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Subject: Americanising of the UK, Now: British TV in North Ame 
Distribution: world
Organization: Job hunters use Parachute
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 22:13:07 +0000


In article <1992Sep3.155150.993@pixel.kodak.com> dj@ssd.kodak.com writes:

> "Naff" is now in the language (even Princess Di uses it).

I dont know about Diana's usage of the word but the accepted wisdom is that
Princess Anne was the one that gave the word currency. Given the current
sordid actions of the British Press Anne's original usage is to be
commended; she was heard to say to a press photographer "Naff off!"

By the way, Di is correctly addressed as Diana, Princess of Wales or
Princess CHARLES. Princess Diana is aint---in her own right she is merely a
Lady. But Anne may not be a lady with language like Naff! :-)

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From: dunlop_f@med.wcc.govt.nz
Subject: Re: Stinkers: Dempsey and Makepeace
Reply-To: dunlop_f@med.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 01:23:30 GMT

In article <BtLLHp.FMs@apollo.hp.com>, johnf@apollo.hp.com (John Francis) writes:
>In article <1992Aug26.013128.27086@peponi.wcc.govt.nz> dunlop_f@med.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>>We had D & M here in New Zealand. I reckoned it wasn't too bad. 
>>I liked the Ford Escort one of them drove.
>
>Cosworth Sierra, I believe.  What with that and Soo Lin . . . .
>
>-- 
>John Francis                                johnf@apollo.hp.com
>The world can be divided into two classes :-
> those who divide people into two classes, and those who don't.
It's a while since the programme has been on here so 
I suppose they may have gone up market!!
From: cah@cs.bham.ac.uk (Ceri Hopkins)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: British Household Habits (was: washing the dishes)
Date: 27 Aug 92 18:55:59 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, UK

>>>>> On 27 Aug 92 16:30:24 GMT, ian@marmite.West.Sun.COM (Ian Griffin - NCN Reseller SE) said:

Ian> However, by far the cleverest improvement in American toasting
Ian> vs. British is that they cut the toast diagonally, thereby
Ian> avoiding the dilemma we all have as to whether the round end or
Ian> the square end is preferable...

Eh? So you get to choose the diagonal slice with the round end or the
diagonal slice with the square end? Am I missing something in this
"improvement"?

Ceri
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University of Birmingham			  Tel. +44-21-414-4766
From: tjo@its.bt.co.uk (Tim Oldham)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Washing the dishes (and Coronation Street)
Date: 25 Aug 92 16:10:36 GMT
Organization: BT Group Computing Services, Birmingham, UK


The question was, I believe, ``why do the British do the washing-up
using tubs in the sink instead of just in the sink?''. It's interesting
that the other way of reading the question tickled British paranoia
about not having as many white goods as our American friends.

The only reason I've ever seen in using a tub (washing-up bowl) is that
it can be lifted out (water, dishes and all) when you need the sink for
other purposes. 

To continue the Coro angle: isn't Angie brilliant? It's more than Curly
deserves to have her living in the same house. Let's hope that any
suitor is up to scratch.

        Tim.
-- 
Tim Oldham, BT Group Computing Services.       tjo@its.bt.co.uk
``Sounds good to me''
From: dale.clayton@canrem.com (dale clayton)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: ytv
Date: 2 Sep 92 00:45:14 GMT
Reply-To: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

Richard Martin wrote:
---------------------
-> You're going to *love* this.  In Canada, there is a channel called
-> TVO, run by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, which
-> shows Red Dwarf regularly.  (I think it's TVO--it may be YTV, the
-> kids' channel.)

 It's indeed YTV. BTW, Red Dwarf maybe soon going off of YTV. I know
Blake's 7 is. Look for any changes that are coming over the next couple
of weeks.

Regards,
Dale Clayton
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From: jhc@iscp.bellcore.com (Jonathan Clark)
Subject: Re: Blackadder's Christmas Carol now available in North America
Organization: Bellcore
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 15:23:06 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.162730.8346@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>, I wrote:
	... (excluding the Staradder sketch).

Slight cock-up on the memory front here, StarAdder *is* part of
A Christmas Carol (it's the bit with the memorable appearance of
Baldrick's Posing Pouch), it was the Cavalier Years sketch I had
in mind.  If I recall correctly this was part of a Comic Relief
show. Sorry for the confusion.

Jonathan Clark
jhc@iscp.bellcore.com

The Englishman never enjoys himself except for some noble purpose.
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From: feldman@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Todd J. Feldman)
Subject: "The New Statesman" - How many series?
Organization: CS Department, Stanford University, California, USA
Date:  4 Sep 92 07:36:28 GMT


Does anyone know how many series of "The New Statesman" there are?

I know there are at least three, maybe 4.

