Talk:Last of the Summer Wine/Archives2007/December

message: This show was referenced in the 'Les Dennis' episode of Ricky Gervais's television show, Extras.  I added the reference to the 'Praise and Criticism' section since Wikipedia seems to be doing away with trivia sections these days.  
"'Last of the Summer Wine was mentioned in the BBC television comedy Extras during the first series when Maggie reluctantly attends a party thrown for a former friend and co-worker, whom Maggie refers to as "a wee bit mental." She jokingly compares to the elderly partygoers as looking like "the cast of Last of the Summer Wine.'"  BadMojoDE 23:09, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Referenced in [[Extras]]

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 At various times, Auntie Wainwright mentions that both Howard and Smiler
 are relatives of hers, but she never specifies how, though it is generally
 known among fans that Auntie Wainwright is Howard's aunt.
In her first episode, wasn't she introduced as Howard's aunt?  I can't remember her referring to Smiler as a relative, though.  If no-one objects here, I'll alter the page accordingly. Bluap 08:38, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Auntie Wainwright 

message: AS A FAN OF LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE SINCE IT STARTED I HAVE ALL THE EPISODES ON VIDEO WHICH I HAVE JUST FINISHED TRANSFERRING TO DVD BEFORE I WORE THEM OUT. I WAS MOST UPSET TO DISCOVER THAT I WAS MISSING AN EPISODE - MERRY CHRISTMAS FATHER CHRISTMAS - DEC 1986. IF THERE IS ANY ONE WHO CAN HELP WITH A COPY, PLEASE CONTACT ME -raymond@grangemini.fsnet.co.uk
:I'm sorry, WHAT? 67.42.94.9 06:09, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  missing episode 

message: Does anyone know when the entire series will be released onto DVD?  I know that the BBC has released (what I believe to be) the first 4 seasons on DVD.  I just want to know when they will release the rest.
: The first 4 seasons were released in the UK by Universal Playback, who presumably licensed them from the UK.  The same company released many of the BBC comedy DVDs.  In mid-2005, BBC Video merged with another company to form 2Entertain Ltd.  The best guess is 2Entertain now hold the rights to the series.  Looking at other 2Entertain releases, they appear to continue where Universal Playback left off.  However, it appears that, instead of releasing early series of lots of programmes, they are going through all of the series of each comedy programme in turn.  I would imagine that they will get round to Last of the Summer Wine eventually, but don't know when. Bluap 23:56, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  DVD Question 

message: Last of the Summer Wine is a legendary show, but I think it should have ended when Compo died.  Dad's Army was finished when all the best juice had been squeezed out of the orange, the cast members were aging, and its creators knew when it was time to end the much-loved series.  I think the same principle should apply to Last of the Summer Wine, does anyone agree? --86.31.17.198 17:00, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The actors were ageing when LOTSW started! It will end when people stop watching it. Until then it is popular enough to go on.--Crestville 18:22, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed! If the actors where not aging, it wouldn't be LOTSW! Jake b 23:38, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Time to end? 

message: Need to add character bio for Howard. Jake b 23:49, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He's in Recurring_characters_in_Last_of_the_Summer_Wine.  Feel free to expand the entry Bluap 07:15, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Howard 

message: This article needs to be renamed to "Last of the summer vinegar". Zanusi 18:10, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Is there a point to your comment which would involve actual revision of the article? -- Redfarmer 01:48, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rename article 

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message: Does anyone know where this information came from that Alan J.W. Bell believes the twenty-ninth series will be the last? This is news to me and I can find nothing suggesting this. Just seems unlikely after all the years LOTSW has been around. -- Redfarmer (talk) 14:38, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No idea, hence my addition of the "citation missing" tag. ~~ [Jam][talk] 14:40, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears that annonymous ips are the only ones talking about this so I went ahead and deleted it for now until we can find something substantial to back up this assertion. -- Redfarmer (talk) 13:39, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  End of Series? 

message: amazon.com has two sets of Last of the Summer Wine available for Region 1:
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Summer-Wine-Stephen-Lewis/dp/B00007ELCZ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1195490777&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Summer-Wine-Stephen-Lewis/dp/B0001JXP70/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1195490777&sr=1-2
Are these seasons 1 and 2, respectively, or are they just collections of randomly selected episodes?
Either way, it seems like they should be mentioned in the article TerraFrost (talk) 17:24, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They're best of collections from the Blairme, Seymour, and Foggy years. They were previously in the article but someone deleted them. Not sure who. -- Redfarmer (talk) 17:43, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Region 1 DVD Releases 

message: I've been working hard this week on getting material sourced but I still have two items I need sources for if anyone can help me find the information.
*Does anyone know where the assertment came from that Brian Wilde said he considered a guest appearance for Compo's funeral?
*I am looking for criticism of the series in order to source the statement about the series becoming formulmatic.
Thanks everyone! -- Redfarmer (talk) 23:41, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I'm trying desperately to get this article up to good article status but I'm still having trouble finding sources for two statements within the article: the one on Brian Wilde considering coming back for Compo's funeral and the one on the origin of Compo's name. Try as I may, I cannot find any evidence for either of these assertions. Does anyone have a source for these? If we cannot find a source within a reasonable amount of time, would anyone have an issue with deleting these assertions from the article? -- Redfarmer (talk) 00:30, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've checked "Last of the Summer Wine - the Finest Vintage", but can't see any references on the potential return of Foggy there (even though it describes the filming of that episode).  Perhaps it might have been in the documentary "30 years of LOSW" Bluap (talk) 01:52, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  How about emailing the Summer Wine Appreciation Society?  They might be able to help source (or disprove) the statement. Bluap (talk) 02:02, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I actually watched the 30 years documentary last night with that same thought in mind. Brian Wilde talks about how he was only supposed to be gone for six episodes and he may return one day but says nothing about the possiblity of returning for Compo's funeral. And, unfortunately, the Appreciation Society hasn't been answering emails since last summer, I believe due to financial and/or time problems. They haven't posted anything since talking about the 28th series being delayed...not even anything about the Christmas special this year. -- Redfarmer (talk) 07:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

text:  The Huddlesfield Examiner site might be good for sourcing tidbits.  How about this article for some criticism (or check the Radio Times in question).  Are there any reliable-source reviews of the DVDs? Bluap (talk) 02:01, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Regarding the origin of the name Compo, I think it is worth while retaining the present explanation even if it is not substantiated, because the name is so eccentric. It probably was explained in some early interview with Roy Clarke, as said in this article and Compo Simmonite, but that may not be easy to track down. I don't know if it is possible to contact Roy Clarke himself, possible via an email to the BBC? I have never tried to do anything like that.  Patche99z (talk) 14:12, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem is, without a source, it's impossible to tell if this statement is true or not and, as such, the article can never receive good article status. It's the job of the person who adds the information to give their source. The rest of us shouldn't have to work this hard to locate information on sources for other people. I'm all for deleting it. -- Redfarmer (talk) 12:31, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Point taken. Perhaps you should delete the explanation from this article, while leaving it in the Compo Simmonite article, which is unlikely to achieve good article status because it is necessarily short. Patche99z (talk) 17:31, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need Sources