Butterworthp

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Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987)

It took a while but it got there!!
I've never seen the first season, maybe I'm lucky. I saw bits of the 2nd year and it was pretty average but then came the 3rd season. I didn't start watching until about 93 so I was a little late. The 3rd season was the first decent year and probably the 2nd best year, that accolade goes to the beautifully written season 5. Season 3, the family orientated season 4, the smart 5th season and the action packed 6th season make the show well worth watching, season 7 was a little lame to be honest, it was obvious if you watch it back, that they ran out of money. There are many great episodes in my opinion, the episode that stands out is the season 3 finale ''best of both worlds part 1'', an awesome 45 minutes, I could quote that episode in my sleep, it's wonderful, when riker gave Shelby a telling of in that lift, it was like magic on my TV. Those last 10 minutes when they captured picard and Jonathan frakes acted his pants of. Those famous lines ''Mr worf, fire!!! classic stuff.

Sex and the City
(1998)

A pile of rubbish
This show is just fake rubbish, stupid plots and incredibly annoying characters. This is badly written and badly scripted, every line seems to consist of sex garbage. I'm glad this trash is ending good riddance to bad rubbish

Popstars: The Rivals
(2002)

It's getting stupid
Another annoying series which i susspose does more good than harm when real talent is produced but the problem is this talent makes crap records. Girls aloud are pants and there hits are just dreadful. I hear that pop idol 2 is on the way, WHY OH WHY this is utter crap.

The Simpsons
(1989)

FORGET THE SHOW AFTER 1998
This had it all, after a weak first season it picked up in the second year and was consistently funny until about 1998 when clearly the show self-destructed and crashed. The third season until about season 10 was great with only one or two poor episodes but when season 11 started I was confused and very disappointed because there seemed to be no direction to any of the storylines some episodes just go on without you even noticing it is even on. I end up watching the old episodes form season six which are my favourite that season was the best season and a great cliff-hanger even though Maggie Simpson shooting Mr burns was a bit stupid. Season six was brilliant and so was season seven but the show started to dye during season eight but at times was still brilliant and then came 1997-1998 season which killed the programme and started of the weird trend of those weird confusing storylines. In year 2001 I saw the worst episode ever when the Simpson's went on that safari which was the final nail in the coffin. The best episodes are ones like 'last exit to Springfield' ,'deep space homer‘,' Bart vs. Australia' and who shot Mr burns part 1 which was the shows heyday. BUT JUST END IT BEFORE IT BECOMES EVEN MORE STUPID!!!

Big Brother
(2000)

BB4 has failed
In previous reviews a person mentioned that big brother uk is too reserved well he/her was right this year's show has failed with that kind of behaviour. Channel 4 felt selecting nice people was the way to go after the hatred towards many housemates last year. But it has been awful they have tried everything to save the show in the last few weeks, first they implemented a big brother swap with bb africa which where scott cameron was sent to africa an we got gaetano a housemate from bb africa. Then They brought in a new housemate called lisa two weeks ago but she was gone within two weeks and left on friday as she was too honest but at least she caused a stir. Then 10 minutes after she left they voted an already evicted housemate called jon who left three weeks ago which seemed a little desperate. Jon has been the icon of this years big brother and was bound to be voted back in But it annoys me why he was voted out at all. Let me tell you about the housemates:

Anouska-You aussies out there might no her as she entered your house after being evicted after one week

Justine-A moaning old so and so who hated jon

Sissy-An emotionly charged madam who lasted three weeks but could not defeat jon who survives for the third week in a row.

Fed-At this point the show is becoming a bore fest then they the public stupidly evict the best two housemates in a double eviction special as fed is the first to go.

Jon-Jon can't survive a fourth week , at this point everyone feels like switching of but we are dragged back by the chance of seeing cameron go of to africa and hopefully never coming back.He would return.......

Tania-The weak tania was just to vain and boring and should have gone weeks ago.

Gos-He slept he cooked that's about it really.

Lisa-She arrived and the show was great for a couple of weeks as she tried to fit in but the others blanked her so then on thursday she went mad at them.But she got voted out by the boring uk public that i live in.

As we reach the final two weeks with jon back and the show desperate attempt to get scott and nush togther i will now tell you about the remaining housemates.

Steph-Compulsive cleaner

Cameron-he has changed from quite reserved scottsman then returning from africa with a different approach to things.

Scott-The quite one loves nush and has a game plan

Ray-Loud mouthed when drunk but pretty boring the rest of the time

Nush-Sexy, but very naive and likes scott.

