What TV Have You Seen?

[gag]

Couldn't decide what to watch, wife said I've never seen Phoenix nights put it on and see what all the fuss is about, watched all first season she said I'll give 2md season a miss its a bit naff to be honest I don't see what all the fuss is about.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by gag

Couldn't decide what to watch, wife said I've never seen Phoenix nights put it on and see what all the fuss is about, watched all first season she said I'll give 2md season a miss its a bit naff to be honest I don't see what all the fuss is about.

That shows the subjective nature of humour, because I've seen Phoenix Nights many times and always find something that makes me laugh, whether it?s a brilliantly delivered piece of dialogue or some physical humour, such as a far from family friendly inflatable

[gag]

Can fit in tv or film thread,

Threads shown on tv other day,

Why have I never seen this before I do not know?

Surely this has got to the the most realistic portray of life after a holocaust,
To the point certain scenes and clips you could easily be convinced bits of it was done documentary style showing you real clips that got captured with the voice over telling you the story.

[gag]

Apparently Threads has been the talk on forums with being showing again on tv,
I just found out something I didn't know,
Its only ever been shown on tv 4 times and each time they need special mission to show it. ��

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by gag

Apparently Threads has been the talk on forums with being showing again on tv,
I just found out something I didn't know,
Its only ever been shown on tv 4 times and each time they need special mission to show it. ��

Where is that quote from, gag?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

I was interested in those claims, so searched online and found that was part of the Amazon description, possibly the wording from the rear cover.

[gag]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

I was interested in those claims, so searched online and found that was part of the Amazon description, possibly the wording from the rear cover.

Ah right, that's not where I saw it but I presume that's where it come from, must be quoted from that, just saw it from a link when I was reading it about.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by gag

Ah right, that's not where I saw it but I presume that's where it come from, must be quoted from that, just saw it from a link when I was reading it about.

So when you saw that text, you didn?t try and find out where it was from or if it was true?

[gag]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

So when you saw that text, you didn?t try and find out where it was from or it was true?

It's the typical scenario, if reading a write-up about something or reading Wikipedia you've got no real reason to disbelieve, but if someone told you something then chances are you'd google it to see if it was true, and that's exactly what happened here. If you want to delete all the posts from when I posted that feel free to do so instead of clogging up a thread debating about it it's true or not.

[Dave]

From the back of the BBC Simply Media UK Blu-ray

From its first broadcast Threads became one of the most significant and influential commissions ever seen on the BBC. When the drama aired on CNN in 1985 it was rumoured to have changed President Reagan's nuclear policy, and to date it has only been seen on UK TV screens three times. So disturbing is the screenplay that special permission from the highest editorial levels at the BBC is required for any TV screening.

. . . it's now four times.