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8 Feb 2008, 05:42

I sat down to watch this eagerly awaiting follow up series to Life On Mars with great anticipation last night. But I wasnt overly impressed I have to say. I think the Beeb should have left it alone at the end of series 2.

The story is even more far fetched than before and doesnt have the same angle as we know that the new woman DI hasnt really gone back in time, so must be in a coma or similar state.

I thought Gene Hunt lacked his menace this time round too and the plot in last nights episode was pretty rubbish.

I hope the series picks up, and Im sure there can be some good moments to look forward to between the 2 leads. I just hope the bird keeps the raunchy look all the way through. In addition, the music was quite good too.

Its probably still better than 99% of the other crap on tv but what did you guys/girls make of it?

8 Feb 2008, 06:01

it couldnt be the same as the last one, just wouldnt work, so was an okay way in. one to follow to see how it develops methinks.

8 Feb 2008, 06:04

thought it was a send up and a vehicle for some great one liners,, any one who can say "fire up the quatro " and drive off to the clash has got to be rocking.

i fought the law and the law won

8 Feb 2008, 06:07

the woman looked good in them stockings in the early stages.after that it went a bit silly though :laugh:

8 Feb 2008, 10:15

I have (totally unfounded) optimism that it will get much much better!! I spent most of last night's trying to work out of she played any part in Life On Mars but in the end gave up and just enjoyed the music .Seemed all a bit forced ,desperate .. but hopefully it will improve.Brought back some happy memories of 1981 for me and felt sorry for the kids today that didn't grow up in that era.But that's just a generational thing or summat innit?

Also , the scene when she arrives in 81 aboard the yuppie boat with 'Vienna' playing didn't quite hit the spot i think the director intended :\ohwell:

ah fuck it she'd get it anyhow!!!

oh and me and bro had some well 1981 wallpaper in the bedroom in , erm , 1981.All diagonal stripes n everything :nod:

8 Feb 2008, 10:44

It is a GENERATION thing......and ten years before that was even BETTER! :rolleyes: I was THERE.

8 Feb 2008, 11:30

I liked it! Admitted it doesn't have the edge LIFE ON MARS did (time travel/dream?),but nostalgia's still there,the tunes are great!! And the one liners are still there...

"YOU IN LEATHER......GIVES ME THE HORN"

8 Feb 2008, 12:08

A concept stretched too far. 'fire up the quattro'? more like 'will the maestro start?'

8 Feb 2008, 13:25

Thought that was alright. Some quality music (not heard half of those numbers in donkeys years) and did laugh at the shit-PC credits at the end.

Surprised no one's mentioned Ian Curtis cast as the baddy!

Poor Sam. Committed suicide in real-life and turns out he got himself topped in his dream world too. :lol:

But just how freaky was her daughter! :eek3:

8 Feb 2008, 13:41

El Jarvo wrote: Surprised no one's mentioned Ian Curtis cast as the baddy!

Shug did in the other thread that degenerated into a discussion about Keeley Hawes' tits! :lol:

:smoking:

8 Feb 2008, 15:19

Gene Hunt on Jonathan Ross now

8 Feb 2008, 17:35

Nick King wrote:

El Jarvo wrote: Surprised no one's mentioned Ian Curtis cast as the baddy!

Shug did in the other thread that degenerated into a discussion about Keeley Hawes' tits!

Degenerated?????

That's high culture, my friend.

:nod:

8 Feb 2008, 19:10

Nick King wrote:

El Jarvo wrote: Surprised no one's mentioned Ian Curtis cast as the baddy!

Shug did in the other thread that degenerated into a discussion about Keeley Hawes' tits!

and who was it that started it,Mr King....

:laugh:

8 Feb 2008, 20:16

Gazman wrote:

Nick King wrote:

El Jarvo wrote: Surprised no one's mentioned Ian Curtis cast as the baddy!

Shug did in the other thread that degenerated into a discussion about Keeley Hawes' tits!

and who was it that started it,Mr King....

Why, of course! :shades:

:smoking:

9 Feb 2008, 01:17

El Jarvo wrote:

Thought that was alright. Some quality music (not heard half of those numbers in donkeys years).

Anything that uses I'm In Love With A German Film Star by The Passions gets my vote!

[whisper] I also find early 80's Roxy Music a guilty pleasure, so was nodding along to The Same Old Scene at the end.[/whisper]

10 Feb 2008, 14:22

Old Blue wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

Thought that was alright. Some quality music (not heard half of those numbers in donkeys years).

Anything that uses I'm In Love With A German Film Star by The Passions gets my vote!

[whisper] I also find early 80's Roxy Music a guilty pleasure, so was nodding along to The Same Old Scene at the end.[/whisper]

Those were the exact two numbers I was referring to.

Er, but didn't know who'd performed the former, and didn't actually know the track name of the Roxy Music's latter.

