What British progs should the Americans put on PBS?

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Tue May 03, 2005 10:45 am

Hmmm, let's see if I can figure out where this icon is coming from . . .

Apparently so.

This seems to be Avanutria's trademark now, so I won't use it here. But, I'd like to copy it over to my school's board so that I can use it on my students. It's my usual expression when dealing with them.

Mind if I do that? If I can figure out how.

magroibin · Post by **magroibin** » Tue May 03, 2005 12:10 pm

Wombat wrote:The Office.

What he said.

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Tue May 03, 2005 2:20 pm

Peggy wrote:This seems to be Avanutria's trademark now, so I won't use it here. But, I'd like to copy it over to my school's board so that I can use it on my students. It's my usual expression when dealing with them.

Hahaha, I've no exclusive rights to it - Chiffers have used it before, including me. Click on "View more Emoticons" when you're making a post, and a popup window with more images comes up. It's in there.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:19 pm

Redwolf wrote:Who needs PBS? Here, we get BBC America.

Redwolf

We don't. The only channels we get are:

VHF:
KJRH (National Broadcasting Company)
KOTV (Columbia Broadcasting System)
KTUL (American Broadcasting Company)
KOED (Oklahoma Educational Television Authority-- PBS Affiliate)

UHF:
KDOR (Trinity Broadcasting Network)
KWBT (Warner Bros.)
KOKI (Fox Broadcasting)
KRSC (independent educational station)
KTFO (United Paramount Network)
KTPX (Pax TV)
KWHB (LeSEA Broadcasting)
KGEB (Oral Roberts Ministries)

And we also get a few stations from Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas, but these are the same networks listed above.

Actually, we do get BBC World Service radio, overnight on the NPR station.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Wed May 04, 2005 1:17 am

jbarter wrote:
GaryKelly wrote:Captain Pugwash.
OK Gary, but you have to deal with all the posts asking where to find the signature tune.

Jumping Jellyfish, that's no problem! Tis the Trumpet Hornpipe I reckon, an' the swabs can learn by ear 'ere! Aarrrr! Matey!

http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/childr ... ugwash.htm

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Wed May 04, 2005 3:28 am

IRTradRU? wrote:What American programs should they watch in the UK?

THE SIMPSONS

Oh, wait - I think they already have it...

Don't worry. I know everything there is to know about America because I have seen episodes of the Simpsons, Desperate Housewives, Smallville, and Charmed. I think that about covers the whole US experience.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Wed May 04, 2005 7:08 am

avanutria wrote:
Peggy wrote:This seems to be Avanutria's trademark now, so I won't use it here. But, I'd like to copy it over to my school's board so that I can use it on my students. It's my usual expression when dealing with them.
Hahaha, I've no exclusive rights to it - Chiffers have used it before, including me. Click on "View more Emoticons" when you're making a post, and a popup window with more images comes up. It's in there.

It's the closest thing Avanutria can get to a flatmouth icon.

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Wed May 04, 2005 7:42 am

jbarter wrote:Don't worry. I know everything there is to know about America because I have seen episodes of the Simpsons, Desperate Housewives, Smallville, and Charmed. I think that about covers the whole US experience.

Nope. You also need King of the Hill, The Price is Right, and...hm. Let's throw in Home Improvement for good measure.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Wed May 04, 2005 7:46 am

Here ya go.

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Wed May 04, 2005 7:58 am

excellent, that's just how I feel after a three-hour uni exam this morning.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Wed May 04, 2005 9:43 am

avanutria wrote: excellent, that's just how I feel after a three-hour uni exam this morning.

I feel more like a labial plosive followed by a fricative glottal stop with recurrant sussurrant overtones, but it takes all sorts.

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Wed May 04, 2005 11:25 am

I think a weekly tv special here could be a festival of all of the original Brit shows that were re-made here, like All in the Family. Seems like there are more than just a few.

jGilder · Post by **jGilder** » Thu May 05, 2005 12:46 am

I think "Kumars at No. 42" is the most entertaining chat show on TV anywhere.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu May 05, 2005 8:52 pm

chas wrote:
Jerry Freeman wrote:
Martin Milner wrote:Keeping Up Appearances (so they can see what my mother is like)
Oh, dear.

My sincere condolences, Martin.
Geez, do you have an aunt and uncle like Daisy and Onslow too?

PS, Martin, did you know your hero Hugh Laurie is in an American drama ("House")? I hear it's pretty good, but I just crack up every time I see Bertie Wooster playing an American doctor. Actually, your avatar brings a smile to my face every time I see it.

I love House! The first time I watched it I kept trying to remember where I'd seen the guy playing House. I kept relating him to comedy. The next day my brain dredged up the memory of him as Bertram Wooster. He does an American accent well enough to fool anyone who did not know he's from across the pond.

"Dr. House" is a really tactless,scruffy,un-doctor-like character-loose cannon type, who tends to make biting remarks to everyone and happens to be brilliant so he's tolerated. Very politically incorrect and often witty. He's also addicted to pain pills. I just hope that they don't mess it up, but I fear they are going to. It looks like they are going to introduce a "love intrest" for Dr. House and that will ruin it. It's one of the few TV shows I actually watch anymore.

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Thu May 05, 2005 8:57 pm

jbarter wrote:Don't worry. I know everything there is to know about America because I have seen episodes of the Simpsons, Desperate Housewives, Smallville, and Charmed. I think that about covers the whole US experience.

Yeah...I think that about sums all of us up