Paid Members stumobir 649 Posted December 30, 2020 Paid Members Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Just finished series one of Detectorists and it’s absolutely perfect, isn’t it? The most wholesome, sweet but funny tv you could hope for to end 2020. The highlight for me was the pub quiz episode, I can’t remember ever enjoying 30 mins of television more than that. The show is quite light on plot but that doesn’t seem to matter, it’s just a pleasure to watch their lives unfold for half an hour at a time. Two episodes in to series two and I’m really hating the ginger Kraut but I guess that’s the point. I’m going to be gutted when I finish this. Edited December 30, 2020 by stumobir Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Houchen 17,749 Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, stumobir said: Just finished series one of Detectorists and it’s absolutely perfect, isn’t it? The most wholesome, sweet but funny tv you could hope for to end 2020. The highlight for me was the pub quiz episode, I can’t remember ever enjoying 30 mins of television more than that. The show is quite light on plot but that doesn’t seem to matter, it’s just a pleasure to watch their lives unfold for half an hour at a time. Two episodes in to series two and I’m really hating the ginger Kraut but I guess that’s the point. I’m going to be gutted when I finish this. For me it gets even better as you get to know the characters more. It’s an absolute joy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wordsfromlee 3,233 Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 After Watching Back to The 80's, I've been watching the 90's, 00's and 10's ones while grazing on left over cocktail sausage rolls and cheese throughout the day. I've noticed that many of the people doing the talking heads have earpieces in, presumably being fed lines and info about the show they've never watched before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheBurningRed 593 Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said: After Watching Back to The 80's, I've been watching the 90's, 00's and 10's ones while grazing on left over cocktail sausage rolls and cheese throughout the day. I've noticed that many of the people doing the talking heads have earpieces in, presumably being fed lines and info about the show they've never watched before. Was Scarlett Moffatt on any of them? I was watching the story of SMTV and she was on there and I was thinking that she will make quite the career out of being a professional talking head. As I’m sure I’ve seen her on a couple of others as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wordsfromlee 3,233 Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 13 minutes ago, TheBurningRed said: Was Scarlett Moffatt on any of them? I was watching the story of SMTV and she was on there and I was thinking that she will make quite the career out of being a professional talking head. As I’m sure I’ve seen her on a couple of others as well. Of course she is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch 3,100 Posted December 31, 2020 Paid Members Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, TheBurningRed said: Was Scarlett Moffatt on any of them? I was watching the story of SMTV and she was on there and I was thinking that she will make quite the career out of being a professional talking head. As I’m sure I’ve seen her on a couple of others as well. so is Iain Lee, but I am assuming that is because the 11 O'Clock Show and Gogglebox will be discussed for the relevant shows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members PunkStep 6,066 Posted January 1 Paid Members Report Share Posted January 1 Tonight's one-off new year edition of Taskmaster (which contained no comedians by trade) was better than any episode from the last series. Every single contestant was much better than Richard Herring and Katherine Parkinson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theironshake 75 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 2 hours ago, PunkStep said: Tonight's one-off new year edition of Taskmaster (which contained no comedians by trade) was better than any episode from the last series. Every single contestant was much better than Richard Herring and Katherine Parkinson. I actually think they would be funnier without everyone being a comedian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch 3,100 Posted January 2 Paid Members Report Share Posted January 2 21 minutes ago, theironshake said: I actually think they would be funnier without everyone being a comedian. Most series do that anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members PunkStep 6,066 Posted January 2 Paid Members Report Share Posted January 2 Eh? No they don't, the lineups always consist of comedians. Sometimes they throw in a sitcom actor and very occasionally a presenter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wordsfromlee 3,233 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 2 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Eh? No they don't, the lineups always consist of comedians. Sometimes they throw in a sitcom actor and very occasionally a presenter. I think Alice Levine is the only contestant who isn't a stand up or comedy writer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theironshake 75 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Richard Osmand too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wordsfromlee 3,233 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 9 minutes ago, theironshake said: Richard Osmand too. Richard Osman has done writing work on stuff like Who's Line Is It Anyway back in the day. Everyone also obviously remembers his work writing the world famous Channel 4 animated comedy show, Bromwell High, but that goes without saying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch 3,100 Posted January 2 Paid Members Report Share Posted January 2 Just now, wordsfromlee said: Richard Osman has done writing work on stuff like Who's Line Is It Anyway back in the day. Everyone also obviously remembers his work writing the world famous Channel 4 animated comedy show, Bromwell High, but that goes without saying. He was behind a lot of Endemol comedy output over the years both before and after becoming an on screen personality on Pointless. The point I was making is yeah, some have had comedy acting gigs like Hugh Dennis or Katherine Parkinson. But they aren’t or known for Stand Up. So you have a mix of stand up comics and non stand ups. Arguing if they are known for comedy roles is just picking peanuts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wordsfromlee 3,233 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 4 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: He was behind a lot of Endemol comedy output over the years both before and after becoming an on screen personality on Pointless. The point I was making is yeah, some have had comedy acting gigs like Hugh Dennis or Katherine Parkinson. But they aren’t or known for Stand Up. So you have a mix of stand up comics and non stand ups. Arguing if they are known for comedy roles is just picking peanuts Everyone who's been on Taskmaster, bar Alice Levine and to an extent Katherine Parkinson, have been comedy writers so saying every series doesn't have them isn't really right. Some might not be active stand ups these days, but they all come from the world of comic writing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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