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I don't have sleep paralysis as such but do have incredibly vivid dreams that cause me to physically react for about the 5-10 seconds after I wake up when I can't distinguish dream/reality. I've thought there was a WW1 Tommy at the end if my bed so jumped out of bed and ran to the corner of the room, I've thought there was water dripping from the ceiling and tried to plug the 'hole' with my hand, and I've really freaked the missus out thinking there is someone 'escaping' out of the bedroom window and yelling at them to stop.

Am I right in thinking you dream when you are sleeping lightly (as opposed to deep sleep). If so it corresponds with dreams I can remember occurring mostly in the morning after I have woken up but drifted back off again.

My most recent one was in a swimming pool with a lot of people from work, somebody cried 'shark' and everyone got out except me who climbed up a pole. A colleague then got an electric heater and threw it in the pool with the aim of zapping the shark. It worked, but not all of then people had left the pool so another colleague really slowly crawled out to people's horror. But he was less than half his normal size. I laughed mercilessly from the top of my pole and got accused of insensitivity. But the weirdest part was whilst everyone was understandably shocked (excuse the pun), the guy who emerged from the pool, instead of being irate or terrified just reacted to being physically shrunk as if some minor infringement like splashing him or stealing his goggles had happened and said something along the lines of 'christ, whatcha bloody do that fer?'. In a helium-pitched voice corresponding to his new size. This acted like some sort of weird punch line and everyone felt it was ok to laugh and did so at this now very small man.

Re: American Horror Story. Regina and I have just finished watching first season of this. It's quite novel at the start seeing just how completely barmy things are with the amount of twists and what not, and they are brave with some of the characters they choose to bump off. However, although I'm not one* for sifting through shows for inconsistencies but some of them in this are pretty obvious. It's easy enough I guess to ignore them and get involved in the silliness but I was pretty fed up of the show by the end even though the final scene was pretty fucking cool and creepy. Can't see us rushing towards watching the second series.

*read: clever enough

Stop showing off guys some of us aren't hot like you lot lol, nah seriously fair play to Kookocachu, Miss UKFF in my opinion if was such a thing.

There was such a thing, as it happens. Registration Form won.

Never seen that Registration Form post, Kookacachu more deserving in my opinion.

You best believe I'm #1.

I still have the photo from when news of victory reached me.

I know, I know. it seems difficult to believe.. but it's the 21st Century and a girl should be able to drink a pint of ale if she desires.

Boys.

Charles Ramsay

Guy who rescued Amanda Berry. Worth reflecting on the circumstances and how people are 'supposed' to react i.e. adding gravity to the situation, before watching.

Raylan and Boyd's relationship with each other, Raylans father and in particular how Raylan's upbringing governs so many of his actions is fairly complex too and very interesting. In particular consider the 3rd and 4th season climaxes where it's more about where Boyd and Raylan are as characters rather than defeating the big bad or solving the mystery. For example whilst season 3 is dominated by Quarles the big climatic moment is

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Arlo shooting and killing someone who could have been Raylan (he wasn't sure)

 

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The character stuff is subtle, so many of the characters want to portray themselves as these badasses that the emotional stuff comes out in little doses (the stuff involving a particular death in the fourth season is fantastic for tiny moments). Not to say it's always there, the show does love it's moments and cool dialogue, but to argue it lacks depth I feel doesn't give the show credit.

 

Yeah I perhaps talked Raylan down by saying he wasn't emotional or deep. I mean, he isn't- really- but that's part of the point, his callousness, stoicism and passiveness enriches the characters of his wife, his father and Boyd. The part mentioned in OKs spoiler is especially crucial with the relationship in question and gives Raylan and his life a lot of context yet it's almost arrived at incidentally.

 

Astro- Carefully treading around spoilers the fourth season does give a lot more character development for some of the main people as there isn't such a prominent big, bad villain, foil to concentrate on. Let us know how you get on with it if you get around to watching it.

