tenderman100 said:
The Irish were the first to bring organized stuff to America.
Played a big part in the rise of The Irish in the American experience.
What is the show about mostly? Paramilitaries?
Sounds good.
British TV and Movie Recommendations?
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The Irish were the first to bring organized stuff to America.
Played a big part in the rise of The Irish in the American experience.
What is the show about mostly? Paramilitaries?
Sounds good.
Just realized I hadn't seen one of my favorite British movies in a couple years:
Don't watch the remake.
Don't watch the remake.
houston said:
+1 on Brass Eye, everyone should check out the paedophile special.
Movies:
-Brighton Rock (1947) with a younger Richard Attenborough
-Long Good Friday
-Get Carter (1971)
TV:
- The Fast Show
- Prime Suspect
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Smiley's People
Audio:
-Derek and Clive (search it on youtube)
-Why Bother?
And this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gII8UN25nGk
Movies:
-Brighton Rock (1947) with a younger Richard Attenborough
-Long Good Friday
-Get Carter (1971)
TV:
- The Fast Show
- Prime Suspect
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Smiley's People
Audio:
-Derek and Clive (search it on youtube)
-Why Bother?
And this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gII8UN25nGk
One of the Old Classics, Mind your language Shit I am Laughing thinking about it 
Oh yeah starring Ali at 45 seconds, Color Brown discussed at 5 min mark See if you guys can tolerate a few episodes , There are one too many characters from RVF on this show Greek Guy (e-mech) Spanish Guy ? , Yes my brother Giovonny is in there too ROTFL .........
Oh yeah starring Ali at 45 seconds, Color Brown discussed at 5 min mark
See if you guys can tolerate a few episodes , There are one too many characters from RVF on this show Greek Guy (e-mech) Spanish Guy ? , Yes my brother Giovonny is in there too ROTFL .........
r_passion said:
Thanks for the recommendations. Probably check out Brighton Rock first.
I've read more than once that Richard's brother David, famous for his BBC wildlife specials, is the most well-travelled man of all time.
An all-time favourite of mine is Saxondale.
It's another television series based on the life of el mechanico. Only this time, the setting is suburban England.
This scene is based on his encounters with the locals who scavenge for hub caps in his yard:
And here he is facing off with a rival (based on The G Manifesto) in a court-ordered Anger Management Class:
It's another television series based on the life of el mechanico. Only this time, the setting is suburban England.
This scene is based on his encounters with the locals who scavenge for hub caps in his yard:
And here he is facing off with a rival (based on The G Manifesto) in a court-ordered Anger Management Class:
+1 Saxondale is pretty funny, I like that guy.
T Ricky Raw had a great take on Skins:
I’m a big fan of the show Skins, which ran in the UK on E4, particularly the first two seasons (or series, as they say in the UK). Seasons 3 and 4 totally suck and aren’t worth mentioning. But the breakthrough character is that of Tony Stonem, as played by Nicholas Hoult. Tony is a textbook example of a raging narcissist and manipulative sociopath. It’s eerie how the writers and Hoult could so effectively and accurately capture the inner world and relationships of a narcissist.
Season (series) three is optional, but I recommend it. The last episode is great, and acts as an excellent ending to the series as a whole. I stopped watching half way through season 4, and from what I heard, it got even worse.
One thing to note is, if you decide to watch the show, torrent the UK DVD rips, or order the UK-issued DVDs through Amazon (to watch on a region-free DVD player).
The reason?
They changed 90% of the music for the American DVD release because of licensing issues!
And they completely deleted the best scene in Season (Series) one, the Cat Stevens singalong:
Skins seasons 1 & 2:
Skins season 3:
I’m a big fan of the show Skins, which ran in the UK on E4, particularly the first two seasons (or series, as they say in the UK). Seasons 3 and 4 totally suck and aren’t worth mentioning. But the breakthrough character is that of Tony Stonem, as played by Nicholas Hoult. Tony is a textbook example of a raging narcissist and manipulative sociopath. It’s eerie how the writers and Hoult could so effectively and accurately capture the inner world and relationships of a narcissist.
Season (series) three is optional, but I recommend it. The last episode is great, and acts as an excellent ending to the series as a whole. I stopped watching half way through season 4, and from what I heard, it got even worse.
One thing to note is, if you decide to watch the show, torrent the UK DVD rips, or order the UK-issued DVDs through Amazon (to watch on a region-free DVD player).
The reason?
They changed 90% of the music for the American DVD release because of licensing issues!
And they completely deleted the best scene in Season (Series) one, the Cat Stevens singalong:
Skins seasons 1 & 2:
Skins season 3:
Here is some British TV gold for you all. Sorry if it has already been mentioned.
Saha baron cohen - ali G, Borat, Bruno
Rickey Gervais - The office, Extras, Life is too short
Alan Partridge
Black comedy / satirical spoof documentaries:
Charlie Brooker - Black Mirror, Screen wipe etc
Brass Eye
Shooting stars (Vic and Bob) - slapstick game show
Peepshow
Green wing
Nathan Barley
Other popular shows that are a bit more nicey but still very watchable - Gavin and Stacey, The inbetweeners.
Old stuff -
Only fools and horses (A British classic).
The Fast show.
Alot of these shows the US borrowed for remakes of their own. All great quality stuff. If id never seen this before there is enough stuff here to keep you glued to the TV for a year
Saha baron cohen - ali G, Borat, Bruno
Rickey Gervais - The office, Extras, Life is too short
Alan Partridge
Black comedy / satirical spoof documentaries:
Charlie Brooker - Black Mirror, Screen wipe etc
Brass Eye
Shooting stars (Vic and Bob) - slapstick game show
Peepshow
Green wing
Nathan Barley
Other popular shows that are a bit more nicey but still very watchable - Gavin and Stacey, The inbetweeners.
Old stuff -
Only fools and horses (A British classic).
The Fast show.
Alot of these shows the US borrowed for remakes of their own. All great quality stuff. If id never seen this before there is enough stuff here to keep you glued to the TV for a year
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