The show has been really sad as the housemates have kept quite and not upset eachother but poor editing and silly gimmicks have not helped.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
(1993)

Not bad at the time
The year was 1993 and i turned on the tv looking for teenage mutant ninja turtles but it had been replaced by the power rangers at first i was an annoyed 8 year old but soon became fond of this programme. But i recently watched an old video and hated it , it looked awful the acting was lame and the special affects let's not got there.

Footballers' Wives
(2002)

WARNING SPOILERS!! second season
The second season has just finished and it was pretty average with some over the top writing from about episode 4 onwards when jason found that his baby had female organs when it is actually a boy and then in the final episode jason get pushed of a building but by who. I just hope this does not becomes as silly as dallas became

Holiday in the Sun
(2001)

Time to change the plot
Movie was released here in the uk recently so with some spare money I spent £11 on this and well.... I could of used that money for something else it was the kind of movie that made you want to put the foot through the TV. The plot seemed similar to the last three or four films. I actually like them and some of there movies but this is one that I will not watch again in a hurry.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(1987)

NEVER MISSED IT
This show was always on sky one every morning about 7.30 and i never missed just before i went to school. Which one of those turtles loved pizza and i remember the bad guys bepop and some other guy called rocksteady i think. Anyway this series was cool but then power rangers took the morning slot here in the uk.

Full House
(1987)

i remember it but not that well
i found a website on this show and thought where i have i seen this before i remember it from when i lived in america in about 1992 and when i returned home it was on some channel but they dumped it after about six months. I remember the michelle tanner who was played by the olsen twins who now make those movies but you cannot find this series anywhere in the uk maybe it's for the best looking at some of the comments.

Forrest Gump
(1994)

GREAT STUFF
This film is brilliant maybe i like this because it goes through his life which i always love or maybe it is the great acting by tom hanks as usual.The film ended up winning the best picture at the 1994 oscars in a year full of great but some times wierd films like 'pulp fiction' and the slow 'shawshank redemption'. Anyway the film was well acted and very interesting.

Dallas
(1978)

CRAZIEST PROGRAMME EVER
I watched this when uk gold reapted it back in 1998-1999 when they showed it everyday for about 18 months i picked it up around the time that cliff barnes found a dead body in the swimming pool and JR was standing there just staring. The characters were at times a bit over the top there was sue ellen who was always drunk, bobby who was trying to his best to keep the peace then there was his wife pam his wife who was blown up and then she lived but ran of and then returned again to announce that she had a couple of months to live. Then came miserable miss ellie and her bloke clayton. The show was all about jr though and his latest schemes, to be honest if he was my brother,son,friend, or husband and he did all those things to me i would shoot him look what he did he had about countless affairs and he tryed to get one over bobby a number of times, destroy cliff barnes and he was the reason pam couldn't have kids when he pushed her off the barn. I stop watching around the time sue ellen left when it just got silly.

Winning London
(2001)

A REAL WINNER
This was one of their better movies, much better than our lips are sealed and on the same level as it takes two. The movie is set in london ,yes i know your thinking not another foregn trip but this was actually good and had a drive about it. The best part about this movie was when riley did the speech at the end which was a great scene and for once it wasn't all perfect for the twins because they had to fight to get the men this time, but anyway the twins are becoming more and more beautiful and the movies are slowly progressing.

Coupling
(2000)

ONE PROBLEM THERE IS NOT ENOUGH EPISODES
This show is called the british version of friends but in reality it will never be as succesful or popular as friends until they make 15-25 episodes per season instead of six. when you watch you are impressed and want more but they make a short amount of episodes of each season, the recent season which was season three was just as inventive and very funny so come on GIVE US MORE!!!

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
(1992)

Good follow up
I liked the first one and this was just as good if not better with some funny scenes in the hotel but I was disappointed how at the end of each film he gets all mushy with his family but at the start they treat him like apiece of dirt of the bottom of there shoes especially mr cheap skate uncle and BUZZ THE DEVIL.

Home Alone
(1990)

so very good
As a five year old I watched this film about 3 times a week to get all the comedy out of it but if I was a eight year old who woke up to find my family had disappeared of the face of the earth I would naturally panic and so would others around that age. Anyway this film was still a classic so if you like this I would recommend home alone 2 lost in new York which is better.

Our Lips Are Sealed
(2000)

CAN'T KEEP THERE MOUTH SHUT
This movie was not the greatest olsen movie which happens to be it takes two but that just my opinion but anyway this move seemed dry at times with nothing much happeing at all i would have thought they would of had the bad guys on there back a bit more but instead they were doing the usual stuff like hooking up with cute guys and getting into a popular crowd of people but at this point in there careers thay are starting to grow up. I would give this 6 out of 10

Sunset Beach
(1997)

The sun went to there head
This was not the greatest show on earth but who cared it was just harmless fun, the acting,storylines and overall show wasn't on the same level as high quality shows like er and west wing. I miss meg and annie who were the best but defintely not that annoying ben evans. The show became the most adictive show on earth for most people who i knew, everybody was talking about it but then the programme would enter the world of american soap madness because sometimes scenes would last five episodes they would still be there on friday doing a scene which was aired on monday. The show ended badly with meg having a dream or something but never mind LONG LIVE SUNSET BEACH.