I'm onto Soulseek right now! :nod:

10 Feb 2008, 17:07

El Jarvo wrote:

Old Blue wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

Thought that was alright. Some quality music (not heard half of those numbers in donkeys years).

Anything that uses I'm In Love With A German Film Star by The Passions gets my vote!

[whisper] I also find early 80's Roxy Music a guilty pleasure, so was nodding along to The Same Old Scene at the end.[/whisper]

Those were the exact two numbers I was referring to.

Er, but didn't know who'd performed the former, and didn't actually know the track name of the Roxy Music's latter.

I'm onto Soulseek right now!

One of my alltime faves "Same Old Scene"! :bow:

11 Feb 2008, 04:06

El Jarvo wrote:

Surprised no one's mentioned Ian Curtis cast as the baddy!

It took me quarter of an hour to work out who he was!

I wasn't overly impressed with it but will watch the next one to see if it improves. Can anybody remember which song was played at the end? I love it.

11 Feb 2008, 04:12

see above jem

11 Feb 2008, 04:15

laugh:

Crikey, I actually read the thread too. I'm going to download it tonight

11 Feb 2008, 04:20

was the only bit of it i saw, had to wait till the song had stopped so i could turn over :bow:

11 Feb 2008, 05:27

so how long before we see a rubics cube on this series then?

11 Feb 2008, 11:12

Ha I thought the exact same thing. I bet she wears a ra ra skirt, legwarmers and a 'Frankie Says Relax' T-shirt at some point too. I used to love 80's fashion!

11 Feb 2008, 15:55

hibster wrote: so how long before we see a rubics cube on this series then?

KEELEY HAWKES was on Chris Moyles ( :evil4: ) the other day,and she said she has filmed an episode invoving a Rubiks Cube!!

11 Feb 2008, 18:09

Aye but the Frankie relax tee shirts were 1984.Wasn't it actually Paul fcuking Morley's idea to have those shirts as part of the ZTT /Frankie hype machine? Not sure if this series is covering any more years than 1981... Be cool if she did stick around til 84 though.Used to like those white shorts the birds wore that summer.Yeah a good couple of tunes there last week by The Passions and Roxy.Tracked em down on YouTube.

I'm gonna have to stop all this getting misty eyed about the early 80s though , can't be healthy.

12 Feb 2008, 00:50

morley certainly says it was all his idea :nod:

14 Feb 2008, 13:43

this weeks highlight was keeley bent over the desk waiting to get it on her a bum :D

14 Feb 2008, 14:06

That was ace.Much better than last week although i was probably comparing the first episode to Life On Mars too much.

Best bit ( apart from the bit when she's bent over the desk about to get stamped)

Gene Hunt - "NO NO NO !! You ain't doin that! I won't let you" (or words to that effect or summat)

DI Drake - "I'll let you stamp my bum..."

Gene Hunt - "I'll get me coat" :lol: :clap:

And Maam was Alan Partridge's Mrs :lol:

14 Feb 2008, 14:09

Not often you see a BBC drama base an entire storyline around the Pop Group's "We Are All Prostitutes"! :eek3:

Excellent musical choices again - bit of an overkill playing Geno twice, but s'pose it is a classic.

Bizarre to see the real Steve Strange and Philip Salon down the Blitz too!

This week's Gene-ius one-liner - "twanging the royal hymen"!!! :eek:

14 Feb 2008, 14:23

johnny wrote: Aye but the Frankie relax tee shirts were 1984.Wasn't it actually Paul fcuking Morley's idea to have those shirts as part of the ZTT /Frankie hype machine? Not sure if this series is covering any more years than 1981... Be cool if she did stick around til 84 though.Used to like those white shorts the birds wore that summer.Yeah a good couple of tunes there last week by The Passions and Roxy.Tracked em down on YouTube.

I'm gonna have to stop all this getting misty eyed about the early 80s though , can't be healthy.

She might stick around for 7 years like Sam Tyler did.

14 Feb 2008, 23:41

El Jarvo wrote:

Excellent musical choices again - bit of an overkill playing Geno twice, but s'pose it is a classic.

There were two Dexy's tracks but they were different, weren't they? Been trying to remember the name of the Jon And Vangelis one - something about going home :shrug:

Didn't think much of the camera angle for the bum stamping scene...

15 Feb 2008, 01:16

Old Blue wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

Excellent musical choices again - bit of an overkill playing Geno twice, but s'pose it is a classic.

There were two Dexy's tracks but they were different, weren't they? Been trying to remember the name of the Jon And Vangelis one - something about going home

Didn't think much of the camera angle for the bum stamping scene...

I'll Find My Way Home. I think anyway. Not heard Swords Of A Thousand Men for a long time. A soundtrack must be in the offing surely.

15 Feb 2008, 02:04

Old Blue wrote: There were two Dexy's tracks but they were different, weren't they? Been trying to remember the name of the Jon And Vangelis one - something about going home

There was three, wasn't there? Geno early, something else in the middle, then Geno again for the closing credits.

