Ross Kemp in Afghanistan
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Sorry to be posting about this so late but niknak...... you are a complete to$$er. There is a huge difference between being a civvy and being in the mob, apart from the obvious restrictions on family and personal life, there aren't many other jobs where you can be killed just by going to work. Perhaps you might remember that whilst you are sat at home with other people fighting to keep you and yours safe in the blissful ignorance you have displayed so well.
Rant over, but God I'm annoyed.
Rant over, but God I'm annoyed.
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Ah NikNak, that well known and worthless piece of %$^* who believes that people who risk their lives saving others are 'fools' . Now why don't you go back to your sad little life and sod off! I have yet to read a posting of yours that is anything other than total rubbish and nonesence, do try and grow up man.
'What comes across in many different posts on this forum, is that there are some posters who genuinely believe that thay are entitled to some sort of cult status because they are or have been, in the services.'
No, it's not a 'cult' thing at all, its called having a pride in the fact that we have been prepared to offer our services to the safety and protection of this nation and others. I am proud of having done that, as I'm sure most are. Unfortunately, it is probably something that you and many other civilians cannot understand. Perhaps had you done a stint in any of the services you might have been able to understand it.
'Sorry to disappoint you, but you're no better than anyone before you and you're certainly in position to judge the public opinion'
Wrong actually - most of us are a great deal better thank you! A point clearly proven by your outspoken, misguided and pathetic posts on PPrune. So NikNak, you take yourself off there's a good chap, find a nice big rock to slide under and quietly rot and leave these big boys forums to the big boys (and girls) of our armed forces.
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'What comes across in many different posts on this forum, is that there are some posters who genuinely believe that thay are entitled to some sort of cult status because they are or have been, in the services.'
No, it's not a 'cult' thing at all, its called having a pride in the fact that we have been prepared to offer our services to the safety and protection of this nation and others. I am proud of having done that, as I'm sure most are. Unfortunately, it is probably something that you and many other civilians cannot understand. Perhaps had you done a stint in any of the services you might have been able to understand it.
'Sorry to disappoint you, but you're no better than anyone before you and you're certainly in position to judge the public opinion'
Wrong actually - most of us are a great deal better thank you! A point clearly proven by your outspoken, misguided and pathetic posts on PPrune. So NikNak, you take yourself off there's a good chap, find a nice big rock to slide under and quietly rot and leave these big boys forums to the big boys (and girls) of our armed forces.
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hi guys
im not in the mil but 1 was civil air!
i note that niknak never posted again
what a ghastly post he made
i really wanna watch the ross kemp series was it bbc or itv
can you download it ?>
i dont have sky
sorry to ask obvious questions but i have horrendous flu at the mo and my searching capabilites leave me boss eyed LOL!
cheers chaps
'wake up england'
our forces give 110% and in these dangerous times they are the most valueable asset we possess
we are gonna need them big time in the not too distant future methinks
sad to say but its all goin tits up in the world
im not in the mil but 1 was civil air!
i note that niknak never posted again
what a ghastly post he made
i really wanna watch the ross kemp series was it bbc or itv
can you download it ?>
i dont have sky
sorry to ask obvious questions but i have horrendous flu at the mo and my searching capabilites leave me boss eyed LOL!
cheers chaps
'wake up england'
our forces give 110% and in these dangerous times they are the most valueable asset we possess
we are gonna need them big time in the not too distant future methinks
sad to say but its all goin tits up in the world
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Lou, hope I never fly with you. CRM would be a nightmare you arrogent ****. Actually I dont think you are a pilot or have ever been to war. I hope you never meet me in a dark alley. Niknak is to be ignored.
I never really thought much of Ross Kemp.......I do now. Absoutely superb piece of Television. I was very lucky that I never went to war in my service life but my heart goes out to those lads. They are not fighting for Queen and Country, or the government but for each other. As a parent myself, I could not imagine the pain of losing your Son so far away from home in a war that has been forgotten by the British public and our Government.
I have a suggestion. Send all the low life drunks and druggies off to war and prehaps they will come back with some respect for human life.
I never really thought much of Ross Kemp.......I do now. Absoutely superb piece of Television. I was very lucky that I never went to war in my service life but my heart goes out to those lads. They are not fighting for Queen and Country, or the government but for each other. As a parent myself, I could not imagine the pain of losing your Son so far away from home in a war that has been forgotten by the British public and our Government.
