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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 438472" data-attributes="member: 5079">I&#039;m surprised it&#039;s escaped your attention for so long.&nbsp; I pop into the movie thread only sporadically, but don&#039;t be surprised if you get a very delayed response to your review.One of my big concerns with approaching British TV -- references, slang and even accents that I don&#039;t understand. There was nothing in the first episode at least that I didn&#039;t understand.With only one episode under my belt, my biggest apprehension is that this will be a sitcom whose comedy comes from characters yelling at each other.&nbsp; From THE HONEMOONERS to MAUDE and beyond, characters excessively yelling grates on my nerves pretty fast.&nbsp; Even ABFAB, after two stellar seasons, devolved into three harpies shrieking at each other.I knew it existed.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think I had seen so much as a clip of the show prior to watching the first episode.&nbsp; I was tempted to read through your thoughts, but decided to watch the show fresh and unbiased.&nbsp; If I had disliked the first episode, I probably wouldn&#039;t have even commented.Yes, it was 30 minutes of &quot;stuff happening&quot;.&nbsp; I agree with Daniel&#039;s comment in the other thread; Harvey Korman could have played a good &quot;Basil&quot;, but would have needed a much better script and direction.&nbsp; Lacking either, he played too broadly and went OTT too soon with nowhere to build.&nbsp; Nothing indicates the indifference of the project as much as Betty White, such an incisive comedic actress, showing no sense of character.&nbsp; She was just there.Lucky both projects failed, else we might never have gotten GOLDEN GIRLS.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 438472, member: 5079"] I'm surprised it's escaped your attention for so long. I pop into the movie thread only sporadically, but don't be surprised if you get a very delayed response to your review. One of my big concerns with approaching British TV -- references, slang and even accents that I don't understand. There was nothing in the first episode at least that I didn't understand. With only one episode under my belt, my biggest apprehension is that this will be a sitcom whose comedy comes from characters yelling at each other. From THE HONEMOONERS to MAUDE and beyond, characters excessively yelling grates on my nerves pretty fast. Even ABFAB, after two stellar seasons, devolved into three harpies shrieking at each other. I knew it existed. I don't think I had seen so much as a clip of the show prior to watching the first episode. I was tempted to read through your thoughts, but decided to watch the show fresh and unbiased. If I had disliked the first episode, I probably wouldn't have even commented. Yes, it was 30 minutes of "stuff happening". I agree with Daniel's comment in the other thread; Harvey Korman could have played a good "Basil", but would have needed a much better script and direction. Lacking either, he played too broadly and went OTT too soon with nowhere to build. Nothing indicates the indifference of the project as much as Betty White, such an incisive comedic actress, showing no sense of character. She was just there. Lucky both projects failed, else we might never have gotten GOLDEN GIRLS. [/QUOTE]

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