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> > > > I didn't get home in time
> > >
> > > At times like that, don't you wish
> > > you'd had your own personal
> > > TARDIS ;-) ?!
> >
> > Or a video recorder!
>
> Isn't Sony's TARDIS 3000 (R) a more interesting option, though?


Yeah!

You can tape films before they are made and see if you wanna go see them
when they are!


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>> > I somehow can't see Dr. Who
>> > playing baseball; you know, being
>> > British and all.
>>
>> Maybe Rounders ???
>
> By rounders, do you mean cricket?
>
> On another note, I wonder why an American version of "Dr. Who" hasn't been
> made yet?
>
> I mean, American versions have been made of a lot of other successful
> British shows ...

"Sanford and Son" is the only one that leaps to mind. Dish, baby,
dish. ;)
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> And "All In The Family" ("Till Death Do Us Part"), "Three's Company" ("Man
> About The House"), as well as others, which I can't remember off-hand right
> now ...

"The Office" is the one probably most in the news at present.


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> > > I somehow can't see Dr. Who
> > > playing baseball; you know, being
> > > British and all.
> >
> > Maybe Rounders ???
>
> By rounders, do you mean cricket?

Nope ! I mean rounders !!!

(I think it's kinda like softball??? BUt it isn;t a *national leagued*
sport. Just something kids play in a park by themselves!)


> On another note, I wonder why an American version of "Dr. Who" hasn't been
> made yet?

There was!
I'm SURE there was !!!???
(Well, made by an american company IIRC)

Paul McGann as the Doctor???

And always remember the old Peter Cushing movies too !!!
(Or were they Elstree productions?)

> I mean, American versions have been made of a lot of other successful
> British shows ...


True, but only with the companies *rights* etc...
I can't see the Beeb giving away the Doc Who rights ;' )))

Now.. talking of Americna versions....
Whatchall make of the US version of The Office?

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> And always remember the old Peter Cushing movies too !!!
> (Or were they Elstree productions?)

You're thinking of Hammer Productions, I suspect. I recently picked
up two Hammers at Wallyworld for a buck each: The Terror (with a very young
Jack Nicholson) and The Satanic Rites of Count Dracula, with Cushing and
Christopher Lee. If memory serves, this was the next-to-last Hammer Dracula
film, and Lee's last - he was fed up with the franchise, and horror/vamp
fans seem to agree Hammer was at the end of the slope quality-wise at this
point. I like the movie, myself - it's got a distinct "Avengers" feel to it
and it's not your usual Dracula flick. Cushing is just amazing, as always.
Lee doesn't have a lot to do, but he pulls it off ok. Cushing plays Van
Helsing (sort of an "I'm my own granpa" thing, hehehe) and just pulls you
into this alternate reality where you can sit around having tea and
chatting, in all seriousness, about how to whack a vampire. Hard-core
horror/vampire fans probably won't like it, but it's a treat for folks who
take their horror in minimal doses. And it just _oozes_ "The 70's!"

The background of Hammer Films is pretty interesting stuff, too.
Apparently the guy who ran the show would, as one movie's production wound
down, shanghai actors into making another quick flick, recycling the sets
before they were torn down, etc. Ya know..."Oh, Jack? A word? Busy? Just a
few lines, won't take a minute. Stand over there..." Really sounded like
great fun, and apparently a lot of people would squeeze this stuff in,
taking scale wages.
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> > > On another note, I wonder why an
> > > American version of "Dr. Who" hasn't
> > > been made yet?
> > >
> > > I mean, American versions have
> > > been made of a lot of other
> > > successful British shows ...
> >
> > "Sanford and Son" is the only one
> > that leaps to mind. Dish, baby,
> > dish. ;)
>
> And "All In The Family" ("Till Death Do Us Part"), "Three's Company" ("Man
> About The House"), as well as others, which I can't remember off-hand
right
> now ...


Fawlty Towers (Oh my god the US version was DIRE!)

But then the UK version of the Golden Girls was JUST as bad !


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"Glen A. RITCHIE"
>
> How was the British version of "Who's The Boss"?

