Life on Mars
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BadlyDrawnGirl
Piano Tuna
That's the popular conception of the old days in these clean, smoke-free, politically correct times, although one look at dramas that actually date from that time will prove that lighting up was looked down upon by the moral guardians as a bad habit. Hattie Jacques snatching Sid James' fag and stubbing it out disapprovingly in 'Carry On Nurse', maybe?secretsquirrel said:
onenameshelley
is Major Morgan's bitch
acid priest said:
Yep see Matron, my mum reckons they were fucking deadly you didnt mess with the matron. In fact they should bring back matron then maybe we would have cleaner hospitals and better care...or am i just kiddin myself again.
Yep Wolfie i can see your point, do you know its sad i have fancied the arse off that man since about 1993-1994.
I missed the first one, so downloaded it and watched it at the weekend, then watched last night's. Fucking brilliant.
There are so many little touches that do make you think "how far we have come" - one that stuck out for me was the ambulancemen taking the girl to hospital. Our hero is telling them "she needs fluids" etc etc, and the ambulanceman just looks blankly at him and says "I'm only the ambulanceman, not a bleeding doctor".
Giles..
There are so many little touches that do make you think "how far we have come" - one that stuck out for me was the ambulancemen taking the girl to hospital. Our hero is telling them "she needs fluids" etc etc, and the ambulanceman just looks blankly at him and says "I'm only the ambulanceman, not a bleeding doctor".
Giles..
El Sueno
Dabbler
Giles said:
That was something of a revelation for me too. Seems they've struck a decent balance between "we got things done in the old days with a packet of Players and knuckle sandwich without no noncing paperwork" and "haven't we come a long way in just about every other respect?".
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I would have preferred some more ambiguity as it is now fairly obvious that he is in a coma and making it all up.
Also a bit pissed off that this is a little too close to the book idea I was never going to get round to writing (and never told anyone about). I demand my royalties!!
Also a bit pissed off that this is a little too close to the book idea I was never going to get round to writing (and never told anyone about). I demand my royalties!!
onenameshelley
is Major Morgan's bitch
Giles said:
Although they didnt have paramedics i think the ambulance peeps knew very basic first aid but yeah still pretty scary when you think about it.
Kameron
Kamoceratops
Eh, you what, how is he making it all up. OK he can hear the hospital he is in but I believe that you have a really odd idea of what constitutes reality if you think that somewhere where you touch, interact and have for what is in all intents and purposes a life isn't a reality and one that is just as valid as our own then I believe you've got another thing coming.ATOMIC SUPLEX said:
onenameshelley
is Major Morgan's bitch
Actually all this talk of the possible coma etc reminds me.
My mum has been watching for the last two weeks but because she is deaf as a post, so when Sam hears what he thinks are the people in the hospital talking to his unconcious self, my mum cant hear that as its below her frequency. So last night right at the end she suddenly pipes up "oh he is in a coma isnt he?" me and my dad just pissed ourselves bless her heart
My mum has been watching for the last two weeks but because she is deaf as a post, so when Sam hears what he thinks are the people in the hospital talking to his unconcious self, my mum cant hear that as its below her frequency. So last night right at the end she suddenly pipes up "oh he is in a coma isnt he?" me and my dad just pissed ourselves bless her heart
I absolutely love it. Its good that both cops are usually proved right and wrong in equal measure. I couple of things I want to know. Firstly why has he not tried his initial idea of driving off as far as possible and see what happens? Going to places he has no idea about at all. Also the bookies idea, it was mentioned and he said he was only 4. Well there are loads of things we know from before he was born. For instance if he was into football he would know that Sundeland from the 2nd division beat league champions Leeds 1-0 in the FA cup final, hed get really good odds on that (if it hadn't happened). Slade had the Christmas number 1 with merry xmas, all he'd have to do is askif they'd heard the tune and he'd ascertain it hadn't happened yet. He could also do random bets on horses and if it was all his own made up dream he'd probably win them all.
a programme that makes me think up these pointless scenarios has got to be good.
a programme that makes me think up these pointless scenarios has got to be good.
onenameshelley
is Major Morgan's bitch
imagine being sent back to 1973 and spending the next 20 years listening to music you have already knew that would be freaky.
