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I think I must have been here too long as I'm starting to develop a good and healthy twisted view of the world of writing and commissioning. But this is why I hate ITV. When it commissions drama it plays safer than a safety advisor at a safety conference. After asking Julian Fellows to make the jump from writing Downton, which started with the sinking of the Titanic, to actually writing a drama about the sinking of the Titanic, now it's come up with its lastest wheeze.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2011/may/06/inspector-morse-prequel.

Enough. We had Morse, which was great. We've got Lewis, which isn't. Do we really need Morse: The Early Years? (That is rhetorical in case anyone is wondering.)

And then on a lighter note, Nick Frost thinks he wants serious roles. Best known as Simon Pegg's mate, he's thinking about Shakespeare.

Odd tweet from some stranger: who got biggest nob if u stick um all togetha? the wantid or JLS or westlife or take that or mcflie?

That's the trouble with mirrors, they reflect things !

http://tinyurl.com/69pzs22

Quote: Griff @ May 8 2011, 1:59 PM BST

It might be better than Lewis just on the basis that even a young Morse is an interesting character and Lewis basically isn't.

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Possibly. Not sure exactly how involved Colin Dexter is going to be with the project, which may be a redeeming feature but it just depresses me that ITV is virtually lost to comedy and now it looks like drama is going to stick with tried and tested or cops. Or any combination that can be permed from the two.

Wouldn't a young Morse be called Semaphore?

Quote: Griff @ May 10 2011, 9:53 PM BST

It is a shame they don't have more sitcom on ITV and less soaps, chat shows, and Baboons With Bill Bailey.

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If Sky can commission sitcom, then why not ITV?

Surely young Morse would be a mere Dot? (Just letting you know that I know you're there sooty)

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What's all that about in the Google heading today?

Quote: Oldrocker @ May 11 2011, 10:12 AM BST

What's all that about in the Google heading today?

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It's Martha Graham's 117th birthday. Apparently.

And no, I dunno.

I don't know either, but still think it's kinda cool. Even if it does load slowly on my laptop.

Hey Leevil describe your willy

Quote: Leevil @ May 11 2011, 10:57 AM BST

I don't know either, but still think it's kinda cool. Even if it does load slowly on my laptop.

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I'd reccomend trying viagra

Quote: sootyj @ May 11 2011, 11:03 AM BST

I'd reccomend trying viagra

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I read that as 'vagina'.

Still kinda works.

Quote: JoLaw @ May 11 2011, 11:17 AM BST

Still kinda works.

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I can confirm this.

Quote: zooo @ April 30 2011, 7:20 PM BST

Only two. I'd be a student forever if I could, though.

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Lightweight!