Don't 3 of them end with B'stard getting hanged, shot, and stranded in 
Siberia?

Still, I seem to think there was a 4th.

PLEASE HELP!!!

Thanks!

Todd
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From: migod@turing.toronto.edu (Mike Godfrey)
Subject: Re: Bud Wiser
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Date: 1 Sep 92 14:07:31 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.070928.22994@cm.cf.ac.uk> Robert.Hartill@cm.cf.ac.uk (virtual user) writes:
>I noticed in the credits for 'The Upper Hand', the UK version
>of 'Who's The Boss', that 'TELEPLAY' was by 'Bud Wiser'.
>
>I bet he doesn't drink Carling Black Label.

Indeed not; Black Label is a Canadian beer!

>Does he exist ?

If it isn't a pen name, it may be a nickname.  My father has a friend with
the surname Wren who has gone through life as Chris despite it not being
his real first name.

-- 
Mike Godfrey			      "All we like sheep, all we like sheep,
Dept of Comp Sci, UofT		      "All we like sheep, all we like sheep."
migod@turing.toronto.edu			   -- Handel's `Messiah'
From: bruce@tcom.stc.co.uk (Bruce Munro)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Wilf Lung??????
Date: 3 Sep 92 15:38:33 GMT
Organization: BNR Europe, New Southgate, London.

In article <1992Sep1.150905.1@vxdesy.desy.de> wilsons@vxdesy.desy.de writes:
>
>  Last night while listening to the radio I heard a voice of a man I'm
> sorry to say I've forgotten all about, the great inventor,
>and all round British eccentric Wilf Lung (sp?). It

It's Wilf Lunn.

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From: rkl@csc.liv.ac.uk (Richard Lloyd)
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Subject: Dempsey and Makepeace didn't stink - HUNTER did !!
Date: 27 Aug 92 10:22:16 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Liverpool University

In article <25AUG92.18291888@vax.clarku.edu>, hhenderson@vax.clarku.edu writes:
> If anyone is compiling a list of all-time stinkers, "Dempsey and
> Makepeace" HAS to be on it.  One of the truly rotten shows in the
> history of TV.  It was a UK/US co-production, as I understand,
> so full blame cannot be placed on either culture.

I'd disagree - some (not all) of D&M was quite good. What was consistently
appalling though, was the third-rate US copy of D&M called "Hunter". Now THAT
was a real rotten egg !!! [It was so bad, Sky One showed it :-) ]

Richard K. Lloyd, 
Computer Science Dept.,   JANET     : rkl@uk.ac.liverpool.compsci
Liverpool University,     Internet  : rkl@csc.liv.ac.uk
Merseyside, England,    Q: "What's the world's fastest home micro ?"
Great Britain.          A: "The Archimedes A3000. 4 MIPS for under 800 pounds."
From: djenkins@axion.bt.co.uk (David Jenkins)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Wilf Lung??????
Date: 2 Sep 92 07:01:40 GMT
Reply-To: djenkins@axion.bt.co.uk (David Jenkins)
Organization: British Telecom Research Labs


In article <1992Sep1.150905.1@vxdesy.desy.de>, wilsons@vxdesy.desy.de writes:
|> 
|>   Last night while listening to the radio I heard a voice of a man I'm
|>  sorry to say I've forgotten all about, the great inventor,
|> and all round British eccentric Wilf Lung (sp?). It

Wilfred Makepiece Lunn is still around - but the last time I heard him
(literally) he was doing something on the radio.  There doesn't seem to
be much scope for loonies in the Beeb anymore... :-(

|> 
|> Come to think of it is Johnny Ball still going?
|> 

Yep, he still appears on children's TV about once or twice a year with
semi-mathematical game series.

|> 
|> 
|> 
|> Simon Wilson.
|> 



David Jenkins

"You are better off not knowing how sausages and laws are made."
--Unknown
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From: moeller@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Mc Mars)
Subject: The Professionals - how many shows?
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 17:46:56 GMT

Does anybody know exactly how many shows of The Professionals
were actually produced?

Actually, does anyone have some sort of 'fact/info' on the show
in general - production dates, etc?

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From: hhenderson@vax.clarku.edu
Subject: British Household Habits (was: washing the dishes)
Organization: Clark University
Date: 25 AUG 92 18:37:03 GMT

Since we're on the subject of British household habits, let me mention
one which I found very interesting during a long stay in Britland.
Toast.  In racks.  On the breakfast table, possibly for hours.  Stone
cold.  I always enjoyed the idea of the racks, which enable the frosty
air of the dining area to circulatee freely and render the toast as
cold as possible.

Another culinary treat which was new to me was sausage which was
evidently made of sawdust.  Is this traditional?  Does it date
back to WWII days?   Or is it some kind of elaborately subtle
insult to the Germans and the Polish?

