> > > > I thought the British version of Who's Line is it Anyway was better than the American version by a hundredfold. Maybe it had that quality that "nobody I know will ever see this" that it lacks now. Maybe it's just that the comedy is more Americanized. For instance, a popular game on the BBC version was for the contestants to tell a certain story in the style of their favorite author. I'd like to see THAT one on ABC. Plus, the host reminded me of Kelsey Grammer, who I think is funny beyond words.
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> > > > Mi "BBC 1! BBC 2!" key
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> > > Yeah, that was always one of *my* favourite games. It was hilarious, they were usually so good at it. There's just something about hearing a continuing story told first by Beatrix Potter, then by Ernest Hemingway, then maybe Stephen King...
> > > My real favourite was where they had to dub over lines of awful, obscure old TV shows or movies. The best ones were where they did episodes from Gerry Anderson (is that right?) Supermarionation shows like Thunderbirds or Stingray. Anyone else here who knows and loves those? :-)
> > > I only ever saw a few episodes of the US version but it didn't strike me as all that funny. Which is natural, I suppose, since it seems NZers have a more British than American sense of humour.
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> > > Brunnen-"but I still think Mr Bean is an abomination"G
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> > Yeah, those were hilarious. Even funnier if you've actually SEEN some of the shows (but we won't go into that here).
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> > Mi "I was eight at the time! I didn't know good entertainment!" key
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> I *love* Stingray. I ***ADORE*** Captain Scarlet. I watched them as a kid and recently rediscovered them as an adult - there is nothing better than going back to something you remember liking, and finding out that, yes, it's actually even *better* than you remembered.
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> Brunnen-"This is the voice of the Mysterons!"G

Do your friends have no idea what you're talking about, if/when you bring this up in normal conversation? I seem to have that problem in many areas of life. Although I KNOW I'm seeing straight and everyone else is wearing bifocals.

Mi "Gimme more archaic movie quotes!" key