The problem with period drama, these days ...

... is that the stations are quite unadventurous in what they do adapt - i.e. Jane Austen *all* the f**king time. Would love to see them have a crack at Woolf or something. But let's not run before we can walk, eh?

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on July 8th 2005 at 14:50:36

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Big Brother - Television For The Brain Dead (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 14:32:19
- cracking show!! (General Chat) - giant_Ullaa, Jul 8, 15:25:27
- Get off your high horse and list the last six books you read. (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 8, 15:20:34
  - WTF has that got to do with it? (n/m) (General Chat) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Jul 8, 15:25:05
    - OK. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 8, 15:44:58
      - Trumpton is a wind up and (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 15:48:07
        
        Ahem, I think you'll find the world's poshest book is... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 8, 15:50:51
        
        Most pretentious perhaps, but it's not really posh with officers and young ladies in (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 15:54:51
        
        I read The Odyssey by Homer once.... (General Chat) - cean doney, Jul 8, 15:53:48
        
        Doh (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 15:55:03
        
        You did well. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jul 8, 15:53:21
    - blub (n/m) (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 8, 15:25:23
      - y? (n/m) (General Chat) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Jul 8, 15:27:54
  - I reckon they were (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 8, 15:24:03
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  - OK (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 15:22:55
    - Bet you just waited for the films to come out (n/m) (General Chat) - HarryHelveg, Jul 8, 15:27:24
    - Lol. Arithmetic is not a strong point, then? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 8, 15:26:38
      - I Prefer Top 5 Lists! (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 15:28:52
      - must have borrowed fly fishing (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 8, 15:28:48
        
        Yellow Pages innit (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 15:30:08
        
        erm, nope (General Chat) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Jul 8, 15:48:09
        
        Ah, fantastic! *giggles* Someone's on a wind-up (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 15:49:14
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 8, 15:23:32
- Don't agree at all (General Chat) - HarryHelveg, Jul 8, 15:20:13
- top post (n/m) (General Chat) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Jul 8, 15:13:51
- whatever (n/m) (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 8, 15:11:33
  - A Fine Point Well Made! (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 15:13:00
    - could ask you the same question most of the time (n/m) (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 8, 15:16:15
- Here here! (n/m) (General Chat) - Bertie Biggins, Jul 8, 14:48:19
  - I don't like EastEnders (General Chat) - HarryHelveg, Jul 8, 15:24:27
    - Yes but it's not the fact that folk watch it (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 8, 15:30:14
      - But the original poster here was saying it was people who watched it who were braindead (General Chat) - HarryHelveg, Jul 8, 15:41:15
  - Could you please post "Hear hear" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 8, 14:53:25
    - here hear!! (n/m) (General Chat) - franklin, Jul 8, 14:54:02
- bit of a laugh, brain-dead tv after a (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 8, 14:43:10
  - 'Harmless Fun'? (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 15:13:43
    - Surely Potatoes are already vegetables? (n/m) (General Chat) - cean doney, Jul 8, 16:05:45
  - You really are (General Chat) - ncfcdubai, Jul 8, 14:49:57
    - haha - i'm sorry, did i just lose my temper? (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 8, 14:52:32
      - lol, keyboard warrior (n/m) (General Chat) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Jul 8, 15:14:31
        
        surely a keyboard warrior is someone (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 8, 15:21:27
      - OH (General Chat) - ncfcdubai, Jul 8, 14:55:51
        
        BLAH-DI, (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 8, 14:58:36
        
        can't believe i'm on here arguing about this (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 8, 14:57:31
        
        True (General Chat) - ncfcdubai, Jul 8, 15:03:00
- Change the record Trumpton... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 8, 14:41:43
  - Get A Grip! (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 15:14:37
- FINALLY (General Chat) - ncfcdubai, Jul 8, 14:38:23
  - Glad To Have An Ally! (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 14:43:53
    - I feel the same ways about Goths. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 14:46:18
    - period drama (General Chat) - franklin, Jul 8, 14:45:48
      - Lack of Culture... (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 14:48:07
        
        so anyway tell us more about your other complex (General Chat) - franklin, Jul 8, 14:52:27
        
        Council Houses (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 15:15:06
        
        I may be difficult for someone like you to analyse (General Chat) - south, Jul 8, 15:19:37
        
        Good Lord! (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 15:20:10
        
        What twat would rather watch it than read the original? (n/m) (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jul 8, 14:51:13
        
        Be Sensible (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 15:16:10
        
        Rubbish! (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jul 8, 15:27:46
        
        supercilious pillock (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 8, 14:51:06
        
        Rubbish! (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 15:18:20
        
        Newcastle striker? (n/m) (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 8, 15:38:24
        
        I thought about posting that but didn't bother as it wasn't funny, shame on you (n/m) (General Chat) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Jul 8, 16:03:04
        
        BLUB (n/m) (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 8, 16:29:35
        
        Quick q...... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jul 8, 14:51:54
        
        Penguib say: Coolly disdainful; haughty (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 8, 14:54:05
        
        Penquib, an in-print of Penquin (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 8, 14:56:18
        
        disdainful or contemptuous (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 8, 14:53:43
        
        I never expressed a preference, (n/m) (General Chat) - franklin, Jul 8, 14:50:56
        
        The problem with period drama, these days ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 8, 14:50:36
  - Words which have never been previously associated..... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jul 8, 14:42:20
- I am that moron. (General Chat) - roywallerslovechild, Jul 8, 14:34:28
  - I concur. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jul 8, 14:38:58
  - Hardly A Surprise (General Chat) - trumpton riots, Jul 8, 14:38:04
    - You're wanted on the frozen peas section simon (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 8, 15:19:06

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