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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 268965" data-attributes="member: 23">Same here. As a child I remember being drawn in by the serial The Worm That Turned, with its animated opening, Diana Dors and the Ronnies in drag.Back then, I&#039;d say Ronnie C. would have been my favourite, thanks to those monologues in his chair, which I found very comforting to watch (like a comedy version of Jackanory). Because of this, I always found him very avuncular (I barely remember this as I was only a toddler, but I apparently once got ticked off by him for wandering onto the course in a bid to get a better view of him when we went to sneak a peek at him playing golf).As the years have gone by, I&#039;ve grown to recognise what a brilliant writer and character performer Ronnie B. was. He was such a wordsmith, and I&#039;m really looking forward to seeing some forgotten and lesser-known sketches.I&#039;m expecting the series to be a bit of a curate&#039;s egg, but I&#039;m also hopeful that I&#039;ll find plenty to enjoy in every episode.Yes, it&#039;s a shame that shows like The Two Ronnies became unfashionable with the rise of alternative comedy, and were lampooned because they were seen as being too safe or twee. But I suppose imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And they&#039;ve had the last laugh as your Two Ronnies and Terry and Junes have aged far better than most of the alternative stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 268965, member: 23"] Same here. As a child I remember being drawn in by the serial [I]The Worm That Turned[/I], with its animated opening, Diana Dors and the Ronnies in drag. Back then, I'd say Ronnie C. would have been my favourite, thanks to those monologues in his chair, which I found very comforting to watch (like a comedy version of [I]Jackanory[/I]). Because of this, I always found him very avuncular (I barely remember this as I was only a toddler, but I apparently once got ticked off by him for wandering onto the course in a bid to get a better view of him when we went to sneak a peek at him playing golf). As the years have gone by, I've grown to recognise what a brilliant writer and character performer Ronnie B. was. He was such a wordsmith, and I'm really looking forward to seeing some forgotten and lesser-known sketches. I'm expecting the series to be a bit of a curate's egg, but I'm also hopeful that I'll find plenty to enjoy in every episode. Yes, it's a shame that shows like [I]The Two Ronnies [/I]became unfashionable with the rise of alternative comedy, and were lampooned because they were seen as being too safe or twee. But I suppose imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And they've had the last laugh as your [I]Two Ronnies[/I] and [I]Terry and Junes[/I] have aged far better than most of the alternative stuff. [/QUOTE]

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