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14. Dr. Who
"Blink"

Season 29, Episode 10
2007

For those who don't know, Doctor Who focuses on the adventures of The Doctor, a mysterious alien who uses The Tardis (a spaceship disguised as a police box) to travel in time. Beyond that it's a bit difficult to really give a good synopsis of Doctor Who. How do you sum up 50 years of television? Without a doubt it's one of the most popular television shows of all time. The Doctor, The Tardis, the theme music, The Daleks, The Cybermen, Davros, regenerations, The Master, even fairly new additions like Billie Piper's Rose have become iconic.

But outside of the devoted fans, I've always thought most people's love of Who is going to depend on their opinion on the actor playing The Doctor. Again, for those who've never seen the show, once The Doctor becomes fatally wounded (meaning the actor has been fired/decided to leave) The Doctor can regenerate, a healing process that leaves him looking like a completely new man. Each new incarnation of The Doctor has their own personality quirks and if you don't like the new version of The Doctor, the show can be pretty hard going. Luckily, most of the actors playing the Doctor have been talented individuals. We won't mention Six.

I know it's probably going to be seen as perverse to pick an episode of new Who rather than the old series, and on top of that, to pick an episode the Doctor is barely in, but nothing in old Who is this good. There's not a lot in television that's this good. The introduction of The Weeping Angels (which I hope will be given a long break soon, we don't want their effectiveness to be lost) combined with the greatest companion that never was in Carey Mulligan's Sally Sparrow, make Blink the obvious choice. Also, it's pretty bloody scary.

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Any you're interested in?

All of them really. Stuff like Mary Tyler Moore I've been wanting to see for years.

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Ted and Who

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Really want to see Cheers.

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Hate the Snowman

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There's another of those lovely coincidences - some of the de Souza's are replaying and the first one is a recent discussion elsewhere - The Yellow Wallpaper.

Still need to read and digest the list - congrats on finishing

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Thanks so much for the list, it's the best I've ever read here, and the one that's made me want to participate rather than simply lurk Been a wonderful read, I've bookmarked it for future reference, and added about forty DVDs to my Amazon wishlist on the back of it!

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Surely the missing pen or first paintball is the best, no?

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No Mad Men episodes?

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Watched the first two episodes last night after post. His date was brilliantly awkward.

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Found this and the Dick van Dyke show on US Netflix, so have put them on my to watch list.

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Bet you thought I just looked at the pictures!

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Of those I've seen (so not Mafia family, people being mean and miserable, that thing about Boston?Chicago?...)

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A brilliant list Rawls, really enjoyed reading it and got some interesting recommendations, first up is Kolchak.

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I actually just noticed how similar this is to the last shot of the Sex and the City credits.

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I would plough my way through MonsterCat

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I desire MonsterCat to go down on me.

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Watched the first two episodes last night after post. His date was brilliantly awkward.

So you saw the Poker ep as well? I love that scene.

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I actually just noticed how similar this is to the last shot of the Sex and the City credits.

Don't taint Mary for me. I'll end up having to fill the thread with pics of her.

Single Virgin Mod Candidate 2013

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To paraphrase the great man himself:

Vad3r won't go anywhere near this.

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I've only seen S1 of Louie (S2 dvd on it's way) but the 'funniest' episode without doubt has to be:





''You can't go in there. Your father is dead.''

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Ted and Who

I thought you'd never seen Who?

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As god is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

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Yeah, went from really funny to oddly moving when that guy was explaining the meaning of faggot. I actually ended up watching 7 and a bit episodes today instead of studying for my exam on Tuesday. Thanks rawls.

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Also brilliant. The whole heckler scene was amazing too.

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I haven't but the thought of Tennant and Mulligan together gives me nightmares!

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And no, never seen Cheers

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I would plough my way through MonsterCat

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I desire MonsterCat to go down on me.

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I would plough my way through MonsterCat

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I desire MonsterCat to go down on me.

