B7 - General Topic 2025 #2 (February)

[Jonno]

  

[Maxbell]

10 minutes ago, FrankZabba said:

sorry you lost me but i did look it up and it's a series called "The Germans"?  is it any good?

I think that was the title of that episode. John Cleese from Monty Python that wrote that series. It’s English obviously. Being Canadian we would have a lot of English/UK programming on TV. Personally I loved that show so yes it’s good.

[FrankZabba]

3 minutes ago, Maxbell said:

I think that was the title of that episode. John Cleese from Monty Python that wrote that series. It’s English obviously. Being Canadian we would have a lot of English/UK programming on TV. Personally I loved that show so yes it’s good.

so what is the actual name of the show? Fawlty Towers?  i would like to check it out sometime.

[Brit Guy]

5 minutes ago, FrankZabba said:

so what is the actual name of the show? Fawlty Towers?  i would like to check it out sometime.

Cleese wrote Fawlty Towers with his wife Connie Booth who also starred in the show as Polly the chambermaid. Only 12 episodes were made but has gone on to be one of the UK's most iconic sitcoms EVER. 

[maxfactor]

3 minutes ago, FrankZabba said:

so what is the actual name of the show? Fawlty Towers?  i would like to check it out sometime.

Better check youtube...pretty sure no network is gonna run those shows.  The phrase "politically correct" was invented for Fawlty Towers...lol

It makes Archie Bunker look like a piker.

[Maxbell]

2 minutes ago, maxfactor said:

Better check youtube...pretty sure no network is gonna run those shows.  The phrase "politically correct" was invented for Fawlty Towers...lol

It makes Archie Bunker look like a piker.

Cleese pointed out that BBC or whoever is in charge had pulled that episode from the series. Which is preposterous, it’s hilarious and not the least bit offensive. 

[FrankZabba]

5 minutes ago, maxfactor said:

Better check youtube...pretty sure no network is gonna run those shows.  The phrase "politically correct" was invented for Fawlty Towers...lol

It makes Archie Bunker look like a piker.

sounds good lol

[Maxbell]

6 minutes ago, maxfactor said:

Better check youtube...pretty sure no network is gonna run those shows.  The phrase "politically correct" was invented for Fawlty Towers...lol

It makes Archie Bunker look like a piker.

All in the family (Archie bunker) was a transplant from England too, though it was called something else I think. The Office, same thing. 

it’s shown in reruns now but I have never seen the older ones in reruns, they were definitely not PC but they were good and they had a message. 

[FrankZabba]

9 minutes ago, Maxbell said:

All in the family (Archie bunker) was a transplant from England too, though it was called something else I think. The Office, same thing. 

it’s shown in reruns now but I have never seen the older ones in reruns, they were definitely not PC but they were good and they had a message. 

did it have a big following?

[maxfactor]

7 minutes ago, Maxbell said:

All in the family (Archie bunker) was a transplant from England too, though it was called something else I think. The Office, same thing. 

it’s shown in reruns now but I have never seen the older ones in reruns, they were definitely not PC but they were good and they had a message. 

All in the Family was a copy of ...Till Death do us Part

Sanford and Son was a copy of...Steptoe and Son

Three's Company was a copy of...Man About the House.

 

[maxfactor]

Just now, FrankZabba said:

did it have a big following?

Pretty sure it wasn't a hit in Spain...lol

[FrankZabba]

Just now, maxfactor said:

Pretty sure it wasn't a hit in Spain...lol

i'm sure back in those days there wasn't much sex on tv shows so it stands to reason why it wouldn't be a hit in spain lol