Profile Topics Started Replies Created Engagements Forum Replies Created Viewing 50 posts - 51 through 100 (of 1,550 total) 1 2 3 … 29 30 31 Author Posts August 27, 2017 at 5:01 pm in reply to: Should I have continued watching Red Dwarf with my partner after VII? #220738 John HoareParticipant It’s odd this, because all I want to say is that people have such differing opinions of Dwarf post-VI (and with some it’s post-V), that she should just watch it and make up her own mind. But that’s REALLY difficult when watching something with someone, because you feed off the other person’s reactions and energy. Which is something I find intriguing, and also not written about nearly enough. So if *you* don’t like a series, she’ll probably automatically enjoy it less anyway, regardless of anything else. So… yeah. Go and watch My Mother the Car or something instead. August 22, 2017 at 7:30 pm in reply to: "biological biz" Please help #220664 John HoareParticipant Now I think about it, vibrator jokes are quite atypical for Dwarf, aren’t they? August 16, 2017 at 2:27 am in reply to: Politicians With Connections to Red Dwarf #220554 John HoareParticipant That Howard Stoate one is fucking amazing. August 9, 2017 at 3:25 pm in reply to: Everybody's alive, Dave. #220439 John HoareParticipant Anyone want to talk about The Strange World of Gurney Slade? August 7, 2017 at 2:03 am in reply to: Everybody's alive, Dave. #220406 John HoareParticipant For the record, my opinion post-VI: VII: Best game of all time VIII: Junction system is flawed, but the story and characters are some of the best in the whole series IX: Severely underrated, some wonderful sidequests, but what the FUCK happened with Fran? X: Wasn’t sure at first, and it’s far too linear, but it gets really good about halfway through XI: Never played, can’t really be bothered with MMOs XII: Some amazing gameplay, but it takes itself *far* too seriously August 4, 2017 at 12:20 am in reply to: Everybody's alive, Dave. #220344 John HoareParticipant The ongoing fragmentation of the media is an absolute fucker sometimes. July 28, 2017 at 6:45 pm in reply to: Noise to Signal #220225 John HoareParticipant (I did once have the idea that we could revive NTS as a group podcast – or even a podcast network. I think that’d work great if we all put the time in… but ultimately, would probably have failed for some of the same reasons it failed originally. We’ve all moved on to our own stuff.) July 28, 2017 at 6:30 pm in reply to: Noise to Signal #220224 John HoareParticipant One thing that Dirty Feed piece doesn’t say as strongly as it should have done: there are so many times I planned to write something on NTS, and then never got round to it. It was for various reasons – some good, some not quite so good. That didn’t help the site one bit, though. I wish I’d found better ways of managing it all. I did love NTS, and Seb makes some really good points about the idea behind it that I hadn’t even thought of. Ultimately, I think I became too selfish to work on a group blog. I wanted to do a site which was far smaller, but more me. I’m happier as a result… but I sometimes look at what NTS could have been, and sigh wistfully. July 17, 2017 at 5:19 am in reply to: Parallel Whoniverse #220067 John HoareParticipant Our favourite GELF bride is certainly Having His Say. BREAKING: That bloke who once played a GELF in Red Dwarf thinks all this is a Very Bad Idea. pic.twitter.com/HtHkcOR6Y8 — mumoss (@mumoss) July 16, 2017 July 11, 2017 at 4:58 am in reply to: RD References List #220053 John HoareParticipant FWIW, all of the Darrell recommendations are now gone. In fact, I meant to take them out ages ago, but this thread has reminded me to do so. I will now resort to baiting Tumblr to fill up the gaps, by writing a Rimmer/Lister scat story. June 29, 2017 at 10:48 am in reply to: Dirty Feed #219967 John HoareParticipant CONTENT WARNING: JIMMY SAVILE http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/06/get-ready-for-jim/ June 23, 2017 at 7:17 pm in reply to: Business Resources #219917 John HoareParticipant Deleted a couple of the other spam threads, as we don’t want to encourage them… June 11, 2017 at 9:44 am in reply to: Dirty Feed #219853 John HoareParticipant How a BBC Micro can help you with your morality: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/06/how-strong-are-your-moral-values/ May 21, 2017 at 9:14 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #219790 John HoareParticipant New design launched, so now you can all read it on mobiles without cricking your neck. http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/05/dirty-feed-iii/ May 17, 2017 at 7:42 am in reply to: Dirty Feed #219776 John HoareParticipant Hey all. It’s been a while since I posted something on Dirty Feed which I thought might interest people here, but here’s something about TV playout and THAT McDonald’s advert: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/05/mcdonalds-playout/ April 23, 2017 at 3:13 pm in reply to: Red Dwarf easter egg in Star Trek Deep Space Nine #219643 John HoareParticipant There’s also a subtle Dwarf reference in the TNG episode ‘Clues’ – if you look closely, you can see the entire script for ‘Thanks For The Memory’ nicked by a fan who got his unsolicited spec script produced because no-one had spotted what he’d done. I have to say, I’d always thought the similarities with Clues were just a coincidence, but I hadn’t realised the original story and script were by someone with NO OTHER CREDITS ANYWHERE ON TELEVISION