Good to hear the likes of Flying Lizards and OMD too.

Pink wafers and Garibaldi's! :food:

Shame on Keeley Hawes for basically inventing the suicide bomber though! :nono:

EDIT: read on another forum the second Dexy's track was 'Show Me'.

15 Feb 2008, 04:37

see steve strange couldn't resist cameoing as himself. but surely that means he'd know he made a mistake - fade to grey came out early 1981 (vienna was jan 1981) & he said after they played it "that was our new single"

there were an awful lot of old people in the blitz club - reckon it was steve stranges mates gone to watch them play?

15 Feb 2008, 06:05

Did Boy George really work the cloakroom at that club in them days then?

15 Feb 2008, 06:18

johnny wrote: Did Boy George really work the cloakroom at that club in them days then?

Yup, though not sure he looked like that until 83?

He was backing singer in BowWowWow in 81 and called summat else, I think?

15 Feb 2008, 06:21

hibster wrote: there were an awful lot of old people in the blitz club - reckon it was steve stranges mates gone to watch them play?

See my earlier comment about Philip Salon.

I reckon they were all coming outta the woodwork to get themselves back on telly.

And, is anyone else as enamoured with Montserrat Lombard's mushroom wedge as I am?! All she's gotta do is run a burgundy tint through it, and I swear I'm in love... . :love2:

15 Feb 2008, 06:22

El Jarvo wrote:

johnny wrote: Did Boy George really work the cloakroom at that club in them days then?

Yup, though not sure he looked like that until 83?

He was backing singer in BowWowWow in 81 and called summat else, I think?

Cheers Al Rings bells now actually that he was a former cloakroom attendant.Didn't know he'd been a backing singer for BowWowWow though

15 Feb 2008, 06:28

hibster wrote: fade to grey came out early 1981 (vienna was jan 1981) & he said after they played it "that was our new single"

Just re-read wot you wrote. Vienna was someone else!

15 Feb 2008, 06:31

johnny wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

johnny wrote: Did Boy George really work the cloakroom at that club in them days then?

Yup, though not sure he looked like that until 83?

He was backing singer in BowWowWow in 81 and called summat else, I think?

Cheers Al Rings bells now actually that he was a former cloakroom attendant.Didn't know he'd been a backing singer for BowWowWow though

I just had to google this cos I couldn't remember his name. He was called Lieutenant Lush, I knew it was summat other than Boy George.

Has anyone seen him in the flesh. He's one big fcuking fella! :eek3:

15 Feb 2008, 07:12

Still not overly impressed by this series. Dont think Keeley is right for the role. Shes far too self-righteous. Also, the 80's landscape isnt as vivid as the Northern 70's (IMO). Hunt doesnt have the same impact as in the first series and actually, thinking about it, the whole premise is wrong as we know this time nothing is real, so id doesnt matter what really happens.

Oh well, thats my pickings. Ill still watch it though as better than most of the other tosh.

15 Feb 2008, 08:01

NO Regret wrote: Still not overly impressed by this series. Dont think Keeley is right for the role. Shes far too self-righteous. Also, the 80's landscape isnt as vivid as the Northern 70's (IMO). Hunt doesnt have the same impact as in the first series and actually, thinking about it, the whole premise is wrong as we know this time nothing is real, so id doesnt matter what really happens.

I personally don't like Keeley Hawes. I know, I'm in a massive minority here. But then, I don't actually like John Simm that much either. Fcuk me, in the world of overacting those two are King and Queen.

You're right about the 70's realism though. 70's Manchester still fcuking exists, which is why they had no problems filming in cobbled streets. 80's London has long since gone, which is why last week's speedboat scenes were filmed with derelict warehouses and a superimposed backdrop of Tower Bridge (none of that actually exists anymore!)

15 Feb 2008, 08:03

El Jarvo wrote:

...I don't actually like John Simm that much either....

He's just so smackable, isn't he.

15 Feb 2008, 08:05

El Jarvo wrote:

hibster wrote: fade to grey came out early 1981 (vienna was jan 1981) & he said after they played it "that was our new single"

Just re-read wot you wrote. Vienna was someone else!

both were midge ure :nod: mentioned it as vienna was in the first episode (the song itself was recorded in 1980 according to midge's autobiography.

15 Feb 2008, 08:09

El Jarvo wrote:

NO Regret wrote: Still not overly impressed by this series. Dont think Keeley is right for the role. Shes far too self-righteous. Also, the 80's landscape isnt as vivid as the Northern 70's (IMO). Hunt doesnt have the same impact as in the first series and actually, thinking about it, the whole premise is wrong as we know this time nothing is real, so id doesnt matter what really happens.

