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Member	TV Series		Comment / Review
George Slv 25th Dec 2020		Stars Of The Grand Ole Opry 1955 - 1956	I only know that the TV series was named the Country Show. Gannaway may have used Stars Of The Grand Ole Opry for theatrical showings and later for video. They might have tried to use it at the start of the TV series. The Grand Ole Opry disputed his use of the name. I've added an image from the closing of one show on video showing Al Gannaway. Images of him were not easy to find.
Quad5point1 22nd Dec 2020		Two Doors Down 2016 - Now	All 4 Series + Extras on BBC iPlayer, Now.
chrisb 18th Dec 2020		Wimbledon 1937 - Now	Can’t wait for Andy Murray to become a commentator...............
Quad5point1 4th Dec 2020		All Creatures Great & Small [2020] 2020 - Now	1 1 "You've Got to Dream" - 1 September 2020 Newly qualified veterinarian James Herriot travels from his home in Glasgow to the Yorkshire village of Darrowby for a job interview at Siegfried Farnon's practice. Siegfried takes James to his first job treating an abscess in a gelding's hoof. James meets Helen Alderson while treating an injured calf and she urges him to stand up to Siegfried, who will respect him. The locals get James drunk on homebrew and he mixes up a pair of cats while trying to feed them, resulting in Siegfried almost castrating the wrong one. James manages to prove himself after saving the lives of a cow and her calf, leading Siegfried to offer him a permanent job as his assistant. 1 2 "Another Farnon?" - 8 September 2020 James collects Siegfried's younger brother Tristan from the station and they accidentally crash Siegfried's car. Tristan announces that he has graduated from Edinburgh veterinary college and joins the practice. James takes him on his rounds, where he has trouble dealing with a cow suffering with milk fever. He fares better with Mrs Pumphrey and her Pekingese dog Tricki Woo, which leads her to invite him to a party, where he meets Helen's partner Hugh Hulton. Mrs Hall later works out that Tristan has not been honest about his graduation. 1 3 "Andante" - 15 September 2020 Siegfried's application for horse racecourse vet is jeopardised after Hugh, the owner of the surefire race winner and the pride of the village Andante, disputes James' rationale for putting it down. Tristan revels in his new job collecting debts from clients, until he ends up frittering it all away in the pub – and uses his insider knowledge to his advantage in betting on the second favourite to win it back. Mrs. Hall tries to help Helen encourage her younger sister to realise that there is more to life than farming. 1 4 "A Tricki Case" - 22 September 2020 Alongside developing his flourishing relationship with Helen, James is enlisted in helping Mrs. Pumphrey's dog Tricki Woo back to a healthy weight; Tristan, however, takes up the responsibility, determined to earn his keep so Siegfried will fund his forthcoming return to studies – not helped by the dog's sneaky indulging in the expensive foodstuffs given to tide him over while away from home. Mrs. Hall is troubled by the continuous lack of correspondence from her son, while the Farnons pass the buck onto each other in examining a rather ferocious canine. 1 5 "All's Fair" - 29 September 2020 On the day of the Darrowby Fair, James agrees to stand as attending vet, judging the livestock and pet competitions, unaware that it is a taxing and unrewarding assignment. Siegfried, Tristan, and Mrs. Hall all place wagers on when James will resign in exasperation. James experiences pressure from nearly every competitor, and from Helen, anxious for a favourable assessment of her prize bull, in hopes of securing a profitable sale. Siegfried meets an attractive and unattached friend of Mrs. Hall, Dorothy, and despite their mutual attraction, Siegfried still mourns for his recently deceased wife . 1 6 "A Cure for All Ills" - 6 October 2020 James feels guilt over a cow a farmer purchased based on his recommendation, which is now morbidly ill with an abscess, and which he feels powerless to cure. Tristan becomes a zealous advocate for a risky procedure, which Siegfried, as head of the practice, strictly forbids. Tristan manages an overwhelmed surgery as best he can, whilst Siegfried is taken with flu. At James' surprise birthday party, Maggie, the barmaid breaks off her tenuous relationship with Tristan, citing his lack of seriousness. Encouraged by Helen, James flees his birthday party to perform surgery on the morbidly ill cow, assisted by Tristan, which Siegfried reluctantly agrees to after initially attempting to stop it. Later, at the Drover's Arms, Siegfried promotes James to Senior Vet.
