Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Old comedies that should be on
Got a great dvd for Christmas (cheers John) of Joking Apart which was a sitcom in the 90s and is very funny.
Only problem is that the BBC didn't think so and stopped it after two series, never even repeating the second series despite the fact it could show it for free.
It also never released it as a dvd and a fan and tv producer had to go and do it so that the series could see the light of day
Have now just looked up another sitcom that I thought was brilliant. 'If you see God tell him' starred Richard Briers and Ade Edmondson and was hilarious. It only had four episodes of 45 minutes length and was a very dark comedy. I remember the BBC getting loads of critcisms for portraying the police as racist - it was actually a throwaway remark and - of course - the BBC has refused to show the series since. It's also not out on dvd.
ALl of this is such a shame because there are other series that are fantastic and don't see the light of day, yet the BBC see fit to come up with all sorts of crap and release them on dvd and repeat them endlessly (My Family immediately springs to mind).
Anyway, if anyone else remembers If you See God Tell Him', email the bbc and get them told.
Only problem is that the BBC didn't think so and stopped it after two series, never even repeating the second series despite the fact it could show it for free.
It also never released it as a dvd and a fan and tv producer had to go and do it so that the series could see the light of day
Have now just looked up another sitcom that I thought was brilliant. 'If you see God tell him' starred Richard Briers and Ade Edmondson and was hilarious. It only had four episodes of 45 minutes length and was a very dark comedy. I remember the BBC getting loads of critcisms for portraying the police as racist - it was actually a throwaway remark and - of course - the BBC has refused to show the series since. It's also not out on dvd.
ALl of this is such a shame because there are other series that are fantastic and don't see the light of day, yet the BBC see fit to come up with all sorts of crap and release them on dvd and repeat them endlessly (My Family immediately springs to mind).
Anyway, if anyone else remembers If you See God Tell Him', email the bbc and get them told.
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Not a series but a classic one-off (if there can be such a thing). probably find out that its really dated and not that funny. How good a thing is nostalgia!!!
Bernard
And
The
Genie.
Not a series but a classic one-off (if there can be such a thing). probably find out that its really dated and not that funny. How good a thing is nostalgia!!!
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Another show that hasn't been repeated and is brilliant is Takin Over the Asylum, featuring a young David Tenant. Absolutely fantastic. The problem, of course, is that you don't know whether they are still brilliatn or not. One good way would be to go to the Film and Theatre Museum in Bradford and see if they've got any of these shows to watch.
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Another show that hasn't been repeated and is brilliant is Takin Over the Asylum, featuring a young David Tenant. Absolutely fantastic. The problem, of course, is that you don't know whether they are still brilliatn or not. One good way would be to go to the Film and Theatre Museum in Bradford and see if they've got any of these shows to watch.
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