I personally don't like Keeley Hawes. I know, I'm in a massive minority here. But then, I don't actually like John Simm that much either. Fcuk me, in the world of overacting those two are King and Queen.

You're right about the 70's realism though. 70's Manchester still fcuking exists, which is why they had no problems filming in cobbled streets. 80's London has long since gone, which is why last week's speedboat scenes were filmed with derelict warehouses and a superimposed backdrop of Tower Bridge (none of that actually exists anymore!)

Aye agreed on most of the points in these two posts.Warming a bit more to Keeley though after last night.Wasn't impressed with her acting in episode one.And Gene Hunt was way better last night also.John Simm has always overacted IMO too.

They're compensating for the fact that 80s London is gone by having loads of diagonally striped furniture , ties etc

15 Feb 2008, 08:15

El Jarvo wrote: Not often you see a BBC drama base an entire storyline around the Pop Group's "We Are All Prostitutes"!

i wonder if they picked them because both writers are west country based? :scratch:

15 Feb 2008, 08:21

hibster wrote:

El Jarvo wrote: Not often you see a BBC drama base an entire storyline around the Pop Group's "We Are All Prostitutes"!

i wonder if they picked them because both writers are west country based?

Funny, cos I read next week's episode is based on Rip, Rip & Panic and XTC! :scratch:

I wondered why that was!

15 Feb 2008, 08:48

Neneh Cherry was in Rip Rig and Panic, wasn't she?

15 Feb 2008, 08:49

Old Blue wrote: Neneh Cherry was in Rip Rig and Panic, wasn't she?

Was that a snuff video or summink? :eek3:

15 Feb 2008, 08:50

Old Blue wrote: Neneh Cherry was in Rip Rig and Panic, wasn't she?

Yes, and her Dad - Don Cherry.

Though I was reliably informed by a work colleague this morning she was actually a renowned groupie for the Pop Group which allegedly got her the gig with RR+P!

15 Feb 2008, 08:53

I'm still only ever able to picture her tied to a railway line in the Slow Train To Dawn vid. Dirty cow.

15 Feb 2008, 08:56

Old Blue wrote: Neneh Cherry was in Rip Rig and Panic, wasn't she?

watched an episode of the young ones last night that had them in - & of course that was filmed in bristol. the kebab & calculator used to be my local.

17 Feb 2008, 07:37

I'm gonna stick my neck out and say that I quite like the show. OK, so Alex is a wee bit irritating occasionally but I reckon she'll grow on me as the series goes on. Plus, there's always Gene to make me laugh!

29 Feb 2008, 02:52

This series is getting no better I feel. Its just the same plot each week. Hunt gives out some sexists put downs and Drake manages to look hot while being the brains of the team.

In fact the plots are getting dafter and dafter. Nice Adam and The Ants poster though.

29 Feb 2008, 03:04

I haven't bothered tuning in since the disappointing first episode. Just haven't felt any sort of urge to sit down in front of the telly for Ashes to Ashes compared to Life on Mars.

From the few people I've heard who have, it hasn't gotten any better.

From what I've also heard other folk are only tuning in for the "oooh I remember that" point of view or the musak which is hardly a ringing endorsement of quality storylines and drama. The beeb might as well have just screened "I ♥ 1981" for 8 weeks in that case.

Mind you, saw the LoM series 2 boxset for £20 in HMV yesterday - was tempted!

29 Feb 2008, 03:12

Ally wrote: I haven't bothered tuning in since the disappointing first episode. Just haven't felt any sort of urge to sit down in front of the telly for it which was the polar opposite to the way I treated Life on Mars.

From the few people I've heard who have, it hasn't gotten any better.

We nearly seen her tits last night.

DEFINITE improvement if you ask me :nod:

29 Feb 2008, 03:13

Tits you say?

I'm not shallow but I take back everything I just said.

iPlayer here I er, come :laugh:

29 Feb 2008, 03:51

Ally wrote: From what I've also heard other folk are only tuning in for the "oooh I remember that" point of view or the musak which is hardly a ringing endorsement of quality storylines and drama. The beeb might as well have just screened "I ♥ 1981" for 8 weeks in that case.

Surely though, that entire statement applies to Life on Mars too?

Only difference in Life on Mars though, was that no one genuinely knew if Sam was in a coma, or what the fcuk was going on. Had we known from the off he definitely was in a coma (the writer seemed to think it was obvious!) then it wouldn't have had any intrigue whatsoever.

The plots in the second series of Life on Mars were weak to say the least. And the ending was decidedly hammy.

If you want quality storylines, character development and plots which twist and turn go and rent summat like the West Wing or Sopranos.

I really don't see much of a difference between Life on Mars or Ashes to Ashes. The latter is basically just Life on Mars series III and it perhaps starting to spread the concept a bit thin for some? They're just very easy-to-watch bubblegum dramas. Right up there with the likes of Auf Weidershen Pet. We do those sorta shows really well over here. I don't think these things should be taken too seriously. Sadly, I can't think of single British drama in recent climes which should be taken seriously? Perhaps that Britz thing on C4 before Xmas? That's about it though.

