TV progs not as good as you remember.

Hal1x

DaveMehmet said:

usetobunkin said:

Watched “It ain’t half hot Mum” on box set, can see why it’s not re-run. 

But remember my Dad absolutely loved it . Especially as he was RA in India during WW2

Some parts are dated but is still hilarious. My grandad was also in the RA in India and Burma and he said they had some of the characters spot on, especially the officers.

'hilarious' ?? don't think anyone else has ever called it that before.

Hal1x

DaveMehmet said:

On The Buses hasn’t aged well.

I was always confused as to why Stan and Jack could be considered as players.

SoundAsa£

eastterrace6168 said:

There's only really a couple of  programs that look as good now as they did originally...if not better...

...Fawlty Towers and Blackadder...that's about it🤷‍♂️

Agreed……100%. 😂

SoundAsa£

soapboxsam said:

iaitch said:

soapboxsam said:

MrOneLung said:

The News at Ten 

And Finally.

"Tiddles the cat was rescued from a high tree from its owners garden and the Women was so grateful she made the whole crew a cups of tea and chocolate biscuits. Unfortunately the fire engine ran over the cat on the way out."

I swear Reginald Bosanquet had a Cheshire cat grin on his face after reading that 😁

I think Reggie was probably pissed as usual.

Reggie was an alcoholic and died from Pancreatic cancer at the early age of 51. You can be tea total and get this shocking disease but vast amount of Alcohol will increase your odds; that's if your liver isn't screwed first. George Best abused two Livers and his immune system packed up as he was drinking and not eating  and checked out at 59. 

Bosanquet was famous in his time and TBF was a good Journalist who spoke his mind telling Anna Ford that women shouldn't read the news on her first day.
He changed his mind later and Ford said they played darts before reading the news and got on fine. 

Going back many a day, early one Sunday morning I was driving along Kings Road and pulled up at a set of lights near Chelsea Bridge.
I casually looked over to my right and there was Reggie Bosanquet in a red velvet dressing gown, bedroom slippers and Sky blue pyjamas, carrying a bundle of Sunday papers under his arm, a bit bizarre I thought but at the same time I thought good on you fella and why not, he obviously didn’t give a toss.
Only popped out for a minute to get his Sunday reading material. 🤭

Karim_myBagheri

I actually prefer older TV series. Rarely watch new stuff anymore. I think the reason is I'm nostalgic for a time when I was young and felt protected. I remember these shows bringing me and my family together. 

cashncarry

Jason King I'm watching now though it was called Department S hasn't aged well,and wooden acting.

MrOneLung

often thought about trying to revisit This Life. Loved that in the mid 90’s but worried it won’t stand up 

cafcfan

Hal1x said:

DaveMehmet said:

On The Buses hasn’t aged well.

I was always confused as to why Stan and Jack could be considered as players.

My Dad knew the Varney family. Strangely one of Reg's brothers was called Stan. (He was supposedly much funnier than Reg but wasn't in the business.)

Hal1x

cafcfan said:

Hal1x said:

DaveMehmet said:

On The Buses hasn’t aged well.

I was always confused as to why Stan and Jack could be considered as players.

My Dad knew the Varney family. Strangely one of Reg's brothers was called Stan. (He was supposedly much funnier than Reg but wasn't in the business.)

Famously Reg Varney was the first man to use a Barclays AutoTellerMachine in UK,


he then drove his bus to Woolwich because he heard of these new Big Macs, and pushed to the front of the queue.

fadgadget

Hal1x said:

cafcfan said:

Hal1x said:

DaveMehmet said:

On The Buses hasn’t aged well.

I was always confused as to why Stan and Jack could be considered as players.

My Dad knew the Varney family. Strangely one of Reg's brothers was called Stan. (He was supposedly much funnier than Reg but wasn't in the business.)

Famously Reg Varney was the first man to use a Barclays AutoTellerMachine in UK,


 he then went to Woolwich because he fancied a Big Mac, and pushed to the front of the queue.

First gig was at the Radical club in Plumstead .

up_the_valley

LargeAddick said:

LenGlover said:

A lot of programmes are of their time rather than timeless and need to be viewed with that thought in mind.

We as viewers have changed as well in the intervening period which can also affect attitudes towards the programme.

Some stand the test of time, some don’t. Only Fools is as funny now as it ever was for example.

For me OFAH is the best sitcom ever made. The longevity and ability to make you laugh or cry in an instant is unprecedented.

I know it word for word... a simple screenshot or audio/text and I'll give you the episode title. 

mid_life_crisis

SoundAsa£ said:

eastterrace6168 said:

There's only really a couple of  programs that look as good now as they did originally...if not better...

...Fawlty Towers and Blackadder...that's about it🤷‍♂️

Agreed……100%. 😂

Agree 1000%.
No accounting for taste, of course,  but it should be obvious to anyone, that these are 2 of the greatest British sitcoms of all time.

Carter

MrOneLung said:

often thought about trying to revisit This Life. Loved that in the mid 90’s but worried it won’t stand up 

The place they live in is on Southwark Bridge Road, in the series they got the place as it was a bargain. Those young aspiring solicitors clubbing together to live in a 6 bed townhouse on Southwark Bridge Road! Its insane as a snapshot of how much London has changed. 

