Talk:Not the Nine O'Clock News
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is a former featured article. Please see its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed. |
 |
The spoken word version of this revision (diff) of this article is part of WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia, an attempt to produce recordings of Wikipedia articles being read aloud. If you would like to participate, visit the project page, where you can join the project and find out how to contribute. |
 |
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Television, which collaborates on television programs and related subjects on Wikipedia. |
 |
This article is part of WikiProject British TV shows, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to British TV shows on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project British TV shows, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. |
It would have been interesting to hear from someone who has bought or otherwise seen the DVD, about whether or not the DVD release is simply the same as one or the other of the VHS releases? It sounds like it, from what I'm reading at the review comments on Amazon. Mortene 19:46, 4 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Contents |
[edit] Page move
I am going to move this page to Not the Nine O'clock News (lower case 'C'). This may or may not be the correct way of capitalising o'clock but it is the way it was done: [1] [2].. ed g2s • talk 18:39, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I've actually moved it back, as per the second link; perhaps in the intervening months the BBC altered it, but the BBC's article uses 'The' (grammatically, it makes a certain amount of sense - the programme is "Not The Nine O'Clock News").-Ashley Pomeroy 11:55, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] FARC
Well, it needs a decent lead section and some references. There is little discussion of the creation of the show, and no mention at all of the first rather unfunny pilot episode (is this the one with the John Cleese sketch mentioned - this page explains is much better). Pamela's rather groundbreaking role also should be highlighted, and there is no mention of the US spinoff. There was a recent Comedy Connections with much more detail, including the rather incestuous professional relationships between the actors, but unfortunately nothing here. -- ALoan (Talk) 18:10, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Philip Pope
Was he really the musical director, or is someone getting this mixed up with Radio Active? He was certainly involved with the stage show but I thought Howard Goodall was musical director on the actual series. --Bonalaw 11:56, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Nice Video (Shame About the Song)",
Was there a specific pop group/video that this was parodying, or was it just 1980s pop music and videos in general? Rob 17:13, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
- No idea - but IIRC they pretended that spoof video was by a band called Lufthansa Terminal
-
- The title is derived from "Nice Legs (Shame About Her Face)", a UK hit for The Monks. Everything else is, I believe, a general pastiche of early 80s pop music and videos. --Bonalaw 08:36, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Poodle that can tap dance
Am trying to get a transcript of a sketch that parodied the respective weightings that the news gave to various nationalities during natural disasters. It basically consisted of a faux BBC presenter reading out a list of natural distasters around the world ordering the deceased in national importance with a disclaimer of "fortunately no Britons were killed", and ending with "But never to worry because in <<Insert small British town here>> there is a Poodle that can tap dance. Anyone remember it?
