tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post3469444339161595678..comments2023-09-06T01:53:41.634-07:00Comments on doug's Site: 'Downton Abbey" or "The Recent Unpleasantness at Ye Olde Manor" Doug's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09219952832674415239noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-83286426645074900862012-02-07T14:34:00.000-08:002012-02-07T14:34:00.000-08:00The police academy is having recruiting troubles I...The police academy is having recruiting troubles I see. ;-) doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-56624628688791943452012-02-07T14:32:08.000-08:002012-02-07T14:32:08.000-08:00Yes, I gather from the brochures I picked up on yo...Yes, I gather from the brochures I picked up on your ancestral heath you have no trouble with maintaining a better choir. <br /><br />I always prefered Aardvark Hall's Italianate design.<br /><br /><br /> Legend has it that Queen Anne lost the place to Lord Aardvark, Baron of Brumfield in an all-night poker game.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-71930580016334756132012-02-07T14:19:32.000-08:002012-02-07T14:19:32.000-08:00Ah, I re-read that part.
Well, AA, if it's ...Ah, I re-read that part. <br /><br />Well, AA, if it's anything like BBC-America TV I readily understand what you mean by "dire". Every time I turn it on they are running an old Batman movie. <br /><br />And they expect us "jokers" to sit through the damn US commericals! ;-)doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-53282494720894110102012-02-07T14:18:01.000-08:002012-02-07T14:18:01.000-08:00Glad I could find it, Iri. :-) Glad I could find it, Iri. :-) doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-73348214395294773762012-02-07T13:18:09.000-08:002012-02-07T13:18:09.000-08:00Ah I get the picture now Doug, Downton Abbey remin...Ah I get the picture now Doug, Downton Abbey reminds me a lot of Aardvark Hall, except the singing is better.Aaran Aardvarkhttp://aaranaardvark.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-17828834666623488202012-02-07T13:10:57.000-08:002012-02-07T13:10:57.000-08:00BBC World Service Radio isn't so bad, its the ...BBC World Service Radio isn't so bad, its the thinking man's/woman's propaganda on the whole - no its the TV station that is awful I think, BBC World, to me its dire.Aaran Aardvarkhttp://aaranaardvark.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-72616167366287152232012-02-07T13:08:03.000-08:002012-02-07T13:08:03.000-08:00No I think you'll find those are the ones that...No I think you'll find those are the ones that are still in work Doug :-DAaran Aardvarkhttp://aaranaardvark.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-88764674859930541532012-02-07T10:45:03.000-08:002012-02-07T10:45:03.000-08:00love the clip lollove the clip lolIri Anihttp://irianithewitchnz.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-20606952961770973772012-02-07T10:43:43.000-08:002012-02-07T10:43:43.000-08:00I kinda like that idea!I kinda like that idea!Iri Anihttp://irianithewitchnz.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-52529686282797034992012-02-07T09:14:27.000-08:002012-02-07T09:14:27.000-08:00A mild parody of Downton Abbey from You Tube, with...A mild parody of Downton Abbey from You Tube, with a bit of help from Lerner and Lowe.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-5657667656441073732012-02-07T08:55:33.000-08:002012-02-07T08:55:33.000-08:00Perhaps the comparison to CNN left the World Servi...Perhaps the comparison to CNN left the World Service Listener Relations Bureau flummoxed, AA. CNN sets the bar pretty low themselves. <br /><br />The sad thing is that the World Service has more content than any radio national outlet in the States for actually covering international news IMHO. doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-58507583257097427782012-02-07T08:42:40.000-08:002012-02-07T08:42:40.000-08:00LOL!
