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Re: Why do they do that?
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:48 +0100 (BST)
In article <fumvd7$t8l$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
brian@nojunkplease.co.uk (BrianE) wrote:
> No, that was a movie called Defence of the Realm with Gabriel Byrne
> - excellent movie.
It was indeed.
> This was a TV two-parter on ITV (surprisingly enough).
Definitely didn't see it, then. I'd be interest ...
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Re: Why do they do that?
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:48 +0100 (BST)
In article <480ed208$1_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>,
occasionallychecked@hotmail.com (Rob.) wrote:
> That sounds like "Defense of the realm"
You're right. Wrong index card grabbed by memory retrieval system!
Jon. ...
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Re: Why do they do that?
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:24 +0100 (BST)
In article <mn.b3e77d847b24e6f4.89232@nojunkplease.co.uk>,
brian@nojunkplease.co.uk (BrianE) wrote:
> The Shield was good.
Not bad. The first two episodes, anyway. Interesting to note that there
were two actors who were in Homicide in the pilot. The hand-held camera
style is quite reminiscent of Homicide as w ...
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Re: Why do they do that?
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:35:26 +0100
In message <memo.20080421221024.860B@blue.compulink.co.uk>, Jon O'Brien
<Jon@N0onlySPAMbrowsingTHANX.com> writes
>You've just answered your own question: it was a Midsomer Murder. Crap
>writing, crap script, crap direction, [mostly] crap acting. You shouldn't
>expect anything approaching intelligence to be invo ...
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Re: Why do they do that?
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:11 +0100 (BST)
In article <mn.b3e77d847b24e6f4.89232@nojunkplease.co.uk>,
brian@nojunkplease.co.uk (BrianE) wrote:
> The Shield was good.
I missed that one. Having read the Wikipedia entry (or enough of it not
to spoil the plot), however, I think perhaps I should start looking for a
torrent.
> There was a political thril ...
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Re: Why do they do that?
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:11 +0100 (BST)
In article <kjur04l6tf208sjvgu6muk8m023tegookv@4ax.com>,
rumplestiltsk64@yahoo.com (SteveT) wrote:
> A very long time ago, and faithfully adapted from books. I mean,
> they didn't require much original thought by the programme makers...
No but they were /very/ well scripted, directed, photographed, acted,
ed ...
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Re: Why do they do that?
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:49:11 -0700 (PDT)
On 21 Apr, 21:30, "Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)" <EpsomMa...@Sicilia.net>
wrote:
> "BrianE" <br...@nojunkplease.co.uk> wrote in message
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> news:mn.ac197d849ec36428.89232@nojunkplease.co.uk...
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> > Dave (Sgt. Pepper) pretended :
> >> Just been watching an old re-run of Midsomer Murders, and observed a
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Re: Why do they do that?
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:42 +0100 (BST)
In article <ap3r041q211p6nup96nkq0b910cbgvqlig@4ax.com>,
rumplestiltsk64@yahoo.com (SteveT) wrote:
> I never knew TV got any better than that.
As far as drama is concerned, British TV hasn't done so for some time,
IMO. I Clavdivs, Tinker Tailor and Smiley's People were probably the peak.
The Americans have d ...
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Re: Why do they do that?
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:42 +0100 (BST)
In article <6dydnWDLlNONP5DVnZ2dnUVZ8radnZ2d@giganews.com>,
EpsomMafia@Sicilia.net (Dave \(Sgt. Pepper\)) wrote:
> Were you the third tree from the right in that forest scene? If
> so, it was a crap performance, I saw your trunk move.
[FX: music]
That's Ent-ertainment... :-)
My trunk moved OK. We did a ...
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Re: Apparently I Don't Exist
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:20:27 +0100
Hi,
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:07:13 +0100, Dave (Sgt. Pepper) wrote:
> anti-natal clinic etc.
In my yoof that would have been called *gerfingerpoken* but I suppose now
it's just another term for birth control!
(Sorry, Dave, but I couldn't resist :)
Take care,
Phil.
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"Time wounds all heels." ...
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