What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[cort16]

I'm off on my jolly, I mean IMPORTANT work trip to Barcelona tomorrow morning. CUL8RZ. Will hopefully see some grade A chod en-route.

[ruffgeezer]

Bought another shite box!

 

Spill the beans...

 

In an unexpected turn of events, this morning has included a shite collection session.

[ruffgeezer]

Bought another shite box!

 

Spill the beans...

 

In an unexpected turn of events, this morning has included a shite collection session.

[RedSparrow]

Pleased to see that new Red Dwarf is watchable. It was never going to be great but it's not bad and much better than series 8&9.

[RedSparrow]

Pleased to see that new Red Dwarf is watchable. It was never going to be great but it's not bad and much better than series 8&9.

[dollywobbler]

Pleased to see that new Red Dwarf is watchable. It was never going to be great but it's not bad and much better than series 8&9.

 

Not sure I can bring myself to watch anything after Series 5. People beg and plead for there to be another series of Spaced - one of the best TV comedies of all time. However, I'm increasingly glad that there are only two. Sometimes it's best to quit while you're ahead. See also Fawlty Towers and Black Books for this. The only comedy that seems to have go away with being made forever is Dad's Army. I genuinely have no idea how many of those were made, but it must be at least eleventy hundred.

[dollywobbler]

Pleased to see that new Red Dwarf is watchable. It was never going to be great but it's not bad and much better than series 8&9.

 

Not sure I can bring myself to watch anything after Series 5. People beg and plead for there to be another series of Spaced - one of the best TV comedies of all time. However, I'm increasingly glad that there are only two. Sometimes it's best to quit while you're ahead. See also Fawlty Towers and Black Books for this. The only comedy that seems to have go away with being made forever is Dad's Army. I genuinely have no idea how many of those were made, but it must be at least eleventy hundred.

[scaryoldcortina]

[scaryoldcortina]

[Cavcraft]

Technically Red Dwarf shouldn't feature in any list of comedies as its not remotely funny.

 

I agree about Dads Armt, an absolute classic, but I think One Foot In The Grave had 2 or 3 aeries and was always abaolutely brilliant.

[Cavcraft]

Technically Red Dwarf shouldn't feature in any list of comedies as its not remotely funny.

 

I agree about Dads Armt, an absolute classic, but I think One Foot In The Grave had 2 or 3 aeries and was always abaolutely brilliant.

[Pillock]

Oh, Red Dwarf series 1-6 are extremely funny and well written in my extremely humble (and correct) opinion. Rob and Doug did a good job there.

7 was OK but clearly the different writers affected it, and there's no nice steady flow.

8 was pretty dire. Too shiny, tried too hard.

9 was unwatchable. It was like a car crash. I think there were only three episodes, thankfully - I've not seen them all, I can't.

 

So series 10 for me pitches somewhere between 6 and 7 in terms of quality. The faults are that it's too polished again, and also too much happens that is never explained - in 1-6, everything they have on ship has a reason for being. In 10, they just invent stuff to help with the story.

[Pillock]

Oh, Red Dwarf series 1-6 are extremely funny and well written in my extremely humble (and correct) opinion. Rob and Doug did a good job there.

7 was OK but clearly the different writers affected it, and there's no nice steady flow.

8 was pretty dire. Too shiny, tried too hard.

9 was unwatchable. It was like a car crash. I think there were only three episodes, thankfully - I've not seen them all, I can't.

 

So series 10 for me pitches somewhere between 6 and 7 in terms of quality. The faults are that it's too polished again, and also too much happens that is never explained - in 1-6, everything they have on ship has a reason for being. In 10, they just invent stuff to help with the story.

[cobblers]

9 was unwatchable. It was like a car crash. I think there were only three episodes, thankfully - I've not seen them all, I can't.

 

In one of the episodes Lister is on a bus talking to a small sickly looking ginger boy and his sister, both aged about 5 or 6. The boy says something like "Oh, I recognize you, My dad is always watching you on that Daveâ„¢ channel". That was enough for me - I just turned the telly off and went to bed in a huff. It was like finding out that your favourite teacher from school had turned into a kiddy fiddling alcoholic speed camera operator who drives a vectra.

I think that lad has been in telly adverts for something too, he's got the most punchable 6 year old face I've ever seen, you'll know who I mean.

 

Ayyway, the first episode of series ten was actually pretty good and I was pleasantly surprised. The "a moose" sketch isn't really anything that amazing on paper, but it worked absolutely excellently.

[cobblers]

9 was unwatchable. It was like a car crash. I think there were only three episodes, thankfully - I've not seen them all, I can't.

 

In one of the episodes Lister is on a bus talking to a small sickly looking ginger boy and his sister, both aged about 5 or 6. The boy says something like "Oh, I recognize you, My dad is always watching you on that Daveâ„¢ channel". That was enough for me - I just turned the telly off and went to bed in a huff. It was like finding out that your favourite teacher from school had turned into a kiddy fiddling alcoholic speed camera operator who drives a vectra.

I think that lad has been in telly adverts for something too, he's got the most punchable 6 year old face I've ever seen, you'll know who I mean.

 

Ayyway, the first episode of series ten was actually pretty good and I was pleasantly surprised. The "a moose" sketch isn't really anything that amazing on paper, but it worked absolutely excellently.

[Pillock]

Ayyway, the first episode of series ten was actually pretty good and I was pleasantly surprised. The "a moose" sketch isn't really anything that amazing on paper, but it worked absolutely excellently.

 

Last nights wasn't quite as good, but there was at least a nod to one of the first series when they were explaining away some stuff. I won't spoil it in case it's recorded

It doesn't have to be the world's best comedy, but it does have to maintain a story. It used to be really good at doing that.

[Pillock]

Ayyway, the first episode of series ten was actually pretty good and I was pleasantly surprised. The "a moose" sketch isn't really anything that amazing on paper, but it worked absolutely excellently.

 

Last nights wasn't quite as good, but there was at least a nod to one of the first series when they were explaining away some stuff. I won't spoil it in case it's recorded

It doesn't have to be the world's best comedy, but it does have to maintain a story. It used to be really good at doing that.

[Spiny Norman]

Just what we need on here...

 

[Spiny Norman]

Just what we need on here...

 

[willswitchengage]

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[willswitchengage]

^

[Junkman]

Shit or shite?

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300743700695

 

How desperate do your original seats need to be before you stump up for these?

 

But, but, but...

 

They have the "LUXURY BLACK LEATHER LOOK", you know.

[Junkman]

Shit or shite?

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300743700695

 

How desperate do your original seats need to be before you stump up for these?

 

But, but, but...

 

They have the "LUXURY BLACK LEATHER LOOK", you know.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Come on, those things are just for taxis innit, in that application theyre a pretty good idea - presumably any piss, chuck etc which may be 'accidentally' applied to them can simply be jet washed off at the nearest BP garage

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Come on, those things are just for taxis innit, in that application theyre a pretty good idea - presumably any piss, chuck etc which may be 'accidentally' applied to them can simply be jet washed off at the nearest BP garage

[Tayne]

Samara pickup by Tayne, on Flickr

 

And strawberry flavoured Milky Ways.

[Tayne]

Samara pickup by Tayne, on Flickr

 

And strawberry flavoured Milky Ways.

[kinkersaab]

^ did anyone else think "fuegovan" at tayne's pic?

[kinkersaab]

^ did anyone else think "fuegovan" at tayne's pic?

[vulgalour]

I did, but finding out it wasn't didn't make it less exciting.