29 Feb 2008, 04:04

They're building the UST between Drake and Hunt in a very Moonlighting stylee.

So, whether she lives or dies revolves around her righting a wrong in 1981? It surely can't be that she has to stop her parents getting blown up, because that would effect the future that she has already lived through.

Maybe I'll stop thinking about it too much and just concentrate on Keeley's breastage.

29 Feb 2008, 04:12

El Jarvo wrote: perhaps starting to spread the concept a bit thin for some?

That's it for me in a nutshell. It's a very American TV thing that: take a popular premise, deliver two or three really good seasons then drag it out for another 11 (see The Simpsons and to a lesser extent Frasier) even though it's clearly nosedived in quality. I'm not saying Ashes will drag on that far but I'd wager we'll see a third series. As much as I dislike Ricky Gervais, at least he had the credibility to kill The Office and Extras before they became grating. Brits are good at that sort of thing (Fawlty Towers etc.) the yanks less so.

I suppose the reason Life on Mars is preferable for me is because the storylines are much stronger, the chemistry more natural plus the whole premise was relatively interesting to watch; you wanted to see what would happen next week and whether he was in a coma or actually a delusional 1973 person. Ashes To Ashes has none of that by default because we know what happened to Tyler and obviously the same thing's happened to her.

But you're right, if I really want a quality bit of drama I'll stick on a Sopranos box set. Life On Mars did have lots of quality moments but admittedly lost it a bit towards the end of series 2 when the ham set in.

I don't really take it too seriously but if a thread's worth replying to... :laugh:

29 Feb 2008, 04:24

I wasn't so sure about it after the 1st episode, but 3 episodes in and I like it.

I'm going to get Life On Mars downloaded too, if I can work out how to do it. Although, I'm not sure if knowing he's been in a coma is going to affect my enjoyment of it.

29 Feb 2008, 04:34

still like it........... though daughter order who loved l.o.m hasnt gone for it,,,,when all is revealed it may have a twist,,

clash police and thieves

29 Feb 2008, 04:39

I now have the full series of Life on Mars winging it's way to me.

Cheers Ally X

29 Feb 2008, 04:42

79 order wrote:

when all is revealed it may have a twist,,

Yeah, can't help thinking there must be a rug-pull coming. To simply copy the LOM premise completely would be a big disappointment.

29 Feb 2008, 04:45

so i now know its true,she really has got nice tits :nod:

29 Feb 2008, 05:27

Ally wrote: I suppose the reason Life on Mars is preferable for me is because the storylines are much stronger

Do you think they were much stronger though? The first series was, but I thought the second was flabby, to say the least. Let's get the Irish out of the way. Check. Have the token black copper. Check. The Uganda Asians. Check.

Actually, even the first series had its duff episodes - that one where they were held hostage at gunpoint was a stinker from start to finish!

But, having said that, I really enjoyed watching them .. if only as pure escapism. One of the most watchable things we've had on these shores for many a year.

You checked out The Wire yet, Ally? Well worth a look if you want a bit of qualidee drama. Oh, and don't mind the odd gangland slaying!

Oh, and am I the only bloke in the world who genuinely doesn't think Keeley Hawes is all that? I'm much rather have the other bird - if only cos of that wedge!!! :food:

29 Feb 2008, 05:40

keeley aint the best looking woman around but i'll gawp at her on tv for now,just until zoe from eastenders comes back on our screens as the bionic woman.its coming soon

29 Feb 2008, 06:11

banshee wrote: keeley aint the best looking woman around but i'll gawp at her on tv for now,just until zoe from eastenders comes back on our screens as the bionic woman.its coming soon

Again, bet I'm the only bloke in Britain who prefered her mate Kelly! :crazy:

29 Feb 2008, 06:20

Never "got" why everyone fancied Zoe so much.

Besides, Stacey Slater is far more filthy... :nod:

29 Feb 2008, 07:31

Ally wrote: Besides, Stacey Slater is far more filthy...

You've nae chance, Ally. She prefers older slapheads! :nod:

29 Feb 2008, 09:08

El Jarvo wrote:

banshee wrote: keeley aint the best looking woman around but i'll gawp at her on tv for now,just until zoe from eastenders comes back on our screens as the bionic woman.its coming soon

Again, bet I'm the only bloke in Britain who prefered her mate Kelly!

It wouldnae bother me in which order Al.

:food:

2 Mar 2008, 03:15

El Jarvo wrote:

Oh, and am I the only bloke in the world who genuinely doesn't think Keeley Hawes is all that?

Hmmmmm , dunno, she's a strange one.... Looks fit sometimes in it but then at other times.... kind of :scratch: can't put my finger on it.

