Looking Back - 2008

PostLooking Back - 2008 by **jpatez** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:22 am

Entertainment

Hollywood Writers Strike - Causes the biggest backlash in American history, causing many great TV shows to either be cancelled or cut short.
Britney's Comeback - After a catastrophic 2007 Britney Spears comes back strong in 08. Ignoring the miming fiasco on the X Factor, her new album goes straight into the No1 slot in the US and she starts her new tour in 2009.
Batman - The Dark Knight becomes Heath Ledgers greatest (after Brokeback Mountain apparently) and unfortuantly last film. Stepping into the shoes of the Joker, Heath finally kills off Jack Nicholson's Joker with a Pencil to the eye.
Wall-E - Proves yet again that Pixar are the masters of thier profession, will UP continue the trend?
Indy 4 - Shows that some movies should never be given a new lease of life. Harrison Ford was too old for the role and Shia LeBouf should stay with Bumblebee and Optimus Prime and leave every other movie alone.

News

Obama - Barack Obama makes US history by becoming the 1st ever black president.
The Credit Crunch - The whole world is in serious financial trouble and we lose a national treasure with the closure of Woolworths.

Sport

F1 - Lewis Hamilton becomes the youngest ever Formula 1 World Champion after a thrilling race in Brazil, Honda step down from the sport due to the credit crisis and the BBC finally get the rights from ITV.
Olympics - Micheal Phelps wins 8 Gold Medals in 8 consecutive days making him the most successful Olympian ever, Usain Bolt thrashes the 100 and 200 meters world record, Rebecca Adlington wins 3 golds for the UK swim team, the UK cycling team prove yet again that they are unbeatable and Bejing (in my opinion) was the best ever Olympics I have ever watched.
Football - Man United win the Champions League and Team GB fail to reach the World Cup.

Please feel free to add your fondest memorys of 2008 and I'll update the OP on a regular basis.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Banjo** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:27 am

jpatez wrote:Batman - The Dark Knight becomes Heath Ledgers greatest and unfortuantly last film.

I think Brokeback Mountain would like a word with you.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Cuttooth** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:27 am

Usain Bolt beating the 100m WR in the Olympic final by jogging over the finish line really was something special to watch.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Jax** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:27 am

Yes, what a year. It's not all good stuff, but it was certainly eventful.

I remember the Writer's Strike well. They made Heroes go bad.

I have one, anyway - Gordon Brown announced yesterday that British troops will completely withdraw from Iraq from May 2009 to July 2009.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **<]:^D** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:27 am

Hangung Uh Bauble wrote:
jpatez wrote:
Obama - Barack Obama makes US history by becoming the 1st ever HALF-CAST president.

Intentional racism?

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Cuttooth** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:30 am

Jaxley wrote:I remember the Writer's Strike well. They made Heroes go bad.

Fun news, the Screen Actors Guild is probably going to strike over the same issues.

\o/

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **jpatez** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:31 am

Banjoy To The World wrote:
jpatez wrote:Batman - The Dark Knight becomes Heath Ledgers greatest and unfortuantly last film.

I think Brokeback Mountain would like a word with you.

I never watched Brokeback. Should I?

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Banjo** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:34 am

Yes. It is excellent, arguably one of the best films of last year (or was it year before, I forget).

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Rax** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:21 am

Wales winning the Grand Slam for the second time in 4 years.
Munster winning the Heineken Cup for the second time in 3 years.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Chocolate Jim** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:30 am

Epic scenes GRForums no more ... second coming of GRCADE

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Oh Teh Noes** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:51 am

Hangung Uh Bauble wrote:
jpatez wrote:
Obama - Barack Obama makes US history by becoming the 1st ever mixed-race president.

Twat.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Oh Teh Noes** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:58 am

Wikipedia wrote:Half caste is a term used in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking parts of the world. An example is a child of black African and white European parentage. The term mulatto (from Spanish "Mulato") has also been used for this particular mixture. Both terms are considered impolite and potentially offensive in the U.S., as the words have been used pejoratively in the past to ostracize and isolate the offspring of such unions. The term 'half caste' was once considered acceptable in the U.K. but this is in decline. For example, "children of the plantation" (the children of African-American slaves and their European-American masters in the U.S. Southern states) were not accepted as heirs, and in most cases, the relationship was never acknowledged, and "half-caste" conveyed the deliberate exclusion.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **massimo** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:40 am

Hangung Uh Bauble wrote:
Oh Teh Snows wrote:
Hangung Uh Bauble wrote:
jpatez wrote:
Obama - Barack Obama makes US history by becoming the 1st ever mixed-race president.

Twat.

Is Half-cast a bad word?
Seriously i didnt mean to cause offence. he is of mixed race though.

strawberry floating racists the lot of you! It's Dual Heritage.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Oh Teh Noes** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:42 am

i'll dual heritage you

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Red Yoshi** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:02 am

2008 has probably been my best year ever. It's been amazing :mrgreen:

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Gandalf** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:37 am

jpatez wrote:Batman - The Dark Knight becomes Heath Ledgers greatest (after Brokeback Mountain apparently) and unfortuantly last film. Stepping into the shoes of the Joker, Heath finally kills off Jack Nicholson's Joker with a Pencil to the eye.

I don't agree. Both Jack and Heath's Jokers are both brilliant and so very different from each other.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **Commander Jameson** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:40 am

massimo wrote:
Hangung Uh Bauble wrote:
Oh Teh Snows wrote:
Hangung Uh Bauble wrote:
jpatez wrote:
Obama - Barack Obama makes US history by becoming the 1st ever mixed-race president.

Twat.

Is Half-cast a bad word?
Seriously i didnt mean to cause offence. he is of mixed race though.

strawberry floating racists the lot of you! It's Dual Heritage.

I prefer slave-owners wild oats.

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **gaminglegend** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:38 pm

Team GB fail to reach the World Cup. :shock:

what team and sport is this?

PostRe: Looking Back - 2008 by **the yattering** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:58 pm

this site has some fantastic images from the past year

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/1 ... phs_p.html

Wow, cool photos. I love that Polar Bear one. The shot of the massai warriors, it just looks like a bunch of guys in a park taking part in some leisure activity - not fighting a rival tribe!

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