EVER. I’d be very intrigued to read the original script now, before Menosky rewrote it. Piller said the rewrite was “mostly restructuring caused by the departure of Wil Wheaton and a major dialogue polish”, FWIW. March 24, 2017 at 5:33 pm in reply to: Some Old Bloke #219554 John HoareParticipant I’m not sure I *want* to read a book written by someone who can’t bring themselves to say voters have made some bad choices recently. March 13, 2017 at 2:08 pm in reply to: Robert's Latest Periscope #219474 John HoareParticipant Ah, another thing that G&T should just have FUCKING REPORTED ON FROM THE AUDIENCE RECORDINGS then, seeing as Robert’s just going to let that kind of thing out anyway. Remind me why we’re good little boys again? I don’t know why we fucking bother. February 16, 2017 at 10:48 am in reply to: Dirty Feed #219277 John HoareParticipant frasier pilot edits frasier pilot edits frasier pilot edits frasier pilot edits http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/02/frasier-the-good-son/ February 8, 2017 at 8:06 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #219254 John HoareParticipant Cheers, thank you! That someone ever watches something based on my nonsense is my favourite thing about doing the site. Anyway, I’ve finally finished my piece comparing the DVD and the BBC Two repeats of Hi-de-Hi! from last year, so links to all four articles are: Pilot: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/09/hi-de-hi-edits-1/ Series 1: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/11/hi-de-hi-edits-2/ Series 2-5: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/12/hi-de-hi-edits-3/ Series 6-9: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/02/hi-de-hi-edits-4/ Nearly five months between the first and last articles of the series, which is slightly excessive. Although perhaps not as excessive as this. January 27, 2017 at 12:02 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #219215 John HoareParticipant ‘ALLO ‘ALLO EDITS TIME, IT’S ‘ALLO ‘ALLO EDITS TIME http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/01/allo-allo-pigeon-post/ January 22, 2017 at 8:52 am in reply to: Dirty Feed #219208 John HoareParticipant I cannot *believe* I missed those. I checked it right through before publishing yesterday, and somehow they still managed to slip though. I’m an imbecile. Just corrected them, and added a short note at the end of the piece. Thank you! January 21, 2017 at 3:50 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #219206 John HoareParticipant The story behind unbroadcast Fox game show Our Little Genius… and my own brief dalliance with the FCC. http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/01/our-little-genius/ January 7, 2017 at 6:19 am in reply to: Dirty Feed #219090 John HoareParticipant In defence of silly things: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/01/the-world-is-burning/ January 1, 2017 at 4:38 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #219058 John HoareParticipant Best of Dirty Feed 2016, if you want to skip the dreck and just read the mildly interesting: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2017/01/dirty-feed-best-of-2016/ December 30, 2016 at 1:27 am in reply to: Spoilery Thread Deleted #219031 John HoareParticipant Actually, I just didn’t want anyone to know which Series IV episode they were ripping off next time. December 25, 2016 at 3:45 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #218959 John HoareParticipant MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY. Here’s something on the Christmas episodes of George & Mildred, and how the final episode of the show calls the programme’s own bluff: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/12/a-george-mildred-christmas/ December 18, 2016 at 7:28 pm in reply to: New Things You've Spotted In Red Dwarf #3671 #218883 John HoareParticipant This is very excellent indeed. December 15, 2016 at 3:19 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #218845 John HoareParticipant I would say there’s always a chance. Even if it was just getting an episode or two. December 14, 2016 at 7:01 am in reply to: Dirty Feed #218831 John HoareParticipant lol Hi-de-Hi! said fuck http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/12/hi-de-hi-edits-3-filth-and-lewd-innuendo/ December 4, 2016 at 8:57 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #218748 John HoareParticipant Oh, I wasn’t being sarcastic, promise! I’m really glad you liked it! I had to write that one in a rush when I realised it really needed to be published that Saturday, or not at all. Sometimes they turn out shit when I do that, so I’m glad it worked… December 4, 2016 at 9:04 am in reply to: Dirty Feed #218741 John HoareParticipant Cheers Ben. Much appreciated. December 3, 2016 at 6:26 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #218734 John HoareParticipant I must say, The Rad Project was an amazing read. Hooray! Somebody else thinks so! I love it so much. Meanwhile, if you’re reading this on Saturday night, it seems an appropriate time to look back on Bob Monkhouse dealing with the lottery going tits up – nearly 20 years ago to the day: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/12/network/ November 28, 2016 at 5:03 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #218690 John HoareParticipant I’ve been writing various things over the past few weeks, but linking to every single thing in this thread would be tedious for everyone concerned, so I try to mainly keep it to TV-related articles in