She was looking lovely on Jonathan Ross t'other night though .Totally charming as well :love: That bit when she leant forward and put her hands on Wossy's desk and he was all " bloody hell thought i was gonna get a blowjob for a minute then!" :laugh: :laugh:

6 Mar 2008, 03:47

Only saw last week's episode last night.

What was the incidental music they kept using? Just very brief soundbites of it as they led up to summat else?

Thought it was the Professionals at first, but am now thinking it was the Long Good Friday.

6 Mar 2008, 03:54

Easy there. We've only just had epp two of series two of Life here. Um yes it screened today.

6 Mar 2008, 03:58

Gene Hunt makes it watchable.Imagine how shite it would be without him.

6 Mar 2008, 08:06

LoM was definately better than Ashes. LoM had some genuinely spooky moments (there was something unnerving about the girl from The Testcard).

Ashes is OK but I find the Quattro to be just plain wrong. Forgetting the fact that this model of Audi did not appear in the UK until 1983 - it's just not credible that a detective would be tooling around in a red quattro. A Capri or hot Escort would have been more appropriate.

Now if they could see their way clear to playing "Ceremony" as background music to a car chase maybe I could forgive the quattro!

6 Mar 2008, 08:31

Boatraceface wrote: Gene Hunt makes it watchable.Imagine how shite it would be without him.

It would be pure Keeley-porn and it would be great.

Can we please get a special forum entirely devoted to Ms Hawes so I don't have to suffer threads about Editors, word associations and other banal esoterica??

Thanks.

6 Mar 2008, 08:48

PETER COATES'S BELATED REDEMPTION wrote: esoterica

Is that like porn for dead clever folk?

7 Mar 2008, 07:25

I couldnt be bothered to tune into episode 3 last night. Prefering the drap spurs failing miserably in europe. I really think this 3rd series is a waste of time.

7 Mar 2008, 16:47

Surprised that last night's episode,with all the talk of sucking cocks,arse bandits and fudge packers,that it didn't feature any Bronski Beat! Even the spurned gay friend dressed like Jimi Sommerville.

PS Just for Fradders here's more Keeley!

oops I'm moist

7 Mar 2008, 17:40

o i have to say she looks much better in that james video than on ashes monty. didnt know she'd done that. enjoyed listening to the track also mate

7 Mar 2008, 17:44

fuck Ashes to Ashes,

I was on the M42 today and saw a K reg brown Cortina.

proper Life on Mars.

Brummies live the life.

(not seen Ashes to Ashes is it any good?)

7 Mar 2008, 17:48

Barney Army wrote: fuck Ashes to Ashes,

I was on the M42 today and saw a K reg brown Cortina.

proper Life on Mars.

Brummies live the life.

(not seen Ashes to Ashes is it any good?)

youve not seen it !! did you see life on mars ? so have you been in a cave with bin laden all this time or what ?

7 Mar 2008, 17:58

enjoyed Life on Mars but the thought of Gene being put in his place by a bird?

bbc bollocks

not interested.

sexist, moi?

8 Mar 2008, 00:26

banshee wrote: o i have to say she looks much better in that james video than on ashes monty. didnt know she'd done that. enjoyed listening to the track also mate

I think that was the first thing I spotted her in,then saw her in Spooks."Oh there's that fit James bird!"

28 Mar 2008, 05:05

What a crap finale. And made little sense. So theres gonna be another series next year. Oh pleaaase! Drag it out BBC why dont you. This series was utter trollop!

28 Mar 2008, 05:18

I thought the ending was quite good... :shrug:

!SPOILER REMOVED!

Agree about dragging it out though, one series was probably enough. Although Phil Glennister is quoted as saying there is an option for three...

28 Mar 2008, 05:34

Aaaaaah Old Blue I'm going to kill you! :angry:

Thanks to NTL/Virgin Twat faced (...) bastards I have had no remote to my new set top box, meaning my On Demand service has been unattainable and I have missed the last two episodes!

28 Mar 2008, 05:46

Oh shit, I'm really sorry!

28 Mar 2008, 05:51

:laugh:

It's alright, story of my life!

28 Mar 2008, 06:01

Marvin wrote: Aaaaaah Old Blue I'm going to kill you!

Thanks to NTL/Virgin Twat faced (...) bastards I have had no remote to my new set top box, meaning my On Demand service has been unattainable and I have missed the last two episodes!

My set-top box has gone tits up. Thing is, I'm not in weekdays (natch) and busy the next couple weekends so fcuk knows when they're gonna come in to fix it. :(

My handset went tits up ages ago though and they posted one to arrive the next day!

You not tried BBC iPlayer? It'll be on there, surely?

What was it with the lack of 80's muzak last night? Hardly any soundbites at all, other than having 'Tom Robinson' bang out his hits.