Oasis... There and Then
(1996)

THE BEST
In 1995-1996 oasis were the best artist,band and many other things at the time in the world this was made right in the middle of there fame at this point they could do no wrong, Noel and liam are top draw as usual with great covers such as of cum on feel the noize.

Only Fools and Horses
(1981)

Trigger for prime minister
This show is by far the greatest show in history with out any doubt at all. When it began in 1981 before i was born it was a instant hit but i got to see the videos from thr first couple of years which are good but the best episdoes are from 1985 onwards with the introduction of the bearded uncle albert and his famous quote 'DURING THE WAR'. But the best thing about this show is trigger who is the best tv character of all time even funny than chandler bing from american sitcom friends, he is so stupid it is so funny. In one episode he is talking about his brush which he has used for twenty years and how it is the same brush and then he says that he has changed the head 10 times and 7 new handles CLASSIC.I just hope they still give us the adventures of rodney and del for some time to come.

The Simpsons
(1989)

FORGET THE SHOW AFTER 1998
This had it all, after a weak first season it picked up in the second year and was consistently funny until about 1998 when clearly the show self-destructed and crashed. The third season until about season 10 was great with only one or two poor episodes but when season 11 started I was confused and very disappointed because there seemed to be no direction to any of the storylines some episodes just go on without you even noticing it is even on. I end up watching the old episodes form season six which are my favourite that season was the best season and a great cliff-hanger even though Maggie Simpson shooting Mr burns was a bit stupid. Season six was brilliant and so was season seven but the show started to dye during season eight but at times was still brilliant and then came 1997-1998 season which killed the programme and started of the weird trend of those weird confusing storylines. In year 2001 I saw the worst episode ever when the Simpson's went on that safari which was the final nail in the coffin. The best episodes are ones like 'last exit to Springfield' ,'deep space homer‘,' Bart vs. Australia' and who shot Mr burns part 1 which was the shows heyday. BUT JUST END IT BEFORE IT BECOMES EVEN MORE STUPID!!!

Neighbours
(1985)

GOING GOING GONE
I used to like this show until about 1999/2000 when it got rid of the martins and the sexy sarah beaumont and introduced those annoying old fashioned scully's with there eighties clothes and quite frankly terrible haircuts and the only decent thing in that family was flick who was so FIT. The should got rid of the boring kennedy's about two years because i'm sick of karl kennedy and his wife susan kennedy. Every show seems to consist of the same plot it's always who fancies who and whether the problem can be solved. Recently the show sunk to new levels when it put ugly toadfish with pretty dee WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT. The best years were probably the mid nineties whne there was annalise and the likes of billy kennedy who was OK accept for his family. Why ever do they have drew he so stupid and looks like chipendale. All the scenes are always in the coffee shop or at the pub. All they ever do is play pool in this show and then have one of there barbecues and if there is a wedding it's all ways outside like the beach or outside the coffee shop and in the coffee shop they play the same music over and over and over AGAIN. PLEASE JUST END THIS NOW

Messiah
(2001)

VERY GOOD
This is great it has a great plot,a good pace and it makes you want to keep watching right to the end. All through the programme you are always wondering who the killer is and if the killer could be working among the investigation team. For once the acting is good especially by ken stott who is also excellent in the vice but it is shame they only make about one or two messiah thrillers a year.

The Royle Family
(1998)

DON'T BOTHER WATCHING
Just what i hate, more northern rubbish who wants to see a family with the intelligance of 5 year olds. It seems to be one of those comedy's where we should laugh when nothing paticular is going on and this is tv at it's worst SHAME ON YOU BBC

Spice World
(1997)

SO GLAD IT'S OVER
This movie was apart of the spice girls phenomenom back in 1996-1997 which you could not get away from back then. First came the songs which were ok for 10 year olds and then some how those songs became hits around the world and even in the usa so then they started advertising all sorts of products from crisps to drinks. But then came the movie which was harmless fun for kids and when it came out i was about 12-13 years old and i hated it and so did my friends it had no drive or real storyline all i remember was the girls coming across a spaceship in the woods and them running around causing trouble but who cares the whole spice girls thing is finished and don't worry it won't happen again because none of them have any talent what so ever especially posh spice who i hate.

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