 

He's a complete sociopath, a genuinely shallow one that bounces between personalities and ideologies with abandon, only desiring to achieve a level of power, an audience, to satisfy his vanity

 

Yet the beatuy of the show is we still kinda want him to pull through..

Justified's been a huge disappointment for me. S1 was pretty good, but with the promise of getting way better when Jeremy Davies and co showed up in S2. S2 was better, but still has those 'case/story of the week' episodes that fucked up the pacing and just weren't interesting. I've finished S3, and by this point, it's getting to be a chore giving them my time. There's just no weight to anything, if that makes sense. Everything feels so casual and half-arsed that I'm not connecting to it. I don't think I've ever been further from the edge of my seat on such a highly regarded show. Yeah, there's a lot of characters, and they're doing stuff, but there's nothing that makes me care. I keep waiting for Boyd Crowder to do something that makes him worthy of all the sigs and praise, but it's still not happened. Does it get extraordinary in S4 or something?

 

I think the problem is, the entire show feels comprised of what would be the C-strands in another show. If Justified is Oz, then every character is a Jazz Hoyt or Richie Hanlon, with no Shillinger, Alvarez or Beecher; it's the 90 seconds a week on Lost we spent with Rose and Bernard stretched out over 40 minutes; paper-thin background characters and stories brought to the front but without the writing or plot to justify (lol) their position. There's a general lack of depth, and it's just not that good.

 

Hannibal is fucking amazing though. Absolutely gorgeous too. It's going to break my black, black heart when it inevitably gets cancelled.

I am a outlaw.

Sorry I realise yet more ambiguous quotes and sig-worthy photos don't offer a proper response. But I think that scene (in S4 incidentally) adequately sums up the aura around Boyd Crowder, and is probably the finest example of the caring about characters you feel is absent in the earlier seasons. His story is linked to one of the main themes of the show- the South, it's customs, people's (often unjustif-er.. unsupported) perceptions about 'rednecks', being backwards etc. and pawns of richer, 'educated' Nothern City folk. Mags Bennett v the Oil Companies in S2 and the whole Detroit/Quarles arrogance in S3 show this dynamic. I think there is a bit of a patronising edge to some of it but on balance I think it explores the South very interestingly. Season 4 does continues it but with Boyd thrillingly positioned as an underdog. I think Boyd is such an absorbing character (aside from some of his amazing lines/speeches) due to his relationship with Raylan. Raylan is a dickhead who, whilst not on the same depth of dickheadness as, say, Vic Mackey is self-serving and takes a very 'ends jus- er.. legitimise the means' outlook so as evil as Boyd is its quite each to get behind him. I think one of the great parts of the show is deciding whether we care about Raylan on a human level. He is very unemotional and easy to support as a badass action hero but not as a deep character. It is pretty unusual to have a shows protagonist so undefined.

I think the neo-Western aspect too really endears the show to me. The verbal(and non-verbal, I guess) showdowns are incredible, Raylan's probably-not-that-plausible-but-still-ace-anyway gunslinging, the mystique and fear surrounding some of the more formidable characters.

I agree the cast of peripheral characters can be a little shallow and unexplored. Winona, Rachel and some typical Southern folk Raylan encounters are all guilty of this. Tim is ace and gets a bit more interesting in S4 but I still would like to know more about. Ava definitely improves in S4, in her own right, but also due to Boyd's brilliance.

I think the 'story of the week' eps are a bit hit and miss yeah. They can be a refreshing break (Dewey + kidney- which definitely plays up the dumb redneck stereotype!) or just pad out episodes.

I am biased but would definitely carry on through S4. I would like to think it is a lot more edge of your seat as it involves a cat/mouse chase, a big season-long story arc with mystery aspect, a lot more Boyd and villains less cartoonish than Quarles in S3.

I can't overstate this, it's impossible; I fucking love Walton Goggins.

 

I've still got an episode left of season 1, but Boyd Crowder is already my favourite protagonist (I don't even know you can call him a 'bad guy' in the traditional sense) of any TV show ever.