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Ted and Who

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You know that was about 140 episodes you could have watched, right?

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The fact you don't like Father Ted really suprises me.

I know that by now I shouldn't be suprised when it comes to your opinions, but for some reason I would have assumed you'd like Father Ted.

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22. The Strange World of Gurney Slade
"Series 01, Episode 01"

1960

Anthony Newley was a popstar who entered the world of television with a desire to screw with the medium, Gurney Slade was a show that seemed to disappear for years, but the recent Network DVD release of the show has given everyone a chance to experience this masterpiece of British surrealism. The first show opens with Newley playing a character in a regular sitcom. Unwilling to speak his lines, he gets up and walks off set, past the other actors, into the backstage area, past the staff (including a very young Geoffrey Palmer) and out into the world. We then follow Newley, take in his inner monologue, and watch reality and fantasy merge around him.

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The fact you don't like Father Ted really suprises me.

I know that by now I shouldn't be suprised when it comes to your opinions, but for some reason I would have assumed you'd like Father Ted.

Ted was 25 episodes of "Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, feck, arse, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, feck, arse, go on, go on, feck" At least that's what it seemed like. I did pick up in S3 and the ep it when the priests got trapped in the lingerie department was great but on the whole I've had funnier trips to the dentist.

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The fact you don't like Father Ted really suprises me.

I know that by now I shouldn't be suprised when it comes to your opinions, but for some reason I would have assumed you'd like Father Ted.

Ted was 25 episodes of "Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, feck, arse, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, feck, arse, go on, go on, feck" At least that's what it seemed like. I did pick up in S3 and the ep it when the priests got trapped in the lingerie department was great but on the whole I've had funnier trips to the dentist.

Well lovely horses for courses and all that.

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I would plough my way through MonsterCat

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43. Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
"An Audience with"



Series 04, Episode 02
2009

Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney) is a delusional, mean-spirited old bugger. A never was in the days of the variety show, Strong is still trying to keep his career going, usually fucking up every job he auditions for because of his arrogance and his inability to actually listen to what anyone is saying to him. His greatest claim to fame is (in his words) appearing in Bridge Up the River Kwai, standing behind Sir Alex Guinness-Book in one scene. Throughout the course of several series of his radio show, Arthur has written fake memoirs, broken the leg of the director of a radio play, stolen someone's audition, been mistaken for Arthur C. Clarke, staged a production of Piddler on the Roof and got stuck in a lift while cross-dressing. An Audience With sees him forgetting his promise to organise the entertainment for a fund-raiser, and instead "treating" the audience to a live performance of his novel, The Malteser Falcon. Strong has become one of the great comedy monsters, and hopefully the rumoured upcoming t.v. show (which Graham Linehan is supposed to be co-scripting) will see him cross over to a wider audience.

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I would plough my way through MonsterCat

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Wezzo, just went through your top 200, some great stuff there. A couple that I considered, Bowling nearly made it for Cranston's performance. Slap Bet should have been in here as well. I should have had Are You Afraid of the Dark here somewhere, probably Laughing in the Dark. I forgot Band of Brothers as well. Going through your list has inspired me a little and I think I'll expand this by a couple of hundred, allow multiple entries, and just post a list of the top 500 or so.

Also, I'm up to date on Breaking Bad now. I think if I'd seen it in time, Crawl Space would have been my pick and it would have been higher up the list. Just for that chilling final scene.

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I've just has quick look at your list as well, Wezzo. 4 ER episodes in the top 20 makes me happy!

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Is it a good time to mention I kinda always wanted to be Sam Malone?

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Is it a good time to mention I kinda always wanted to be Sam Malone?

Any man with any sense wants to be Sam Malone.

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Fantastic list Rawls, really enjoyed reading it. Excellent write ups, especially on The Wire. Makes me want to watch it again.

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I would plough my way through MonsterCat

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I desire MonsterCat to go down on me.