I did, however, like haggis and Scottish meat pies.  And the beer.
:-)

Heather Henderson
HHENDERSON@vax.clarku.edu
Clark University
Worcester, MA
From: venable@faculty.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu (Wallace Venable)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Washing the dishes
Date: 26 Aug 92 18:01:07 GMT
Organization: WVU College of Engineering

>|>    Why is it that the British do their dishes in tubs sitting in the 
>|> sink? 

	Some Americans do it, too.  This method helps if you can't get 
the darned sink drain thingy to hold the water in.
From: graeme@abekrd.co.uk (Graeme Griffiths)
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Subject: Re: Young Ones
Keywords: Niel, Vivian, Rick, Mike, that terrible Alexy Sayle guy.
Date: 1 Sep 92 14:49:19 GMT
Organization: Abekas Video Systems, Reading, UK.

In <gZJ5PB4w164w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> ekho.bbs@cybernet.cse.fau.edu writes:

>eric@homebase.vistachrome.com (Eric Brunson) writes:

>> I have been a long time fan of The Young Ones and have many recorded of
>> the episode they showed on MTV.
>> 
>  I enjoyed The Young Ones on MTV, as well.  A friend of mine showed me a 
>video she had taped of the gang doing a parody of Queen's _Bohemian 
>Rhapsody_;  it was sickly funny (as is everything else they do! ;))  They 
>interpreted the lyrics into twisted reality while also keeping some of 
>Queen's video "intact" in the same style as Wierd Al Yankovic... I don't 
>know where she got the tape; indeed, I don't know if she still has it!  
>But I'll ask her if any interest in it is shown (it's only 6-7 minutes 
>long as far as I can remember...)

	Although 3/4 of the YO team were involved this was the Comic STrip
team playing their Spinal-Tap-esque band "Bad News". The band first
featured in the Comic Strip Presents... Bad News (imaginative huh?) and
then again in the sequel CSP.... More Bad News (told you!) both of which
were brilliant. Rik, Nigel and Ade were in BN but Chris Ryan wasn't.
	The original film documented the recording of the bands first album
plus the video shoot for a single "The warriors of Ghengis Kahn"
("Stealing, shooting, raping looting......." great lyrics), while the
sequel followed the bands reformation and subsequent performance (yes they
really did perform) at the Castle Donington Monsters of Rock festival.

	The YO did however record Living Doll with Cliff Richard (for Comic
Relief ???) which was excellent.

	I'm sure some (if not all) of the above is incorrect but I'm also
sure that somene who knows more than I will correct me, ad nauseum.

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From: Edward_Lee_Whiteside@cup.portal.com
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Subject: Re: Blackadder's Christmas Carol now available in North America
Date: Tue,  1 Sep 92 23:38:09 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Actually, the Star Adder sketch is part of the Xmas Carol.  Black Adder: 
The Cavelier Years is the sketch not available on home video in the U.S.
From: nur@dgbt.doc.ca (Nur Serinken)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: coronation street
Date: 3 Sep 92 13:16:38 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: The Communications Research Centre


Acording to the Street magazine CBC will broadcast four times a week until they
catch up. This will take about 53 weeks. 


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Subject: Re: Stinkers!
From: ace@kryton.UUCP (Catherine Beckstead)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 13:34:22 PDT
Organization: Paradox Alley F&SF BBS 805-492-8789

sprackle@rel8.ncsa.uiuc.edu (David Spracklen) writes:

> They actually dared let "Cop Rock" out of the country?!  They must have
> wanted to have the show flop in two countries.  I just hope that
> "Rescue 911" (our emergency show) doesn't go musical; it's hosted by
> William Shatner (Captain Kirk) and I am not at all interested to see if
> he can sing.

Oh but he can, haven't you heard his version of "Lucy in the Sky With
Diamonds"?  <screenfull of smilies should follow this>



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NINE on the Richter scale?"        --Ace, in "Dragonfire"
From: unregistered@newcastle.ac.uk (Scott A. McIntyre)
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Subject: Satellite TV
Date: 2 Sep 92 12:21:30 GMT
Reply-To: S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk
Organization: Synapse Computer Consultants
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4


I'm interested in corresponding with people who watch Satellite
Telly in the UK...whether it be Astra or multisatellite...

Thanks,

Scott
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From: hankdtank <hank@waffle.sns.com>
Subject: Re: Toy Cows
Organization: Systems'n'Software, Fremont, CA  94539-6669
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 23:05:06 PDT

I do believe "Toy Cows" is performed by Miriam Makeba, and the song is 
available on the NX CD Soundtrack, due out Sept. 15.  I could be wrong.

