Xmas Telly Roundup

Doctor Who - fell asleep. No idea. Probably ok.
We’re going on a bear hunt - fucked that right up didnt they.
Brian Cox / Eric Idle thing - fucking hell! (Lasted about 10 minutes)

Not seen much else. Raymond Briggs thing on now but I’m not really watching it.

Hows your festive telly been?

Inside No 9. Was alright

Doctor Who - sort of alright, realised how little I remember about the last series/xmas special though, as apparently those headless things were in it? Also Mark Lawson’s Guardian review suggests they either massively rewrote it it after the press screening (unlikely) or he was paying very little attention.
Inside no 9 - was good, twist was a bit daft but guess that was the point.

(Scottish football) Also Aberdeen v Motherwell on Friday. Some nice goals, Motherwell are quite agricultural for a team with such a nice pitch

Revolting Rhymes was ok, although the animation was very odd…huge weird noses on everyone.

Liked seeing Chris Hawkins on University Challenge failing at the music found.

Doctor Who looked daft enough for a Xmas special.

Bear Huntvwas OK, don’t like when they muck with the story to make it emotional thoiugh…

Anyone seen Outnumbered? Was it suitable for kids?

got Johnny Creek recording to watch after the footy, will report back. Didn’t watch doctor who and etc. because there were no children at our christmas

Outnumbered is well past its best (and it was never particularly good) - don’t think there was anything bad for kids, apart from the fact that it just wasn’t particularly funny at all.

inside no 9, #pogdogs, that chernobyl documentary on bbc4, big fat quiz (was shite), saw half of the outnumbered special (jesus) and the first bake off ep.

taped the agatha christie and the gordon buchanan elephant thing

gonna watch david blane and the celeb robot wars

Cool. My eldest has recently discovered it and thinks if is brilliant. As an alternative to youtubers I am all for it but as it was on at ten I thought maybe it was adult, luckily just not good. They will love it anyway…

wish it was Terminator vs Love Actually

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monster’s university is on bbc1 on sunday (is it any good?)

it’s decent as far as animations go, nowhere near the level of the better pixars though

as aggpass says, it’s decent and enjoyable but it’s not one of the top tier Pixars.

I think the Outnumbered special would be fine for kids, nothing particularly offensive that springs to mind!

I quite enjoyed it, probably more than the last special (whenever that was?)…

Doctor Who was a bit pants and the preview for the new series looked quite underwhelming.

Just watched the Raymond Briggs 'Ernest and Ethel and thought it was charming.

It’s been terrible since the first few Julia Sawalha episodes

I presume nobody’s insane enough to watch Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe (or whatever it’s called these days) whenever it’s on

Was on earlier apparently (8pm), I’m going to with it on iPlayer.

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Watched xmas bake off. Was aroot.

Think there was the odd swear word. Nothing harsh though.

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