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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation Jan 2, 2001
The US TV version of "Whose Line..." is a cheap rip-off of the UK TV version, which itself was a cheap rip-off of the sublime Radio 4 series, which may, in its scoring system, have paid tribute to "I'm sorry,..." but which differed in that it was not shy to regularly use genuine mime on the radio!
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Jan 2, 2001
The only show I can think of which was improved by the transfer to TV is Goodness Gracious Me, which I remember as being appallingly unfunny on radio.
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jan 2, 2001
Possibly. Although "Bhangra Man", the turban-wearing superhero was very funny, and would have cost too much to do justice to on TV... (His answer to an incoming meteorite which was going to destroy the planet, for instance, was to wrap a giant turban round mount Everest and bounce it back into space...
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Jun 24, 2001
Bhangra Man is alive and well and extremely funny in the TV version - he is an obvious tribute to all Bollywood film stars.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jun 25, 2001
I'm glad to hear it! I saw no evidence of him in the first series, and I haven't seen the second series yet... 
I loved what they did with the "Brief Encounter" sketch on TV - I had expected to be disappointed, but the cinematography was spot-on!
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Jun 25, 2001
The "Back Where They Belong" special was also extremely amusing. The Coopers and the Robinsons going to India by mistake and meeting a group of English people who live in a commune.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jun 25, 2001
The weird thing is, I have an Indian friend, and it was me who had to introduce him to this - he preferred to watch "Only Fools and Horses"!
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Jun 27, 2001
Odd.
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- 1: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jan 2, 2001)
- 2: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Jan 2, 2001)
- 3: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jan 2, 2001)
- 4: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Jun 24, 2001)
- 5: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jun 25, 2001)
- 6: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Jun 25, 2001)
- 7: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jun 25, 2001)
- 8: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Jun 27, 2001)
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