Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valiant_(Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine)
When I got home from work, & was drinking pots of tea
When I got home from work, & was drinking pots of tea
What TV are you watching?
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Finished off the remainder of (Mondays) Gas Monkey yesterday evening (worked till 20:30)
I wouldn't have recorded/watched it, but it was the Bullitt episode
Chad McQueen (Steves son) had challenged them to build a replica car, to recreate sections of the chase, & San Francisco had actually closed some of the iconic streets down for them to do so!!!
For that I could just about put up with Richard Rawlings bigging himself up
I wouldn't have recorded/watched it, but it was the Bullitt episode
Chad McQueen (Steves son) had challenged them to build a replica car, to recreate sections of the chase, & San Francisco had actually closed some of the iconic streets down for them to do so!!!
For that I could just about put up with Richard Rawlings bigging himself up
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Saturday Kitchen Live - how Shane Ritchie didn't get dragged off set I do not know...
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
My tv has been in summer lay-up mode for the past few weeks.
Stephenite
Membå
- Location
- OslO
First episode of Dark. It's very good indeed.
Cletus Van Damme
Previously known as Cheesney Hawks
- Location
- Out in the sticks...
Big Little Lies - Season 2, really good.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Whitehouse and Mortimer go fishing
The best thing on TV by a mile. Beautiful, funny and poignant.
The best thing on TV by a mile. Beautiful, funny and poignant.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Just started it myself. Good innit !
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Fargo series 2... I'm about halfway through but it's not grabbing me as much as the first series... still watchable though.
Jeopardy, also series 2... this X-files inspired scot/aussie co-production about a bunch of Falkirk kids lost in the outback just gets odderer and odderer.
Jeopardy, also series 2... this X-files inspired scot/aussie co-production about a bunch of Falkirk kids lost in the outback just gets odderer and odderer.
Cletus Van Damme
Previously known as Cheesney Hawks
- Location
- Out in the sticks...
Escape at Dannemora - I've just started watching this, seems really, really good.
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Not telly, but I found some fascinating behind the scenes documentaries on the Bond movies on Youtube. Most likely from DVD extras. Interesting things include:
For Your Eyes Only :
The ski chase down the bobsleigh run had the stunt skier actually being towed by the bobsled on a cable!. This was due to the fact that the bob was heavier and went faster.
When 007 falls off the cliff when climbing up to the monastery, it was performed by the same guy who did the most famous Bond stunt, skiing off the cliff in The Spy Who Loved Me.
Some underwater close ups of the lead actress were faked in the ‘dry’ by high-speed photography, a wind machine for her hair & faked bubbles.
The Living Daylights :
The bridge blown up in the climactic battle actually in reality was a small road bridge over a shallow stream bed about 4ft deep. Foreground miniatures lined up made it look 300ft deep.
Driving into the rear of the Hercules was not possible, so they faked it with a large removals van!
However, the funniest thing was the tuk-tuk chase in Octopussy, which is cycling related. The moment when a guy on a bicycle rides in between the tuk-tuks was not a stuntman, just a guy on a bike & it was not scripted. He didn’t flinch from his near-miss, apparently thought roads in India were like that all the time
!.
For Your Eyes Only :
The ski chase down the bobsleigh run had the stunt skier actually being towed by the bobsled on a cable!. This was due to the fact that the bob was heavier and went faster.
When 007 falls off the cliff when climbing up to the monastery, it was performed by the same guy who did the most famous Bond stunt, skiing off the cliff in The Spy Who Loved Me.
Some underwater close ups of the lead actress were faked in the ‘dry’ by high-speed photography, a wind machine for her hair & faked bubbles.
The Living Daylights :
The bridge blown up in the climactic battle actually in reality was a small road bridge over a shallow stream bed about 4ft deep. Foreground miniatures lined up made it look 300ft deep.
Driving into the rear of the Hercules was not possible, so they faked it with a large removals van!
However, the funniest thing was the tuk-tuk chase in Octopussy, which is cycling related. The moment when a guy on a bicycle rides in between the tuk-tuks was not a stuntman, just a guy on a bike & it was not scripted. He didn’t flinch from his near-miss, apparently thought roads in India were like that all the time
!.
Mark1978
Veteran
- Location
- Shouldham, West Norfolk
Just finished season 1. Absolutely awesome. First time i've ever watched a series with subtitles without getting frustrated with it being in a different language. The overdub version is crud though.
Stephenite
Membå
- Location
- OslO
Agreed. Me and the missus were discussing what to watch together the other night. I had reservations about watching Dark (with it being in German) because my brain was tired. As it turned out it was easy to follow. And, by golly (gott i himmel), was it gripping.
