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- From: dan@dunaad.co.uk (Daniel Hunter)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
- Subject: Re: US and UK sitcoms
- Message-ID: <By0Ln9.G1B@dunaad.co.uk>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 12:35:32 GMT
- References: <Bxx9yw.Ao2@dunaad.co.uk> <1992Nov19.113048.14549@eng.cam.ac.uk>
- Organization: Johnson Hunter Limited
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- In article <1992Nov19.113048.14549@eng.cam.ac.uk> pjh@eng.cam.ac.uk writes:
- >In article Ao2@dunaad.co.uk, dan@dunaad.co.uk (Daniel Hunter) writes:
- >>>>> >Any other US stuff that has some popularity in England? Or anywhere besides
- >>>>> >the US?ginsu@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Wes Simonds)
- >>>>> MASH is quite popular, Wayne's World is very popular and The Simpsons is quite
- >>>>> popular, although mostly with kids who can't really see the funny side of it
- >>>
- >>>> Cheers is V E R Y ! ! ! popular aswell *8)
- >>>
- >>>and Rosanne, Dream On, the Presidential Elections,...
- >>
- >>Rosanne is one of my favourite prog's,Waynes world is great
- >
- >Am I missing something somewhere? I have watched Wayne's World on occasion
- >(mainly after watching Star Trek and finishing knitting the row I am on -
- >don't ask) and my reaction to this programme is "Is this supposed to be funny,
- >or something?" I tend to sit there feeling somewhat confused while the "studio
- >audience" roars with laughter at apparently nothing.
- >
- >Am I the only one who thinks this? Or is my sense of humour so warped I just
- >can't see the funny side? Then again, I am the person who claims to be mad
- >because it is the only thing that keeps me sane. 8-)
- >
- >Philippa
-
- Go and see the film or rather get out the video (it will be out soon) as
- far as i am concernd it is the funniest film ever. The series is not quite
- as good but it is still pretty funny.
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