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Bruno
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| The Thick Of It. |
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Black_White 
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I'll be sad to see "Rush" end this week.
Enjoyed it. |
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watt price tully
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| luvdids wrote: | I'm not sure that this is a particularly new series, but on BBC Knowledge, they have doco's each week done by Louis Theroux. Happened upon one accidentally a couple months ago and have been fascinated ever since.
He gets into places and asks questions you just don't see/hear on 60 minutes. Last weeks was 'a place for paedophiles' about this big jail, that's not a jail, that sex offenders and paedophiles go to once released from prison. Supposedly for therapy until release, but the ones that are ever released are few & far between. He's been in "mega jails", to Zimbabwe looking at the crime & corruption. Last nights was about the Nazis in America. Man, those skinheads are unreal! And they teach their kids it!!
The people he interviews are very open and honest (well, I believe them) and I personally find them engrossing. Even if sometimes the topics aren't that 'popular'.
If you have Foxtel, I'd say it's definitely worth a look. And I'm not normally a documentary/current affairs fan. I also think Louis is starting to grow on me :oops: |
Glad you mentioned this show. it's quite brilliant isn't it?
Saw them a couple of years ago - they were on very late at night (the bebefits or not of arriving home late from work & too wired to go to bed). He's a great interviewer our Louis. Fly on the wall staff. Facinating & absorbing. Got my family into it with the San Quentin show. Have taped a few. Morbidly fascinating.
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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| Oh those people. Thanks for telling me your opinion. But I don't have it. |
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Nick - Pie Man
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| watt price tully wrote: | | He's a great interviewer our Louis.. |
Isn't he just. Baby faced assassin, that bloke |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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| Are you still distance yourself from Sheik Hilaly and deny writing that sentence? |
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luvdids 
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| watt price tully wrote: | | luvdids wrote: | I'm not sure that this is a particularly new series, but on BBC Knowledge, they have doco's each week done by Louis Theroux. Happened upon one accidentally a couple months ago and have been fascinated ever since.
He gets into places and asks questions you just don't see/hear on 60 minutes. Last weeks was 'a place for paedophiles' about this big jail, that's not a jail, that sex offenders and paedophiles go to once released from prison. Supposedly for therapy until release, but the ones that are ever released are few & far between. He's been in "mega jails", to Zimbabwe looking at the crime & corruption. Last nights was about the Nazis in America. Man, those skinheads are unreal! And they teach their kids it!!
The people he interviews are very open and honest (well, I believe them) and I personally find them engrossing. Even if sometimes the topics aren't that 'popular'.
If you have Foxtel, I'd say it's definitely worth a look. And I'm not normally a documentary/current affairs fan. I also think Louis is starting to grow on me  |
Glad you mentioned this show. it's quite brilliant isn't it?
Saw them a couple of years ago - they were on very late at night (the bebefits or not of arriving home late from work & too wired to go to bed). He's a great interviewer our Louis. Fly on the wall staff. Facinating & absorbing. Got my family into it with the San Quentin show. Have taped a few. Morbidly fascinating. |
That's the perfect description.
Was saddened last night to see there isn't an episode on this Sunday.  |
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Nick - Pie Man
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| HAL wrote: | | Are you still distance yourself from Sheik Hilaly and deny writing that sentence? |
Shit my cover is blown |
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watt price tully
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I was given the first series of "Treme" on Blu ray for my birthday last month. Today watched a bit of the first episode. Written by the team that did "The Wire" This time set in New Orleans post the hurricane & the politics of the time. The music is something else. If you like New Orleans blues amonst other types of music - this is brilliant. On Blu ray is fantastic - had the house shakin' today.
Just a sample:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtO49vVpkY4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1hklQeonVE&feature=related
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think positive 
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| luvdids wrote: | | watt price tully wrote: | | luvdids wrote: | I'm not sure that this is a particularly new series, but on BBC Knowledge, they have doco's each week done by Louis Theroux. Happened upon one accidentally a couple months ago and have been fascinated ever since.
He gets into places and asks questions you just don't see/hear on 60 minutes. Last weeks was 'a place for paedophiles' about this big jail, that's not a jail, that sex offenders and paedophiles go to once released from prison. Supposedly for therapy until release, but the ones that are ever released are few & far between. He's been in "mega jails", to Zimbabwe looking at the crime & corruption. Last nights was about the Nazis in America. Man, those skinheads are unreal! And they teach their kids it!!
The people he interviews are very open and honest (well, I believe them) and I personally find them engrossing. Even if sometimes the topics aren't that 'popular'.
If you have Foxtel, I'd say it's definitely worth a look. And I'm not normally a documentary/current affairs fan. I also think Louis is starting to grow on me |
Glad you mentioned this show. it's quite brilliant isn't it?
Saw them a couple of years ago - they were on very late at night (the bebefits or not of arriving home late from work & too wired to go to bed). He's a great interviewer our Louis. Fly on the wall staff. Facinating & absorbing. Got my family into it with the San Quentin show. Have taped a few. Morbidly fascinating. |
That's the perfect description.
Was saddened last night to see there isn't an episode on this Sunday. |
Hubby would love it, what's it actually called
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think positive
Side By Side
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Its okay Just found it 8.30 tonight weird weekends
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stui magpie 
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
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Watching the GF of X factor.
Reese is going to have a career, Andrew is a damn good singer and even the Johhny kid is good.
The amount of confidence these guys have got over the journey is amazing. they're fair dinkum.
Good value.
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Black_White
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Oi!
The thread has "decent" in the title.
Would have thought that excludes all "X" type shows.
12 months time you won't even remember the contestants names. |
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watt price tully
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| Black_White wrote: | Oi!
The thread has "decent" in the title.
Would have thought that excludes all "X" type shows.
12 months time you won't even remember the contestants names. |
Despite my protestations to the family years ago about watching the commercial corporatization of music I've joined the the "other side". I've been following it with my family & worse taking an active interest.
I confess I love Reece. He has an amazingly sophisticated voice for a 16 yr old. How that bloody Johnny got through I'll never now - can't sing one would have thought a pre-requisite, & I was upset when they stupidly voted out three wishez last week ( I confess I watch it).
I'm with Stui on this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Sw6by7pig
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Joel 
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| Black_White wrote: | I'll be sad to see "Rush" end this week.
Enjoyed it. |
Agreed. Thought it was one of the better Australian shows. A pity really. |
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