 

I haven't enjoyed anything this much since The Shield and that's my all time no. 1 show.

I almost waded in with a spoiler as I didn't even notice that you were only on season 1. If you're already that excited this early- it's currently about the conclude season 4- then I'd prepare yourself for some month-long erections come season 3 and 4 (and 2). I'll refrain from too much detail but yeah Boyd is definitely one of the better characters on tv at the moment. Show's got a very Western-y, gun-slinging feel to it without ever bordering the ridiculous and Raylan is just perfect as a confident bastard with his one liners and put downs.

I've just finished Romanzo Criminale which is a really ace 70's gangster story. Although I was less interested in the politicking and manoeuvring of second season than the romantic rise to power in the first season.

Anyone watch Soutland? I'm 2 eps into season 2 and finding it quite watchable if not amazing, but may persevere as it apparently improves in later series.

I got recommended Braquo today. Anyone seen it?

I've been watching this recently. It's really quite good. French, cop/crime thriller, very noir-ish and gloomy with very well acted but stereotypical rogue cops. I'm trying to not use the word 'gritty' but it's incredibly grim and unredeeming at times. If you've watched and enjoyed 'The Shield' I imagine you'll like this.

I agree with you that Killing I was better than II. 10 did seem too short but in hindsight 20 episodes was quite long for series I in that you knew that some of the early leads will probably go nowhere. Still I too was incredibly gripped..

Right folks, after some food ideas and/or recipes. Looking for nice yet healthy lunches and dinners. I've been on a diet since mid-January and lost 20lbs but I'm starting to get sick of salad, fat free bacon, baked potatoes, low fat stir frys and all the usual stuff you eat when dieting.

 

So any good, healthy meal ideas would be much appreciated...

These are more snacks/lunches..

If you can get a wholemeal pitta they are quite nutritious/healthy- fill with roasted veg (aubergine, courgette, red onion)or salad and falafel or chicken and chilli or tahini sauce.

You've perhaps missed the opportunity weather-wise but most soup (as long as it's not creamy/cheesy) can be healthy. You could make your own- noodle miso soup with lean meat/veg for example. I don't need to list examples here as you can pretty much do anything just check recipe websites like BBC.

Wraps (esp wholemeal again) with say prawn, avocado (fatty but good fat) and low-fat mayo. Or similarly fajitas with grilled chicken, salsa and peppers.

Pasta with any of the numerous tomato sauces and veg/lean meat or linguine with smoked salmon, peas and some low fat creme fraiche (this may be pushing it) mixed with lemon

FISH

They are expensive but the Innocent veg pots are pretty fucking ace too (healthy though you'd have to check the fat content on some)- mousakka, mexican bean, sweet chilli

See in the time it took you to write that post you could have got half way to becoming a Master of Karate and Friendship for Ev-er-y-one

I suppose ambiguous referencing won't sell it but Sunny definitely does improve with further series. The fact that I'm struggling to remember early episodes suggests they weren't that good but must have been worthy to continue.

Like someone has said it kind of poses itself as a modern Seinfeld with the incredibly selfish characters each happily fucking each other over (with the perhaps honourable exception of Charlie), and that oddly almost being the thing that keeps them together. The humour can be incredibly dark not just lol offensive Frankie Boyle dark, but creepy in the way it looks at their reasoning justifications for doing some fucking abysmal shit and how they are so unphased by it all. Like most sitcoms though it's just the quirks/delusions of each of the characters that will raise the most laughs as/if you progress. In conclusions- stick with it- you get to see Roddy Piper.

Finally got round to watching Community. Glad I did, it's bloody hilarious.

 

Enjoy it while you can, but don't get over-excited. Barring some still-glorious moments, it falls off a cliff towards the end of Season Two, and doesn't seem to be recovering long into Season Three. An almost flawless first season though.