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From: hankdtank <hank@waffle.sns.com>
Subject: Re: QL & the Emmys: "We wuz robbed!"
Organization: Systems'n'Software, Fremont, CA  94539-6669
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 92 10:28:55 PDT

djredick@bluemoon.rn.com (Darrin J. Redick) writes:

> I tell you...I have never felt so cheated in all my life!  QL, nominated
> for at least 3 Emmys, and not 1 win!  How long has this crime been going
> on?  Scott Bakula is very, Very, VERY deserving of an Emmy (certainly more
> so than Rosanne), and Dean should get one as well.
> 
> But just who is Harrison Page?  What episode was he in?'
> 
> What's the track record of QL, as far as Emmys go?  Nominations?  Wins?
> 
> At least TNG won a couple.
> 
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Hey, just be glad that you were nominated.  The Academy isn't ready to give 
a sci-fi show an emmy.  Look at ST:TNG.  Sure Bakula has done the best, most 
consistant acting for several years now, but because he plays a 'different 
character' each episode and the character development isn't what the academy 
is used to, it won't win.
 
It is just not going to happen.
 
BTW: NX, "I'll Fly Away" are better shows anyway.

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From: schuck@fraser.sfu.ca (Bruce Jonathan Schuck)
Subject: Re: GOING TO EXTREMES
Reply-To: Bruce_Schuck@sfu.ca
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 18:35:40 GMT

ar710@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (William G. Martin) writes:

>Well, I watched it... Certainly has the flavor of a tropical Northern
>Exposure, except the characters don't seem to have as wide a range of
>quirkiness as in NX. The impassioned and frustrated student doctor
>was pretty much a stereotype, and the snappish dialog between
>the new female medical student and him sounded like something I've
>heard dozens of times...

I hope the situations improve, although this may have been the pilot
and sometimes they aren't quite the same as the real show.

>Was the full-backal-nudity shot of the lady doctor radiology instructor
>a first for a network prime-time series, or have I just been leading too 
>sheltered a life, and such shots are common nowadays? :-)

I was a bit surprised by this too.

I think it's got to be a first for a white woman. 

Of course, we've seen lots of nudity of black women in Roots and the like.

That double standard has always been around. If they are black women in
the jungle, you can show their breasts in a mini-series.


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From: UCPL078@UNLVM.UNL.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: HF: What happened to Sarah?
Date: 30 Aug 92 02:09:49 GMT
Article-I.D.: UNLVM.1685211BB9.UCPL078
Organization: University of Nebraska

In article <1992Aug29.204928.25985@news.eng.convex.com>
mdiaz@convex.com (Matthew Diaz) writes:
 
>Like millions of others, we've just started watching Homefront this
>summer and are confused.  In particular, what happened to Sarah?
>In one of the episodes Al/the lockout was blamed for her death, but
>that's all we've heard.
>
>If anyone know what happened or has any other HF trivia, please email
>or post.  Thanks!
>                                                Matthew Diaz
>                                                mdiaz@convex.com
 
I'm not sure you really want to know right now, with the summer reruns
VERY, VERY close to the episode in which Sarah is killed.  The only hint
I will put in here is that it happened during the strike/lockout.  I'm
not guaranteeing that the KNUCKLEHEADS at ABC will show this episode, but
I'm pretty sure they would since it is a MAJOR one (aren't they all).
If you really want to know, send me e-mail and I will disclose the info.
 
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From: st891722@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Subject: emmys
Reply-To: st891722@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:56:13 GMT


How did Fox get this show?  Would it have been as bad on another network?  Was
Martin Lawrence actually bleeped because he said a bad word?  It felt as if the
announcers were told that they had to do this a few minutes before they wnet
on.  On the whole it was terrebly put together.  I wouldn't blame the actors,
they were just being themselves, something we rarely get to see;-)
					-KT
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From: dmb@world.std.com (Deborah M Brown)
Subject: Re: MST3K: No more first season episodes
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 21:59:35 GMT

In article <JEFFT.92Aug28161302@w20-575-50.mit.edu> jefft@athena.mit.edu (Jeff Tang) writes:
>
>Well, as much as I like MST3K, I must concur with BB that the first season
>was not as funny as the previous ones.  No great loss as long as they're
>showing that later ones, IMO.

Second season - isn't that when Kevin Murphy joined the team?  I will admit
to being a little less than impressed with the CLIPS that I've seen from
the first season (IMHO, not-so-good MST3K is infinitely better than NO MST3K).

I'd still like to see at least one complete first season episode.  One of
these days...

-- 
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From: lamcgeoc@amhux1.amherst.edu (Lyle McGeoch)
Subject: Re: NEXP: What else has (Maurice) been in?
Organization: Amherst College
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 13:50:26 GMT

It seems to me that Corbin is also the voice of one of the bad guys
on Captain Planet.

Lyle McGeoch