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cyber_turnip

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« Reply #200 on: 08-21-2011 22:55 »

I'm with SpaceGoldfish, "intergalactic" is a perfectly reasonable word to use in that context.
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« Reply #201 on: 08-21-2011 23:08 »

But "gal" is such a horrible word, it's such a "Sky" word :nono:...
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« Reply #202 on: 08-21-2011 23:10 »

'Gal' is a horrible word?  What, you hate 'lass' too?
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« Reply #203 on: 08-21-2011 23:17 »

Pretty much, but it's the context as well in this case. Sky are making the description sound so personal, and "gal" to me has connotations of a personal nature, as if they know or have a connection to the person described. This is Sky remember, who have proved on many occasions they have no real bond or connection with the Futurama universe given all of their horrendously inaccurate episode descriptions...
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« Reply #204 on: 08-21-2011 23:36 »

They might not, but we do.  I think of all the shitty things Sky do to Futurama, this is actually rather nice.  Leela is our intergalactic girl, our favorite cyclops, our 31st century lass.   It's not like they called her "that one eyed bint that everyone makes porn of."
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« Reply #205 on: 08-22-2011 11:56 »
« Last Edit on: 08-22-2011 13:23 »

I agree with Otis, 'gal' is a nasty 'Sky' word. :nono:

Okay, the descriptions are different on the Virgin TV Guide.

Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences

Alien leader Lrrr is consoled after a bungled invasion of Earth triggers a mid-life crisis.


Wow, I think they got one right... Anyway, the next one:

Mutants are Revolting

Leela is sent underground for being a mutant, though she's not the kind of girl to take things lying down.


Again, no 'The' in the title, and it says girl, not gal... :hmpf:

Oh, and EVERY description says 'Animated comedy series set in the year 3000.' GET IT RIGHT SKY.
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« Reply #206 on: 08-22-2011 19:34 »

For Bendin' In The Wind: A blast from the past as Fry and Bender salvage a vintage Volkswagen bus from the turbulent 1960s and return it to its tie-dyed glory. Guest starring Beck.
Nothing about Bender being broken or about the other crew or even why there in the bus?!?!
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« Reply #207 on: 08-22-2011 19:51 »
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Oh, and EVERY description says 'Animated comedy series set in the year 3000.' GET IT RIGHT SKY.

True, they are no longer in the year 3000 anymore. That description would only be correct for repeats of certain old episodes :nono:...

For Bendin' In The Wind: A blast from the past as Fry and Bender salvage a vintage Volkswagen bus from the turbulent 1960s and return it to its tie-dyed glory. Guest starring Beck.
Nothing about Bender being broken or about the other crew or even why there in the bus?!?!

I always called them VW Campers, or VW Camper Vans, but a quick Google search seems to imply that they can be called VW Buses as well. Learnt something new :hmpf:...
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« Reply #208 on: 08-23-2011 03:37 »

Can they technically be called buses?  They don't follow the definition of a bus in my opinion.
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« Reply #209 on: 08-23-2011 12:31 »

That's what I thought too, hence why I searched. At first I thought it was another error in the description, but the results make it difficult to say for sure. We have a conundrum...
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« Reply #210 on: 08-23-2011 14:43 »



I hate bendy buses.  Give me back my routemaster.
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« Reply #211 on: 08-23-2011 14:59 »

Bendy buses are the tools of the Devil, but didn't Boris Johnson vow to get rid of them from London at least?...
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« Reply #212 on: 08-23-2011 15:10 »

I just had a nightmare with a bendy bus.  I am not kidding.  Like a bus of doom riding through town.
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« Reply #213 on: 08-23-2011 15:53 »

I want a tram.  Not the eyesores you see prowling around Croydon but the beautiful old ones you used to get.
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« Reply #214 on: 08-23-2011 16:01 »

Well, they have a great tram network in Manchester, and it's reasonably priced too. If the trams must be beautiful though (which sounds like something a female would be more interested in), then I guess you better move to San FranCisco...

Btw, another thing I hate about Sky is their call centre. About a million options and buttons to press, horrible waiting music and you just about give up the will to live by the time you get through. So glad I don't have to waste my time and money on them anymore...
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« Reply #215 on: 08-23-2011 16:04 »
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Hmmm... most females don't really care about what their public transport looks like.  It's just something that gets them from the liberal arts college to the mall, and from the mall to their boyfriend's house.  

Judging the design appeal of trains and trams is more something sweaty anorak wearing trainspotters would do. :P

I love the streetcars in San Francisco.  I bought a ticket and rode them whenever was possible! (unfortunately the stupid 3 mobile people deleted all the photos off my phone when I needed it repaired).  I recently had to go to Sanny Fran on a uni trip... I need to go there again on my own.  My douchebag classmates ruined the whole experience for me.
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« Reply #216 on: 08-23-2011 16:06 »

Judging the design appeal of trains and trams is more something sweaty anorak wearing trainspotters would do. :P

A-ha! :p

Not that I care anymore :shifty:...
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« Reply #217 on: 08-23-2011 16:22 »

Judging the design appeal of trains and trams is more something sweaty anorak wearing trainspotters would do. :P

A-ha! :p

Not that I care anymore :shifty:...

Look, no matter what set of genitals I turn out to have, you are welcome to put whipped cream on them.  Or golden syrup if you prefer.

Now... what was this topic about?  Something about Europe?
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« Reply #218 on: 08-23-2011 19:09 »

Um... I think it's meant to be about Futurama on Sky, or Virgin with Sky on Virgin, and hold the whipped cream...
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« Reply #219 on: 08-23-2011 20:08 »

Look, no matter what set of genitals I turn out to have, you are welcome to put whipped cream on them.  Or golden syrup if you prefer.

