Programmes To Watch

[Logan]

Last night Killing Eve started,it's all on iplayer
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[Sean Regan]

Last night Killing Eve started,it's all on iplayer
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I was amused to see the number items conveniently put in Villanelle’s path, to aid her escape from hospital.

I was immediately reminded of the old, “Generation Game.”

The only thing she seemed to miss out on was, the cuddly toy.

But otherwise, “Didn’t she do well?

 

[Logan]

I was amused to see the number items conveniently put in Villanelle’s path, to aid her escape from hospital.

She was trained to do that sort of thing, that's why she's so good at it.

 

[Sean Regan]

She was trained to do that sort of thing, that's why she's so good at it.

Hmm..

I liked it when she saw a car with a GB plate on it and a couple with their children got out and went into a café. She was able to open the boot and remove their luggage without setting off the alarm, (we didn't see how) then stow away in it.
How did she know they were on their way home and not just starting their holiday?

Can anyone get into the UK now in the boot of a car undetected, via the channel ports?

I like it as a drama, but these bits are sloppy writing.

 

[Logan]

They can't show everything, haven't got the time,have to use your imagination.

 

[Sean Regan]

They can't show everything, haven't got the time,have to use your imagination.

Sorry, it's lazy scriptwriting, it's not supposed to be a fantacy. If you notice daft situations in a plot, then it isn't working.
I'm just poking fun at it. "I'm allowed."

It's an extension of such situations as this.

Urban Dictionary: The Pantomime Factor

The Pantomime Factor is a device used by writers of film and TV dramas that has the audience shouting at the screen, when what the hero or heroine is about to do, defies imagination and logic.

www.urbandictionary.com

 

[Logan]

Tonight BBC 1 9pm
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[Logan]

Forgot to mention
Last night on ch.4 8pm
The supervet new series

 

[Logan]

Last night watched the last episode of years and years, but this one is from last week

 

[La Garden]

Now that got is done and over,...... Been watching The Son and Yellowstone. Both are gritty down in the dirt westerns.



Just finished Longmire. Never read the books, so not sure how close it was to the authors story. Early on there is a line given by a questionable cop from Denver. "I know cops like you from the old south, made up there own rules as they went along" Then the writers proceed to put Longmire into that role. At the end it become clear that if the series had been about Night Horse it would have been more interesting.

 

[Logan]

Been watching this

 

[Logan]

TONIGHT BBC 1
Panorama Special

 

[Logan]

Tonight on channel four
New series at 8pm

 

[Logan]

Just watched the big hospital experiment from yesterday on BBC 2
It's good

 

[Sean Regan]

BBC 2 The Repair Shop.

This tends to be a bit hit and miss. Some stuff really wants binning. There's only so much "sentimental value," I can take. Some of the stuffed toys repaired seem really a waste of time.
When they belong to someone in their seventies, repaired, they will hardly play with them will they? They'll just end up on a shelf. But as a programme it can squeeze out a lot of emotion ....as intended.

Now the guy who does the clocks and the woman who restores paintings are always worth following. There's a real purpose in what they achieve.


Last night they restored a 1957 Wurlitzer jukebox with some "help" from a "jukebox engineer." Apparently, this hadn't worked for three decades.
He did a good job on the mechanics, which are pretty straight forward. But he didn't do anything with the amplifier. Took it out and put it back in.
After this length of time, it would have needed considerable work.
For this they'd need a workshop manual, which are still available. I've got them for mine.

It would need a complete "re-cap," changing the electrolytic capacitors and any other components which were outside the required tolerances, it probably would have been worth changing the valves. The speakers too, would likely have needed re-coning after 60 years.

The end result was as good visibly, as you could get, without a lot of re-chroming of the metal parts.
With this programme, it's "looks which are important."

But audibly, it was terrible. These things were cutting edge hi-fi stereo, using a powerful amplifier, two twelve inch bass speakers and a couple of 8" tweeters. A fully restored one would have sounded fantastic. They were designed to, they were expected to be heard in a busy bar or diner, so as to attract more customers, as their principle function was to make money, seeing as how they cost the same as a small car. Even at low volume there's good bass and treble separation.

This one sounded like an old wind up gramophone. Really! I was very disappointed.

Here's an example of the same model that someone has restored and put on YouTube, using a digital camera. The BBC would be using far better sound recording equipment than this.

What does Jay Blades in his daft hat do? Apart from standing in front of the camera wearing an unnecessary expensive leather overall?

Still the jukebox as it is, would be worth around £5,000.

So the owner would be well pleased to have it done for nothing.

Probably a better example of how good a jukebox can sound, is this one of mine which I restored.

Taken with my old little Lumix camera. Even on this you can hear the bass.