TV/Movies Megathread

[grumbler]

Well then there is also how Albert Fairfax, a Marylander, discovered he was actually a titled Scottish nobleman and returned to the UK and took his place in the House of Lords.  So we do kind of have one example of where that actually happened. Some American discovered that he was in fact the rightful heir to something and went back to do his aristocratic thing late in his life. Not exactly King of Ruritania though.

His grandson's back in the House of Lords - won a recent hereditary peers by-election.

I thought you got a seat automatically if you were a peer. WTF UK.

I think only life peers automatically get a seat, while hereditary peers select some of themselves as their representatives (because there are too many peers for the physical space).

[Sheilbh]

I think only life peers automatically get a seat, while hereditary peers select some of themselves as their representatives (because there are too many peers for the physical space).

I don't think it's to do with space. There's still too many MPs and Lords for the actual chambers.

But when Labour reformed the House of Lords they cut the number of hereditary peers to about 90 (who were elected by other hereditary peers). But when one of them dies their replacement gets elected in a by-election of hereditary peers. The candidates normally do a personal statement some of which are CVs or descriptions of what they care about, some have been limericks and Baron Biddulph always just enters with his personal statement: "Always happy to serve."

[Syt]

[Eddie Teach]

Where's Designing Women? 

[Grey Fox]

Damn, this almost made me cry with nostalgia.

[Barrister]

Where's Designing Women? 

Is that the best Atlanta has as a claim to fame?

[Eddie Teach]

Walking Dead, but not a sitcom.

[Josquius]

There's a gap in the market for a Montana based sitcom. Maybe something about survivalists.

[Liep]

There's a gap in the market for a Montana based sitcom. Maybe something about survivalists.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt could've started there.

[Syt]

Just watched the Modern Warfare episode of Community (S1E23). This was one of the most hilarious bits of TV I've seen in a long while with two many genre references to mention. I completely lost it when Senor Chang doing his best Chow Yun Fat impression. 

[The Larch]

Just watched the Modern Warfare episode of Community (S1E23). This was one of the most hilarious bits of TV I've seen in a long while with two many genre references to mention. I completely lost it when Senor Chang doing his best Chow Yun Fat impression. 

That one is truly amazing, it blew my mind back in the day. And yes, the stellar Chang role as a John Woo style gunman is magnificent. I swear there were doves and everything. 

[celedhring]

All the paintball episodes are just fantastic.

[The Larch]

All the paintball episodes are just fantastic.

I didn't enjoy the second one *that* much, the one parodying spaghetti westerns, but in comparison with the first one nothing will stand up to it, IMO. 

[celedhring]

All the paintball episodes are just fantastic.

I didn't enjoy the second one *that* much, the one parodying spaghetti westerns, but in comparison with the first one nothing will stand up to it, IMO. 

The first is the best no doubt, but the spaghetti western one and the Star Wars one had me all giddy too. So much fun.

And the Mad Max episode in season 3. Which is not a paintball episode but it's their spiritual heir.

[The Larch]

All the paintball episodes are just fantastic.

I didn't enjoy the second one *that* much, the one parodying spaghetti westerns, but in comparison with the first one nothing will stand up to it, IMO. 

The first is the best no doubt, but the spaghetti western one and the Star Wars one had me all giddy too. So much fun.

And the Mad Max episode in season 3. Which is not a paintball episode but it's their spiritual heir.

I feel like rewatching Community. Again.