Several people have emailed me off-list asking if they can add their votes but beyond the deadline. As some of those people are regular contributors to the...
In an idle moment, I posted a missing sitcom to the website british-sitcom.co.uk The sitcom I posted was The Goodies, one of the favourite sitcoms of my youth,...
... It's ... that ... not ... Sorry, Kev you may be in a minority on this one. I think british- sitcom.co.uk have got it right. The bbc comedy guide says: ...
Ladies, votes from the Ipswich jury: The Rex - MAYBE He Ain't Heavy - YES if the thalidomide references are removed, NO if not (see how I censor!) Leaving...
YES MR WONDERFUL The right situation for a sitcom, with characters that bring it to life. Might benefit from chopping some of the dialogue. Miv Evans...
Not that I think this debate's really worth too much valuable brainspace. But... ... I have to refute the suggestion that the Goodies abandoned narrative in ...
... Well if the Goodies was a sitcom then, by the same reckoning, so was the Goon Show. No. they were both amazing examples of surreal comedy. I checked out...
So, Channings tomorrow night. Several people have said they will being stuff to read. If anyone on the wider sits-vac group wants anything read then just email...
Mark Olver
comedychicane@...
May 3, 2004 2:21 pm
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Mark I have 2 pieces written - the monologues intermingled and more new stuff written as promised. I have a second set if it works which needs a bit more...
Did anyone else note critic A A Gill's comments recently in The Sunday Times Culture mag. about Frank Skinner's new sitcom "Shane"? "Shane is a lesson in how...
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"...Well if the Goodies was a sitcom then, by the same reckoning, so was the Goon Show. No..." I take exception to that. If anything, The Goon Show was...
Tipper
tipper@...
May 4, 2004 2:39 pm
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Sorry for not taking part in the above debate, but I have a life....
When I first worked in Ireland (Republic of), everybody was called Patrick. Most people had two jobs (one being signing on) and they were struggling. Years...
When in doubt I look up the British Library catalogue - and came up with four hits: [1] No laughing matter. the constraints upon television sitcom in Britain....
I'm sorry, I should let this thing lie. But british-sitcom.co.uk just ... Did nobody actually watch this show? The Goodies was SO a sitcom. It's rare that I...
Dearest Kev and/or Roland, I know Kev is busy with Edinburgh and his Goodies obsession, and assuming this latest voting round is ever going to end, but what...
Do you know, I'm going right off this sitcom lark. I wish I wasn't so busy otherwise I'd love to be going to the Tuesday night Bristol meetings, now that...
... Damn! You noticed that it was turning into the script equivalent of that Greek fella rolling the boulder up the hill every day. Perpetual voting. ... Ah....
To put my 1.6 Euros into the kitty... I think the Goodies was a Sitcom. I would also like to say that just because you have you have a website called something...
Ah, interesting question and one that I pursued some years ago. I can't remember the exact answer but it was along the lines of copyright and somebody was all...
Some kids started karate because of Bruce Lee but for me it was 'Ecky Thump. Unfortunately when I received my 10th belt, my cap was so big that it covered most...
Er, one more thing.....If you really must you can buy "The Goodies....At Last" (VHS) on Amazon (released last year): Classic episodes (I'm told) of the 70s...
... There are two shows in a row coming up, and I think the second one should include new material from the current voting. On Sunday May 16th we have a...
... scripts in there? Okay, we can do that. ... Okay, we can do that. Dec - let me know if you are free (but not in a John Inman sense)? Regards Roland...