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Post by Gene Hunt on Dec 27, 2017 17:58:29 GMT
My brother stays over during Christmas/New Year & monopolises the tv, constant football & worse still horse racing, it's on all day ffs, up to 9 hours of it. 'Green tv' my sister calls it. Tell me about it! We spent a few hours at Bolly's parents yesterday for a bit of a feast and few drinks. Every year the same itinerary. Drink, eat, drink, eat, drink drink drink drink.... All the while this is occurring, the TV is on in the background. Yesterday, there was a succession of Carry On films playing end to end. I thought "superb!" It would have been too had her old man not kept flicking sides every five minutes to see the latest football scores. I was well needled.
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Post by The Saint on Dec 27, 2017 18:10:04 GMT
You should have hidden the remote Gene! The Saint
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Dec 28, 2017 13:47:22 GMT
Did anybody see the Steptoe and Son Christmas episode (I forgot to mention)?? On Freeview, it was the 1973 episode I think, an hour long when it looks like poor old Harold looks like he's going to get trounced by his Dad again at the end, with Steptoe senior clearing off for a Xmas holiday to Switzerland, while Harold had a secret plan all along! (Won't spoil the rest in case you haven't seen it!).
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Dec 28, 2017 15:40:31 GMT
Yes my brother does that as well, flicking from one sport to another- if there's racing on whilst there's a football match on he'll switch between them Another thing I hate about Christmas is sitting down to watch something with the family ( something I always try to avoid ) & people start commenting on what's going on, Dad's Army for instance, people unfailingly start asking "is he still alive?" or my dad who when he saw Mainwaring's brother said "who's that actor?", not realising it was Arthur Lowe in a dual role
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Post by Cartman on Dec 28, 2017 16:21:51 GMT
Carry on films are always worth a laugh. I only have to look at Sid James and I start to laugh, he was just so funny. I liked Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey's camp humour too.
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Post by Charles Bronson on Dec 28, 2017 18:00:16 GMT
Carry on films are always worth a laugh. I only have to look at Sid James and I start to laugh, he was just so funny. I liked Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey's camp humour too. Charles Hawtrey was really good. Wish they were all here today still doing their stuff Charles.
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Post by Del Boy on Dec 29, 2017 1:25:33 GMT
Fortunately I don't have extended family round these days. It was a bit of a nightmare as you guys described so the stuff we wanted was recorded so we could watch it in peace later.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 29, 2017 12:11:30 GMT
We too had a quieter Christmas this year but I must admit that I saw hardly any TV at all apart from the classic 1955 film of The DamBusters which I could happily watch anytime as well as the classic 633 Squadron.
Other than that there has been no TV, no DVDs or Blu-Rays, no Netflix, and only sporadic time at the computer.
Mind you, the Virgin Media box is crammed with all sorts of recordings so looks like there'll be some marathon catch-up times ahead.
Sam.
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Post by Batgirl on Dec 30, 2017 13:08:11 GMT
Yes my brother does that as well, flicking from one sport to another- if there's racing on whilst there's a football match on he'll switch between them Another thing I hate about Christmas is sitting down to watch something with the family ( something I always try to avoid ) & people start commenting on what's going on, Dad's Army for instance, people unfailingly start asking "is he still alive?" or my dad who when he saw Mainwaring's brother said "who's that actor?", not realising it was Arthur Lowe in a dual role Flicking between channels is only good when you're watching something by yourself though if you're flicking between two you'll probably miss the best bits out of both as shows tend to have adverts at the same time which is so annoying. I think it is a 'classic' old person's thing to never know who is playing a role. That's sort of endearing. I can 'beat' you on the "Is he still alive?" annoying comment. I've always enjoyed 'old' films including of course black/white classics and my ex husband used to watch and say "He's dead now" and "So is she" and if it was a western, "Those horses aren't alive anymore" continually. (I kid you not). To me they live on forever in films.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Dec 30, 2017 18:18:08 GMT
This is why I rarely watch a film or tv show in the company of others, unless it's a comedy where you can share the laughter it takes you out of the moment when anyone passes comment. Best way to watch a film imo is by yourself with headphones on, preferably when everyone has gone to bed. Years ago I saw 'The Wicker Man' at the cinema & this idiot behind me kept quoting lines of dialogue & even sound effects just before they were heard It's true that flicking through channels is only annoying when someone else does it, like whistling or coughing or anything that makes a noise or is irritating. I can't stand people making unnecessary noise- sneezing too loud, banging cupboard doors, slamming doors, also putting lights on when it's still daylight. That's most of my family in Room 101
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