The Sofa (General Chat Thread)

odyssey06 · 26-10-2023 03:40PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121286877#Comment_121286877

In a similar vein...

Bill Kenwright passed away recently. I knew him as chairman of Everton FC. I did not know he was in Coronation Street in the 60s, or was a major producer on the West End. Or that his partner was the actress Jenny Seagrove.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Kenwright

Brendan Bendar · 30-10-2023 02:57PM

wonder will they ever do another series of 'The Trailer Park boys' it was a great series.

markw7 · 30-10-2023 11:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121301521#Comment_121301521

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13732684/?ref_=ext_shr

Have you heard about this, haven't watched it myself but the rating on imdb is 8.3/10.

JP Liz V1 · 01-11-2023 11:08PM

ITV confirmed that they had axed the British Soap Awards from their schedule for 2024. A statement from ITV read: "The British Soap Awards won't be on air in 2024 but is set to return in 2025. The show was fantastically received in 2023, achieving consolidated figures of 2.9million and doubling its audience year on year, so we look forward to the show's return."

Unhappy with Eastenders (BBC) cleaning up

thesandeman · 01-11-2023 11:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121313032#Comment_121313032

If BBC are on the ball they'll produce an alternative awards show for 2024.

Agent Coulson · 01-11-2023 11:41PM

Disney are buying out Comcast’s 33% stake in Hulu for a minimum of $8.6B

Agent Coulson · 02-11-2023 10:41PM

TikTok comedian Taylor Tomlinson will be replacing James Corden as the new host of The Late Night Show which will also be getting a name change and will now be called After Midnight.

EoinMcLovin · 02-11-2023 10:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121317623#Comment_121317623

Some extra details

After Midnight is a reworking of the Comedy Central game show @Midnight, which ran from 2013 to 2017 and was hosted by Chris Hardwick. That show featured comedians and special guests coming up with funny responses to online memes and trending topics, with a heavy reliance on social media interaction.

Agent Coulson · 03-11-2023 12:28AM

Warner Brothers discovery really is a sh1t show.

HBO and MAX CEO and chairman Casey Bloys apologised today for using fake Twitter accounts to troll TV critics who gave negative reviews to HBO series.

pavb2 · 03-11-2023 08:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121286877#Comment_121286877

Also Jasper Carrot sold his stake in WWTBAM for £10 - £17 mill depending on your source. His daughter Lucy Davis was the receptionist in The Office and underwent a kidney transplant in 1997 donated by her mum.

JP Liz V1 · 11-11-2023 02:59AM

Deal or no Deal returning with Stephen Mulhern

beertons · 14-11-2023 01:43AM

Finished Minx tonight. Just as it was getting good. Binge watched 4 episodes. So funny.

The Black Oil · 14-11-2023 09:09AM

Apple TV is going up from €6.99 per month to €9.99 per month.

pixelburp · 14-11-2023 10:32AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121365752#Comment_121365752

One of the few price hikes I'm ok with: Apple has the most eclectic but most interesting shows out there, and even at 10 quid cheaper than major competitors.

beertons · 14-11-2023 11:27PM

Yellowjackets was on my saved list. Something different anyway.

jj880 · 14-11-2023 11:33PM

Yellowjackets is excellent.

silverharp · 15-11-2023 07:28PM

cool!

https://twitter.com/Independent_ie/status/1724827222186381607

Loyal Lady · 20-11-2023 08:25PM

Quiz Night about to start on BBC 2. Mastermind, then Only Connect (my favourite), then University Challenge (new presenter a big improvement imo).

pixelburp · 21-11-2023 04:47PM

RIP Top Gear: following Freddie Flintoff's injury during shooting, the BBC has decided to pause the show "for the foreseeable future".

Honestly, I hadn't even realised the latter-days show's presenters included Flintoff, such has it just dropped out of my radar (whereas I'd at least be vaguely aware of the former trio's latest Amazon junket)

https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/top-gear-not-returning-bbc-1235803218/

cdgalwegian · 21-11-2023 05:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121396690#Comment_121396690

Took me a moment to realize that you weren't talking about an Alec Baldwin-style shooting injury.

Glebee · 21-11-2023 10:57PM

Could someone be able to do we a small favour, can they check on their Netflix if Lawrence of Arabia is playing? All I'm getting is a black screen with sound playing when I try to play.

Agent Coulson · 22-11-2023 12:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121398197#Comment_121398197

Working fine on mine.

Glebee · 22-11-2023 02:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121399648#Comment_121399648

Thanks for that, all im getting is a black screen with sound, have logged out and back in and tried watching on wifes account and still the same. Able to watch everything else mind. Strange..

Loyal Lady · 25-11-2023 11:47PM

Wouldn’t be a Saturday night without a bit of Die Hard

beertons · 26-11-2023 01:16AM

I started Suits last night. Not bad.

expectationlost · 30-11-2023 03:29PM

hate thanksgiving gap, missing my shows

Agent Coulson · 30-11-2023 05:07PM

I've been rewatching Dexter over the last few months a couple of episodes here and there but I just got the the finale of season 4 and yes I know what was coming but man it's still shocking and so well done to pull on the heart strings.

Julie Benz really nailed that broken character so well.

Agent Coulson · 03-12-2023 07:34PM

The great Mark Shepard survived 6 heart attacks yesterday and had to be brought back to life four times.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0XZqCtSYeO/

pixelburp · 04-12-2023 09:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121449996#Comment_121449996

One of the quintessential "that guy"s from TV; talk about a jobbing actor he appeared in everything and I'll even forgive him for his "Irish" accent in Battlestar Galactica. That's insane though - 6 heart attacks? Diet / lifestyle or shítty luck?

CastorTroy · 13-12-2023 01:52PM

US Network scheduling is so weird.

Like this week's episode of Magnum is the fall finale, before going on a break with no return date scheduled. (though wiki has it as being back in the first 2 weeks of the new year with no reference while tvline says it's TBD)

I know this is standard for shows to take a break at this time, but it only has 2 episodes left in the series. There were a couple of weeks it could've been shown where it was on a break and they could even do a double episode next week as Quantum Leap is going on a break after this week as well.

It's not like it's getting renewed and I'm sure whatever viewers they get showing it next week would be the same as any other week.

Now it's just going to come back at some point for 2 weeks, unless they decide to do the double episode, then be gone again. So it's not like they're using it to fill a big gap.

And if they want the same day, it'll have to air in the first couple weeks in the new year since the Chicago shows start on the 17th.

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