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    #1052
    Skid X
    Registered Users Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    With the Awards Season in full flow, I was intrigued by this story about how the 1989 Oscars opened with a musical number that was so bad it ruined the producers life
    When the opening number of the 61st Academy Awards popped up on YouTube, it made a splash—even though it was almost 20 years old. For those of you who don’t remember the 1989 telecast, it was a surreal spectacle indeed, marked by an earsplitting duet by a tone-deaf Rob Lowe and a no-name actress dressed as Snow White. The 12-minute performance was so deliciously, remarkably bad that 1 million people watched it online in a single day. It was just more proof that the show was, and remains, the worst Oscars ever. This is the behind-the-scenes story of that rudderless evening—and of the flamboyant producer whose life it ruined.



    https://www.lamag.com/longform/snow-job/





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    #1053
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,546 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    One for a certain generation of folks myself included.
    Hey, remember the Banana Splits? Well, they’re coming back to TV… but not the way you remember them. At all.

    The Banana Splits, a new movie that reimagines the furry kids’ show favorites in a meta horror thriller, will air later this year on Syfy, TVLine has learned. (The movie will debut first via Warner Bros. Home Entertainment before hitting Syfy.)

    In the film, a boy named Harley celebrates his birthday by attending a taping of the Banana Splits TV show with his family. “But things take an unexpected turn — and the body count quickly rises,” per the movie’s official description. “Can Harley, his mom and their new pals safely escape?” Dani Kind (Wynonna Earp) stars as Harley’s mother Beth, with Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) playing the TV show’s producer Rebecca.

    The original Banana Split characters Bingo, Fleegle, Snorky and Drooper — a gorilla, beagle, elephant and lion who play together in a rock band — will appear in the new movie as well. They debuted in the NBC Saturday morning show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, from producers Sid and Marty Krofft, which aired from 1968 to 1970 and continued on in syndication for another decade.

    https://tvline.com/2019/02/19/the-banana-splits-reboot-syfy-horror-movie/




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    #1054
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,022 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Can't say I know them but at first I thought of Bananas in Pyjamas


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    #1055
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,867 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Remember them vaguely from Cartoon Network a few years back..


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    #1056
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,986 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Watched the reruns of reruns of reruns in the 80s. Arabian nights cartoons in between the furry fellas running around. Loved it, though not really sure why.



    Talking of old telly, Porridge is still great, often find myself watching the repeats on Yesterday. Ronnie Barker really was a brilliant comedy actor.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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    #1057
    withless
    Registered Users Posts: 8,741 ✭✭✭withless


    What the hell is this film on rte 2 right now 1am Friday? Some kind of irish drama in Kerry with a teacher who hits the drink after his wife dies of cancer? It said it was supposed to be "The gift" and we were waiting to see where Jason Bateman was going to turn up...


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    #1058
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,546 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Emily Deschanel & David Boreanaz along with another ex producer on Bones have been awarded a $179m in law suit against Fox over profit sharing.


    Fox are appealing it.


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    #1059
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,546 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Luke Perry has a massive stroke today just after it was announced that 90120 was have an Event Series reunion show with the original cast.


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    #1060
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,505 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Yikes. Hopefully he is OK, but a massive stroke is very serious.

    https://www.menshealth.com/health/a26569780/luke-perry-stroke/


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    #1061
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Awful news. Hope he makes a full and speedy recovery.


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    #1062
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,986 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    Re-watching Longmire from the start, a quality television show.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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    #1063
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,505 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Alex Trebec (Jeopardy host) has announced that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. If I had a fraction of the bravery he shows in this video, I'd be doing well. Very low survival rates. Hope he is one of the few to beat it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cInGyxCY9k


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    #1064
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Any body watching The Good Cop?


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    #1065
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,505 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    I see a lot of people are raving about this fan made reimagining of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It's very well done in fairness...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAfJpyBgcgA


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    #1066
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,546 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Red Nose Day this year is doing a four weddings and a funeral bit with the original cast.


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    #1067
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,546 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Mr E wrote: »
    I see a lot of people are raving about this fan made reimagining of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It's very well done in fairness...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAfJpyBgcgA

    That’s really good.


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    #1068
    [Deleted User]
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    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    Red Nose Day this year is doing a four weddings and a funeral bit with the original cast.

    It's on now


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    #1069
    FunLover18
    Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    Red Nose Day this year is doing a four weddings and a funeral bit with the original cast.

    I watched a bit of the Love, Actually special they did 2 years ago and it was crap. Don't have high hopes for this.


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    #1070
    Skid X
    Registered Users Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    March 16th 2019 - Three O Walcott Day is here




    https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1106706659810951168

    https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/theo-walcott-30-a-strange-muddled-career-where-reality-was-never-good-fantasy


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    #1071
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,546 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Farscape in HD will be added Amazon Prime tomorrow.


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    #1072
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,306 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    One of the best SciFi shows nobody watched the first time around, and one of the few that managed to have properly alien characters.


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    #1073
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,387 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    David Simon's gone off on one, apparently. I won't get a chance to read it tonight.

    https://deadline.com/2019/03/david-simon-writers-agents-packaging-fight-wga-ata-commentary-1202578152/

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



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    #1074
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    BLOCKBUSTERS is back ;)

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057966523

    Who's old enough here to remember the good olde days of daily His Bobness?


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    #1075
    Speedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭Speedsie
    ¡arriba, arriba! ¡andale, andale!


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    BLOCKBUSTERS is back ;)

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057966523

    Who's old enough here to remember the good olde days of daily His Bobness?

    I'll have a P please Bob.

    :)


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    #1076
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Speedsie wrote: »
    I'll have a P please Bob.

    :)

    What P, is a very liked vegetable that rolls around on your plate and also a slang term for excreting bodily fluids?:p


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    #1077
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,205 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    How did I only discover Misfits now that it's on box-sets on All4? It's hilarious!


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    #1078
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,387 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Mr E wrote: »
    Alex Trebec (Jeopardy host) has announced that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. If I had a fraction of the bravery he shows in this video, I'd be doing well. Very low survival rates. Hope he is one of the few to beat it.

    Sad to hear, that show (and him) is basically an American institution.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



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    #1079
    FunLover18
    Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    Sleepy wrote: »
    How did I only discover Misfits now that it's on box-sets on All4? It's hilarious!

    Stop at the end of Series 2, it goes down hill. The storylines and powers get truly ridiculous. I wouldn't even watch the Christmas special, good as it is it has an ending that will make you want to watch more.


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    #1080
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Sleepy wrote: »
    How did I only discover Misfits now that it's on box-sets on All4? It's hilarious!

    It's a fantastic show - actually probably should get around to rewatching it at some stage in the not too distant future myself.
    FunLover18 wrote: »
    Stop at the end of Series 2, it goes down hill. The storylines and powers get truly ridiculous. I wouldn't even watch the Christmas special, good as it is it has an ending that will make you want to watch more.

    No, you should watch the whole lot and form your own opinion - personally i found the later seasons are very enjoyable, just a bit different to the earlier ones.


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    #1081
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,867 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »
    No, you should watch the whole lot and form your own opinion - personally i found the later seasons are very enjoyable, just a bit different to the earlier ones.
    The magic with 'Misfits' is
    the original cast
    - so once
    Sheehan left.. it's on shaky ground and then Rheon, Thomas, and Socha leave.. and it's largely poor
    - although
    Gilgun was inspired casting - though I've always been a fan from his TIE days!


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