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« on: Sunday, July 3, 2005, 22:28:59 » |
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Is anyone old enough to have watched this? It looks well exciting. Im going to download it now
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, July 3, 2005, 22:32:34 » |
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Is that the island with the sphere's wot catch people? Filmed at that wierd village in Wales.
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, July 3, 2005, 22:34:27 » |
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yeah i guess. Ive got no idea what happens or if it was any good. The Simpsons did a spoof of it
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« Reply #3 on: Sunday, July 3, 2005, 22:34:58 » |
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32 days remaining till its downloaded 
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, July 3, 2005, 22:38:45 » |
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday, July 3, 2005, 22:47:41 » |
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I'm old enough to remember it....but for some reason it passed me by.....probably the old man wanted to watch something on the other channel.
I was a fan of Patrick McGoohan from his Danger Man series.....ace theme tune.
The village was Port Meirion.....the baby of Clough Williams Ellis......who sounds like 3 managers.
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday, July 3, 2005, 22:56:23 » |
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I knew you'd be here Reg.... but dissapointed with the lack of knowledge
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, July 4, 2005, 00:01:04 » |
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It was a most surreal series - an ego trip for Patrick Mghoohan. I've watched as a kid, as a a teenager and as an adult and I still don't understand it. It's different and I loves it , wouldn't get made now. I stayed in Port Meirion - in the village and everybody goes home at 6pm and you get it all to yourself - I still wouldn't go down to the beach though - fucking great big durex chasing after you and suffocating you - aaargh. regards No. 69 ( I am not a free Ron but a number)
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, July 4, 2005, 00:03:14 » |
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download speed has picked up to 19kb/s so it should be done in 4 days \o/
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, July 4, 2005, 00:04:53 » |
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I got upgraded to 2mb last week - most useful for the downloading of selected fillums
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, July 4, 2005, 08:08:22 » |
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I watched this as a kid and didn't understand it but was absolutely terrified by the "rover" (big white bouncy thing). I have now got the boxed set of the series and have watched them and understand the point a bit better now. Still scared a bit by the rovers though....... Been to Portmeirion twice and it was a surreal experience to see all the buildings and the beach. Well worth a visit though if you liked the series.
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, July 4, 2005, 17:23:10 » |
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My Dad's got the videos which I watched years ago. Different, well worth watching though.
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, July 4, 2005, 18:53:49 » |
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I used to watch it on Sunday mornings in the 80's .I didnt really understand it if im honest but the bubbles were cool.
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, July 4, 2005, 19:22:23 » |
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The chap who runs the official fan club website was at Uni the same time as me.
We bullied him so much he tried to top himself.
Twice.
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, July 4, 2005, 19:25:34 » |
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was he a weirdo geek?
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