OldMod67 ● 24th Nov 2020		Adventures Of Superman 1952 - 1958	I used to watch reruns of this in England in the 1970s. I don't however recall seeing it in colour and we did have colour tv. Perhaps my memory is a bit off...
Quad5point1 24th Nov 2020		All Creatures Great & Small [2020] 2020 - Now	Review Having watched the original series from start to finish and thoroughly enjoyed it, I approached this new remake with some trepidation, knowing that remakes aren't always successful but this is one that bucks that trend. I really needn't have worried though because the casting is superb and the filming is amazing. I was already a big fan of Samuel West who plays Siegfried in this series and he doesn't disappoint. Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot is pretty good as well. I was disappointed that it didn't come out on blu-ray but maybe sometime in the future when they test the market with a DVD release. If you haven't seen it yet then keep an eye open for it, it doesn't disappoint 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
alexlincs 17th Nov 2020		Tottenham 2 1998 - 2000	I remember seeing a few episodes. I think it was shown as part of the 4Later slot on Channel 4.
Quad5point1 6th Nov 2020		Shadows Of Fear 1970 - 1973	Nod to Paul Vinyl, proper Title Screen from the DVD Box Set added
MR B PAGE 29th Oct 2020		Cannon And Ball 1979 - 1988	R.I.P.Bobby Ball,you`ve really entertained us.
Twistin 26th Oct 2020		Second City Television 1976 - 1984	I've probably watched the "Maudlin's Eleven" and "Vic Arpeggio: Private Investigator" segments over 200 times (each!) and laugh hysterically at them every time as if seeing them the first time. This series was a gift from heaven. Joe Flaherty is one of the most underrated comic geniuses ever. And get a load of the Skip Bittman (Rick Moranis) stand-up comedy warming up "The Danny Thomas Show", brilliantly inept!
GimmeVinyl 25th Oct 2020		Prisoner: Cell Block H 1979 - 1986	I've also been found guilty of watching this programme.. as it was shown on the UHF channel 20 WXON Detroit. The title then was Prisoner: Cell Block H in the US. It's been decades since I've seen it. The character names I do remember.. but little else. I do remember an old geezer TV repair man coming in to fix the telly, and remarked it was missing a valve.. and one of the gals made an escape, and "borrowed" some bloke's EH Holden ute that lived nearby..
GimmeVinyl 25th Oct 2020		Special Squad 1984 - 1985	I used to watch this late night on CBC.. CBET Windsor Channel 9 many years ago. I thought it was a pretty good program. I've read that it was comparable to a UK program called The Professionals.. as the two shows had the same producer.
23skidoo 25th Oct 2020		The Newsroom 2012 - 2014	Duplication of this entry. Deletion request submitted - though this has a better title screen image so I'll ask the mods to transfer it over.
23skidoo 25th Oct 2020		Star Trek: Discovery 2017 - Now	@carryonsidney To each their own. I consider it the worst, though so far as I write this Season 3 has been a marked improvement. EDIT: Well, until the last few episodes when everything fell apart and some aspects of the S3 finale suggest the writers got the USS Discovery confused with the TARDIS from Doctor Who. It's that level of sloppiness that turns a lot of people off.
