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Zzippy · 22-02-2021 12:49PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

same name as my dog.....
hes a pushon

You called your dog Swiwi too? Snap!

mfceiling · 22-02-2021 02:27PM

Milo is a great name for a dog.

My brother in law got a new pup recently and decided that he looked like a "Barry". He always said when he got a dog he would give it a proper "human" name.

The Inbetween is mine · 22-02-2021 05:00PM

Daft Punk c'est fini !

bilston · 22-02-2021 08:12PM

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

Daft Punk c'est fini !

Always liked Daft Punk.

Homework and Discovery are still on my playlist 20+ years later as is the live album they did in the mid noughties.

Think they were also part of the collaboration behind Music Sounds Better With You (Stardust) which is one of the most famous house tunes from the late 90s.

SqueakyKneecap · 22-02-2021 08:48PM

bilston wrote: »

Think they were also part of the collaboration behind Music Sounds Better With You (Stardust) which is one of the most famous house tunes from the late 90s.

A great way to shame somebody in their 40's is to tell them how old that song is. I destroyed many a soul with that fact back in the bygone era of working in an office.

swiwi_ · 22-02-2021 09:19PM

Roman Polanski might have a dodgy past but there is no doubting his talent as a director. It’s been ages since I watched the Pianist but it eats Schindler’s List for breakfast. Pacing is perfect and it’s just a better film.

Dave_The_Sheep · 22-02-2021 09:30PM

A rare talent for understatement on display there, Swiwi.

irishbucsfan · 22-02-2021 09:32PM

OJ Simpson might be slightly controversial, but there's no doubting Naked Gun is hilarious

stephen_n · 22-02-2021 09:43PM

Michael Jackson might have been overly fond of children but Thriller was a great album.

Paul Smeenus · 22-02-2021 09:50PM

swiwi_ wrote: »

Roman Polanski might have a dodgy past but there is no doubting his talent as a director. It’s been ages since I watched the Pianist but it eats Schindler’s List for breakfast. Pacing is perfect and it’s just a better film.

Funnily enough, I watched Manhattan the other night. Fantastic film. Allen is one of the few, if not the only one, of those accused of something heinous that I don't think is guilty.

The Inbetween is mine · 22-02-2021 09:51PM

Jimmy Savile may have had a bad barnet, but other than that he was grand

Buer · 22-02-2021 09:56PM

John Hayes might have been a nice guy but he was f*cking useless as a prop.

Only kidding. I hear he drowns puppies in his spare time. Still useless as a prop, mind you.

thomond2006 · 22-02-2021 10:41PM

Parasite is on Amazon Prime. That's a masterpiece.

FACECUTTR · 22-02-2021 10:45PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Parasite is on Amazon Prime. That's a masterpiece.

That's next on my list. Hopefully get it watched this week.

hold my beer · 23-02-2021 09:00AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Parasite is on Amazon Prime. That's a masterpiece.

Watched it a few months ago. It's completely mad but shot beautifully. I loved it

hold my beer · 23-02-2021 09:08AM

bilston wrote: »

Always liked Daft Punk.

Homework and Discovery are still on my playlist 20+ years later as is the live album they did in the mid noughties.

Think they were also part of the collaboration behind Music Sounds Better With You (Stardust) which is one of the most famous house tunes from the late 90s.

Homework and Discovery are 2 of the best dance music albums ever made. Just pure quality. I'll never forget hearing Homework for the first time. Blew my mind and contributed hugely to my youth and taste in music. I missed them by a few weeks in Australia on the Alive tour. Was raging. The Alive album is superb.

Such a good band and gutted they're splitting. Always thought they'd do at least 1 more tour. I'd say they've made a fortune though. They were on the tail end of when albums made proper money for artists.

OldRio · 23-02-2021 11:33AM

Grand day for ducks.

hold my beer · 23-02-2021 12:05PM

The new 'Star' catalogue on Disney + is pretty poor

DGRulz · 23-02-2021 03:12PM

hold my beer wrote: »

The new 'Star' catalogue on Disney + is pretty poor

Its the back catalog from the Fox deal. I imagine a lot of the good stuff is still tied up or waiting for an contract expiry on another streaming service.

bilston · 23-02-2021 03:43PM

hold my beer wrote: »

The new 'Star' catalogue on Disney + is pretty poor

Worth it for 24 alone

hold my beer · 23-02-2021 04:30PM

bilston wrote: »

Worth it for 24 alone

I saw that and wondered how well it has aged. It got ridiculous after a while but it was brilliant TV for a good few years.

Former Former Former · 23-02-2021 04:38PM

bilston wrote: »

Worth it for 24 alone

First couple of seasons of this were just incredible TV. Not sure if it would have the same effect if you can binge it rather than waiting a week to see how the cliff hanger gets resolved.

Zzippy · 23-02-2021 05:00PM

The first series of 24 was epic tv, really well done and built the suspense brilliantly. Might have a look again...

thomond2006 · 23-02-2021 05:04PM

Zzippy wrote: »

The first series of 24 was epic tv, really well done and built the suspense brilliantly. Might have a look again...

It was such a unique show.

23-02-2021 05:30PM

I feel like 24 had a brilliant first season, a really good second season, then seasons that had good parts mixed with large elements of filler until it became completely mediocre and repetitive.

Really should have stopped after 3 or so seasons. Might give season 1 another crack.

Dave_The_Sheep · 23-02-2021 05:32PM

The daughter parts of season 1 did get a bit meh. Rather dull part of the plotline compared to most of it.

bilston · 23-02-2021 05:47PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I feel like 24 had a brilliant first season, a really good second season, then seasons that had good parts mixed with large elements of filler until it became completely mediocre and repetitive.

Really should have stopped after 3 or so seasons. Might give season 1 another crack.

It peaked in Season 3 for sure. That's not to say the other seasons weren't entertaining, but the first 3 seasons were definitely the best IMO.

thomond2006 · 23-02-2021 05:49PM

Season 5 was the best of 24, easily. Followed by 8 and 1.

stephen_n · 23-02-2021 05:54PM

Former Former Former wrote: »

First couple of seasons of this were just incredible TV. Not sure if it would have the same effect if you can binge it rather than waiting a week to see how the cliff hanger gets resolved.

I watched it for the first time last year. Didn’t really watch TV when it was being aired on a weekly basis. Can’t give perspective for comparison but it was good to watch it that way, it’s like a constant flow.

First three seasons were good then it kind of ran out of ideas.

thomond2006 · 23-02-2021 06:02PM

24 season 5:

I picked season 5 as that was the start of the Charles Logan antagonist arc. His character was the highlight of the entire show. What a conniving, snivelling snake! A terrific performance.

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