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Deleted user 11 December 2011 22:58:43

Enjoyed that.

localnotail 11 Dec 2011 23:00:00 23,079 posts
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I thought it was better than last week. Very Brooker rant, ensconced in a sweet/sad cautionary tale.

localnotail 11 Dec 2011 23:02:35 23,079 posts
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I wonder if I can buy a Khajiit suit for my XBOX avatar?

Deleted user 11 December 2011 23:05:42

Glass shard for me please.

localnotail 11 Dec 2011 23:09:01 23,079 posts
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CrispyXUK wrote:
Glass shard for me please.

chopsen 12 Dec 2011 00:08:52 21,958 posts
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Yeah, first thing I thought was "This is just The Island, isn't it?"

Thought it was quite good. Amazing performance by whoever that main bloke was. Bit slow to get going and a bit heavy handed, but kicked the arse of just about anything else on telly.

Futaba 12 Dec 2011 00:18:36 3,636 posts
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That was rather good. And yeah, the main actor did a great job.

Fatiguez 12 Dec 2011 00:23:49 8,930 posts
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I liked that a lot.

The main actor did a good job in the recent Johnny English film too I thought, despite it being mostly a load of cack in general. Might it have been that, Billy?

Edited by Fatiguez at 00:24:02 12-12-2011

WrongShui 12 Dec 2011 00:24:08 6,858 posts
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The Fades

Kid_Icarus 12 Dec 2011 00:31:55 553 posts
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Much prefered this weeks episode over the one with the pig, it just seemed a bit more focused and better paced.

Where as last week there seemed to be no real story between the first 5 minutes and the end credits. It didn't seem to know whether to go for the "no secrets on the internet" or "idiot public have no idea what they want" satirical angle, so every aspect of the story just felt underdeveloped. Strange considering it dragged on a bit.

This episode really benefitted from the extra focus storywise, and it felt a lot more like an episode of the Twilight Zone at the end. Just what I was expecting from this series when I first heard about it. Brilliant stuff.

Scimarad 12 Dec 2011 06:40:06 9,964 posts
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Yeah, I actually managed to get through this one whereas I found last weeks a bit too uncomfortable and unpleasant to enjoy. Like most dystopian stories, I'm generally more interested in how it all happened more than anything. Obviously I get the meaningless crap TV/Xbox bit (new dash suddenly makes more sense!) but I'm curious as to why everyone ended up in these big prison-like power stations. Are there loads of people starving 'outside' because they said "bugger that for a laugh!"?

Ginger 12 Dec 2011 06:43:18 7,256 posts
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Missed last week, but thought that was great. It had a good hard dig at so many cultural norms.

Fatiguez 12 Dec 2011 07:03:54 8,930 posts
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You can watch the first one on 4oD if you can put up with the horrible fullscreen UI (I know people like to whinge when websites change but the latest iteration really is horrible, with the stupid display that never fucks off)

dr_swin 12 Dec 2011 09:45:51 4,929 posts
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I watched the first one on the ipad and there was no problem with the UI at all.

Fatiguez 12 Dec 2011 10:23:44 8,930 posts
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This is what I mean, it doesn't go away on full screen and just sits there obscuring a bit of the show and being annoying. Can't find a way to remove it or make it fuck off when your mouse is idle or anything

Edited by Fatiguez at 10:24:34 12-12-2011

funkstar 12 Dec 2011 10:24:34 3,280 posts
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Fatiguez wrote:
You can watch the first one on 4oD if you can put up with the horrible fullscreen UI (I know people like to whinge when websites change but the latest iteration really is horrible, with the stupid display that never fucks off)

watched both on 4od without any UI issues, it just disappeared after a couple seconds in fullscreen for me

Fatiguez 12 Dec 2011 10:26:23 8,930 posts
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Oh. It's being a total bastard for me on both Chrome and Firefox. I caught the second episode on TV, but I had to watch the first one online and it drove me nuts. It'll probably turn out to be something really obvious and stupid

OllyJ 12 Dec 2011 10:26:33 4,866 posts
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thought it was great

Half expected some kind of rescue job on the girl then some sort of break out thing.

Overall, very good.

dr_swin 12 Dec 2011 10:53:36 4,929 posts
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I really hoped he was going to murder the judges.

sport 12 Dec 2011 10:56:17 17,064 posts
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I just laughed at the all the stupid people staring at screens all day.

:-/

ResidentKnievel 12 Dec 2011 11:50:32 7,679 posts
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That was pretty darn good.

Futaba 12 Dec 2011 14:18:06 3,636 posts
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I had no problems with the 4OD viewer. Maybe your mouse isn't staying in a neutral position where it is now?

dr_swin wrote:
I really hoped he was going to murder the judges.

Lol, I also hoped that was his plan. Perhaps he could've started an uprising/revolution doing that with everyone watching.

Edited by Futaba at 14:48:10 12-12-2011

dufftownallan 12 Dec 2011 14:42:38 4,723 posts
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i didn't dislike this week but i did find it a bit of a pointless story, almost like he'e preaching to the choir now. it didn't have much of a point other than how the intoxicating power of being picked up from the proletariat and given a position of power and authority will inhibit your rage against the machine which has seen fit to giving you a better life. as i saw someone post on twitter, this almost feels like brookers apology letter to his fans for "selling out", not that i think for one second that he has but hopefully you get the point.

i agree with Scimarad; some more information about the outside world would perhaps have given me more sympathy for the characters, as it was it was a glossy, fairly entertaining 1984 with a playstation upgrade and a nicer ending.

dufftownallan 12 Dec 2011 14:48:06 4,723 posts
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Futaba wrote:

dr_swin wrote:
I really hoped he was going to murder the judges.
Lol, I also hoped that was his plan. Perhaps he could've started an uprising/revolution doing that with everyone watching.

i liked the quite pointed way that it was clear a revolution was never on the cards; those 5 seconds between the end of bings (great naming btw!) tirade and the simon-cowell-alike taking back control of the situation was a great example of how those satiated with shite on the telly will never have the wherewithall to actually stand up and demand more and better, plus it was a good way of showing that those within media have too much power; they can't be beaten.

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