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Post by lostinspace on Apr 17, 2020 10:29:35 GMT
Must be Porridge..(just ahead of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads) Not really a sitcom though and, like my choice, a comedy. There was no continuity but different stories each time. I’m surprised no one has even mentioned Dallas or any of the US ones. My mum used to be the uberfuhuer of the remote so we were force fed it, along with bloody neighbours just dome some work for the Ewing's .... shower was broken and he couldn't get out
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Post by kingswood Polak on Apr 17, 2020 10:30:04 GMT
Bom Bom? The lack of vocabulary amongst the Proletariat never ceases to amaze me. You did'nt get where you are today "Reggie " ,by not being easily amazed. I had totally forgotten Reggie Perrin. That was something I could, very much, relate to. Absolute class. Ahead of its time given it dealt with midlife crisis and mental health. Leonard Rossiter had the option to do more but refused to do so as it didn’t stick to the books. I would recommend the books too. Absolutely brilliant stuff as was Rising damp.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Apr 17, 2020 10:38:31 GMT
Going Straight never quite worked as well as Porridge did it. I actually remember sitting down to watch the first ever episode of Porridge. It started at my bed time (do kids still have a set bed time?) but I was allowed to stay up to watch it. Maybe because that was such a treat is why the programme seemed special to me. Also I remember being so shocked when hearing of Richard Beckinsales death. I would have been 14 by then. so would have known a couple of grandparents die, but for some reason , Beckinsales death really shook me. He was 31, even got married in the last episode of Going Straight to Ingrid. Excellent in Rising Damp too. It’s been said that Ronnie Barker quit due to that as he took his death very hard & also been concerned about his own health. His autobiography is a good read
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 17, 2020 16:28:34 GMT
Must be Porridge..(just ahead of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads) Not really a sitcom though and, like my choice, a comedy. There was no continuity but different stories each time. I’m surprised no one has even mentioned Dallas or any of the US ones. My mum used to be the uberfuhuer of the remote so we were force fed it, along with bloody neighbours A sitcom, clipping for situational comedy (situation comedy in the U.S.), is a genre of comedy centred on a fixed set of characters who carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situational comedy television programme may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the programme's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. During filming productions, the laugh track is usually pre-recorded. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather than the traditional sitcom. Other topics of debate have included whether or not cartoons, such as The Simpsons or Family Guy, can be classified as sitcoms. The terms "situational comedy" or "sitcom" were not commonly used until the 1950s. There were prior examples on radio, but the first television sitcom is said to be Pinwright's Progress, ten episodes being broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom between 1946 and 1947. In the United States, director and producer William Asher has been credited with being the "man who invented the sitcom", having directed over two dozen of the leading sitcoms, including I Love Lucy, from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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Post by Gas Since 1957 on Apr 17, 2020 17:40:47 GMT
Steptoe and Son! Also honourable mention to Parks and Recreation
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Post by kingswood Polak on Apr 18, 2020 12:07:38 GMT
Not really a sitcom though and, like my choice, a comedy. There was no continuity but different stories each time. I’m surprised no one has even mentioned Dallas or any of the US ones. My mum used to be the uberfuhuer of the remote so we were force fed it, along with bloody neighbours A sitcom, clipping for situational comedy (situation comedy in the U.S.), is a genre of comedy centred on a fixed set of characters who carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situational comedy television programme may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the programme's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. During filming productions, the laugh track is usually pre-recorded. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rather than the traditional sitcom. Other topics of debate have included whether or not cartoons, such as The Simpsons or Family Guy, can be classified as sitcoms. The terms "situational comedy" or "sitcom" were not commonly used until the 1950s. There were prior examples on radio, but the first television sitcom is said to be Pinwright's Progress, ten episodes being broadcast on the BBC in the United Kingdom between 1946 and 1947. In the United States, director and producer William Asher has been credited with being the "man who invented the sitcom", having directed over two dozen of the leading sitcoms, including I Love Lucy, from the 1950s through the 1970s. I really am dumbstruck by that post.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Apr 18, 2020 12:31:21 GMT
Not really a sitcom though and, like my choice, a comedy. There was no continuity but different stories each time. I’m surprised no one has even mentioned Dallas or any of the US ones. My mum used to be the uberfuhuer of the remote so we were force fed it, along with bloody neighbours just dome some work for the Ewing's .... shower was broken and he couldn't get out I wish I could step into the shower them reappear when this is over.
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Post by lostinspace on Apr 18, 2020 13:17:03 GMT
just dome some work for the Ewing's .... shower was broken and he couldn't get out I wish I could step into the shower them reappear when this is over. then you would want the money he was earning...
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Post by kingswood Polak on Apr 18, 2020 13:30:20 GMT
I wish I could step into the shower them reappear when this is over. then you would want the money he was earning... not this bloke. I fully admit to being a self absorbed bell end, one who wanted everything designer and the obligatory Rolex date just. I have done a complete 180 after my first diagnosis. Yes, money is necessary but I save more than I spend now & I have a feeling I will be very glad of that. I just wish mama were around to have seen this change. I’m happy enough with bills paid and enough to eat, I only drink on matchdays so that is now being saved also
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