tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19392779.post2229901385333920676..comments2023-05-22T10:31:48.416+01:00Comments on Pandora's Hideaway: Attention span of a gnatPandora Caitiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02912184784443896172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19392779.post-36281580602199753552007-12-24T00:42:00.000+00:002007-12-24T00:42:00.000+00:00Aw I was hoping for a xmassy post to wish you a me...Aw I was hoping for a xmassy post to wish you a merry christmas on. :)<BR/><BR/>I avoided that show out of a general aversion to Mr. Brand, but it looked like it had some interesting clips, including ones of shows I'd like to see again, like educational kids shows from my youth. Glad I missed it now, if he just took the piss!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19392779.post-960116383923508322007-12-23T23:53:00.000+00:002007-12-23T23:53:00.000+00:00@Lara: My neighbour got rid of his telly and aeria...@Lara: My neighbour got rid of his telly and aerial, and would regularly be pestered by the TV Licensing people who could not understand why someone might not want a television.<BR/><BR/>@Lynn: I actually like TV Burp, Screenwipe and Mock the Week. I think mocking contemporaries, who should know better, is fair game.<BR/><BR/>@Marianne: Totally. Its just a lack of respect for what came before.Pandora Caitiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912184784443896172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19392779.post-19561490275078203372007-12-19T22:32:00.000+00:002007-12-19T22:32:00.000+00:00Totally touché. One of the programs that pass for ...Totally touché. One of the programs that pass for comedy these days on Portuguese television often makes fun of tv stars and commentators of the past, picking on every little thing from their clothes to their sentences, and it's so excruciatingly unkind and unfunny. I mean some of those people aren't even around anymore, but their relatives must be. I wonder what it must feel like to turn on the telly and see a show where your grandfather is mocked, when really he did nothing but entertain and be very popular in his day.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679839426291667211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19392779.post-66815416852809979762007-12-14T21:48:00.000+00:002007-12-14T21:48:00.000+00:00And listen to his dated catchphrasesThat had me ch...<I>And listen to his dated catchphrases</I><BR/><BR/>That had me chortling for quite a while.<BR/><BR/>At worst the 'mock the past' shows are rather tedious and seem only there to fill the gap between a soap and some late night comedy programme.<BR/><BR/>That said - and humour is a personal thing - when done right (ie. you find it funny), a show that mocks are target can work. TV Burp springs to mind as does Screenwipe and Mock The Week.<BR/><BR/>Talking of catchphrases - and no I won't rattle any off - I wonder if future generations will look back at the IF THEN DO of formula based catchphrase *ahem* 'comedy' and wonder what all the fuss was about?Lynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19392779.post-73997136200263509002007-12-14T17:32:00.000+00:002007-12-14T17:32:00.000+00:00tsk, cynic.Mr Enfields Chumley-Warner worked, but ...tsk, cynic.<BR/>Mr Enfields Chumley-Warner worked, but thats not quite the same thing.<BR/><BR/>My advice is throw your telly away. <BR/>Come join us normal people, & life shall be less of a worry.Lara Tyghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677332290027676809noreply@blogger.com