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BBC News 24

Does anyone else think Ben Brown is the best BBC News 24 presenter ever? He's charming, witty, authorative, amusing and just extremely brilliant.

Let's have more Ben please, rather than boring old Jonathan "I'm so full of myself" Charles, and Louise "look at my smile" Minchin, and Jon "lanky" Sopel.
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GMTV (1993 - 2010)

I was a bit surprised to see Priya Kaur Jones from the BBC East Midlands reading the news during the news hour
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GMTV (1993 - 2010)

I was a bit surprised to see Priya Kaur Jones from the BBC East Midlands reading the news during the news hour
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BBC News 24

Is this the first time Dermot's ever presented on News 24?
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The trouble with EastEnders

Last night's episode was just ruddy awful, because:

- Tanya decided to have sex with Max whilst cooking dinner
- Max decided that he, his wife and 2 children should go on holiday, whilst the dinner is cooking. They all, rather peculiarly, packed their suitcases in 75 seconds (roughly)
- I thought the Max/Stacey affair was finally coming to an end. But oh no, just another thrilling half an hour of screaming, shouting and screeching
- Bradley tried to get Stacey to answer his questions. In an ideal world (ie not planet Walford), she would have just told him to eff off.

My other recent gripes:

- Peter/Phil/Ian/Ben were involved in a major car crash, which would have realistically left them for dead. But oh no, major after effects included Phil getting a bit of water in his ear, and Ian having a slightly sprained arm
- Phil not going mad when Billy let the video shop go bust, since he was going to let lively Ben have it when older
- The sudden influx of pyschopathic women (Stella, May, Shirley, Dot)

I'm doing some painting over the bank holiday. I might sit there and watch it dry whilst East bloody Enders is on. Far more entertaining, than watching an episode written by Stephanie Williams-Barringstoke or whatever the bloody writers are called nowadays

PS. Is it me or does Charlie Slater have bigger tits than Mo Harris?
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The trouble with EastEnders

nok32uk posted:
It annoys me Neighbours went instead of this to be honest. I know its a different battleground entirely but grrr.


Agreed. Neighbours is funnier, and doesn't take itself too seriously. EastEnders is just up it's own arse.
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The trouble with EastEnders

Johnny83 posted:
4m viewers, my how ratings have tumbled. This show doesn't seem to be picking up well at all no matter how much they promote it. At least channel 4 had sense to kill off Brookside within 2 years, how long has this decline been going on for, since Martin Kemp left all those years ago.


I agree. Emmerdale had Katherine Jenkins, Tom King's murderer being revealed, and a much loved character, in the name of Len, dying. EastEnders, meanwhile, had Stacey/Max doing their fling, Scribble and whatsitface getting together, and a car rolling over.

Any wonder why Emmerdale beat EastEnders by more than double the viewing figures?

PS. Did anyone notice the droplets of water on the camera of last night's EastEnders? Just a thought.
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BBC News - General

Brekkie Boy posted:
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mccanmat posted:
I hate for this to sound rude or petty etc but.... I can predict what they are gonna say in tomorrows news especially on News 24....

Madeline McCann search still goes on, no more clues of her whereabouts, more sports stars offering to help, people are still worried, breakthough news that police are doing a search on a flat, oh and her parents go to a church service, where her mum cries, and the parents come out of church holding hands

How right am I?


I find that extremely insensitive- given events on the ground.


How's that insensitive - it's pretty much what's happened the last few days!


This situation has just turned into a media jolly at the moment - and now they're just throwing money at it with the multi-million pound reward and the Madeline Fund - the initial tragedy may leave a bad taste in your mouth, but the media reaction is just sickening!



Back to the coverage and having seen a bit tonight, can I just say how bad and uncomfortable Huw Edwards seems to be on location. He just doesn't suit it!


Am I the only one who always finds Huw Edwards uncomfortable and creaky, whether he's on location or not!
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The trouble with EastEnders

Surfer Dude posted:
Has there ever been a different version of the titles except for the ones over London?


No, but up until 1993 it did have a blue map instead of the current green.

There has also been 3 different variations of the theme tune over the years. The first lasted from 1985-1993. It was then updated to a jazzy version in 1993, but no-one liked this, so it was dropped in 1994. A new one was then introduced, which has remained ever since.

Here are some of the different opening titles from over the years:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIihLO8cjeg (1985-1993)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUN9AsMw8gM (1993-1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_o51ftSe8o (1994-1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMskU3CAA0s (1998, with BBC logo flying over top)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAALvGH-n-Y (1998-1999, with BBC logo at the end)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omK5ndrAvkc (1999-present)
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The trouble with EastEnders

Does anyone else think Ian needs the axe? All he does is moan, and isn't exactly very interesting.
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The trouble with EastEnders

So we now know why Max is such a devil - because Jim and his mates locked him in a coffin on his 13th birthday? Wonder what put that idea in the scriptwriter's head? Rolling Eyes

I honestly don't know anyone who's watched this show since the first episode in 1985 and still enjoys it today. Tonight's episode was just drivel. 80% shouting, the other 20% just really poor scripts.

Something needs to be done soon, if the BBC want to hang on to the remainding viewers they have left watching this show
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BBC News - General

Looks like George is doing the Ten, since he did the update before Hustle