I'm sure the "Downton Abbey&quo...LOL! <br /><br /><br /> I'm sure the "Downton Abbey" parodies in print and television will appear--but that one has a lot more "legs" than anything I'll bet is in the offing. "Down Turn Alley: Eating Lord and Lady Grantham--The Diamond Jubilee Edition" would certainly be a ratings winner on both sides of the Atlantic, Pacific,et al. <br /><br />Perhaps the redundant policemen and women in the show should be slack-jawed and shuffling zombies as well as flesh-eating beasts. Just a thought. <br /><br />Please run your idea by the Light Entertainment Department, AA, next time you're in London.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-73408097740145143642012-02-07T08:35:56.000-08:002012-02-07T08:35:56.000-08:00I couldn't have put it better, Iri Ani.I couldn't have put it better, Iri Ani.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-80388300892608972572012-02-07T01:15:43.000-08:002012-02-07T01:15:43.000-08:00I can't say I've had the pleasure of watch...I can't say I've had the pleasure of watching this particular costume drama, in fact I had never previously heard of it Doug.<br /><br />My first reaction was to think this sounds quite dreadful, but with your own and Iri's endorsements now ringing in my metaphorical ears, I am prepared to accept that it may not be quite as bad as I first of all feared.<br /><br />I have to admit that these sorts of serial sagas generally leave me cold, I never watched Upstairs Downstairs for instance, nor any of the others.<br /><br />When I first looked at your piece about it here Doug I thought the programme was a satirical account of class relations in early 20th century Blighty, but my subsequent enquiries suggest that it is intended to be taken seriously.<br /><br />Perhaps there should be a 21st century remake called Down Turn Alley about class consciousness in Austerity Britain in which the Grantham family are eaten by a hungry mob made up entirely of redundant police officers.<br /><br />Maybe I'll suggest it to the Beeb, I reckon the idea has 'got legs' as they say .....unlike the Granthams have after the big barbecue at the end of series 12.<br /><br />I think it is quite right to be critical of the BBC by the way, but the World Service TV channel plumbs depths previously uncharted by other bits of Auntie's operation, it is so dire I was once moved to write to the BBC to say that I thought it so bad that it even made CNN almost watchable, they never replied.Aaran Aardvarkhttp://aaranaardvark.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-84327305911043681502012-02-06T23:11:17.000-08:002012-02-06T23:11:17.000-08:00We've been enjoying Downton Abbey here too. I ...We've been enjoying Downton Abbey here too. I thought it was like a cross between "Pride and Prejudice" and "Upstairs Downstairs". Better than a lot of stuff which graces our tellies nowadays lolIri Anihttp://irianithewitchnz.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-53361808661586925112012-02-06T18:23:07.000-08:002012-02-06T18:23:07.000-08:00Yes, I got into "Foyle's War"--anyt...Yes, I got into "Foyle's War"--anything to do with "homefront" stories during WWII interests me. <br /><br /> Like most shows, some episodes were better than others. I think the last few shows were quite good, altough I was hoping Det. Foyle get a chance to go to New York and run down that bigshot who got away with murder from the episode called 'Fifty Ships". (They alluded to it in the very last episode, but as far as I know it wasn't produced.)<br /><br />Yes, I know the feeling there. Shirley and I have to "cull the herd" on our video shelves shortly.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-89441095253138311462012-02-06T18:18:54.000-08:002012-02-06T18:18:54.000-08:00You're right Jack. If you have a chance to c...You're right Jack. If you have a chance to check out the link to the LA Times article by the television critic, it will provide a lot more info.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-4275195799624718192012-02-06T17:05:01.000-08:002012-02-06T17:05:01.000-08:00Doug I am not familiar with this story yet it'...Doug I am not familiar with this story yet it's very intriguing. From what I see is that there are some comparatives within Downtown Abbey and Help.Initiative Stainhttp://initiativestain.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-13094768893153412262012-02-06T16:40:38.000-08:002012-02-06T16:40:38.000-08:00Ah... you know of Foyle... and probably of Foyle&...Ah... you know of Foyle... and probably of Foyle's War (which was a bit disappointing).<br />I just finally sold my DVD's of the series on half.com because my huge video shelf had, again, runneth over.chuck thttp://deckhand.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-47317122552861011272012-02-06T16:32:13.000-08:002012-02-06T16:32:13.000-08:00"Inspector Foyle" (Kitchen) playing a t..."Inspector Foyle" (Kitchen) playing a two-timing head hospital surgeon? That does sound like fun.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-38357027547934958462012-02-06T16:31:00.000-08:002012-02-06T16:31:00.000-08:00I've seen episodes from the last two shows you...I've seen episodes from the last two shows you mentioned and agree with you.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-28614721300433752482012-02-06T14:50:09.000-08:002012-02-06T14:50:09.000-08:00The series that particularly stayed with me was a ...The series that particularly stayed with me was a short serial called "Reckless," that starred Robson Green.<br />It was tightly written, had few holes in the narrative and featured some very snappy acting, even casting Michael Kitchen as a two-timing head surgeon in a medical unit.<br /><br />When they do them well, they really are quite memorable.chuck thttp://deckhand.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-36991751082180503442012-02-06T14:39:41.000-08:002012-02-06T14:39:41.000-08:00The last great recent BBC sitcoms were probably &q...The last great recent BBC sitcoms were probably "Only Fools and Horses", "Absolutely Fabulous" and "One Foot in the Grave", but they were all conceived quite a while ago.Jez Parkerhttp://not3bad.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-83847550239260134442012-02-06T14:27:51.000-08:002012-02-06T14:27:51.000-08:00Yes, Chuck, I guess one must always be on guard no...Yes, Chuck, I guess one must always be on guard not to mistake something foreign and looking a bit upscale with something signifigant. I've seen a few British sit-coms on Public Broadcasting in my day that do not deserve regular viewing. Not all of "Masterpiece Theater" is a mastepiece--but the average is pretty above par in my opinion. <br /><br />It could also be that the "reality series" gunk and certain unimaginitive police procedurals with stoic heroes and endless autopsy scenes has lowered my expectations of broadcast television as a whle.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-88218962129771927852012-02-06T14:21:01.000-08:002012-02-06T14:21:01.000-08:00Happens in the best of famillies I'm told, not...Happens in the best of famillies I'm told, not3bad.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com