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Old 26-12-2016, 22:55
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Isn't that what really annoying people at office christmas parties say?
Nope, its usually what they say in response to the boring solemn people...
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Old 26-12-2016, 23:07
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I am going to go against the grain here and say that I actually enjoyed it. I love Monty Python/Eric Idle anyway. Brian Cox will probably get chewed out by serious academic community for doing this.

I sat through enough dry quantum theory lectures at University and I think they did a pretty good job here to make it entertaining.

I am not a big Brian Cox fan in general but it's nice seeing a physicist not have their head up their arse. I think BC was a good sport for doing this.

At the end of the day, this is Christmas entertainment and using quantum theory as a topic is brave. Good on Eric Idle.

Perhaps this is not something you can appreciate unless you have sat through dry physics lectures at University
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Old 26-12-2016, 23:12
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That was fun, I doubt anyone who sat though Connections, Cosmos, the Sky at Night etc, will have learned a single thing but that would be to miss the point entirely methinks. Cox was an excellent straight man and Hannah Waddingham was fantastic.
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Old 26-12-2016, 23:21
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Absolutely loving this - it's funny, and while it's just pop-science, it's done well.
The fact they were able to show what are complicated and difficult quantum theories as 'pop-science' shows how well it was actually done.
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Old 27-12-2016, 00:06
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Is this the start of a whole new genre of popular programming? Coming to your tv screens soon... EastEnders the Musical, Newsnight the Musical, Great Railway Journeys the Musical. The possibilities as they say, are literally endless.
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Old 27-12-2016, 00:06
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TEU was glorious, unadulterated fu**ery at its finest!

Hilarious, slightly informative, tuneful, absolutely mad, zany, crazy, geeky musical theatre/panto that paid homage to some of the greats. Joyously original.

A brave, modern twist for the tv/internet age that took a time-honoured genre and completely flipped it on its head. The script and score were cleverly inventive and the casting and performances from absolutely everyone were spot on. I found the Bee Gees number in particular to be riotously funny and reminiscent of Kenny Everett at his best.

Perfect holiday fare, and I am looking forward to another viewing and spreading the word. Bravo Eric Idle and all involved.
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Old 27-12-2016, 00:29
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Is this the start of a whole new genre of popular programming? Coming to your tv screens soon... EastEnders the Musical, Newsnight the Musical, Great Railway Journeys the Musical. The possibilities as they say, are literally endless.
Theyll be doing a jerry springer one next.....
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Old 27-12-2016, 00:58
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It wasn't funny and felt very dated in places, but it was so good-natured i don't think i can bring myself to dislike it.
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Old 27-12-2016, 01:23
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I am watching it now and I'm sticking with it just to see how good or bad it will get. The first 20 minutes was rubbish but then the Higgs Boson Hornpipe was quite good. Maybe there will be a few more little bits in the rest of it worth waiting for.
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Old 27-12-2016, 01:51
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Stop moaning people its just a bit of fun.
Everything can be seen as a bit of fun, it doesn't mean its good though.

Perhaps this is not something you can appreciate unless you have sat through dry physics lectures at University
I actually enjoy listening to lectures. They are interesting and make you think. This crap we had tonight just melts your brain
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Old 27-12-2016, 09:49
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Everything can be seen as a bit of fun, it doesn't mean its good though.

I actually enjoy listening to lectures. They are interesting and make you think. This crap we had tonight just melts your brain
It was just a bit of fun, I don't think most watching the Royal Institution lecture earlier in the evening will have learnt much more.
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Old 27-12-2016, 10:00
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Not watched it yet but I assume it is a sort of TV version of The Infinite Monkey Cage which is always an excellent listen (all the old podcasts still available).
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Old 27-12-2016, 10:11
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Caught the last half hour by accident after watching Witness for the Prosecution. I enjoyed it and intend to watch the first half hour on iPlayer.

Yes, there wasn't any science that we didn't know already, but it was all good light-hearted fun.
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Old 27-12-2016, 10:44
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Mixing science and comedy is a really shit idea though. Just look at how intrusive Dara o'Briain is on Stargazing Live.
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Old 27-12-2016, 11:06
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I am going to go against the grain here and say that I actually enjoyed it. I love Monty Python/Eric Idle anyway. Brian Cox will probably get chewed out by serious academic community for doing this.

I sat through enough dry quantum theory lectures at University and I think they did a pretty good job here to make it entertaining.

I am not a big Brian Cox fan in general but it's nice seeing a physicist not have their head up their arse. I think BC was a good sport for doing this.

At the end of the day, this is Christmas entertainment and using quantum theory as a topic is brave. Good on Eric Idle.

Perhaps this is not something you can appreciate unless you have sat through dry physics lectures at University

I haven't done that but I thoroughly enjoyed the whole show. Good on Brian for going along with the silliness. Some people on here obviously have lost their sense of humour over the Christmas holiday!
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Old 27-12-2016, 11:31
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I haven't done that but I thoroughly enjoyed the whole show. Good on Brian for going along with the silliness. Some people on here obviously have lost their sense of humour over the Christmas holiday!
Or maybe we just don't laugh at the same things

Panto has never been funny to me.
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Old 27-12-2016, 12:22
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the Higgs Boson Hornpipe was quite good. Maybe there will be a few more little bits in the rest of it worth waiting for.
Actually, that bit was quite good and to me, really showed that Noel Fielding needs a "straight" man to really shine.
I'm looking at you Julian Barrett, get back to the original style of the Boosh.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:07
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Or maybe we just don't laugh at the same things

Panto has never been funny to me.
Oh yes it is!
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Old 27-12-2016, 16:42
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I was not sure of this as an idea, but really enjoyed it.
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Old 27-12-2016, 16:48
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Not watched it yet but I assume it is a sort of TV version of The Infinite Monkey Cage which is always an excellent listen (all the old podcasts still available).
A Christmas special of TIMC was broadcast today on Radio 4 and is available on iPlayer and as a podcast. Subject "matter" (sic) was Ghosts and one of the guests was the ever listenable to Neil deGrasse Tyson.

A new series of TIMC starts in January.
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Old 27-12-2016, 16:52
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Is this the start of a whole new genre of popular programming? Coming to your tv screens soon... EastEnders the Musical, Newsnight the Musical, Great Railway Journeys the Musical. The possibilities as they say, are literally endless.
What's new about it? Buffy's musical episode just celebrated its 15th anniversary. Xena did two, Grey's Anatomy one in 2011, Supernatural in 2014, and then there's every episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Galavant.
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Old 27-12-2016, 16:55
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Hannah Waddingham was fantastic.
Wasn't she though? How have I not known about this goddess of song before?
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Old 27-12-2016, 19:53
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Wasn't she though? How have I not known about this goddess of song before?
Shame ... Shame .... Shame..
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Old 27-12-2016, 20:03
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Shame ... Shame .... Shame..
. Couldn't believe it when I looked at her IMDB profile and saw that. There's character acting for you.
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Old 27-12-2016, 20:42
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Just started to watch it.

Cell phone? I can undertsand Eric Idle saying that, but Brian Cox?
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