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[Loomis]

Hmmm.... clicking again on the link, it looks as though it ain't happening:

Reports that Ian Brown is to rejoin his former group The Stone Roses for a summer tour have been denied by the singer's publicist today.

It was claimed that the band would be reuniting after convincing lead singer Brown to return.

However a spokesperson for the 46-year-old said today, 'We know nothing about a reunion. Ian is working on his new studio album which is due out later this year.'

[Scrambled Eggs]

Hmmm, I think a reunion'd be horrible.

It'd also tarnish this image I have of Reni spending the rest of his life getting toasted on the profits from the first album. Hate to think of the poor chap being desperate for money.

[bond 16.05.72]

You know it would be incredibly disappointing if it happened, they are just not that band anymore, the same can be said for a Smiths reuinion.

My Wife was always grateful her favourite band The Clash never got back together, I was glad to see the Floyd re-unite before Rick Wright died but they have never relied on their looks anyway.

Both The Smiths & The Stone Rose would look pretty ridiculous getting back together, some bands are just meant to be together once.

Look at the Velvet Underground, most people agree that should never of happened and Queen's pathetic attempts were just an insult to the memory of Freddie Mercury.

Daltrey & Townsend should never call themselves the Who again and the rest of Zep should realise that without Plant & Bonham it's pointless.

Anyway I thought this thread was about that masterpiece Our Friends In the North.

Another broadcast by the Beeb is well over due, I was lucky enough to get a copy on Ebay for £25 some years back and all this talk about it again as given me the thirst to delve into it's brilliance again!

Edited by bond 16.05.72, 17 March 2009 - 05:50 PM.

[Mr. Arlington Beech]

You know it would be incredibly disappointing if it happened, they are just not that band anymore, the same can be said for a Smiths reuinion.

My Wife was always grateful her favourite band The Clash never got back together, I was glad to see the Floyd re-unite before Rick Wright died but they have never relied on their looks anyway.

Both The Smiths & The Stone Rose would look pretty ridiculous getting back together, some bands are just meant to be together once.

Look at the Velvet Underground, most people agree that should never of happened and Queen's pathetic attempts were just an insult to the memory of Freddie Mercury.

Daltrey & Townsend should never call themselves the Who again and the rest of Zep should realise that without Plant & Bonham it's pointless.

I don't think that any reuninon should be wrong. I think the result of a band's reunion is more related with how many time have passed since the last time they played together. I mean, a Blur's reunion (particularly with Coxon) could still be very good, as I think it was The Verve's new album. Perhaps, around ten years is the limit for a good comeback.

[bond 16.05.72]

You know it would be incredibly disappointing if it happened, they are just not that band anymore, the same can be said for a Smiths reuinion.

My Wife was always grateful her favourite band The Clash never got back together, I was glad to see the Floyd re-unite before Rick Wright died but they have never relied on their looks anyway.

Both The Smiths & The Stone Rose would look pretty ridiculous getting back together, some bands are just meant to be together once.

Look at the Velvet Underground, most people agree that should never of happened and Queen's pathetic attempts were just an insult to the memory of Freddie Mercury.

Daltrey & Townsend should never call themselves the Who again and the rest of Zep should realise that without Plant & Bonham it's pointless.

I don't think that any reuninon should be wrong. I think the result of a band's reunion is more related with how many time have passed since the last time they played together. I mean, a Blur's reunion (particularly with Coxon) could still be very good, as I think it was The Verve's new album. Perhaps, around ten years is the limit for a good comeback.

I think some bands can pull it off, Blur I see a quite fruitful period of the career coming from this but Stone Roses, it would just have smacks of doing it for the money and that's the way I see it.

The fact Daltrey and Townsend have the gall to call themselves The Who I find deeply insulting to the memory of the band and that last studio effort was dross.

The Roses would just be for the money, Ian Brown is not interested and big respect to him for resisting. I see Faith No More have reunited and although I'm a fan I have mixed blessings about how I feel about this.

Bands are quite welcome to get back together but some like say Queen, just mock their heritage and cheapen it.