Whilst I'd agree that it peaked at the end of S1 and S2, S3 has still had its moments- Remedial Chaos Theory and the excellent Documentary Filmmaking: Redux (with a awesome turn by Dean Pelton) amongst these. Didn't think much of the first ep of since the recent revival though.

in need of some suggestions/recommendations if anyone has a sec?

 

shows in same vein as dexter/breaking bad/damages/homeland

 

comedys a la 30 rock/parks and rec/community/arrested development/up all night

 

started watching alcatraz but not really a fan of story per episode format

 

started watching justified lately (does this pick up?!)

Comedy- Party Down, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Office (?), Modern Family, Weeds (comedy/drama)

Yeah definitely stick with Homeland (although the interesting plot/premise should be nough right?!) . Very dramatic/tense near the end but lots of interesting themes to do with counter-terrorism- what is right/wrong, ends justifying means etc.

Ha! You know Melvins was the name that ran through in my head as I typed my dismissive Iron Monkey comment. Obviously Melvins for their almost inhuman prolificness are the fucking bosses. I'd give a mention to early Black Flag who pretty much carved out the whole fucking genre. BUT the sheer intensity of those two Iron Monkey albums to me is just unreplicable (if that's a word?). I was going to start a thread a while back about not necessarily everyone's favourite/greatest band but the band that made the biggest impression (whether by sheer accident/circumstance/novelty/whatever) on their first listen. And the first time I heard Web of Piss, that uncompromising riff and those horrible, tortured vocals I was actually a bit fucking scared that people made music like that.

Nods go to Crowbar, Down and Buzzov*en.

I will give Mistress a go I have never heard of them.

Any discussion of sludge metal should begin with, end with and be comprised entirely of Iron Monkey.

Beastwars and Hour of 13 tracks are cool. Nice one. I've not been following this thread so don't know score but I'm very open to some sludge sounds. My tiny musical brains usually baulks at the more technical metal so prefer the heavier, more atmospheric, doomy, occasionally excruciatingly slow stuff of Electric Wizard et al.

Oh. Here's some Acid Bath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy6WM8THTwg

Oh the swob thiing is horrible. Having just had the blood test and being generally shit scared of needles the fear had shrunk my penis to about a third of it's size (so only 6 inches eh ladz! ftw) so it was even more uncomfortable. I don't think it's at all offensive and lacking in perspective to say it is an emotional equivalent of being raped. I almost couldn't finish my naughty nurse fantasy wank when I got home.

Paul Bodin. He struck penalties very hard.

Before the age of internets on phones and google maps to solve instantly all pub trivia problems, me and my mate were playing this game sitting by a bridge on holiday somewhere in France or Belgium or somewhere and as we were nearly exhausting our little nostalgia-filled minds my mate popped up with what he thought was a zinger of 'Tore Andre Flo'. I replied 'Jostein Flo'. My mate said 'no you mean Tore Andre Flo'. I stated that Jostein 'is his brother'. My mate thought I was taking this piss, said 'oh right ok I say his Dad 'Nigel Flo'' and claimed victory. I was adamant that Jostein existed so started arguing with him and that, combined with us being on holiday together where we were getting pretty aggy with each others company anyway meant we ended up having an actual fist fight over Norweigan footballers there and then before some waiter (obviously suspecting I was going to fuck him right over) came out of a bar and had to break us up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jostein_Flo

So Jostein Flo. I remember Jostein Flo. DO YOU REMEMBER JOSTEIN FLO KIERAN BECAUSE HE EXISTS ALONGSIDE HIS BROTHER TORE ANDRE (FLO) YOU FUCKING SHIT FUCKER I'LL FUCKIN HAVE YOU.

Watched It's Always Sunny and Community.

I think it was last weeks but Charlie projectile blood-sicking on the date who he was trying to set up with Frank ('who wouldn't want a night with a limo driiver?') because 'he ate about a hundred blood capsules'. One of my favourite Sunny moments, just brilliant.

Community- Jeff channelling Pierce with the casual racism was a stroke of genius. Also Shirley the dark (lol @ pun intended) horse with perhaps best line 'This may be a good time to baptise him' (or something to that effect)

John fucking Goodman.