Thought the series ended really strongly. Last week with Keeley's real-life hubby as the dopey Brummie was comedy genius - that conversation where they namechecked all modern-day boy bands was a sooperb bit of writing. :nod:

Wonder what the theme would be for the next series though? They've done and dusted the Bowie Clown now so they shouldn't even be calling it Ashes to Ashes! :skeptic:

28 Mar 2008, 06:05

NO Regret wrote: What a crap finale. And made little sense. So theres gonna be another series next year. Oh pleaaase! Drag it out BBC why dont you. This series was utter trollop!

Eh? Which bit of it didn't make sense?

Er, although I can't write anymore on the subject here unless Jem promises not to read any of this!!!

28 Mar 2008, 06:14

El Jarvo wrote:

NO Regret wrote: What a crap finale. And made little sense. So theres gonna be another series next year. Oh pleaaase! Drag it out BBC why dont you. This series was utter trollop!

Eh? Which bit of it didn't make sense?

Er, although I can't write anymore on the subject here unless Jem promises not to read any of this!!!

Well I dont want to write too much in case some people havent watched it yet. Lets just say Drake is very selective on her feelings towards each parent. I would have thought knowing what she did would have freaked her out big time.

28 Mar 2008, 06:15

El Jarvo wrote:

My handset went tits up ages ago though and they posted one to arrive the next day!

You not tried BBC iPlayer? It'll be on there, surely?

iPlayer? Chance would be a fine thing - NTL buggered up my broadband too! I had a brand new set top box delivered two weeks ago (luckily I had the day off anyway). Lovely and shiny but no remote control and the engineer fired off before I had the chance to check my broadband worked.

*Stop reading if easily bored*

After 4 hours worth of phone calls I finally got through to somebody who gave a fuck who recommended I have a separate modem. They sent me this and it arrived on Thursday. I was told it would be a plug and play thing but when I opened the box, it consisted of 100 cable pins and about 15 miles of cable - if they think I'm doing all that they can whistle.

After several large deep breaths I rang yesterday and told them in no uncertain terms that if they didn't send somebody round next week to sort it out and bring me a new modem and a remote control, then I would be joining Sky immediately. It's being fixed Wednesday. I've also insisted on a months refund and an improved TV package so it's not all bad.

28 Mar 2008, 06:23

NO Regret wrote: Well I dont want to write too much in case some people havent watched it yet. Lets just say Drake is very selective on her feelings towards each parent. I would have thought knowing what she did would have freaked her out big time.

True dat.

Though, what I couldn't figure out is how Amelia Bullmore looked such an old frump in this ... but was such a fox in the recent Mrs InBetweeny! Surely a swishy pony-tail can't have that much effect on a girl! :skeptic:

28 Mar 2008, 07:12

El Jarvo wrote: Though, what I couldn't figure out is how Amelia Bullmore looked such an old frump in this ... but was such a fox in the recent Mrs InBetweeny! Surely a swishy pony-tail can't have that much effect on a girl!

And the fact one character is a tranny and the other is a proper woman :laugh:

28 Mar 2008, 12:03

liked the ending,, name for next series ,, how about hunt gets kicked in the bollox and goes back to the 70,s... the jean genie :evil4:

28 Mar 2008, 12:20

Hi i have all off the episodes on my pc if you want me too burn and send you a copy no charge of course :)

28 Mar 2008, 13:00

Marvin wrote: NTL buggered up my broadband too! ... I would be joining Sky immediately.

:abovelol:

NTL? Sky? :laugh: :evil4:

3 Apr 2008, 07:29

My new remote control came yesterday so I managed to catch the last episode, but not the one before. Why was that Lombard woman in hospital?

3 Apr 2008, 07:33

Dodjem wrote: My new remote control came yesterday so I managed to catch the last episode, but not the one before. Why was that Lombard woman in hospital?

Last two episodes where both on iPlayer a couple of days ago.

Shazza took a blade in the stomach off Keeley Hawes real-life hubby!

Er, or did he shoot her? :scratch:

One of the two anyways, I forget. Either way, it was an 'accident' as she went to arrest him.

3 Apr 2008, 07:40

I wish I'd never asked now, you're just creating more questions for me :laugh:

3 Apr 2008, 07:46

and while we're on the subject, why can't I get The Fixer on On Demand? I thought all dramas were available?

3 Apr 2008, 08:08

Dodjem wrote: and while we're on the subject, why can't I get The Fixer on On Demand? I thought all dramas were available?

It's on ITV. They don't show any ITV programmes on Virign Media 'On-Demand'.

3 Apr 2008, 08:23

El Jarvo wrote:

Dodjem wrote: My new remote control came yesterday so I managed to catch the last episode, but not the one before. Why was that Lombard woman in hospital?

Last two episodes where both on iPlayer a couple of days ago.

Shazza took a blade in the stomach off Keeley Hawes real-life hubby!

Er, or did he shoot her?

One of the two anyways, I forget. Either way, it was an 'accident' as she went to arrest him.

