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CJ Addicts Rehab Thread LII (previously Our Girl and Captain James)

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Ilovelblue · 18/06/2019 20:52

Changed the name of this thread as we were very upset with the ending of series 3 out in Bangladesh! Waiting out for news of series 4. In the meantime, we are reviewing the seven series of Soldier Soldier.

CJ Addicts Rehab Thread LII (previously Our Girl and Captain James)
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Rhubarb01 · 16/07/2019 21:51

So, sorry you missed that last bit eejit it's the best bit with Kieran and Kate.

Ilovelblue · 16/07/2019 21:51

The internet is such a fickle beast eejit.

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Rhubarb01 · 16/07/2019 21:52

Oh, Tony had a tattoo done when he was drunk. I expect that's illegal now and called assault!

Well, that was a nice episode - I enjoyed it.

Ilovelblue · 16/07/2019 21:53

Oh Tony, not a tattoo!

I enjoyed that. I definitely missed that episode out on my winter binge of all seven series!

What are we doing next week? How are you both fixed?

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Rhubarb01 · 16/07/2019 21:54

I can do either day - I'm usually fine in the week.

eejittwo · 16/07/2019 22:07

Tuesday or Thursday - I'll work round whatever suits.

Rhubarb01 · 16/07/2019 22:08

I've turned over to ITV 3 - they've been re-running all of Foyle's war and it's preferable to the news at the moment. Just caught an advert for the re-runs of Downton Abbey they are doing - all the series from the beginning. I imagine it's in preparation for the film which comes out in September. It did, however, remind me how much better it was - even with the infernal pigs that dominated one series - than some of the alternatives

Rhubarb01 · 16/07/2019 22:09

The choice is yours ilove

Ilovelblue · 16/07/2019 22:27

Ooooh, I have the casting vote. Well, since I seem to be doing an evening dog walk just at the moment and it was a rush tonight, let's go for Thursday. I have my friend's two boys for the day on Thursday but I will have packed them off home by 6 pm or earlier if I decide I need a glass of wine!

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eejittwo · 25/07/2019 12:48

Afternoon, ladies. Are you all surviving the heatwave? If I eat any more fruit, I'll turn into one - probably red and bumpy, like a raspberry. Are you keeping your friend's boys cool enough, ilove?
Everything's on track at this end for 9pm, so see you then?

Rhubarb01 · 25/07/2019 17:55

Afternoon, it's been a mighty hot day here. It was really nasty at work today. Will be with you at 9pm.

Nickel45 · 25/07/2019 18:30

Hello Smile was sweltering in the heat and thought I'd pop on here to see if the thread was still going. So happy to see it is! I had serious decompression after the last series, and dropped out for a while. Hope you are all ok Grin

Ilovelblue · 25/07/2019 19:28

Hi Nickel, long time no speak! How are you? I think we all had decompression after the end of the last series. It was a rubbish finale, wasn't it? As you can see, we've moved on to Soldier Soldier. I think we've decided it's more true to life (well life as it was at the time) than OG. No CJ lookalikes, but one or two of them are fairly tasty!

I'll be there at 9 pm eejit and Rhu. I took my friend's boys back about 5 pm. Although I wouldn't normally agree to a trip to the cinema in the middle of summer, at least it was cool and air conditioned in there this afternoon. It's been sweltering here. Very unpleasant - I don't really enjoy hot weather at all.

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Rhubarb01 · 25/07/2019 19:53

Hello Nickel - lovely to hear from you. I hope you and your family are well.

I don't think I need to add my criticisms of OG series 3, it's all been said on here, but after everything we've shared over nearly five years now Shock, I feel that I must be faithful to it, even if it isn't always what I would like to have seen. I suppose it's all very well us dreaming up the story we want, but it's TV and you can't always have the actors, locations or budget etc you want. If this series ends it all, do you think TG could be persuaded to write the CJ/Molly ending - in book format? The writer of Home Fires (much mentioned by me, but axed by ITV after two series and on a cliffhanger) did that and produced a series of books to cover the rest of the war. I'd certainly buy it, if he wanted to write it.

Well, as you see, we are still soldiering on. Having found a new source of conversation and shared watchalongs to fill the OG void, we are managing to keep ourselves going. I reckon once we've managed all seven series of Soldier, Soldier, we can find something else and probably continue for years to comewhether there's OG or not! I am liking the sound of the new Britbox streaming service as I reckon there will be loads of material on there for viewing/chatting.

If you ever fancy a chat with us about Soldier, Soldier, please do join us Nickel. If not, your views on the next series of OG would be welcome, if you can bring yourself to watch it without CJ Sad.

eejittwo · 25/07/2019 20:27

Nickel, you can watch Soldier Soldier on UKTV, as I do - it’s free , but has odd cuts which really can’t be for the adverts. Some weeks I reckon U see more of auto Sergei than of Paddy Garvey.

Ilovelblue · 25/07/2019 21:00

Here goes ladies.

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Rhubarb01 · 25/07/2019 21:00

So here we are ready for the next episode - can't remember the number but it's called 'Stand by Me' - from the little pic on the DVD looks like it's another manoeuvres one!

Pressing play...now!

Rhubarb01 · 25/07/2019 21:01

Oh, it's just started raining here!

Meanwhile it looks like a simulation exercise taking place - multiple casualties

Ilovelblue · 25/07/2019 21:02

Eeeek, throwing scissors is not a good move, even in a test situation.

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Rhubarb01 · 25/07/2019 21:02

Darn it I just watered the garden!

Ilovelblue · 25/07/2019 21:02

We had a massive thunderstorm about 5 pm Rhu. Right overhead it was too.

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Rhubarb01 · 25/07/2019 21:02

Just had to run around shutting all the doors and windows, it's hammering down!

Rhubarb01 · 25/07/2019 21:03

Those bandages look like turbans - not quite Molly standard is it.

eejittwo · 25/07/2019 21:04

slightly behind, and, if you lose me, it's probably because of the thunder that is rumbling around here. I guess it has started raining on rhu.

Ilovelblue · 25/07/2019 21:04

The threat of being sent out to some war torn area is ever present. Bosnia?

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