On 11/15/07 2:17 PM, in article
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"H-Man"
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> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:12:38 -0500, Tom Lake wrote:
>
>> "H-Man" <I-Hate@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:473c8879$0$68450$892e0abb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:58:38 -0600, David Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>> -> balance I feel the BBC's name still has some cachet (although
probably
>>>> -> not in the US).
>>>>
>>>> In North America, the BBC's name is associated with "quality" TV
>>>> programming, rather better than is usually found on the local
networks.
>>>> This is actually a rather mistaken impression. Organizations such as
>>>> PBS select the best BBC programs they can obtain and show them,
>>>> ignoring the Beeb's less-desirable products. However, the association
>>>> with quality can't do your BASIC any harm. Stick with the name!
>>>>
>>>> dow
>>>
>>> Not all North Americans sup****t your view re: BBC and programming
quality.
>>> I'm not saying one way or the other, just maybe it's not fair to
represent
>>> your feelings as those of North Americans in general.
>>
>> I really like the older shows - As Time Goes By, Are You Being Served?,
>> Butterflies,
>> Keeping Up Appearances. It takes years before Mountain Lake PBS gets
BBC
>> shows.
>>
>> Tom Lake
>
> I do too, add Fawlty Towers to the list for me, and Monty Python for
that
> matter. Absolutely hilarious! Love Mr. Bean too.
Yes, all of those.
I also remember when PBS carried Doctor Who... And how funny it was that
they thought the newer shows (with Sylvester McCoy) were special and
showed
them during their pledge drives, when the older ones were so much better.
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