[Zorin Industries]

Red Riding I think will be like OFITN and raise the bar,

Hmmm. Not on the strength of that first instalment.

I watching it tonight so I'll report back, I think it will have to be seen as a complete body of work before a proper conclusion can bought on it.

Unless there were issues with acting, writing or pacing etc. I will let you know when I've caught it tonight, won't be till Sunday as I have Watchman to go and see tomorrow.

I thought the RED RIDING trilogy was superb - a brilliant piece of British television drama (that was shot and produced as a trilogy of cinematic films). I would heartily recommend the trilogy to anyone with a remote interest in drama, performance and British cinema.

[bond 16.05.72]

Red Riding I think will be like OFITN and raise the bar,

Hmmm. Not on the strength of that first instalment.

I watching it tonight so I'll report back, I think it will have to be seen as a complete body of work before a proper conclusion can bought on it.

Unless there were issues with acting, writing or pacing etc. I will let you know when I've caught it tonight, won't be till Sunday as I have Watchman to go and see tomorrow.

I thought the RED RIDING trilogy was superb - a brilliant piece of British television drama (that was shot and produced as a trilogy of cinematic films). I would heartily recommend the trilogy to anyone with a remote interest in drama, performance and British cinema.

I will be getting the DVD when it comes out, yeah tremendously impressive I wouldn't put in the same bracket as OFITN but it was exceptionally good.

We can do this kind of thing when we try.

It gave me an idea for a series that could be made here, the dirt squad element and the corruption within the metropolitan Police part of "Friends" was exceptionally well done but this area could have more of a magnifying glass put over it.

Here's just the material to get Wire quality drama on our screens, get Flannery to write and maybe DC himself would appear in it with Fassbender, West, Simm & co.

Yeah a wet dream I guess but a gritty brilliant expose of this rather shameful period of the British copper would utterly electrifying and compelling if done right.

At least a few series in it as well.

[Loomis]

Well, here's some wonderful news: OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH is about to be re-released on DVD in Britain.

(No Blu-ray release, unfortunately, but then I guess trying to tart it up for Blu-ray probably wouldn't achieve very much.)

http://www.amazon.co...84640390&sr=8-1

It goes without saying that anyone who's a fan of Craig's Bond needs to check this one out. Magnificent though he is in CASINO ROYALE, he's infinitely better in OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH - Geordie Peacock is the role he'll be remembered (or at least most respected) for, not Bond.

And I've said it before but I'll say it again, and I shall continue to say it until my DVDs of OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH are prised from my cold, dead hand: quite apart from Craig's phenomenal performance, OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH is hands down the greatest masterpiece in the history of British television.

[hilly]

It fully deserves all the praise it got at the time and continues to receive. The cast are all outstanding, from the 4 leads (Craig, Eccleston, Gina McKee and Mark Strong, who all deservedly went on to greater things) right through to the supporting cast, including Malcolm Mcdowell and Peter Vaughn. Craig is as un-Bond-like as you could possibly get and the "Don't Look Back In Anger" climax is incredibly moving. I remember watching it when it was first broadcast and being riveted from start to finish....though I never, for one moment, imagined that I'd be watching a future Dr Who and James Bond together!

[jrcjohnny99]

It fully deserves all the praise it got at the time and continues to receive. The cast are all outstanding, from the 4 leads (Craig, Eccleston, Gina McKee and Mark Strong, who all deservedly went on to greater things) right through to the supporting cast, including Malcolm Mcdowell and Peter Vaughn. Craig is as un-Bond-like as you could possibly get and the "Don't Look Back In Anger" climax is incredibly moving. I remember watching it when it was first broadcast and being riveted from start to finish....though I never, for one moment, imagined that I'd be watching a future Dr Who and James Bond together!

The DVD release is great news;
Alas it doesnt look like there's any plans for a US release; good job I have a multi-region player!

[Jeao007]

Just started watching the show today, already into the 3rd episode. It's a damn good show with a great plot and great acting. It's surprising to see how versatile Craig can be.