I have a suggestion. Send all the low life drunks and druggies off to war and prehaps they will come back with some respect for human life.
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Ross kemp Parody
Hey you guys gotta check out this trailer for a parody for ross kemp on gangs,
its the shiznit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d66dok8UF1Y
its the shiznit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d66dok8UF1Y
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The bottom line is that your world and society is more and more removed from the civilian world and an unfortunate side effect of that is apathy and disinterest. Not a dig just a fact. If you take offence at that then you are locked in a world of self justification.
We do not have an officer class nor a natural pool of licencious soldiery waiting for the Queen's shilling and the call to arms.
We have a citizenry that wishes to serve its country as a career. They are civilians. They volunteer. Many are rejected. Some are selected but they were still civilians first and will become civilians later, if they survive.
There is no 'your world' and a separate society although in some cities that may no longer be true. Many of the youth of today has the moral backbone to accept military discipline and let the military make men of them.
RK demonstrates just what right of passage they have to undertake.
D@mn
Most frustrating reading the comments on this topic. I don't have Sky!!! I hope that Sky sell it to one of the mainstream terrestrial channels or show it on one of the Freeview channels soon. Anyone know if it's going to be released on DVD?
And as for niknak, in the words of the great Flashheart - "What a kn0b!"
Most frustrating reading the comments on this topic. I don't have Sky!!! I hope that Sky sell it to one of the mainstream terrestrial channels or show it on one of the Freeview channels soon. Anyone know if it's going to be released on DVD?
And as for niknak, in the words of the great Flashheart - "What a kn0b!"
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Problem is the RK program will have no effect on the general public.
We all can imagine what conditions are like.
As for protecting us civilians by whats going on in Afghanistan, i'm more likely to get blown up by my Muslim neighbour cooking up something in his kitchen here in England.
We all can imagine what conditions are like.
As for protecting us civilians by whats going on in Afghanistan, i'm more likely to get blown up by my Muslim neighbour cooking up something in his kitchen here in England.
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I've been watching and been very impressed by the series. I've never seen Ross Kemp before so I'm not sure how he's qualified to present the programme but he's articulate and seems very genuine. My only teeeny-weeny concern as I watched last night was that the slick, pacy title sequence comes across as the start of an action movie, so viewers need to be reminded that they are watching real life, with real people in real danger. Ross Kemp does this very well, but at the end of the day he's a professional actor and/or celebrity, and I do wonder if some people (without close connections to the services) just watch it as another action movie. With the recent Commando series, you were always aware that they were filming real life - and they managed it without having to put a celebrity in front of the camera.
Eyesfront - apart from his somewhat dodgy character acting in a popular soap, and a fictional special forces 'drama', RK has gained a reputation for presenting a realistic series of documentary programs on gangs (as in armed thugs) from the less salubrious parts of the World.
Good training for his current output, perhaps?
Good training for his current output, perhaps?
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As yet another ex-Mil rather than "civvy", (although only recently ex), I was pleasantly surprised by RKs frank and honest assessment of his experiences.
I would never wish it on anyone, but I was glad to see that he was indeed crapp1ng himself while the proverbial was hitting the fan, and was not trying to make himself out as some Rambo type figure. This sort of TV can only be a good thing for the AF in which I am proud to have served.
I have not yet had chance to watch Ep3 as I am no longer resident in blighty, so have to rely on torrent sites for my UK TV 'fix'. I will hopefully download and watch it tonight. I stand by to be impressed further.
To chappie;
Although not in UK, rest assured that myself and my ex-Lye colleagues did remember your brother and his colleagues with a drink or two. I sincerely hope that you may, one day get your wish and celebrate your daughters birthday the way you want to.
Out of sight, but never forgotten.
I would never wish it on anyone, but I was glad to see that he was indeed crapp1ng himself while the proverbial was hitting the fan, and was not trying to make himself out as some Rambo type figure. This sort of TV can only be a good thing for the AF in which I am proud to have served.
I have not yet had chance to watch Ep3 as I am no longer resident in blighty, so have to rely on torrent sites for my UK TV 'fix'. I will hopefully download and watch it tonight. I stand by to be impressed further.