BadlyDrawnGirl
Piano Tuna
True - for example, it would be an amazing experience being there when 'Superstition' was released.onenameshelley said:
Although on the minus side it would be intensely frustrating knowing I had to wait another four years for The Fall's first single to come out...
onenameshelley
is Major Morgan's bitch
acid priest said:True - for example, it would be an amazing experience being there when 'Superstition' was released.
Although on the minus side it would be intensely frustrating knowing I had to wait another four years for The Fall's first single to come out...
acid priest said:Although on the minus side it would be intensely frustrating knowing I had to wait another four years for The Fall's first single to come out...
Wait for it?
-Nah, I'd do it myself, years before M.E.S!*
(*He likes time travel stuff anyway, so he'd probably do the same if he were in a similar position.)
onenameshelley
is Major Morgan's bitch
marty21 said:he could bet on thatcher becoming leader of the tory party, long odds on that at the time , and on her winning an election, he could then take his money back to the present and miss out on her years in power
Or he could have made his money, and then used some of the money to pay somoene to bump her off around 1980
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
onenameshelley said:Or he could have made his money, and then used some of the money to pay somoene to bump her off around 1980
or he could have killed her in 73, then popped back having the perfect alibi, yes i know he looks like me, but i was 4 at the time so it couldn't have been me
onenameshelley
is Major Morgan's bitch
marty21 said:
secretsquirrel said:
Yes: when my mum was in hospital giving birth to most of my siblings, she was allowed to smoke on the maternity ward
I don't think that was allowed by the time I arrived but I wasn't surprised that it was the case when my 40-something sisters were born
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Skate said:Yes: when my mum was in hospital giving birth to most of my siblings, she was allowed to smoke on the maternity ward
I don't think that was allowed by the time I arrived but I wasn't surprised that it was the case when my 40-something sisters were born
i have this image of your mother puffing fags as she's giving birth
Skate said:Yes: when my mum was in hospital giving birth to most of my siblings, she was allowed to smoke on the maternity ward
I don't think that was allowed by the time I arrived but I wasn't surprised that it was the case when my 40-something sisters were born
You've got 40 sisters?
I can remember when people smoked in offices. Typing pools... argh. It was really quite overwhelming. Thompsons Holidays in Finchley had a massive pall of smoke hanging in the air - thicker than most pubs. It was seriously unpleasant.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
that's a lot of sisters
so i must be alone in thinking this not really much cop at all then? i've only seen the first episode so far but found the 70'sness average, the time-travel jokes weak as piss, the actual cop/investigation storyline trite, the sexism and general swaggering machismo overdone. i did enjoy the coma/real life psychological side but i don't see how they're going to sustain that through a whole series.
even the presence of almost-always-fab simm isn't enough of a draw for me to get over the above - although in deference to general u75 opinioin i got hold of a copy and watched the whole of the first episode after turning it off after the first 10 minutes or so when it was on the telly.
i'll even try the second because i'm amazed that i'm utterly failing to get what you lot all are.
so i must be alone in thinking this not really much cop at all then? i've only seen the first episode so far but found the 70'sness average, the time-travel jokes weak as piss, the actual cop/investigation storyline trite, the sexism and general swaggering machismo overdone. i did enjoy the coma/real life psychological side but i don't see how they're going to sustain that through a whole series.
even the presence of almost-always-fab simm isn't enough of a draw for me to get over the above - although in deference to general u75 opinioin i got hold of a copy and watched the whole of the first episode after turning it off after the first 10 minutes or so when it was on the telly.
i'll even try the second because i'm amazed that i'm utterly failing to get what you lot all are.
Sigmund Fraud
893 all the way.
burn him!
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
so i've seen the 2nd episode and i swear this infatuation is a mass delusion. is it just cos you're all old?
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
maybe i just don't watch enough telly to appreciate how tired the genre is? prime suspect and cracker are the last time i paid much attention to detective stuff.
i'm curious to find out what marks it out from just a nostalgia trip, though.
i'm curious to find out what marks it out from just a nostalgia trip, though.
KeyboardJockey
Clowns to the Left of me
marty21 said:i have this image of your mother puffing fags as she's giving birth
I remember when my brother was born and we were coming back from Forest Gate Maternitiy Hospital my dad saying to my mum 'now don't drop fag ash on his head like you did with KeyboardJockey' I remember people smoking in the hospital and that was 1968.
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