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Comment on Offical News: LOTSW Is Recommissioned! by nancy

nancy — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:26:26 +0000

I just watched a couple different ones on youtube.com

Comment on The “isms” of Roy Clarke by jakob1978

jakob1978 — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:58:26 +0000

As with a lot of british comedy there’s a thread of class conflict running through both. In Keeping Up Appearances you ahve Hyacinth striving to be posh and upperclass, with her working class family dragging her back. In LotSW you have Blamire (and Foggy) striving to be posh, with Compo constantly pricking the pomposity (you can also see it in Edie and Wesley)

BTW…have you seen Roy Clarke’s other great sitcom (starring perhaps the UK’s finest comedy actor Ronnie Barker, and occasional small appearacnes by Kathy Staff).

Comment on The “isms” of Roy Clarke by Virgo

Virgo — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:29:04 +0000

Very thoughtful post and very true! Thank you!

Comment on The “isms” of Roy Clarke by jonny

jonny — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:38:15 +0000

All, and I do mean all of the characters in these two series are immediately recognizable to everyone. Once you have lived long enough, probably not very long, we have people like these in our lives. Even though dysfunction in the TV lives of these characters is meant to make us laugh, we would not find them as funny if we did not recognize the antics and mannerisms as those of out loved ones and acquaintances.
these show have depth and truth and are valued for reasons most people do not really consider all that often. They are better at revealing “true life” than the serials and soaps. Thanks for the blog !

Comment on Poll! by jonny

jonny — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:59:23 +0000

Thanks I will check them out !

Comment on Poll! by Virgo

Virgo — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:31:26 +0000

To watch online there are many accounts people have put up, one or two of them has every episode, I’m pretty sure. Some of the best are:

http://www.clipser.com/profile.php?member=lewomac

http://www.youtube.com/user/KYLEROB19

http://www.dailymotion.com/66lemieux

Enjoy!

Comment on Poll! by jonny

jonny — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:18:16 +0000

I would love to hear about options of/online you mentioned. thanks for the reply

Comment on Poll! by Virgo

Virgo — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:59:15 +0000

I wish I had a better answer, but you’ve probably got it. What I’ve always heard is the BBC programs tend to be a lot, and PBS can’t always afford them. I got fed up with our PBS because they only played maybe five episodes, only certain ones from a DVD they gave away during their so called “pledging,” and then took it off totally. My guess would be too, if LOTSW was more popular here (I mean, compared to other BBC comedies,) it would get more playing time, like “Are You Being Served?”, “Blackadder,” and others. They seem to have resources to put into them, at least at times, so it may also be that there just isn’t enough interest in certain areas. I guess you could try emailing them, letting them know how much you enjoy the series, but I don’t know how well they listen to that. Thankfully, LOTSW is plentyful online these days, however I feel your pain. I stopped watching TV altogether around 2005, and one of the last things I saw was LOTSW, just before they canned it. I see the struggle continues.

Comment on Poll! by jonny

jonny — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:22:57 +0000

How do I get LOTSW broadcast in my locale? The Public Broadcast Stations have stopped showing them. Does the BBC charge too much for them? I would love to know as I am sure that the PBS folks will claim this is the case.

Comment on LOTSW On Stage: A Must See! by Virgo

Virgo — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:14:14 +0000

Good point! I couldn’t remember when, but I knew I had heard there was some version of it before, just rather vague on it. No, truly it isn’t a “world premier,” but it is a bigger production, as you say, with the former having not been professional.