To chappie;
Although not in UK, rest assured that myself and my ex-Lye colleagues did remember your brother and his colleagues with a drink or two. I sincerely hope that you may, one day get your wish and celebrate your daughters birthday the way you want to.
Out of sight, but never forgotten.
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Humbling is all I can say. Makes mere civi's like me very frustrated to see great men like this - I wish I could do more - ideas anybody?
Other than stick £200 behind the bar of my local squaddy boozer
Young lad there earning £250 a week and getting shot at whilst his peers are claiming the same in benefits spraying graffiti and wearing hoodies
Its a crying shame that this isn't on BBC1 where more people would be watching it, cynically I suspect that many politicians are happier that its on Sky1.
Would just like to say that I wish all the lads over there the very best and for gods sake stay safe and for all those people who read this who are involved (or have been) in the provision of CAS for these lads - thanks very much.
Other than stick £200 behind the bar of my local squaddy boozer
Young lad there earning £250 a week and getting shot at whilst his peers are claiming the same in benefits spraying graffiti and wearing hoodies
Its a crying shame that this isn't on BBC1 where more people would be watching it, cynically I suspect that many politicians are happier that its on Sky1.
Would just like to say that I wish all the lads over there the very best and for gods sake stay safe and for all those people who read this who are involved (or have been) in the provision of CAS for these lads - thanks very much.
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As for protecting us civilians by whats going on in Afghanistan, i'm more likely to get blown up by my Muslim neighbour cooking up something in is kitchen here in England.
*In plain English with a Bradford or West Brum accent.
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Ross Kemp in Afghanistan
Well done Kemp - awesome show and the bar in the mess has never been so full on a Monday evening with people who have come to watch !! I know we all take the piss but he is out there unarmed and risking his life to make people in Britain more aware of what is happening out there.
For those who dont have SkyOne or have missed it, all three episodes are on YouTube !!
- awesome show and the bar in the mess has never been so full on a Monday evening with people who have come to watch !! I know we all take the piss but he is out there unarmed and risking his life to make people in Britain more aware of what is happening out there.For those who dont have SkyOne or have missed it, all three episodes are on YouTube !!
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Wow, i've always thought NikNak was an ar$e, now i know he is!
As for RK on Sky, hats off to the guy, absolutely fantastic and un-missable TV. Seeing the guys watching the repatriation ceremony for a mate was one of the most moving things i've ever seen on TV.
Shame it isn't available on terrestrial telly as well.
As for RK on Sky, hats off to the guy, absolutely fantastic and un-missable TV. Seeing the guys watching the repatriation ceremony for a mate was one of the most moving things i've ever seen on TV.
Shame it isn't available on terrestrial telly as well.
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I attended the Repatriation ceremony in KAF of the 3 men killed in the CVRT incident in summer 1996 and it was very moving. A truly sad day and whilst I confess that I knew neither of them I was truly choked and struggle to understand how that sort of event would fail to move any normal human being.
I agree that showing the series on Sky only is a let down and would hope that either the BBC or ITV could show the series upon completion of its run on Sky.
I agree that showing the series on Sky only is a let down and would hope that either the BBC or ITV could show the series upon completion of its run on Sky.
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niknak and the other t1t, whatever his name is are just jealous as they're not half the men shown in this program and never will be. D1ckless walts trying to portray themselves as tough men and bask in the reflected glory of others. We all know the type, may well have served but never came into contact with anything more dangerous than a cookhouse fork. Talks a good war.
As has been mentioned these fine programes are available on youtube but you do miss out on the fact they were shot in HD. So if you want to see them in high quality you can find them at mininova. For those who have no idea what I'm talking about google bit torrent.
As has been mentioned these fine programes are available on youtube but you do miss out on the fact they were shot in HD. So if you want to see them in high quality you can find them at mininova. For those who have no idea what I'm talking about google bit torrent.
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Stop! STOP!!!! I can't stand it. 
I can't get it but it sounds great. I like Ross Kemp, who is doing more for the guys in harm's way than the government do. They should be ashamed.
I can't get it but it sounds great. I like Ross Kemp, who is doing more for the guys in harm's way than the government do. They should be ashamed.