here. Some of you might be interested in my latest internet archeology piece, though: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/11/ghosts-of-internet-past/ November 15, 2016 at 8:49 pm in reply to: Who is/was John Hoare? #218418 John HoareParticipant :/ November 14, 2016 at 4:30 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #218372 John HoareParticipant Hi-de-Hi!’s recent BBC Two broadcast of Series 1, compared to the 2003 DVD release: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/11/hi-de-hi-edits-2/ November 13, 2016 at 6:02 pm in reply to: Who is/was John Hoare? #218357 John HoareParticipant All anyone needs to know about me is that I unfortunately wrote this: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2015/12/the-quatermass-experiment-experiment/ November 13, 2016 at 7:40 am in reply to: Is anyone else a little bit gutted that XII is totally in the can? #218338 John HoareParticipant I seem to recall I predicted that they’d do a day or so of reshoots between XI and XII. It somehow seems less likely now it’s all in the can with seemingly fewer problems than usual… November 5, 2016 at 4:39 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #218097 John HoareParticipant For anyone who wants a long self-indulgent rambling blogpost self-analysising Dirty Feed until it retains no joy or magic whatsoever: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/11/independent-blogs/ For anyone who wants something more interesting: I hear if you type “boobies” or “big willies” into Google you get some great sites, but I’ve not tried it myself. October 30, 2016 at 9:35 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #217746 John HoareParticipant Yeah, I always feel there’s a few gaps about the incident which I’m really tempted to attempt to fill in, but may be distasteful to do so. Fucking Carlton. They ruined my beloved Central. I’m still genuinely bitter about it. I honestly believe if Central had been the ones to team up with Granada and take over the ITV network, television would have been a lot better off. Not perfect, not some imagined glory days… but better than we got. October 30, 2016 at 2:17 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #217724 John HoareParticipant Right, now I’ve hopefully finished DYING, back to usual on Dirty Feed. Like picking apart documentaries from 2005, because reasons: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/10/name-something-documentary-makers-should-avoid/ October 23, 2016 at 2:01 am in reply to: Mindblowing thing I've just noticed about the Opening Theme… #217359 John HoareParticipant By the way, I’ve just listened to the Series 1 and 2 opening theme, and you can hear Dona DiStefano whispering “Norman Lovett is a cunt” 15 seconds in. October 22, 2016 at 3:38 pm in reply to: Mindblowing thing I've just noticed about the Opening Theme… #217329 John HoareParticipant “According to a forum on ganymede TV…” Digital Spy really are fucking useless. October 21, 2016 at 10:10 pm in reply to: Mindblowing thing I've just noticed about the Opening Theme… #217287 John HoareParticipant i’m a gibbering wreck what have you done October 12, 2016 at 9:38 pm in reply to: Should any comedy ever be commissioned ever? #217066 John HoareParticipant Thanks all. Had a nasty bout of pneumonia which landed me in intensive care for nearly two weeks. Long recovery ahead – six months is best guess before I’m completely back to normal – but I’m sure I can post the occasional piece of unpleasantness on here. October 12, 2016 at 9:35 pm in reply to: Starburst – Chris Barrie/Red Dwarf VI Interview (1994) #217065 John HoareParticipant I find Chris’s slightly negative reaction to V more interesting. Feels to me like he’s judging the episodes on how enjoyable they were to make than the final product. Which is understandable from his point of view – of course you want your work to be as fun as possible – but not very useful from a critical one. September 13, 2016 at 2:07 pm in reply to: Who is Responsible for This Laugh? #215695 John HoareParticipant Relevant to this thread. (The second half of the piece, anyway.) http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/09/hi-de-hi-edits-1-raiding-the-funny-cupboard/ September 9, 2016 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Who is Responsible for This Laugh? #215584 John HoareParticipant Wasn’t there going to be a High & Low audience reaction article at one point. There was. It got put back due to a million and one things, but it’s still in the pipeline. This thread, however, proves writing it will be a hundred times tricker than I ever imagined… September 8, 2016 at 2:11 am in reply to: Who is Responsible for This Laugh? #215533 John HoareParticipant Oddly enough, this links in with something I’m writing at the moment, comparing the DVD release of the pilot of Hi-De-Hi! with the repeat version shown on BBC Two a couple of weeks back. The repeat version has the laugh track sweetened to fuck. For absolutely no reason whatsoever. The original version is hardly lacking in laughs, being, y’know, one of the finest sitcom pilots ever made. September 6, 2016 at 5:32 pm in reply to: Dirty Feed #215475 John HoareParticipant How the famous Blockbusters title sequence was made: http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/09/blade-runner-afternoons/ Bonus DWARF points: a certain “Peter C Tyler” is credited for the photos, and as lighting cameraman on the sequence! Author Posts Viewing 50 posts - 51 through 100 (of 1,550 total) 1 2 3 … 29 30 31