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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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Blake's 7 and Waiting for God, I'm unfamiliar with. Maybe if I saw them, I'd remember?
probably not, Blake's 7 is a weak Star Trek rip-off. it ends cool though.
Waiting for God is a seinfeld-like comedy, about old people in a retirement village screwing with each other and such.

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We did a lot of PBS and whatever channel does all that horrid (forced to watch by mother) East Enders and Coronation Street.
not heard of, but i see they're soap type shows.
my mom forced me to watch little house on the prairie and bonanza, o and All creatures great and small(another pbs). I'm not sure which is worse.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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All creatures great and small - Yes, set back in... I don't know, 1920s? Veterinarians?

There were other British shows I had to watch but can't remember their names. I wonder if I can find old PBS programming lineups?
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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may be hard. I can give you my mom's number, as we didn't have cable growing up, all she'd watch was pbs and the "western-reruns" channel(we had in texas).
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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Oh, all I'd have to do is call my mother and get the names, lol. But who wants to do that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_sitcom (there's a good list near the end of the wiki)

Okay, found some..

Absolutely Fabulous
Are You Being Served
Butterflies
The Good Life
To the Manor Born
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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Dave Lister was my hero. :D

http://tijil.org/RedDwarf.mp3

(Surprising how few Red Dwarf fans have ever heard both verses of the theme song, though... http://tijil.org/RedDwarf_theme.mp3)

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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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I watched some PBS but not alot. I do remember some of those shows, espcially Dr. Who.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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Dr. Who rocked
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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BUT... Tom Baker was the only REAL Doctor Who!!!



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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Tomas
BUT... Tom Baker was the only REAL Doctor Who!!!



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DEFINITELY AGREE! well the only one worth watching anyway, he's the total embodiment of dr. who.
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Originally Posted by Tomas
(Surprising how few Red Dwarf fans have ever heard both verses of the theme song, though... http://tijil.org/RedDwarf_theme.mp3)
Where did that come from? Is it later episodes? I'm not too familiar with any Red Dwarf after Kerchanski comes back (even though I will be soon since I've got this new torrent skill down pat).

I never watched any Dr. Who. I really need to fix that (torrents), especially since I'm a big Hitchhiker's Guide fan.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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Rimmer: That’s it I’m invoking Space Corp Directive 68250.

Kryten: 68250? But sir surely that’s impossible without at least one live chicken and a rabbi.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Jenna
Where did that come from? Is it later episodes? I'm not too familiar with any Red Dwarf after Kerchanski comes back (even though I will be soon since I've got this new torrent skill down pat).
Looks like you were right Dave. It seems like maybe she didn't know that there was a second version?

Wow... I just agreed with Dave. LoL
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u haven't still, that was tomas.
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Originally Posted by Jenna
Rimmer: That’s it I’m invoking Space Corp Directive 68250.

Kryten: 68250? But sir surely that’s impossible without at least one live chicken and a rabbi.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Amoxapine
Originally Posted by Jenna
Where did that come from? Is it later episodes? I'm not too familiar with any Red Dwarf after Kerchanski comes back (even though I will be soon since I've got this new torrent skill down pat).
Looks like you were right Dave. It seems like maybe she didn't know that there was a second version?

Wow... I just agreed with Dave. LoL
No, nobody can ever agree with Dave, lol. You agreed with Tomas.
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Oh LoL...
Ok, well then I still haven't agreed when Dave. When's that gonna happen?

Pfft.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Amoxapine
Oh LoL...
Ok, well then I still haven't agreed when Dave. When's that gonna happen?

Pfft.
"When you grow up, that's when."
Or how about,
"when you quit going through your phase."
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by seattledave
Originally Posted by Amoxapine
Oh LoL...
Ok, well then I still haven't agreed when Dave. When's that gonna happen?

Pfft.
"When you grow up, that's when."
Or how about,
"when you quit going through your phase."


Nice.
We'll see.... we'll see

Cute kid though.
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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seriously? british sitcoms?!?!

are you being served?
some sitcom with judy dench about an older not married couple...?
Old Mar 16, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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I think we could all agree on a topic with Dave and STILL nobody would agree with his point of view.. lol



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