He shot her......and you slag my memory! :spit:

3 Apr 2008, 08:29

Shug wrote: He shot her......and you slag my memory!

I'll remember that in about 10 years time. My short-term memory is absolutonly fcut though! :spit:

Thought his character was a work of comedy genius! :nod:

3 Apr 2008, 08:45

Great character, legend has it he got his accent from DigiMike :nod:

3 Apr 2008, 09:16

Shug wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

Dodjem wrote: My new remote control came yesterday so I managed to catch the last episode, but not the one before. Why was that Lombard woman in hospital?

Last two episodes where both on iPlayer a couple of days ago.

Shazza took a blade in the stomach off Keeley Hawes real-life hubby!

Er, or did he shoot her?

One of the two anyways, I forget. Either way, it was an 'accident' as she went to arrest him.

He shot her......and you slag my memory!

No, she was stabbed by mistake... Your memory is worse than mine!

3 Apr 2008, 11:25

El Jarvo wrote:

Dodjem wrote: and while we're on the subject, why can't I get The Fixer on On Demand? I thought all dramas were available?

It's on ITV. They don't show any ITV programmes on Virign Media 'On-Demand'.

Thats not all they dont show,there was a brilliant documentary on BBC Scotland called 'Boys Behind Bars' about a young offenders prison,which they didnt have either,must have to be on nationally :shrug:

3 Apr 2008, 16:00

Gazman wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

Dodjem wrote: and while we're on the subject, why can't I get The Fixer on On Demand? I thought all dramas were available?

It's on ITV. They don't show any ITV programmes on Virign Media 'On-Demand'.

Thats not all they dont show,there was a brilliant documentary on BBC Scotland called 'Boys Behind Bars' about a young offenders prison,which they didnt have either,must have to be on nationally

Unfortunately, it's got something to do with the rights to the programme - hence the limited selection... :(

:smoking:

4 Apr 2008, 00:59

Chris Nash wrote:

Shug wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

Dodjem wrote: My new remote control came yesterday so I managed to catch the last episode, but not the one before. Why was that Lombard woman in hospital?

Last two episodes where both on iPlayer a couple of days ago.

Shazza took a blade in the stomach off Keeley Hawes real-life hubby!

Er, or did he shoot her?

One of the two anyways, I forget. Either way, it was an 'accident' as she went to arrest him.

He shot her......and you slag my memory!

No, she was stabbed by mistake... Your memory is worse than mine!

You sure?

:laugh:

4 Apr 2008, 11:49

Nick King wrote:

Gazman wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

Dodjem wrote: and while we're on the subject, why can't I get The Fixer on On Demand? I thought all dramas were available?

It's on ITV. They don't show any ITV programmes on Virign Media 'On-Demand'.

Thats not all they dont show,there was a brilliant documentary on BBC Scotland called 'Boys Behind Bars' about a young offenders prison,which they didnt have either,must have to be on nationally

Unfortunately, it's got something to do with the rights to the programme - hence the limited selection... :(

The one BBC1 programme that really gets on my tits for not being available On Demand because of the rights is Match Of The Day.Usually out or doin summat else on a Saturday night and there's no way i'm gonna be around at 7.30 am on a Sunday morn to catch the repeat :nonono:

4 Apr 2008, 18:48

seen some critics giving keeley a bad time for a 'wooden display'.suppose anyone can get stick but maybe get someone else for the next 90's version.salma hayek or who ?

8 Apr 2008, 05:08

Shug wrote:

Chris Nash wrote:

Shug wrote:

El Jarvo wrote:

Dodjem wrote: My new remote control came yesterday so I managed to catch the last episode, but not the one before. Why was that Lombard woman in hospital?

Last two episodes where both on iPlayer a couple of days ago.

Shazza took a blade in the stomach off Keeley Hawes real-life hubby!

Er, or did he shoot her?

One of the two anyways, I forget. Either way, it was an 'accident' as she went to arrest him.

He shot her......and you slag my memory!

No, she was stabbed by mistake... Your memory is worse than mine!

You sure?

no shug, you were right. she was shot, with the knife that bloke had :rolleyes:

8 Apr 2008, 06:56

:laugh:

I admit it ma memory is gash.

8 Apr 2008, 07:09

I was going to reverse that into a crude joke, but I won't. :laugh:

8 Apr 2008, 07:34

banshee wrote: seen some critics giving keeley a bad time for a 'wooden display'.suppose anyone can get stick but maybe get someone else for the next 90's version.salma hayek or who ?

Wooden? Wouldnae have said the girl was wooden. Just like its previous star, John Simm, she's the over-acter from Hell.

Did anyone see the bit where her folks got blown-up? Fcuk me, she screamed "Nooooooooooo!" once whilst dropping to her knees. And then she facking did it again so I switched channels dead quick cos it was so cringey to watch! :eek3: