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Re: Randall's favourite fawlty towers episodes....

Post by Jimmi » Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:17 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:28 am I'd see it if it tours
Not paying London prices
If it’s any good, I imagine they’ll do it at the Hippodrome in Birmingham
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Post by Randall » Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:55 pm

Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:17 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:28 am I'd see it if it tours
Not paying London prices
If it’s any good, I imagine they’ll do it at the Hippodrome in Birmingham
I could tolerate birthday
As long as its not 1 where they pull people up on stage as I don't want to be picked again
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Post by Jimmi » Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:05 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:55 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:17 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:28 am I'd see it if it tours
Not paying London prices
If it’s any good, I imagine they’ll do it at the Hippodrome in Birmingham
I could tolerate birthday
As long as its not 1 where they pull people up on stage as I don't want to be picked again
“Birthday” 😂

So you don’t want to go up on stage and have a moose head fall on you?
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Post by Randall » Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:07 pm

Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:05 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:55 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:17 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:28 am I'd see it if it tours
Not paying London prices
If it’s any good, I imagine they’ll do it at the Hippodrome in Birmingham
I could tolerate birthday
As long as its not 1 where they pull people up on stage as I don't want to be picked again
“Birthday” 😂

So you don’t want to go up on stage and have a moose head fall on you?
Birmingham ffs
I went to See the play that goes wrong and ended up on stage being made a cunt out of
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Post by Jimmi » Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:09 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:07 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:05 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:55 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:17 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:28 am I'd see it if it tours
Not paying London prices
If it’s any good, I imagine they’ll do it at the Hippodrome in Birmingham
I could tolerate birthday
As long as its not 1 where they pull people up on stage as I don't want to be picked again
“Birthday” 😂

So you don’t want to go up on stage and have a moose head fall on you?
Birmingham ffs
I went to See the play that goes wrong and ended up on stage being made a cunt out of
No different to any other day then?
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Post by Randall » Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:12 pm

Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:09 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:07 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:05 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:55 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:17 pm

If it’s any good, I imagine they’ll do it at the Hippodrome in Birmingham
I could tolerate birthday
As long as its not 1 where they pull people up on stage as I don't want to be picked again
“Birthday” 😂

So you don’t want to go up on stage and have a moose head fall on you?
Birmingham ffs
I went to See the play that goes wrong and ended up on stage being made a cunt out of
No different to any other day then?
Not usually on a stage to be fair
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Post by Rogg » Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:03 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:07 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:05 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:55 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:17 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:28 am I'd see it if it tours
Not paying London prices
If it’s any good, I imagine they’ll do it at the Hippodrome in Birmingham
I could tolerate birthday
As long as its not 1 where they pull people up on stage as I don't want to be picked again
“Birthday” 😂

So you don’t want to go up on stage and have a moose head fall on you?
Birmingham ffs
I went to See the play that goes wrong and ended up on stage being made a cunt out of
Nightmares. Were you sitting near the front?
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Post by Randall » Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:09 pm

Rogg wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:03 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:07 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:05 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:55 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:17 pm

If it’s any good, I imagine they’ll do it at the Hippodrome in Birmingham
I could tolerate birthday
As long as its not 1 where they pull people up on stage as I don't want to be picked again
“Birthday” 😂

So you don’t want to go up on stage and have a moose head fall on you?
Birmingham ffs
I went to See the play that goes wrong and ended up on stage being made a cunt out of
Nightmares. Were you sitting near the front?
I always book front row near the stage stairs due to leg room
One second im minding my own business the next I was on stage
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Post by Jimmi » Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:49 pm

There was a program on Channel 5 about Fawlty Towers last night, Rands and Rogg

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Post by Randall » Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:53 pm

Must have been many hours long
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Post by Jimmi » Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:26 pm

Randall wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:53 pm Must have been many hours long
Hour and a half but looks like it was a repeat
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Post by Jimmi » Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:36 pm

Just finished watching all 12 episodes again

Every single one is brilliant
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Post by Randall » Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:38 pm

Jimmi wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:36 pm Just finished watching all 12 episodes again

Every single one is brilliant
You can play the quiz!
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Post by Jimmi » Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:41 pm

Randall wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:38 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:36 pm Just finished watching all 12 episodes again

Every single one is brilliant
You can play the quiz!
I tried before and it didn’t go too well :lol:
No harm in trying, though

You’re probably seen all 12 episodes over 100 times more than I have :D
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Post by Jimmi » Sun May 05, 2024 12:38 pm

Some videos will embed, others won’t

But here is the live stage performance of Fawlty Towers

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeQ8wYj5/
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Post by Randall » Sun May 05, 2024 2:27 pm

Not on yiktok
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Post by Rogg » Sun May 05, 2024 3:22 pm

Jimmi wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 12:38 pm Some videos will embed, others won’t

But here is the live stage performance of Fawlty Towers

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeQ8wYj5/
Interesting, Jimmibob. It's probably a very fun thing to be at. It seems sadly very limp when I see it on a screen when I could be watching the real thing.
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Post by Rogg » Sun May 05, 2024 3:27 pm

As for the recasting, I always thought Angus Deayton could make a good Basil.

Jodie Whittaker as Polly? Jodie Whittaker as Polly.
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Post by Jimmi » Sun May 05, 2024 5:34 pm

Rogg wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 3:22 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 12:38 pm Some videos will embed, others won’t

But here is the live stage performance of Fawlty Towers

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeQ8wYj5/
Interesting, Jimmibob. It's probably a very fun thing to be at. It seems sadly very limp when I see it on a screen when I could be watching the real thing.
like most things, better attended in person

And the guy playing Basil does sound quite similar to him
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Post by Rogg » Sun May 05, 2024 5:52 pm

Jimmi wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 5:34 pm
Rogg wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 3:22 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 12:38 pm Some videos will embed, others won’t

But here is the live stage performance of Fawlty Towers

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeQ8wYj5/
Interesting, Jimmibob. It's probably a very fun thing to be at. It seems sadly very limp when I see it on a screen when I could be watching the real thing.
like most things, better attended in person

And the guy playing Basil does sound quite similar to him
Yes I thought he was good.
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