Dominic Cooper is an excellent actor who is too often stuck in crap. He was incredible in both versions of The History Boys and I hope he gets more roles worthy of his talents in future… or at least that Warcraft makes him a shitload of money.

I've been excited about this… well, since I saw Submarine, really. I've read mixed reviews, though this one certainly reads like it's a B/B+ rather than a B-.

C'mon, he's a really charming and likable guy who also happens to be a dreamboat.

So, we're all reading this is Roger Sterling's voice, right? Imagining him tapping out a Lucky and pouring a glass of Stoli while he talks?

Wait, Ian Balls? Of the Limerick Balls?

My friend was dating a girl and they were watching The Big Lebowski along with my friend's sister. About the time of the 'Just Checked in to See What Condition My Condition Was In' sequence the girl said the film was "boring" and "lame". My friend and his sister exchanged a glance, paused the film and he took the girl…

The last time I saw him in anything he was shouting at the camera in trailers for the much-reviled Bucky Larson. Like, actually just shouting the name of the film directly at the camera. It was bizarre but I've certainly never forgotten it.

I'd put Investigative Journalism up there as well for similar reasons, Buddy's memories of being present for the first half of S1 were brilliant. It was also an early acknowledgement of the fact that the group are awful to everyone else, as continued in any episode featuring Todd, that total waste-of-space loser.

Okkervil River's Savannah Smiles and Starry Stairs would probably be my favourite pair.

Wow Monty, how many of these were you already aware of and how many did you discover via Wikipedia? I am proudly 0/4.

Incidentally, the Pet Shop Boys remix of Hallo Spaceboy features the lines 'bye bye Major Tom', thus making it a pseudo-third sequel.

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Yeah, I was definitely worried about him & Bernadette noticing Don being 3 sheets to the wind there. I also actually had my hands over my eyes like a child watching Doctor Who during Don's drunken rant to him… he was such a nice guy and really didn't deserve that shit.

Pete and Lloyd were even discussing HAL when Don came out to talk to them, weren't they?

Underworld are fucking bullshit but Eno is one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Daft Punk are somewhere between the two on the spectrum.

I don't drink rum but can't stand whiskey & cola, it tastes like dirt to me. I'm yet to find an effective mixer for whiskey so just drink it straight, traditionally from the bottle and usually still in the brown paper bag. Thank you for the .50c you chucked me when you walked past the bench I was asleep on this…

My home town was devastated by an earthquake a few years back and about 80% of my friends have left. Those that are there are frequently weird and quirky but also mostly have young families and are incredibly dear to me and don't teach me any lessons other than remind me that the inexorable march of time has left me…

I have an accountant friend who moved from NZ to the Cayman Islands for work. Whenever I talk to her I make sure I say something along the lines of "I would ask you about work but I know you can't disclose any information about your customer's secret, illegal accounts." because I'm cool like that.

Oh yeah, absolutely, it felt like the kind of person that proudly claims they hate The Beatles.

I still take that NYC Ghosts & Flowers review as a personal insult.