Also..

I pulled a good looking girl and then went on to piss the bed.

 

That's all I've got to say.

The fact that I take some perverse pride in one-upping you here is is probably as lower point as any in this thread.. but I pulled a good looking girl and then pissed in her house mates bed.

~edit~ sorry just read the shit story, who may take this little battle.

When I first started having sex and seeing a girl, being paranoid about 'performing' and lasting more than the three pushes, I used to actually wake up at her house, go and unload the gun before she woke up and then get back into bed. Surprising how after doing it (the wank, not the sex) you think the last thing you want is to even get in the bed and be intimate, but 30 mins later the planning played off beautifully. FOUR PUSHES, BITCH.

To pick up on some other points raised DOYOUGETITPOINTSRAISEDLIKECOCKS..

2) Yes I wank more when I'm seeing someone.

3) Rarely use tissues. In these environmentally unstable times I see myself as a kind of eco-wanker (not Zac Goldsmith kind) by doing it in my hand. Has led to hilarious situations where I'll attempt to escape to the bathroom to wash it off and encounter someone with a clenched fist of jizz (That's my fist, obv. Would be an altogether insane coincidence if the person I encountered had one too).

4) I only usually get shame when I realise how much time I've wasted on one wank. Trying to build it up but essentially it's always the same outCUM (lol). Thinking I could have spend that half hour going for a run or learning about something.

5) I think my record is 6. But that may rise to 7/8 if we're talking any single 24 hour period.

6! wtf?) I often wank thinking about someone that I have no intention of having sex with and not even that attracted to.

And seeing as this has deviated from the topic question and into wanking stories..

There was a time when I hated my boring job that I got the idea to try having all my wanks at work. I was on my own a bit so no one knew if I disappeared, and the mens toilet was (handily) a converted cupboard, so you didn't have to try an bring yourself to orgasm in the knowledge that a bloke is forcing a shit out of his arsehole a mere 3 feet away. Just thought I might as well do it on the works time rather than cut into my home time, which I spent on wrestling forums. It didn't really work that much as I just ended up wanking my normal amount at home and thus increasing my total wanks, but it passed the day quicker and was always quite amusing (and disturbing in equal measure) resuming work and speaking to someone about something job-related in the post-wank relief/shame.

When your Mum called you down for tea while you were mid-wank is it the height of wit or just a bit weird to, with a knowing smile, double entendre 'I'm coming'?

Nope. He's right, wikipedia says she was 53 last Wednesday.

Still, that doesn't explain why he posted that irrelevant and arguably misleading picture of Coronation Street's Bet Gilroy during her brief hiatus from hair bleaching though.

...Western Kick...

 

Have you seen High Plains Drifter?

 

Deffo worth a watch

Nope and it has eluded my radar. I've been searching amazon etc. for Westerns and have a huge list of things to d/l purchase (Once Upon a Time in the West being next), but will add High Plains Drifter to it, fo sho.

Of the Oscar nominees I've only seen Avatar, Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds and District 9. Hurt Locker is great. Cost-excepted it's not really the polar opposite to Avatar as it's been billed, as it's still essentially an action/thriller (and not as political as District 9) but it's so, so tense and a great study of the psyche of someone with an insane job like disposing of bombs. Inglorious Basterds is my favourite though. Entirely different type of tension to being a split-second away from blowing yourself to bits, but it's the kind of film that only Tarantino could make. I've never had such a long film breeze past so quickly. The extended dialogue scenes (admittedly carried by magnificent Waltz) with the kind of bluffing/mental chess dynamic I've haven't seen since the Hopper/Walken True Romance bit are so engrossing you never want them to end. You think when Pitt talks up his Italian-speaking capabilities that they may just blag it past Waltz but what happens is just a wonderfully over-the-top pisstake of American arrogance/delusion. Hearing ''Err..Dominic Denucci" in such a thick US accent alone beats the humourless Avatar.