alexlincs 23rd Oct 2020		The Office 2001 - 2003	Rated 7/10 Hailed as a classic and one of the best sitcoms of all time by both critics and viewers alike. This series made stars of everyone involved. The character David Brent has appeared on many best comedy character lists. Brent is an egotistic narcissist, but unlike Alan Partridge he is maybe a bit more ignorant and sympathetic, Partridge is more of a Machiavellian monster than a loveable idiot; both are victims of their own arrogance though. The Office was one of the early "Cringe Comedies" along with I'm Alan Partridge, Peep Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm in the USA and followed by series like The Inbetweeners and maybe Nathan Barley and Friday Night Dinner to an extent. So, the question is: "is this a classic and is David Brent a great character?" The answer is yes to both. This is nowhere near the masterpiece it is made out to be. I measure how good a TV series is by whether I would watch it again in its entirety and I've had no desire to revisit it since I saw it upon its first broadcast. For me there's just something a bit naff and dated about the "mockumentary" format a bit like sitcoms with canned laughter. The cynic in me says the BBC elevated this well above its status to fill a comedy void, bear in mind at the time the BBC had very little in the way of new comedy, with most shows being long running ones like Never Mind the Buzzcocks and the lasts series of I'm Alan Partridge. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
alexlincs 23rd Oct 2020		The Weakest Link 2000 - Now	Rated 6/10 Anne Robinson was a good choice of presenter. She previously presented Points of View in a cynical way. Calling her the "queen of mean" is generous hyperbole. It's clearly an act and she can be seen breaking character by smiling or even laughing in a few instances. The game is a basic quizshow with a banking mechanic and a voting system. Contestants would often vote off who they saw as the most competition. These two mechanics I've not seen implimented before on a quiz show. I know shows like Catchphrase had a banking mechanic, but it was automatic and didn't rely on the contestants saying bank and they would often forget or say pass by mistake. The cash prizes were often pretty small, I think £10, 000 was the maximum and most players took home around £4,000 or less. The game was a bit cheap as the questions got harder and more obscure as the game went on, not too mention more long-winded to run the clock down. Overall, this was a cold and cynical gameshow with a metallic set to match; see also Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Shafted and Golden Balls. Anne Robinson was a hit with viewers and the show ran for a massive 12 years and had a US spin-off with Anne also presenting. There was also a spin-off game for PS1, PS2 and Windows which I wouldn't recommend as it's dull and for trivia fans Anne Robinson was sampled in a cheesy hard house record by the usually excellent Pants & Corset (Paul King). 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
OldMod67 ● 23rd Oct 2020		UFO 1970 - 1971	Great memories of staying at my Auntie's in Bedfont in the early 1970s. Sat in front of her TV with my Interceptor and SHADO Mobile watching this amazing show. And then the search for the little rocket fired from the Mobile, behind the telly, behind the couch......
zabadak 16th Oct 2020		UFO 1970 - 1971	..
alexlincs 2nd Oct 2020		Harry Hill's TV Burp 2001 - 2012	Rated 7/10 I was pretty fond of this at the time. I think a large part of the humour depended on your knowledge of UK Soaps, especially ITV ones. Like a lot of Harry Hill's stuff this was (largely) family friendly, slightly surreal and very silly. The TV series had a large team of talented writers including Stand-up comedians John Moloney and Chris Addison and David Quantick (who provided additional material for Brass Eye, On The Hour, Spitting Image). I think largely what killed it off was the tight deadlines (if I remember rightly this was broadcast weekly) and the fact the writers would need to sift through hours of TV to find a 20 second funny clip. For something like Emmerdale you are looking at 2 hours worth footage a week, now imagine that across multiple channels, then there's issues of licensing the clips, getting special guests etc. Frankly it must have been the equivalent of pointing your house to work on. All that said I got some big laughs out of most episodes and thought it was good twist on the overused clips show format. For anyone curious the compilation TV Burp Gold DVDs are a good place to start and very cheap often costing less than £1 each. But be warned some it is a bit dated given they are referencing TV and pop culture from nearly 10 years ago. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
MR B PAGE 1st Oct 2020		So Awkward 2015 - Now	R.I.P.Archie Lyndhurst.
alexlincs 29th Sep 2020		Catchphrase 1986 - Now	Saw the show recently with Stephen Mulhern, it's pretty good. The format is fairly repetitive and boring so it must be hard to make it interesting. Roy Walker is still the king of Catchphrase for me though.
