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(February 2017)

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IS
Inspector Sands
It's the sort of thing I might watch if it wasn't three hours long.

Best thing to do is record it and then watch it in dribs ad drabs. Mind you once you skip through the ads and the recaps it's more like 2 hours
WH
Whataday Founding member
Si-Co posted:
I don't think the original Tyne Tees produced Top 100s have ever been bettered.


Well, they were credited to Tyne Tees, but could have been produced by any of the GMG stations! I think by that stage the name on the prod cap meant very little.


No, they were made by Tyne Tees' factual department, and left a legacy that remains to this day in the form of Shiver Productions.
BR
Brekkie
It's the sort of thing I might watch if it wasn't three hours long.

Best thing to do is record it and then watch it in dribs ad drabs. Mind you once you skip through the ads and the recaps it's more like 2 hours

Probably half an hour by the time I'm done with it.
WH
Whataday Founding member
Or just look up the clips on YouTube and enjoy them without having Coleen Nolan tell you that a dog pooping on the course was The Best Moment Of Crufts Ever.
LL
Larry the Loafer
Not all of them are on YouTube though, that's the thing. You have to dig through s**t with these shows and you'll end up coming across some gems.
bilky asko and orange gave kudos
IS
Inspector Sands
Yes, they show more than is normally available and also some stuff I hadn't heard of let alone seen.

As mentioned earlier they showed the aftermath of the Time The Place incident both on air and in the studio. The last episode before Christmas included a lot more of that infamous UP2U episode than I'd seen since live.

As these things go they're really well researched - it's not just the obvious well-worn clips
DV
dvboy
Never heard of some of these talking heads.
JO
Jon
dvboy posted:
Never heard of some of these talking heads.

I think all talking heads programmes in history have been guilty of that.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Isn't it the case that the talking heads are often just there so they can get away with not clearing the clips properly, just fair deal it as a review?
NG
noggin Founding member
Isn't it the case that the talking heads are often just there so they can get away with not clearing the clips properly, just fair deal it as a review?


Yes - these shows may well be using Fair Dealing legislation (Criticism and Review, or in some cases quotation). If you see writers, directors, production companies, distributors credited on a caption, chances are it is being fair dealt. You can fair deal in voice over - but talking heads are an easier way, and allow you to fair deal more effectively.

Some of these shows WILL clear and pay for clips - if they aren't actually criticising or reviewing the clips, and using them more to tell a separate story.
VM
VMPhil
Let Charlie Brooker explain…

https://youtu.be/MszYiKczYls?t=3m32s
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A former member
Let Charlie Brooker explain…

https://youtu.be/MszYiKczYls?t=3m32s


That is a pure gem, and I mist the old days of his shows.

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