The soundtrack is flawless, I later found out that was curated by none other than Ricky Gervais. Its also a whose who for some class actors, from Jack Davenport to Tony Curran, Steve John Shepherd, Amita Dhiri, Ramon Tikram then none other than Rick Grimes himself a nerdy mancunian Andrew Lincoln. I remember watching it in my last year at school and was fixated by it, the age the characters were and thinking "is that the sort of thing I should be doing in a couple of years?!!?!" They all seemed to be skint yet doing an allegedly really well paid job what chance did I have! 

iaitch

cashncarry said:

Jason King I'm watching now though it was called Department S hasn't aged well,and wooden acting.

Was Vic there?

iaitch

Hal1x said:

DaveMehmet said:

On The Buses hasn’t aged well.

I was always confused as to why Stan and Jack could be considered as players.

Especially when Jack had a set of teeth Shergar would have been proud of.

Hal1x

iaitch said:

Hal1x said:

DaveMehmet said:

On The Buses hasn’t aged well.

I was always confused as to why Stan and Jack could be considered as players.

Especially when Jack had a set of teeth Shergar would have been embarrassed about!

HastingsRed

SoundAsa£ said:

eastterrace6168 said:

There's only really a couple of  programs that look as good now as they did originally...if not better...

...Fawlty Towers and Blackadder...that's about it🤷‍♂️

Agreed……100%. 😂

The Sweeney?

paulbaconsarnie

Pipkins was one of my favourites as a child but looking back at how Hartley Hare looked, he wouldn’t look out of place as a toy that came to life at night to commit mass murders in a low budget 1970s horror film.

eastterrace6168

HastingsRed said:

SoundAsa£ said:

eastterrace6168 said:

There's only really a couple of  programs that look as good now as they did originally...if not better...

...Fawlty Towers and Blackadder...that's about it🤷‍♂️

Agreed……100%. 😂

The Sweeney?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RUoEog2M1Q


Classic stuff...

fadgadget

PLEASE SIR ! 30 year olds pretending they are 15 .

Alicanteaddicks

usetobunkin said:

Watched “It ain’t half hot Mum” on box set, can see why it’s not re-run. 

But remember my Dad absolutely loved it . Especially as he was RA in India during WW2

Being shown on That’s TV 1&2 
also show Rising Damp & Steptoe 

Algarveaddick

Been re-watching Dalziel and Pascoe on i-player. Stands up pretty well. Also Jeeves & Wooster on YouTube, the lack of incidental music is something that dates it, but as I mentioned earlier in the thread, being a period piece it's still okay. 
A few years back we watched the Adam Dalgliesh stories with Roy Marsden as the title character. Again incidental music was non-existant, they were rather slow, and as they were made by Anglia TV, a bit less dynamic than the Sweeney... One episode did feature both Lennard Pearce and Buster Merryfield, which was almost certainly the only time the two appeared in the same production.     

Hal1x

Alicanteaddicks said:

usetobunkin said:

Watched “It ain’t half hot Mum” on box set, can see why it’s not re-run. 

But remember my Dad absolutely loved it . Especially as he was RA in India during WW2

Being shown on That’s TV 1&2 
also show Rising Damp & Steptoe 

Steptoe must be the most depressing comedy show ever.

Bedsaddick

Hal1x said:

Alicanteaddicks said:

usetobunkin said:

Watched “It ain’t half hot Mum” on box set, can see why it’s not re-run. 

But remember my Dad absolutely loved it . Especially as he was RA in India during WW2

Being shown on That’s TV 1&2 
also show Rising Damp & Steptoe 

Steptoe must be the most depressing comedy show ever.

I loved it and still do . Especially the later colour versions. The films leave a lot to be desired.

SuedeAdidas

Bedsaddick said:

Hal1x said:

Alicanteaddicks said:

usetobunkin said:

Watched “It ain’t half hot Mum” on box set, can see why it’s not re-run. 

But remember my Dad absolutely loved it . Especially as he was RA in India during WW2

Being shown on That’s TV 1&2 
also show Rising Damp & Steptoe 

Steptoe must be the most depressing comedy show ever.

I loved it and still do . Especially the later colour versions. The films leave a lot to be desired.

I told ya he was a wanker. 

Bedsaddick

Benny Hill hasn’t dated well although some of his verbal comedy is still funny .

Bedsaddick

SuedeAdidas said:

Bedsaddick said:

Hal1x said:

Alicanteaddicks said:

usetobunkin said:

Watched “It ain’t half hot Mum” on box set, can see why it’s not re-run. 

But remember my Dad absolutely loved it . Especially as he was RA in India during WW2

Being shown on That’s TV 1&2 
also show Rising Damp & Steptoe 

Steptoe must be the most depressing comedy show ever.

I loved it and still do . Especially the later colour versions. The films leave a lot to be desired.

I told ya he was a wanker. 

If anyone tries selling you a talking Parrot, you better look for a Tape Recorder stuffed up it's Khyber...!" 🤣🤣

Henry Irving

Porridge still stands up well.

Bedsaddick

Henry Irving said:

Porridge still stands up well.

As does The Two Ronnies 

DaveMehmet

Henry Irving said:

Porridge still stands up well.

Add a bit more milk then