OldMod67 ● 28th Sep 2020		The Saturday Banana 1978 - 1979	Apologies for the p-poor quality of the photo (Kindle). I found my 1978 ticket squirrelled away inside my (also thought lost) 70s copy of The Incredible Journey paperback.
MR B PAGE 28th Sep 2020		CHiPs 1978 - 1983	Review I remember this series and originally screened on Saturday Nights for LWT in 1979,and now it`s currently screened again on Forces TV with two episodes each on weekdays and then back to back at weekends.There are 139 episodes in total for 6 series from 1977-83,and two different theme tunes I definitely remember that.Rick Rosner who created the series [as well as 240-Robert,etc].All the complete episodes are still available on DVD,and I still love the series so much. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Paul King Fan Forever 27th Sep 2020		Lost 2004 - 2010	love this show and have been watching all my life!
MR B PAGE 8th Sep 2020		Cowboys 1980 - 1981	This sitcom written by Peter Learmouth and the intro and outro theme tune is performed by Joe Brown.
albert 30th Aug 2020		Ripping Yarns 1977 - 1979	Golden Gordon despairs after Barnestoneworth United lose yet again [YouTube Video]
Quad5point1 28th Aug 2020		Nazi Sa Ghaeltacht 2020	Mostly in the Irish language with English subtitles and a smattering of English conversations as well as German
Quad5point1 27th Aug 2020		Lost Home Movies Of Nazi Germany 2019	Review Recently discovered home movie footage from 1936 offers a unique and powerful insight into what people in Germany were thinking and experiencing. In these pre-war days, Germany was on a high and the Hitler Youth seemed like fun and games, but Nazi control was soon to become an all-pervading force, militarising the nation. The rise of anti-Semitism is explicit and grotesque, shocking even though we now have the knowledge of what happens next. The film follows an infantry division during the invasion of France, fighting their way to Dunkirk, and reveals a new perspective on what the evacuation meant for the average German soldier. On the Eastern Front, a far darker and more visceral journey across the endless Russian steppe and the almost unimaginable horrors unleashed during Operation Barbarossa is captured by a soldier. As well as amateur movie footage, the film charts the progress of the war through the diaries of ordinary Germans, some dizzy with excitement at what Hitler had achieved, others horrified by the effect it was having on their friends and families. Christmas in Germany 1941 is an unsettling time. Food is scarce, the weather is freezing and news from the front line in Russia is causing Germans to realise the war is a very long way from over. The stage is set for the second half of the conflict. Through the home movies and diaries of ordinary Germans, this film charts Hitler’s dreams crumbling and the moral reckoning the German people must now face. It reveals the stories of people battling to save their families from deportation to the death camps, while others endure the horrors of ever more deadly bombing raids, all set against a backdrop of propaganda and false hope pouring forth from Nazi high command. In Russia we meet a German doctor who throws himself into the firing line at every opportunity, not to win glory but to save his wife and three young children from deportation to the death camps in the east, while in Dresden a Jewish diary writer struggles to deal with ever-mounting restrictions and deportations. We also meet some of those forced to live under German rule, including extraordinary footage of a group of Jews living in hiding just a mile from Anne Frank, and a family in Normandy enjoying a bucolic summer before they find themselves on the front line when the Allies take on the German troops on the Atlantic Wall. The film then moves to the endgame of the war, the choices faced as the net tightened and the crazy efforts to fight to the bitter end even as all hope is gone. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Quad5point1 24th Aug 2020		Rise Of The Nazis 2019	First broadcast 2/09/2019
MR B PAGE 24th Aug 2020		Duty Free 1984 - 1986	Review I remember this sitcom and great acting from Keith Barron and Gwen Taylor,and well acted and very soon this series will be screened again on Forces TV later this year,and I can`t wait to see the series screened again. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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