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| Thread ID: 125539 | 2012-07-04 22:13:00 | Comedian Eric Sykes dies aged 89 | goodiesguy (15316) | PC World Chat |
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| 1286109 | 2012-07-06 05:54:00 | Yes, me and my parents all thought that Steptoe & Son were great. Till a bought a DVD of their first series, I only watched one of two episodes, hardly a laugh in it. Comedy like many things has to move on. (But some things have moved on too much) |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1286110 | 2012-07-06 09:49:00 | Richard - you are probably right. Sob... | John H (8) | ||
| 1286111 | 2012-07-06 09:54:00 | I can remember applying for tickets, and getting them for the making of the show "Beyond the fringe" in London. Can not for the life of me remember where it was. Somewhere near Soho I think...Do not forget Alf Garnett and Tommy Cooper (just like that) when his jokes went wrong. |
gradebdan (2186) | ||
| 1286112 | 2012-07-06 09:58:00 | Very wise Richard, sound advice indeed. Too, too, true. Very wise of you both. Sad that we can't capture our youth. Mothers! Lock up your sons and/or daughters! Ohhh ... you mean re-capture our youth :D |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1286113 | 2012-07-06 11:04:00 | This is so true. But it's a little unpredictable. Over the last couple of years I've been renting DVDs of many of the TV series I remember fondly from my youth, and some have been sweet nostalgia and others bitter disappointment, but it's amazing to be able to see them on-demand in all their original glory - sometimes better with re-mastering. Essentially this is a gift of computers and therefore appropriate to this forum. I watch them on my laptop in better resolution than I originally watched them (mostly in black and white back then!) | John Calvert (16516) | ||
| 1286114 | 2012-07-06 12:07:00 | RIP Eric Sykes - he was one of those understated, drool guys. I remember seeing the Plank as a short B movie during ....can't remember but may have been an early Bond film. I was aching laughing as a 14 y/o | Fishb8 (484) | ||
| 1286115 | 2012-07-06 20:46:00 | Let us not forget that we enjoyed many of these great comedians thanks to the power of steam radio, including the trusty crystal set... And via that medium, hats off to Gerard Hoffnung and The Bricklayer's Story... | John H (8) | ||
| 1286116 | 2012-07-06 22:21:00 | You can listen to it here - now referred to as The Bricklayer's Lament. Like Richard says, not as good as my memory of it... www.youtube.com | John H (8) | ||
| 1286117 | 2012-07-06 22:55:00 | You won't have heard of this chap, but still enjoy even if a bit dated. www.youtube.com |
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