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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 26, 2017 10:14:25 GMT
I saw him in Minder recently too. Had a good part as a heavy. I would have loved seeing him in The Sweeney, The Professionals and something like The Chinese Detective. He was also in Crossroads.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 21, 2017 1:04:32 GMT
I remember watching that Channel 4 documentary with my brother and at the time was shocked to hear him swear like how's your father as he kept trying to push his team to win. I remember initially, after he took over as England manager, they had a very impressive run of results and I think the fans warmed to him. I reckon he got the job because of his record with Watford and helping Villa finish 2nd to Liverpool in 1990. He did make some odd choices and got a slagging for taking off Gary Lineker in that match against Sweden in Euro '92. But he was still a nice bloke and very likeable.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 18, 2017 0:12:12 GMT
I watched this episode tonight. Great one with a neat plot involving some shady, deceitful villains and the final punch-up was ace with Terry and "Oz" taking on a gang including The Bill's Reg Hollis and Del Baker. Arthur played a cool part too at the end by making a deal with the dodgy businessman and in this episode, Terry didn't seem as angry with him as he did in the other eps I've seen of series 4.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 18, 2017 0:06:30 GMT
Great episode with a gangland feel thanks to Mickey The Fish's presence. David Calder's threat to Arthur was chilling, especially when he talked about separating his toes and speaking of which, the next shot was that of those of Mickey's lady friend who was now Terry's. This did definitely have an earlier series feel and the pool hall fight at the end was top-notch. Could have easily been a Sweeney action scene.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Dec 27, 2016 19:10:39 GMT
RIP Princess Leia. Not just an actress and a writer, but she also apparently doctored the screenplay for Lethal Weapon 3. A woman of many talents.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Dec 26, 2016 21:11:19 GMT
RIP Rick. As a tribute, I played the classic 1972 album Piledriver in its entirety. The '70s was their best period easily with their peak being Quo Live which was an excellent set. Whatever You Want was good being their last album of that decade but they still managed to record some decent singles in the '80s such as Red Sky and the debatable In The Army Now.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Dec 13, 2016 0:55:03 GMT
I remember him from my childhood. RIP Ian.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Dec 8, 2016 21:24:20 GMT
He also played alongside one of my favourite guitarists Gary Moore.
RIP Greg. What a voice.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Dec 6, 2016 21:27:08 GMT
He was also compelling as a self-serving (is there any other?) businessman/millionaire whose grandchildren were kidnapped in a series 2 episode of the underrated BBC1 crime series In Deep which starred Nick Berry and Stephen Tompkinson.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Dec 6, 2016 21:20:47 GMT
What I also like is the Thin Lizzy connection. Phil and Gary's friendship went as far back as the late '60s when they were teenagers.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Dec 4, 2016 13:43:36 GMT
This knocks seven shades of 5h1t out of those tunes.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Nov 13, 2016 17:52:25 GMT
I remember him for his appearances on the Hulk. He played a gangland heavy, a doctor and a lynch mob member.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Nov 13, 2016 17:50:44 GMT
He was also an avid protestor against the Vietnam war.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Nov 11, 2016 23:49:18 GMT
RIP Robert Vaughn . He was a member of the Seven, an UNCLE then a Protector. He also gave a terrific performance in Bullitt for which he should have been Oscar nominated IMHO for Best Supporting Actor.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Oct 15, 2016 21:43:08 GMT
I remember she was even kind enough to take in young Kevin and Sally into her home just before they got wed or it might have been after. She was a classic character and Jean had a good innings. RIP Hilda.
I recall in the late '90s she complained about Corrie becoming more sex-driven and too gritty for its own good when those storylines involving Kevin's and Sally's affairs began taking off.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Sept 25, 2016 17:08:57 GMT
The 1987 version of Here I Go Again will always be my favourite. That's what helped me get into the band as it has that uplifting, upbeat, heavy feelgood factor whereas its 1982 predecessor was more bluesy, grimmer and downbeat.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Aug 15, 2016 22:14:09 GMT
I remember him being a proper goal machine in the early to mid '90s when Villa were riding high under Ron Atkinson. A very pacey, gifted player who also played alongside John Aldridge for Real Sociedad after scoring against Liverpool for Sheffield Wednesday in late 1989.
