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I was very disappointed in that Who episode.

There was no originality in it from the sci fi viewpoint, just a politically correct history lesson.

They should leave that sort of thing to documentary makers who would actually tell the facts rather than try to wrap it up as entertainment.
 
SirRumpole said:
I was very disappointed in that Who episode.

There was no originality in it from the sci fi viewpoint, just a politically correct history lesson.

They should leave that sort of thing to documentary makers who would actually tell the facts rather than try to wrap it up as entertainment.
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"Politically correct " That is a neat little back handed slap Rumpy. WTF !!

If you check out the Wiki site I quoted you will see that all the basic facts are exactly as they happened. There is nothing gilded in this story. Rosa Banks, the social situation in Montgomory, the impact of Rosa's stand and the subsequent boycott of the buses for over a year were seminal points in the efforts to give negroes a measure of equality.

There was a movie/documentary about Rosa Parks in 2002. All quite good. However the writers decided to use a contempory sci-fi format to tell a story that most people would not be aware of beyond the broadest facts. It did raise a lot of interest for that reason.

I thought it was interesting how the two non-white partners of Dr Who reflected on the behavior of the Montomery citizens in 1955 and then related how they were treated at home in 2018.

https://tv.avclub.com/a-powerful-doctor-who-ensures-rosa-parks-is-the-hero-of-1829895227

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/...y-accurate-is-doctor-whos-rosa-parks-episode/
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45939324
 
basilio said:
"Politically correct " That is a neat little back handed slap Rumpy. WTF !!

If you check out the Wiki site I quoted you will see that all the basic facts are exactly as they happened. There is nothing gilded in this story. Rosa Banks, the social situation in Montgomory, the impact of Rosa's stand and the subsequent boycott of the buses for over a year were seminal points in the efforts to give negroes a measure of equality.
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Oh yeah, a time traveller ACTUALLY appeared on that bus and helped change history ? WTF bas who are you kidding ?:):)

If I watch a sci fi show I expect to see sci fi not a ridiculous montage of supposed suspense/mystery and historical lecturing.

That's why I said a genuine documentary would have done a lot more justice to the actuality of those events.
 
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Rumpy the basic facts of the story was the social situation in Montgomery at the time and the actions of Rosa Parks in refusing to give up her seat. The background to this was her life as a seamstress and her work as an activist. This was the guts of the facts.

Obviously the timetraveller parts were our way of creating a Dr Who story.

By the way you are quite off track saying that Dr Who was intended to be just a Sci Fi program. They often had social/political messages - just like Star Wars, Bonanza, The Brady Bunch and many other programs.

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/05/the7-least-subtle-political-allegories-on-doctor-who/
 
Watched "I, Daniel" on SBS. Powerful, compelling, harrowing

Daniel Blake (59) has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy. Directed by Ken Loach. Winner - Palme d'Or - 2016 Cannes Film Festival

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1349736003896/i-daniel-blake
 
basilio said:
Watched "I, Daniel" on SBS. Powerful, compelling, harrowing

Daniel Blake (59) has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy. Directed by Ken Loach. Winner - Palme d'Or - 2016 Cannes Film Festival

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1349736003896/i-daniel-blake
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Quite an insightful drama and social commentary there Bas. Sadly, it's not fictional nowadays isn't it.

Quite shameful that in some of the richest countries in the history of the world, we're forcing those who needed the bare minimum to survive to beg like dogs. Jumping through hoops, dealing with power-tripping sociopaths, and... echoing Daniel's... to lose the few things they have left - their dignity.

Recalling that article you linked from Michael Lewis... just a passing comment but apparently the Department responsible for keeping hungry kids and seniors is the Dept. of Agriculture. Geezus.
 
Also saw "Calvary" on SBS. Quite philosophical in an Ingmar Bergman way. Had elements of the Seventh Seal in it with it's discussions about God and morality.

Brendan Gleeson is electric as good-natured priest Father James Lavelle, who is intent on making the world a better place, but is continually shocked and saddened by the spiteful and confrontational inhabitants of his small country town. One day, when his life is threatened during a confession, the priest decides it's time to fight back against the dark forces around him.

https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/video/839115843841/Calvary
 
Great, and scary, interview with Daniel Ellsberg [the Pentagon Papers, US Nuclear War planner].

There's 8 parts. 3 Released so far. One segment per day I think they're going for.

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I didn't know this but... ermm... Hitler was a bit saner when it comes to nuclear weapons than American war planners?

