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Post by Maolsheachlann on Jul 8, 2020 13:54:23 GMT
Has anyone here ever seen the eighties sit-com "Fairly Secret Army", in which Geoffrey Palmer plays the leader of a tiny right-wing "army"? It's interesting that a character of this sort could be portrayed more or less sympathetically back then. I think it reflected a British love of eccentricity and non-conformism which PC has largely obliterated. You can see all the episodes on YouTube, if you're not too scrupulous about the copyright implications. (As the show has never been released on DVD, I reckon it's allowable....) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6xCoT9b7Fs&t=3sIt was written by David Nobbs, who also wrote The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin-- in my view one of the best comedies ever. This isn't nearly as good, but it's all right. Nobbs was a humanist who protested Pope Benedict's visit to the UK, but you'd never guess that from his scripts. Indeed, the central character regularly prays (to a God he's not sure he believes in) in Fairly Secret Army. The show actually grew out of this hilarious scene in Reggie Perrin, which will appeal to any right-winger who can laugh at the right... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb82v7wh1Fw
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Post by Seán Ó Murchú on Jan 4, 2021 21:10:42 GMT
One of the best things I have done in recent years is get rid of my TV.
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Post by Stephen on Jan 5, 2021 7:20:55 GMT
One of the best things I have done in recent years is get rid of my TV. My wife and I chose to buy a projector instead of a TV when we got married. Gives alot more control and also requires effort to watch a movie.
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Post by rogerbuck on Jan 8, 2021 15:02:58 GMT
One of the best things I have done in recent years is get rid of my TV. Hallelujah and great to hear, johnmurphy. I can already sense how this informs the intelligence of your posts here, which I mean to comment on when I can. Your invoking Keith Woods elsewhere is also most interesting. I need to check this person out more, again, when I can. Meanwhile, welcome!
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Post by Seán Ó Murchú on Jan 11, 2021 9:48:06 GMT
One of the best things I have done in recent years is get rid of my TV. Hallelujah and great to hear, johnmurphy. I can already sense how this informs the intelligence of your posts here, which I mean to comment on when I can. Your invoking Keith Woods elsewhere is also most interesting. I need to check this person out more, again, when I can. Meanwhile, welcome! Le maître Buck it is wonderful to talk to you and I have enjoyed reading your comments on this forum so far. Keith Woods is a very intelligent young man and really sees the problems with the modern hydra (Point to note he is not a practicing Catholic that I'm aware of). NB: I'm not sure about the intelligence of my posts. I would think I'm more street smart. Sesame Street smart
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Post by Séamus on Apr 18, 2021 7:35:29 GMT
"Australia's most popular children's show BLUEY is at the centre of a social media storm after an ABC columnist questioned whether the cartoon about a family of blue heelers could be more diverse.... Beverly Wang...posed the question 'Can Bluey be more representative? We live in a world where the majority of main characters on children's television are white. Where are the disabled,queer,gender diverse,dogs of colour and single-parent dog families in Bluey's Brisbane? If they're in the background let them come forward'"(cf west Australian April 17)
One point- we're talking about a cartoon that's currently so innocent that I know strict homeschool families that allow their children to watch. Secondly- Bluey has Huckleberry Hound-style blue fur,an illusion to the colloquial name 'blue heeler' for this Australian breed of dog,(I think,from memory, it has a strain of dingo for the very purpose of protecting livestock from dingoes); Mrs Bluey actually has beige fur. How many colours of the rainbow are required? Or is it a new abomination to suggest that male and female dogs should be distinct colours? Thirdly- what exactly is a dog of colour anyway? The late Duke of Edinburgh is said to have indirectly been a television pioneer due to his background encouragement in filming his wife's Coronation. And he was to live long enough to see the current culture make Coronation Street look dignified. His daughter-in-law has dared,in her tribute, to say that "a female in the top job it's important to have somebody you can lean on,that you can discuss things with...". Countess Wessex had better duck from the sisterhood for cover. Oró na straight Mr & Mrs Blue Heeler.
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Post by Stephen on Apr 20, 2021 8:38:23 GMT
"Australia's most popular children's show BLUEY is at the centre of a social media storm after an ABC columnist questioned whether the cartoon about a family of blue heelers could be more diverse.... Beverly Wang...posed the question 'Can Bluey be more representative? We live in a world where the majority of main characters on children's television are white. Where are the disabled,queer,gender diverse,dogs of colour and single-parent dog families in Bluey's Brisbane? If they're in the background let them come forward'"(cf west Australian April 17) One point- we're talking about a cartoon that's currently so innocent that I know strict homeschool families that allow their children to watch. Secondly- Bluey has Huckleberry Hound-style blue fur,an illusion to the colloquial name 'blue heeler' for this Australian breed of dog,(I think,from memory, it has a strain of dingo for the very purpose of protecting livestock from dingoes); Mrs Bluey actually has beige fur. How many colours of the rainbow are required? Or is it a new abomination to suggest that male and female dogs should be distinct colours? Thirdly- what exactly is a dog of colour anyway? The late Duke of Edinburgh is said to have indirectly been a television pioneer due to his background encouragement in filming his wife's Coronation. And he was to live long enough to see the current culture make Coronation Street look dignified. His daughter-in-law has dared,in her tribute, to say that "a female in the top job it's important to have somebody you can lean on,that you can discuss things with...". Countess Wessex had better duck from the sisterhood for cover. Oró na straight Mr & Mrs Blue Heeler. Liberalism is all about breaking down barriers. Nothing is ever enough for these people. Yesterdays hero is todays NAUZI!
