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Maggy 29-09-2019 08:54
Spitting Image returns
 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain...1Zsq_lScSiet70

Quote:
Satirical puppet show Spitting Image hopes to return to the small screen, 23 years after it last aired.

New episodes of the comedy, described as "public service satire" by co-creator Roger Law, will take on Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, among others.

"It's pretty chaotic out there. As far as I'm concerned, it's better than shouting at the television set," he told the Guardian.

A pilot for the resurrected show has already been filmed, Mr Law added.

The pilot will also feature the Duchess of Sussex wearing a glittery top with the word "Princess" printed on the front.
Fingers crossed that it happens..I'm looking forward to it.

Mr K 29-09-2019 09:25
Re: Spitting Image returns
 
I thought that it already had returned tbh. It's on the Parliament channel several hours a day.

denphone 29-09-2019 09:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy (Post 36012104)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain...1Zsq_lScSiet70



Fingers crossed that it happens..I'm looking forward to it.
Indeed fingers crossed as there is nothing like good public service satire.

Ken W 29-09-2019 13:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy (Post 36012104)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain...1Zsq_lScSiet70



Fingers crossed that it happens..I'm looking forward to it.

I also enjoyed them.

heero_yuy 24-09-2020 11:09
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First official trailer released:

Maggy 24-09-2020 11:45
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Sadly I can't get it.

denphone 24-09-2020 11:48
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One has to subscribe to Britbox sadly.

heero_yuy 29-09-2020 11:38
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Quote from The Sun: Spitting Image co-creator Roger Law defended his puppets against accusations of racism.

The caricaturist, 79, created the satirical puppet show which first aired in 1984.

It has gone on to win numerous awards by creating caricatures of celebrities and political figures by way of exaggerated puppets in their likeness.

ITV bosses recently had a "curious meeting" with the shows creators to discuss how best to represent black characters, in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.

But Roger is not having any of the criticism that its past portrayals of figures such as Kanye West or Beyoncé were offensive.

Instead he accused his critics of contriving controversy.

“People sit around looking for things to complain about, and I do big noses and big ears. It’s personal – it’s not a racist thing," he told Radio Times in this week's magazine.
The whole objective of a caricature is the emphasis of certain physical features including the ethnic ones.

Paul 30-09-2020 00:06
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People sit around looking for things to complain about
This is entirely the problem now, made infintely worse by [anti] social media.

Maggy 30-09-2020 09:32
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Well I'm finding loads to complain about but that's human nature.

roughbeast 04-10-2020 14:58
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I have watched the new version and the last episode of the old version in the last 24 hours. The old Spitting Image is funnier and more satirical and savage, by far.

Meanwhile I'm struggling with Britbox on my Android T9 TV box. No matter what I do I cannot get it to fit to screen. Therefore, I cannot access the play button. I would download Britbox to my smart TV except that it is an old Panasonic Viera plasma. The Viera Store doesn't feature the Britbox app for this TV.

SnoopZ 04-10-2020 15:11
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Originally Posted by roughbeast (Post 36052607)
I have watched the new version and the last episode of the old version in the last 24 hours. The old Spitting Image is funnier and more satirical and savage, by far.

Meanwhile I'm struggling with Britbox on my Android T9 TV box. No matter what I do I cannot get it to fit to screen. Therefore, I cannot access the play button. I would download Britbox to my smart TV except that it is an old Panasonic Viera plasma. The Viera Store doesn't feature the Britbox app for this TV.
Get a Firestick 4K it's a no brainer for everything.

oliver1948uk 04-10-2020 16:18
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Or, if you have a smartphone, Chromecast. Brilliant. So easy to use on any TV with HDMI.

This week a new Chromecast comes out with a remote so smartphone is no longer necessary.

heero_yuy 04-10-2020 16:25
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First episode downloaded on the Media Server to watch this evening.

roughbeast 04-10-2020 21:02
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 36052608)
Get a Firestick 4K it's a no brainer for everything.
I refuse to have anything to do with Amazon until they start paying their proper tax and start treating their employees properly.

SnoopZ 04-10-2020 22:44
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Originally Posted by roughbeast (Post 36052654)
I refuse to have anything to do with Amazon until they start paying their proper tax and start treating their employees properly.
Get an alternative then.

heero_yuy 05-10-2020 09:12
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Watched it last night and first impression is that it lacked pace. The Boris and alien Cummings sketch was far too long. The main gags were all done in the first minute or so.

As for the Mary Poppins ( no, me neither ) ending what was that about?

Highlights: Prince Andrew* getting whacked over the back of the neck with a piece of 2x4 and Priti Patel as a BDSM mistress with Gove as the client.

"C" Must try harder.

* Apparently the puppet had to be re-inforced here so I guess this will be a regular item.

Paul 06-10-2020 04:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by roughbeast (Post 36052654)
I refuse to have anything to do with Amazon until they start paying their proper tax and start treating their employees properly.
I'm sure they are deeply concerned. :sleep:

heero_yuy 14-10-2020 18:26
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Quote from The Sun: Spitting Image has been renewed for a 2021 series after breaking records in its Britbox debut.

The comedy revival only dropped its first episode over the weekend, but it's already been renewed for a second series next year.

Announcing the news, Britbox Chief Creative & Brand Officer Reemah Sakaan said: "The fantastic response to Spitting Image just goes to show how much the world needs public service satire.

"Not only can subscribers look forward to another nine weeks of anarchy but also now another series in 2021."

The satirical programme first aired in 1984 yet fans can now get a slice of the action on the online streaming platform.

The iconic political, celebrity and royal mannequins have returned with new faces thrown into the mix such as Donald Trump, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and Piers Morgan.

Itshim 02-11-2020 18:39
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Was going for get britbox just for this . Remembering it from the last time! However having watched one show on ITV ( recorded it just watched) I won't bother a shadow of the show I recalled !!!

Pierre 08-11-2020 14:12
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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 36055954)
Was going for get britbox just for this . Remembering it from the last time! However having watched one show on ITV ( recorded it just watched) I won't bother a shadow of the show I recalled !!!
I wouldn’t subscribe to BritBox just for this, but the free episode they showed was quite funny. I especially liked Jared Kushner and Priti Patel

downquark1 08-11-2020 14:30
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Seen some clips on YouTube. I didn't have high hopes but I'm quite amused with the Cummings as an alien take.

Itshim 20-11-2020 18:28
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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36056925)
I wouldn’t subscribe to BritBox just for this, but the free episode they showed was quite funny. I especially liked Jared Kushner and Priti Patel
If it had been any good would have signed up while it ran .Sorry it in my opinion a pale shadow of it's former self. Still find Rowen and Martins laugh- in the funniest show I can ever remember. :D


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