Hitler rejected the idea of nuclear fission as there is a risk of atmospheric ignition, lighting up all the oxygen in the air, the hydrogen in the seas from splitting the atom.

The Yanks, at first, were understandably in a rush to build one as the Nazi was winning. But as the war dragged on and the Nazi was pushed back, eventually defeated... The Yanks was in a rush to finish the Bomb, refused Japanese surrender so they can have a chance to use it?

If it weren't Ellsberg and other historians writing this, it'd be some crazy conspiracy theory.

But that was then, nowadays we got Obama, now Trump, pushing to minimise the nukes, making it "tactical" and user-friendly. It'll only cost $1.5 to $3 Trillion though.

 
Just watched " Lion" on SBS on demand.

True Australian story of adopted indian boy who manged to find his mother 25 years later.
Great story.
 
In keeping with the times I watched The Dictator.

A thousand NPC jokes trashing women, blacks, Jews, lesbians and for the money shot - "American Democracy". For a film produced in 2012 it is remarkably prescient in depicting a Dictator running around with gold limousines and bedding a wall of paid and unpaid hookers.

The Dictator is a 2012 political satire black comedy film co-written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen as his fourth feature film in a leading role. The film is directed by Larry Charles, who previously directed Baron Cohen's mockumentaries Borat and Brüno. Baron Cohen, in the role of Admiral General Aladeen, the dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya visiting the United States, stars alongside Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, and an uncredited appearance by John C. Reilly.

Producers Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel said that Baron Cohen's character was inspired by real-life leaders considered dictators like Kim Jong-il, Idi Amin, Muammar Gaddafi, Mobutu Sese Seko and Saparmurat Niyazov.[5] The film's opening credits dedicate it to Kim Jong-il, "in loving memory".

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1195297347522/the-dictator
 
Came in here to get a glimpse into what Bas was viewing. Pretty sure it wasn't Rambo 1, 2 and 3. I wasn't wrong.
 
The Day Boris Yeltsin Saved The World

There are many special days but the really special ones should include those that change or in fact save the course of history - or Civilisation As We Know It.

There was a very special day in January 1995 when the Russian President Boris Yeltsin makes a life or death decision which means we can still talk about it today. This Musicial interpretation of one of the less known turning points of history deserves a drink or a smoke and a few bags of chippies. ( This story is only 20 minutes long but allow time fro the rest of the series.)

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In January 1995, a small research rocket is launched from the civilian scientific rocket station Andøya. Its mission is to document the Northern Light for Norwegian and American scientists. Moments later all hell breaks loose, when the Russian military misinterprets the rocket as an American nuclear missile. The Russians have just minutes to retaliate, and for the first time in history they activate their nuclear briefcases. President Boris Jeltsin has only a few minutes to decide: Should he push the button and start a nuclear war? This is the investigative musical about the scariest moment in human history .

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/vid...-norway-the-musical-the-andoya-missile-crisis
 
basilio said:
The Day Boris Yeltsin Saved The World

There are many special days but the really special ones should include those that change or in fact save the course of history - or Civilisation As We Know It.

There was a very special day in January 1995 when the Russian President Boris Yeltsin makes a life or death decision which means we can still talk about it today. This Musicial interpretation of one of the less known turning points of history deserves a drink or a smoke and a few bags of chippies. ( This story is only 20 minutes long but allow time fro the rest of the series.)

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In January 1995, a small research rocket is launched from the civilian scientific rocket station Andøya. Its mission is to document the Northern Light for Norwegian and American scientists. Moments later all hell breaks loose, when the Russian military misinterprets the rocket as an American nuclear missile. The Russians have just minutes to retaliate, and for the first time in history they activate their nuclear briefcases. President Boris Jeltsin has only a few minutes to decide: Should he push the button and start a nuclear war? This is the investigative musical about the scariest moment in human history .

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/vid...-norway-the-musical-the-andoya-missile-crisis
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Wow. It's a miracle humanity still survive. There's been some dozen cases like these since WWII.
 
Who remembers the Doug Anthony All Stars ? The Mad, mercurial comedians of the 80's who took no prisoners. Fantastic two part series looking at the old DGAS and the reformed group.
Tim Fergusons final comments say it all.

Episode 1
Tim Ferguson's diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis prompted the Doug Anthony Allstars to break up. Thirty years later it has also given the comedy superstars the impetus to reform.

Episode 2
In the second episode, the Allstars reform as the cripple (Tim Ferguson now in a wheelchair), the superstar (Paul McDermott) and the pensioner (Paul Livingston who replaced Richard). And once again, they quickly find success
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/tick-f-ing-tock
 
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