Magic Fills the Air Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I finally got around to watching Birdsong. I loved the book and I wondered how this long-awaited adaptation would hold up. I wasn't disappointed. I'm looking forward to seeing part two on Sunday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhead Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 love this ! He's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The Daily Show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The Big Bang Theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Great Performances - Tony Bennett duets Right now Carrie Underwood and Tony are singing "It Had To Be You", Amy Winehouse was just on...so sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Getting ready to watch a three part mini series by the BBC called "Berlin". Here's a rather interesting summary of each of the three parts: Part One : Dangerous Ideas The 18th-century king Frederick the Great was a contradictory character whose legacy would define Berlin as a place of both aggressive militarism and enlightened idealism. He would be embraced as an icon by Hitler and, later, the Communist leaders in East Berlin. But Frederick's liberalism created a city in which new theories of sex and sexuality could flourish, inspiring groundbreaking art. During the Cold War, the street that bore the king's name, Friedrichstrasse, was also brutally divided - and irreconcilable. Only after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 was King Frederick returned to his desired resting place. The funeral was intended as a laying-to-rest of more than just a body. Part 2: Ruined Visions The story of Berlin and its buildings is one of visionary creation and terrible destruction, of human ambition and delusion. From the 19th-century architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel to the Bauhaus pioneers of Modernism and the rebuilding of the city after the fall of the Wall, it is a city that has always looked to the future. Architect Albert Speer had grand plans to transform Berlin into a monumental Nazi capital for Adolf Hitler, and the buildings that remain from his scheme are still haunted by their terrible associations. There is no other city in the world where the morality of the architecture has been so heavily scrutinised. Buildings with Imperial, Nazi and Communist pasts all inspire fierce debates about whether this city should acknowledge or deny it's chequered history. Part 3: Ich Bin Berliner The life and character of Berliners have been defined by a struggle for freedom. In 1963, President Kennedy declared that all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. But centuries earlier, the rulers of the city offered freedom to the oppressed. Jews moved to the city from Vienna and Eastern Europe, and were instrumental in creating the city as it now exists. During the Nazi years, however, Berlin's Jews were driven underground, many unable to leave the city they loved. When the Russians arrived at the end of the Second World War, Berlin's women found themselves at the mercy of rapists rather than liberators. Citizens became pawns in a global game through the Berlin blockade, and when the Berlin Wall was built, both East and West held themselves up as beacons of freedom. But only when it fell did Berliners attain the freedom that their early rulers had promised them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fool In The Rain 60 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Dan Lebatard is Highly Questionable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebk Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Pilot episode of Luck on HBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingLovingHeartbreaker Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The. Bachelor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 My Name is Earl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetleron Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 the news.......cuz i just can't get enough election coverage...........or hear about Gronkowski's ankle for half an hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I've got Sportscenter on as background noise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlam Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 The Simpsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fool In The Rain 60 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 'The Super Bowl' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Robert Anthony II Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Shameless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 The Voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 American Dad I saw my first episode of this last week. The title was Stanny Tendergrass...did you see it? It was hilarious. I was actually gonna post a clip of it here, (Make me Laugh thread) but couldn't find one available at the time. I couldn't get over the few times when the lil' kid jumped on several peoples shoulders (throughout the show) and would plop his "boobs" on their heads. At the end Hulk Hogan made an appearance. I got hooked after that one clip. Gotta see it again....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Dexter - season 4 on Netflix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Counting down the days until The Walking Dead starts again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Watching Around The Horn on tape because I fell asleep when it originally aired at 5pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Making chocolate chunk cookies and watching "Meet Me in St. Louis" on TMC...Judy Garland, sigh. Love "The Trolley Song"! " 'Clang, clang, clang' went the trolley 'Ding, ding, ding' went the bell 'Zing, zing, zing' went my heartstrings From the moment I saw him I fell" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 The Late Show w/ David Letterman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planted Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Just finished "The Awful Truth" on TCM. Now, "On the Waterfront"... Yeah for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebk Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Finian's Rainbow Although I'm not sure why I'm watching it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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