RIP Dalian.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jul 27, 2016 21:56:03 GMT
Sad to hear that the man who produced The Naked Civil Servant, Gangsters, Out, The Long Good Friday and Wolcott has passed away . I reckon he could have easily produced a Sweeney-like cop series or maybe worked on the earlier series of The Bill had that been made entirely on film.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jul 27, 2016 19:23:25 GMT
Heard about it just now. Directed many classic episodes of The Sweeney, a few of The Professionals and he also contributed to short-lived series like Saracen of which he directed an explosive episode set in Africa. Of course, he also did McVicar.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jul 10, 2016 16:05:16 GMT
Wild Flower is my favourite. That album Electric had a proper heavy rock AC/DC vibe but I also like their '85 album, especially She Sells Sanctuary which is an upbeat, pacey track. One of their best singles.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jun 18, 2016 20:42:37 GMT
The main suspect in her killing is supposed to be an extreme right-wing sociopath who keeps chanting "death to traitors!" Obviously someone who needs to be sectioned immediately.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jun 4, 2016 12:49:06 GMT
My dad was a big Ali fan, even used to do his stance as an homage. BTW here is the classic fight that inspired a certain Mr. Stallone to write Rocky.
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Post by dscarter1975 on May 7, 2016 23:21:34 GMT
Series 1 all the way for me. No question! I can see why you'd say that, the problem is that it sounds like part of an instrumental score rather than a theme tune. It was actually. The series 1 theme tune was used for the climactic action scene in the pilot when Starsky and Hutch chased the two killers.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Apr 11, 2016 17:52:47 GMT
Stallone for me was the better actor. He was superb in the first Rocky, acceptable in Rocky II, showed his acting potential in Nighthawks and gave a phenomenal performance in First Blood. That movie kickstarted the '80s action genre with its gritty atmosphere, spectacular stunts and explosive gun battles. After that, he became typecast as a one-man army and his forays into comedy were dire. Still, he made a blazing return to form with Cliffhanger and Demolition Man before giving a truly sincere turn with Cop Land.
From 1984 to 1993, Arnie was pretty much unbeatable at the box office thanks to hits like The Terminator, Commando, Predator, The Running Man, Total Recall and Terminator 2. The Last Action Hero was an underrated satire on his own heroic image and True Lies was a fun action adventure despite having Arab Muslims as the baddies.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Apr 3, 2016 16:18:21 GMT
I have to say that I don't often frequent supermarket cafes but I remember going to the one at Tesco's which is on the outskirts of my hometown Blackburn and whenever I ordered a plate of chips, they would give it to me straight away and it would be piping hot. I'd also help myself to sachets of salt and vinegar where the cutlery would be and there would also be a drinks machine nearby. Never noticed anything dodgy when I ate there.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Apr 2, 2016 19:26:12 GMT
That was the title. Remember watching an episode of Small Talk with my cousins.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Apr 2, 2016 14:49:17 GMT
I remember a juvenile quiz show that he presented in the '90s on BBC1 as well as his impression of Stevie Wonder singing I Just Called back in the '80s.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Apr 1, 2016 19:40:09 GMT
He was actually a very funny bloke. Yesterday I was listening to The Bee and they played quite a few soundbites from The Two Ronnies as a tribute. Made me realize he was a comical genius. RIP Ronnie C.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 29, 2016 19:13:31 GMT
Operation Heartbeat should have paved the way for bigger and better things but I suppose crew members were quite wary of him because of the problems involved with the making of MIAS in terms of what he wanted for the character.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 26, 2016 19:28:38 GMT
I watched Variation On A Million Bucks (parts 1 and 2) today and managed to remind myself what a superb method actor he was as McGill who really took some punishment in this story. He was smacked on the back of the head a few times, stabbed in the shoulder, hit on his forehead after being ambushed and collapsed a few times.
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