I want the British version of the "Terminator"...."I say, old bean,
I shall return." Hehehe. *whack* "One lump or two?" Heeeeehehehehe. I slay
me. :)

I think the best non-converted import (that was actually broadcast) was The
Avengers. Man, that was a good show. That, Monty Python (didja know Cleese
was in an Avengers?), Mr. Bean.....sigh. And we'll never forget Benny
Hill....
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>> "The Office" is the one probably most
>> in the news at present.
> Didn't the original show come out in the 90s?

2001-2003. Won best comedy series and actor @ last year's Golden Globes.

I've only seen bits and pieces of it. Very well done.

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>> I think the best non-converted import
>> (that was actually broadcast) was The
>> Avengers. Man, that was a good show.
>
> Agreed; I haven't seen an episode of that for years.

Ah, they were on every evening for a long time on The Mystery
Channel. A&E has the US rights and might air them again (probably waiting
for DVD sales to slack off....I would! ;) )

>> That, Monty Python (didja know Cleese > was in an Avengers?),
>
> No, what role did he play?!

The "Egg Man" in a so-so episode about retired vaudevillians
scheming (and murdering) to save old London theatres. The eggs were a
bizarre clown registry; each clown's face-paint is unique and registered
and....painted onto an egg. To find the identity of the evil clowns, they of
course have to go to Cleese, caretaker of this enormous, fragile collection,
and hilarity ensues.
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>>> > "The Office" is the one probably
>>> > most in the news at present.
>>>
>>> Didn't the original show come out in
>>> the 90s?
>>
>> 2001-2003. Won best comedy series
>> and actor @ last year's Golden
>> Globes.
>
> Are you referring to the original (British) version here?

Yep. *Look it up*.

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> > Fawlty Towers (Oh my god the US
> > version was DIRE!)
>
> I don't remember an American version of "Fawlty Towers" being aired here
....

Well, that'll be cos they changed the name, and made the lead character a
WOMAN !!


> I gather it was short-lived, and for the reason stated?

I think so !

> > But then the UK version of the Golden
> > Girls was JUST as bad !
>
> As much as I always enjoyed "The Golden Girls", it's hard to imagine a
> British version of any American show being anything other than an
> improvement.

Trust me.... It wisnae!



> How was the British version of "Who's The Boss"?


?????


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> "Glen A. RITCHIE"
> >
> > How was the British version of "Who's The Boss"?
>
> I want the British version of the "Terminator"...."I say, old
bean,
> I shall return." Hehehe. *whack* "One lump or two?" Heeeeehehehehe. I slay
> me. :)
>
> I think the best non-converted import (that was actually broadcast) was
The
> Avengers. Man, that was a good show. That, Monty Python (didja know Cleese
> was in an Avengers?), Mr. Bean.....sigh. And we'll never forget Benny
> Hill....


But *we* have.

Benny Hill is looked upon as a kind of embarrassment these days.


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> > I want the British version of the
> > "Terminator"...."I say, old bean,
> > I shall return."
>
> The Teamanator ...
>
> > Hehehe. *whack* "One lump or two?"
> > Heeeeehehehehe. I slay
> > me. :)
>
> Well, *someone's* gotta do it ;-)!
>
> > I think the best non-converted import
> > (that was actually broadcast) was The
> > Avengers. Man, that was a good show.
>
> Agreed; I haven't seen an episode of that for years.
>
> > That, Monty Python (didja know Cleese > was in an Avengers?),
>
> No, what role did he play?!
>
> > Mr. Bean.....sigh. And we'll never forget
> > Benny Hill....
>
> As well as "The Goodies" and "The Two Ronnies" ...

Ronnie Barker *retired* many years ago. BUt came back to do a one off
special (which wasn;t well received) and just a week or two ago there was a
*New* Two Ropnnies episode which was just old clips but newly recorded
seques with Mr Barker taking part !

All of the Goodies are still worklng in British TV BIll Oddie has become a
prolific *Wildlife* guy.
BUT... The Goodies are either currently or just finished touring Australia
!!!


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