Keeping Up Appearances

[mtn1584]

With nothing to watch on TV on Saturday nights, I often turn to public television and watch one of the funniest comedys I have ever seen "Keeping Up Appearances." I love this show, and was wondering if anyone else had the pleasure of watching it. I also was wondering what our friends across the pond thought of this show.
Mike

 

[yogitunes]

Have you been hiding in the woods?

Hyacinth is a trip....I have all her videos....

everyone knows someone like her...

next to this one I also like "Are You Being Served?"

 

[nmassman44]

Love me some Hyacinth BooooKay. I also love As Time Goes By and Are You Being Served and lately The Vicar of Dibley. But my all time fave British Comedy is Absolutely Fabulous. Pats and Eddy just love em.

 

[chuffle]

A Saturday night tradition...

I've been watching Hyacinth for years and years. Even though I have seen each episode over and over, I never grow tired of Hyacinth's foibles.

Joe

 

[dogboy44]

oh yes your worship,

You’ll have to come to one of my candlelight suppers, a small group of discerning friends with the right socio-economic balance.

Or perhaps my outdoors-indoors luxury barbeque with finger buffet.

 

[foraloysius]

I'll take the nautical light refreshments!

 

[sudsmaster]

Fawlty Towers here...

As well as Black Adder...

And, lest we forget, the incomparable "Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"...

Blackadder - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[sudsmaster]

And did I forget?

Jeeves and Wooster!

 

[perc-o-prince]

I'll take the nautical light refreshments!

Don't forget to enjoy the riparian entertainment! Just don't fall in!

'and lately The Vicar of Dibley'

Oh, Gerry's a smash. I love the one where she meets the man she's going to marry, get's it all screwed up when she sees him with his sister (thinks it's his g'friend), and sings 'It Shoulda Been Me' when she imagines their wedding!

The ending jokes are always a big favorite.

Chuck

 

[mielabor]

Maybe a stupid question, but what's the difference between TV and public television?

 

[cleanteamofny]

I'm looking at it right now via Tivo.
Absolutely the best British comedy!

 

[perc-o-prince]

PBS (Public Broadcasting Service, IIRC) is a private company and non-profit. Public television is 'viewer supported' in that its operating expenses aren't paid for by traditional advertizing like on regular broadcast or cable television stations. They also don't get government $$.

However, a particular company may choose to sponsor a certain show, and they're given thanks before and/or after the show ('brought to you through the courtesy of' or some such wording, with a little more thrown in). That's a commercial IMHO.

Here's a link to their website:

Chuck

PBS: Public Broadcasting Service

Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS dramas, find in-depth news analysis and explore documentaries on history, science, art and more!

www.pbs.org

 

[jeffg]

Theo, in the U.S., public television is a network of commercial-free stations that are funded by the public and by government grants. The other type of TV is called commercial TV, these stations pay for their programming through commercial advertisements, and are owned and operated by commercial corporations and networks (NBC, CBS etc).

Today, brief commercials are shown between programs even on public TV. This is to help defray the costs of operation (public and government support is always changing from year to year, and budget shortfalls for public TV are common).

 

[sikiguya]

Oh Sheridan!

I love when Hyacinth talks on the phone to Sheridan!

 

[mielabor]

So, "TV" in the first message of this thread is to be understood as "commercial TV" and they don't broadcast the British comedies? I think we have a similar situation here in the Netherlands. (I'm not sure, because I rarely watch commercial television: not my type of programmes.)

 

[jeffg]

British programs are shown on public TV here in the states. I've never heard of one being shown on commercial TV.

For some shows (e.g. Mr. Bean), additional scenes were filmed and added to the original BBC episodes, to fill in the additional broadcast time (due to public TV's commercial-free format). When Mr. Bean was released on DVD, the producers decided not to include this

 

[jeffg]

Sorry, ran into the quote bug again...

For some shows (e.g. Mr. Bean), additional scenes were filmed and added to the original BBC episodes, to fill in the additional broadcast time (due to public TV's commercial-free format). When Mr. Bean was released on DVD, the producers decided not to include this 'extra' footage that was added for American broadcasts. This upset a lot of people, because a number of very funny bits were lost by not including it.

 

[mtn1584]

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRichard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Vicar is coming for tea and light refreshments.....don't you have a more religious tie?

 

[mielabor]

Thanks for the information.

On a sideline: is there a "quote bug"? My "..."'s seem OK.