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biffbampow 9th May 2015		TV Top Gear (2002 - Now)	The Last Of The Summer Wine... with cars... and every bit as funny as the last ten series or so of LOTSW as in... not funny at all. It's enormous popularity eludes me for I'm not one of the million who signed petitions for Jeremy Clarkson since my thoughts on him are unprintable. One of the most embarrassing and pathetic TV shows that's ever existed.
biffbampow 9th May 2015		TV Hippies (1999)	I thought this series was really disappointing and as a whole, it didn't work. I watched it all thanks to the Father Ted connection, so figured it would eventually gel and have it's moments but it consistently failed to make me laugh and Sally Phillips looking real cute became the only thing that I enjoyed. I'm not quite sure what it was that went wrong - too contrived perhaps... would have to watch it again but ain't gonna waste my time doing that! I'm not surprised it lasted just one series and am very surprised to learn it did get released on DVD.
biffbampow 8th May 2015		TV Ace Of Wands (1970 - 1972)	It is a crying shame that all that's left of this fondly remembered show is the third and final series since most who were lucky to have seen it when transmitted reckoned the first two series were way superior. However, what there is is interesting though mostly didn't capture me that much despite Petra Markham being... well... nice on the eye! One story stood out and that was "Peacock Pie" - a few years since I last saw it but was very surreal making full use of blue screen CSO and with Brian Wilde in one of his more devious parts. And what can one say about it's theme tune by the one and only Andrew Bown? One of the greatest and grooviest theme tunes of them all!
biffbampow 8th May 2015		TV The White Room (1994 - 1996)	This was a brilliant show. Came along at just the right time as the whole "Britpop" thing was gaining ground though it did also have a lot of soul and R+B based acts on it. It was the "must watch" show of it's time and "Later With Jools Holland" looked rather pompous and lifeless by comparison to the degree that suddenly, after the first series of "The White Room", "Later" began pinching some of it's ideas like suddenly you could see the audience which until then you barely ever saw and getting more interviews and archive clips into the show. "The White Room" showed at least one archive clip a week and they were more or less all gems that at that time it felt incredible to see them - the promo to "Arnold Layne" being one notable moment... I went NUTS finally getting to see that! Unfortunately, Channel 4 began messing about with it... for the New Year special they brought in the irritating Jo Whiley as a co-host which for me didn't work since Radcliffe was effective enough on his own and what happened next was horrifying - there was one more shorter series then Channel 4 axed it and replaced it with a piece of trash called "The Girlie Show" - "The White Room" was dead and buried and suddenly who got given her own show? Jo Whiley... and it was bloody awful and ran far longer than the White Room did. A disgrace. There were many memorable performances and for me seeing acts like Moloko, Dubstar and My Life Story for the first time... wow... they all left indelible impressions. A lot of genuine legends and big names appeared too - Bowie, Lou Reed, Ray Davies, Prince, and Iggy Pop to name a handful... most of whom would not had graced Jools' show but were happy to do this one. It's been referred to in some places as the "Ready Steady Go! of the 90's... and in some ways that's an apt description. It was fresh and exciting. I loved it and for me was one of the finest music shows ever made. I taped most of them and watched them many times over the years until I lost my VHS collection. Would love to see them again.

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