15 Feb 15
Originally posted by Great Big Stees"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay... The Shadow knows!"
I do, on the radio.
The Shadow was broadcast in the U.S. from 1930 until the mid-50s. Over the years the title role
(aka Lamont Cranston) was portrayed by several actors, including Orson Welles.
15 Feb 15
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Originally posted by HandyAndyI am 70, and as a kid in the country I got a lot of radio time in the evening. Australia may have run later than the US, because we bought a lot of packaged stuff from other places.
You and Kewpie must be crowding 70 if you remember The Shadow on the radio.
16 Feb 15
Originally posted by KewpieMany of the old radio programs are still available on the Internet. When you hear how trite and dated some
I am 70, and as a kid in the country I got a lot of radio time in the evening. Australia may have run later than the US, because we bought a lot of packaged stuff from other places.
of them are, you realize how much time has passed since we sat around the living room or the kitchen and
enjoyed them. It was a very different world.
16 Feb 15
Originally posted by KewpieI don't mind that too much.. it's historic. But the old comedy just ain't funny anymore.
You don't even need to go that far back. I got the DVD of Yes Minister and found it seemed very dated - and that's only mid-80s! We often watch old BBC series repeats on TV, and some things from the late 90s seem quaint now. Like the inability to find a phone box.
16 Feb 15
Originally posted by HandyAndyI'd have to agree. We find different things funny now. On that point, I find U.S. comedy quite different from everyone else's - it seems a bit closer to "the bleeding obvious" which isn't always that funny.
I don't mind that too much.. it's historic. But the old comedy just ain't funny anymore.
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16 Feb 15
Originally posted by KewpieIf you think Yes, Minister is dated, you have a very rosy view of British politics. Besides, Yes, Minister isn't comedy, it's a documentary.
You don't even need to go that far back. I got the DVD of Yes Minister and found it seemed very dated - and that's only mid-80s!
16 Feb 15
Originally posted by KewpieSubtlety has gone the way of handwritten letters and rotary telephones.
I'd have to agree. We find different things funny now. On that point, I find U.S. comedy quite different from everyone else's - it seems a bit closer to "the bleeding obvious" which isn't always that funny.
16 Feb 15
Originally posted by Shallow BlueWe've always said that. But our politicians have gone from bad to worse since then, you wouldn't believe what goes on here nowadays.
If you think Yes, Minister is dated, you have a very rosy view of British politics. Besides, Yes, Minister isn't comedy, it's a documentary.
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17 Feb 15
Originally posted by KewpieOurs is a comedy, with members from one party moving to another and in some instances the majority of the opposition party in one of the provinces crossing the floor and joining the government it was in opposition to.
We've always said that. But our politicians have gone from bad to worse since then, you wouldn't believe what goes on here nowadays.
17 Feb 15
Originally posted by Great Big SteesIt's a sad fact that:
Ya gets what ya pays (votes) for.
[1] anybody who brown-noses the Murdoch media empire will be elected
[2] nobody worth electing ever stands for office
[3] if someone who is worth electing does #1 and manages to get elected, the other politicians will make sure they never get into a decision-making position.