Also in Jekyll is one of the chicks from Coupling. And Jekyll was a lead in another show.

As far as bionic woman goes...man they thru everything into the pilot...the setup...the accident...the surgery...the bionics...and a major villain. Kinda funny to see Miguel Ferrer making another "Robocop". I hope they slow it down a bit to actually develope something good.
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HereComesPete wrote::above: merkins are generally fucking awful at putting on an accent of any kind, even yankee's trying redneck and vice-versa sounds like its not even merkin. Have to say though, I think the 'noo yoik' accent is fucking great.
pffft...new yorkers are teh suck...all those new england, new york and new jersey states you can have back...we don't like them here...
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Sheriff Fatman wrote:Bionic Woman

First ep aired last night. I swept it out of curiosity. I'm sure I don't need to explain the plot, it's a re-make of the 70's show. Once you get past the fact that the Bionic Woman is played by Michelle Ryan (of Eastenders fame) it shapes up fairly well. Ryan fakes (to me, at least) a decent Merkin accent and the effects are pretty good.

I'll be watching the first few to see how it goes. Worth a sweep.


:above: Seems pretty good.
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MORDETH LESTOK wrote:pffft...new yorkers are teh suck...all those new england, new york and new jersey states you can have back...we don't like them here...


Oops, :lol: I meant to end that with a ;) I'm not a fan of the accent.
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QI

Still rocks, season 5 started recently. that is all :)
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Dr. kitteny berk wrote:QI
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hmm...Isohunt has another lawsuit going and dropping trackers for the US... :?
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TPB will probably still work happily.
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Where'd Demonoid go?
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I think I heard one of their servers shat itself.
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Dr. kitteny berk wrote:QI

Still rocks, season 5 started recently. that is all :)

*gets*
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Dr. kitteny berk wrote:I think I heard one of their servers shat itself.

There was a news post hinting it had been shut down.
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Have we had Dexter Yet?

Forensics expert working for police, also a serial killer.

mid way into its second season. fucking awesome. :)
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