If you're offering golden syrup, I'm in. I don't care if there are genitals involved or not. I love that stuff.

But screw the topic, I was about to weigh in on trams. I want trams that look like Toby from Thomas the Tank Engine.

Um... I think it's meant to be about Futurama on Sky, or Virgin with Sky on Virgin, and hold the whipped cream...

As for Futurama on Sky, I no longer care. I find I need to watch them a lot sooner than Sky would be airing them if I'm to read the comment threads before they grow to immense size and become impossible to get through anyway. Plus, I don't have Sky anymore.

As far as virgins (or Virgin) covered in whipped cream go, I'll pass. I want that golden syrup (and maybe custard). Hm. Now I'm pretty much going to have to watch Futurama whilst eating a bowl of golden syrup (or custard). Once I get a reasonably strange and yet acheiveable idea stuck in my head, I'm often compelled to do it just so I can say I did. Yes, I'm odd. No, I don't care.
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« Reply #220 on: 08-24-2011 16:12 »

At least the descriptions aren't as bad as this:

SpaceGoldfish fromWazn

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« Reply #221 on: 08-24-2011 16:16 »

Look, no matter what set of genitals I turn out to have, you are welcome to put whipped cream on them.  Or golden syrup if you prefer.

If you're offering golden syrup, I'm in. I don't care if there are genitals involved or not. I love that stuff.

But screw the topic, I was about to weigh in on trams. I want trams that look like Toby from Thomas the Tank Engine.

Um... I think it's meant to be about Futurama on Sky, or Virgin with Sky on Virgin, and hold the whipped cream...

As for Futurama on Sky, I no longer care. I find I need to watch them a lot sooner than Sky would be airing them if I'm to read the comment threads before they grow to immense size and become impossible to get through anyway. Plus, I don't have Sky anymore.

As far as virgins (or Virgin) covered in whipped cream go, I'll pass. I want that golden syrup (and maybe custard). Hm. Now I'm pretty much going to have to watch Futurama whilst eating a bowl of golden syrup (or custard). Once I get a reasonably strange and yet acheiveable idea stuck in my head, I'm often compelled to do it just so I can say I did. Yes, I'm odd. No, I don't care.

Me too, I love golden syrup.  I always use it in my flapjacks.

As for Toby he was awesome.  BUT WHERE WAS HENRIETTA'S FACE
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« Reply #222 on: 08-24-2011 16:26 »

At least the descriptions aren't as bad as this:



Holy fuck that's bad, it's like some five year olds description, maybe it is :nono:...
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« Reply #223 on: 08-24-2011 16:28 »

Jesus Christ, I almost cringed whilst reading that... :nono:
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« Reply #224 on: 08-24-2011 17:05 »

That... that... that...

They weren't even trying to make the episode description sound interesting or adhere to the english language.
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« Reply #225 on: 08-24-2011 17:05 »

It's so bad, I don't actually know what episode the description (If it can be called that) is about...
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« Reply #226 on: 08-24-2011 17:06 »

I think it's either 'The Problem with Popplers' or ITWGY.... :hmpf:
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« Reply #227 on: 08-24-2011 17:20 »

The worm-like things part made me think of Fry & The Slurm Factory :hmpf:...
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« Reply #228 on: 08-24-2011 17:23 »

Yeah, but the description says they are a few days travel away from Earth, which implies the beginning of "The Problem with Popplers".
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« Reply #229 on: 08-24-2011 17:55 »

I like it. I wish all descriptions of TV shows read like a 5 year old trying to explain the plot. It'd make my life more fun.
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« Reply #230 on: 08-24-2011 20:46 »

The worm-like things part made me think of Fry & The Slurm Factory :hmpf:...

That's what I thought, and Popplers aren't wormlike at all, but the rest of it fits.  God what is wrong with that person?  They do know what a full stop is, right?
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« Reply #231 on: 08-24-2011 21:19 »

What Phineas and Ferb episode were you watching?
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« Reply #232 on: 08-25-2011 14:29 »

Not only are the descriptions bad, but also why does the adverts use clips from older episodes? For example, just before they started showing Season 6 they showed adverts that used clips from the Movies.
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« Reply #233 on: 08-25-2011 14:31 »

Because Sky sucks.
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« Reply #234 on: 08-25-2011 14:33 »

It beggars belief. Either they have a very tiny opinion of their audience and think that they're too stupid to notice, or they're just lame amateurs who have no clue what they're doing. Either way, it's just sad :nono:...
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« Reply #235 on: 08-25-2011 14:40 »

Sky are too buisy catering towards it's new shitty comedy Trollied, and Mount Pleasant (which is better than Trollied at least). I hope that Comedy Central UK get permission to air Futurama in the UK, as well as The Simpsons, maybe. 
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« Reply #236 on: 08-25-2011 17:02 »

No good can come of anything involved with Rupert Murdoch.

I really hope someone splashes him with holy water, or has him stand in direct sunlight.
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« Reply #237 on: 08-25-2011 22:14 »

I don't think Rupert Murdoch actually made the deal with Sky.
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« Reply #238 on: 08-25-2011 22:24 »

Regardless, I still stand by what SpaceGoldfish fromWazn said...
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« Reply #239 on: 08-25-2011 22:26 »

I thought he owned a big stake in it, from before the merger in the 90s.  Even if he doesn't, we need to splash him with holy water.  Stakes in hearts won't work, because the blood is pumped throughout his body by means of a potent Satanic curse.   He never had a heart to begin with.
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