tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post7212650807897655789..comments2023-06-11T13:12:20.435+01:00Comments on The Anger of a Quiet Man: Learning to laugh at yourselfQuiet_Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09575652127079681825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-72130381410144001012012-08-31T20:25:20.902+01:002012-08-31T20:25:20.902+01:00I only saw a part of it but I thought the lead mal...I only saw a part of it but I thought the lead male was drawn sympathetically had great comic potential as he struggled valiantly against a world determined to frustrate his modest ambitions. <br /><br />A frothy confection than hard-boiled comedy but that's a matter of taste. It wouldn't do for JuliaM but I'll happily have another helping as I think he identified enough universal themes to flesh out a 3-D character. <br /><br />At any rate, it was much funnier than watching Jo Brand go on about how fat she is for the umpteenth time. Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-81414776887848330412012-08-30T12:08:35.077+01:002012-08-30T12:08:35.077+01:00Did I get upset over The Vicar of Dibley? "No...Did I get upset over The Vicar of Dibley? "No, no no no no...no!"<br /><br />We in the Salvation Army at least recognise that laughter is a gift from God; and indeed Nicky Gumbel tells a number of humorous anecdotes on the Alpha Course videos as well, so it goes beyond my church alone.<br /><br />Thinking about the original point re complaints: I wonder whether Ben Elton's The Thin Blue Line had a similar response regarding Constable Habib, who was not only a very modern and 'enlightened' young lady, but in one episode went undercover dressed and behaving like those 'ladies of the night' we used to have in New Road here in Chatham/Rochester.<br /><br />Her equally modern sister, on a visit, was found to have drugs in her possession, and the overall image was that these two were much more 'western normal' than some would like us to believe.<br /><br />I think it made some useful points – as well as being a particularly entertaining sit-com of its time.John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-15484968236016654972012-08-30T10:28:38.084+01:002012-08-30T10:28:38.084+01:00They should really be complaining because it's...They should really be complaining because it's such a feeble attempt at comedy...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-176208095160092382012-08-30T06:58:14.633+01:002012-08-30T06:58:14.633+01:00The Irish were offended by Father Ted or at least...The Irish were offended by Father Ted or at least the PTB were and I'm sure it was initially banned (I believe RTE still has a Cardinal or Priest on the board of governors , a bit like the Archbishop of Canterbury having the casting vote on what is shown on the BBC) <br /><br />My rellies in Dublin used to be able to pick it up from Channel4 Wales , video it and then pass it round. There was quite a market in underground Father Ted videos for a time Pavlov's Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162563403722211352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3875365454966245098.post-11297152613310245232012-08-30T06:55:25.848+01:002012-08-30T06:55:25.848+01:00I've not seen the programme, but as you point ...I've not seen the programme, but as you point out, the number of complaints given the size of the audience on this occasion wasn't too bad. Whether it happens to be any good as a comedy in its own right I'll reserve judgement until I've watched it, but I somehow don't think that it'll live up to the excellence of Father Ted. Like the rich and the poor it would seem that unfortunately the humourless are “always with us”. Durotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.com