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Post by cato on Jun 4, 2021 16:25:30 GMT
British Conservative media commentator Andrew Neil is launching an alternative channel to the BBC and Sky news on the 13th of June. Neil is a very rigorous interviewer and is critical of blatant media bias. He was dropped by the BBC last year and rather than getting mad he went off and set up a rival channel.
From my reading it would appear to be a right of centre channel aimed naturally at British viewers but of interest to many in this neck of the woods too.It would be lovely to see an Irish alternative to RTE but I suspect we ll be in for a bit of a long wait. It will be available here. Its already broadcasting promos on the Sky network.
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Post by cato on Jun 22, 2021 17:01:21 GMT
Am watching the classical ITV World at War series on Sky catch up which first screened when I was a child.
Its a monument to the defining conflict of the modern world and well worth watching even though the scholarship may be dated in places. It consists of archival footage and interviews with veterans of both sides including Albert Speer, Lord Mountbatten, the actor Jimmy Stewart, General Curtis Le May etc.
It is narrated in a masterly tone by Sir Lawrence Olivier. I was struck at the formal dress code and respectable look of the ordinary folks interviewed. There are many , too many world ii documentaries but this would in my opinion be the one to watch if you want a good comprehensive overview. It's very long but it's perfect if you are bored with the Euros.
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Post by Séamus on Jun 23, 2021 5:51:36 GMT
Am watching the classical ITV World at War series on Sky...etc.... It's very long but it's perfect if you are bored with the Euros. Sporran-making has recently been listed as an endangered trade, so was nice at least to notice the Flower of Scotland ballad was prominent during the England/Scotland clash if nothing else was scored
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Post by cato on Jun 25, 2021 22:49:23 GMT
Am watching the classical ITV World at War series on Sky...etc.... It's very long but it's perfect if you are bored with the Euros. Sporran-making has recently been listed as an endangered trade, so was nice at least to notice the Flower of Scotland ballad was prominent during the England/Scotland clash if nothing else was scored Is the football ..... still on?
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Jul 19, 2021 23:12:53 GMT
I'm watching a black comedy TV series called After Life, written and starring Ricky Gervais. It follows a local journalist whose wife has died. He feels suicidal, sees nothing worth living for, and takes a completely bleak view of existence.
Spoiler alert below...
At one point, the central character gives a large amount of money to a drug addict who's told him that he'd end his life with a drug overdose if only he had enough money. When this happens he seems neither upset nor guilty.
This seems like the logical progression of British comedy, which gets bleaker and bleaker all the time. Both Gervais and his avatar in the series are outspoken atheists. Gervais is the sort of atheist who claims godlessness doesn't make his life any less meaningful, but the work he produces would seem to belie this.
Britain seems to me like a depressive country. Perhaps the only thing that keeps Ireland from this is the residual excitement of liberal-secular "emancipation". But that won't last forever.
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Post by cato on Jul 23, 2021 19:44:04 GMT
I mentioned GB News above which I watch fairly regularly.
One journalist worth watching is Colin Brazier who is a practicing Catholic. Another slightly more known personality is Nigel Farage who has a Pints with Nigel hour. He is an entertaining presenter ever willing to poke fun at modern pieties.
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Post by kj on Jul 24, 2021 14:52:30 GMT
Britain seems to me like a depressive country. Perhaps the only thing that keeps Ireland from this is the residual excitement of liberal-secular "emancipation". But that won't last forever.
Well it's an old tune from me, but as someone who's lived in the UK the best part of a decade, I think this is absolutely accurate, as is the inevitable fading of the "excitement" of seculaising Ireland. In fact, I'd say the past 17 months may have speeded up that dissolution. Once life gets back to normal I wonder if people will be as tolerant of the propaganda churned out by the IT, RTE and other outlets.
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Post by cato on Jul 25, 2021 14:48:05 GMT
Britain seems to me like a depressive country. Perhaps the only thing that keeps Ireland from this is the residual excitement of liberal-secular "emancipation". But that won't last forever.
Well it's an old tune from me, but as someone who's lived in the UK the best part of a decade, I think this is absolutely accurate, as is the inevitable fading of the "excitement" of seculaising Ireland. In fact, I'd say the past 17 months may have speeded up that dissolution. Once life gets back to normal I wonder if people will be as tolerant of the propaganda churned out by the IT, RTE and other outlets.
That last sentence is quite interesting. In a normal functioning society we would have a major debate on what went right and wrong and address the outrageous claims made to frighten people, huge sums of money borrowed and the lack of open informed debate etc. Of course we won't though. It seems to me the blind faith previous generations had in the catholic clergy is now transferred to NPHET and media outlets. We like to boast about our modern educational standards and intellectual sophistication but most of our ancestors deferred to authorities without having the educational advantages modern Irish men and women have.
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