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May 1st, 2011 06:54 AM | |
Pentegarn | Should tell people the relevant part is at 3:24 because that vid is ponderous |
Apr 30th, 2011 12:32 PM | |
Fathom Zero |
Well, for the reason I put it here, yes. But I watched it because I'm subscribed to their channel. |
Apr 30th, 2011 12:26 PM | |
Kitsa | wow, that was like 4 minutes longer than it needed to be. |
Apr 30th, 2011 12:18 PM | |
Fathom Zero |
Believe it or not, this is relevant. |
Apr 27th, 2011 09:34 AM | |
Kitsa |
I see it like this: at a time when Americans were "shocked" to hear Archie Bunker flush a toilet on TV, the staff of Grace Brothers were making Pussy jokes. The show, for the most part, I felt was cleverly written. For the time. The only fault I can find with them (other than Grace and Favour, which was an attempt to keep the dynamic going a little longer and can be forgiven) was the abomination of a movie. I know that at the time all sitcoms were expected to spawn a feature-length movie sooner or later, and I know that they were generally low-budget, but the AYBS movie was horrible. It didn't work once they were out of the store and they kept recycling jokes (like the one where they all had to stay in a row of tents). That being said, though, for me it was one of those comfy-as-old-loafers shows that was about 99% warm fuzzies. My mother-in-law bought me the box set one of the times I was on bedrest and I watched it through several times. |
Apr 26th, 2011 10:28 PM | |
Colonel Flagg | Some of the gags were incredibly cliché (Mrs. Slocombe starting a phrase with the words "My pussy ..." for example) but for the most part, I thought the show was rather cleverly written, compared to American sitcoms of that era. Most of the Brits I knew thought it was shlock, though. Go figure. |
Apr 26th, 2011 01:06 AM | |
Sacks | You've all done very well. |
Apr 25th, 2011 08:52 PM | |
Kitsa | There are aybs people and non-aybs people and I'm ok with that. |
Apr 25th, 2011 08:42 PM | |
Fathom Zero | I find it meh, as well. |
Apr 25th, 2011 08:01 PM | |
Kitsa | I still like you though. |
Apr 25th, 2011 06:09 PM | |
Tadao | You're the first person I've ever heard say that they don't like the show. |
Apr 25th, 2011 02:30 PM | |
Zhukov | This show was awful |
Apr 23rd, 2011 03:46 PM | |
Pentegarn | I liked one of his early secretaries best, Penny Irving I think |
Apr 23rd, 2011 02:22 PM | |
Kitsa | Vivienne Johnson is still alive, I think, but according to IMDB, Are You Being Served is the last thing she really did TVwise. |
Apr 22nd, 2011 08:04 PM | |
Tadao | I thought he only had the one blonde, I never really paid attention to their heads though, |
Apr 22nd, 2011 07:35 PM | |
Kitsa | I liked Young Mr Grace a lot better than the old Mr Grace at the end. It was funnier when he wasn't with it. |
Apr 22nd, 2011 07:33 PM | |
Colonel Flagg | I always got a kick out of "young Mr. Grace" being, like 100 years old. |
Apr 22nd, 2011 07:33 PM | |
Kitsa | Could you narrow it down? He had so many nurses and secretaries. And then I'd just google, same as you, because I have no clue. |
Apr 22nd, 2011 06:58 PM | |
Tadao | Is his sexy nurse still alive? |
Apr 22nd, 2011 06:44 PM | |
Kitsa |
Mr Grainger is a sad story, actually. I read that he died "of a broken heart" a couple of weeks after his wife. I believe Mr Tebbs died in the 80s. I know that both young and old Mr Grace are long-gone, as are Mr Mash and Mr Harman. |
Apr 22nd, 2011 04:19 PM | |
Pentegarn | How is Mr. Tebbs? I am sure Mr. Granger and both Grace brothers are gone |
Apr 21st, 2011 12:37 PM | |
Kitsa |
THIS IS A THREAD FOR COMMISERATION, NOT STARK REALITY OKAY |
Apr 21st, 2011 12:11 PM | |
Dimnos | The other day 30 years ago? |
Apr 21st, 2011 11:45 AM | |
Kitsa | They're not old, they were just 30 on the TV the other day |
Apr 21st, 2011 09:53 AM | |
Dimnos | Damn old people dieing in a timely manner. |
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