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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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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:
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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Quote:
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.


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