[Nicola_Red]

Indeed. Off to see Bill Bailey tonite in fact. Not at my theatre this time sadly so I won't get to meet him again! He's got too big for places like ours now.

[MK Chris]

That's two people on my Facebook going to see Bill Bailey tonight... someone I went to school with is going too and the same person apparently got stopped by Police under the Terrorism Act this morning. Watch out Nicola...!

I would place Black Books in my top five sitcoms.

[Zoot]

Tofu - did you buy Spaced in the end? If you liked Black Books you'd LOVE Spaced

[MK Chris]

Yep, I got the three disk boxset for £7. I've only seen the pilot episode so far, which I liked but I'm a bit worried I'm not going to get many of the references, because there are supposed to be a lot, aren't there? If it's references that makes up a lot of the humour, I may not get it.

[Zoot]

It references really well known films/tv though, like Starwars, Robocop, Scoobie Doo, Pulp fiction etc, so it's not all really obscure.

[unclejoesmintballs]

yea but the reffrences (yes spelt wrong) are fairly easy to get and stand the test of time i was watchin series 2 last night

[Johnny 1989]

Tofu - did you buy Spaced in the end? If you liked Black Books you'd LOVE Spaced

Absolutely, Spaced is very under-rated. Shame Channel 4 don't do sitcoms like Spaced, Father Ted, Desmonds & Black Books anymore, Damn Big Brother & budget

[Andy B]

I've never seen spaced. Always wanted to cos everyone goes on about it so much and I've not hears a bad thing said about it. Bit like the film Goodfellas. I own it but never seen it.

[MK Chris]

Goodfellas is a good film. I'm always wary of films that are "based" on a true story, because you never know how much of it is true and to be fair, with Goodfellas, a good proportion of it is likely to be fictional, but it's still a good film.

[Andy B]

Is Goodfellas supposed to be true then? I know Fargo isn't true even though it says it is....THEY LIED!

[Sunny So Cal]

Tofu

I love you, Zoot.

[MK Chris]

Is Goodfellas supposed to be true then?

The main character - Henry someone... Hill I think - was a real mafioso (although that word may be reserved for the Sicilian mafia, that's how I know them) who became a police informant (pentito, if that's used in America, which it probably isn't.) As I said, I think a lot of the film is fiction, though.

Tofu

I love you, Zoot.

I was being called that before Zoot turned up... I can't remember who by though.

[Sunny So Cal]

Well I loved him anyhow, so it's OK. Now I just love him more!

[Zoot]

I was being called that before Zoot turned up... I can't remember who by though.

I think it was here - http://chrismoyles.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=71086#p71086

[MK Chris]

Haha, that thread made me smile. Thanks!