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ZolotoyRetriever, Thanks for reminding me of Harold and Maude - I must track it down again.

Sounds lovely - I may have mentioned elsewhere I am an overgrown hobbit of 4' 11" - but you are bang on about those easily compacted Victorians, my friend. When I cringe for leg room something is seriously amiss - and it happens. I happily remember - despite eventual cramp- squeezing into the...

Short answer: yes I think he was a wonderful and outrageous stand-up comedian (from what I've seen on video, sadly never live); also a great actor - and the two don't always go together. Anyone who could deliver the performances he did in Good Morning Vietnam, Mrs Doubtfire and Dead Poets' was...

Was lucky enough to see the Donmar Warehouse's Shakespeare trilogy in a day . A morning of Julius Caesar, afternoon of Henry IV and the evening was The Tempest. Mind-blowingly wonderful from beginning to end. You?

OK you two veterans - talk me into a world of catch-up if you can, and pretty please because I must be missing out on something if you're into series 7 by now. All I can say say is I approached the first episode with a gleefully gruesome open mind and in-the-bank respect for Mr Lincoln (Teachers...

Thanks for that, sweetie. Surprising how rough even an apparently unintentional trolling can be, when it's your first. :emoji_sweat:

Hah! I swear all these medieval-era novelists all drink in the same pub and swap ideas, I really do. Although fantasy/historical-wise, I'm sure things must've nearly come to blows between Profs Tolkein and Lewis in the Bird and Baby when C.S. figured out the elves implications... right?

Loving the positive spirit here! I've had a slightly rocky time so far, but hanging in there. :emoji_no_mouth:

Thank you for the reply.

I also love the CSI homage with the peanut buttery twist. (To say more would be a spoiler). It's one of those Americans getting it spot on films like "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "Inherit the Wind" or "Mr Smith Goes to Washington" - decent people doing decent things, even if they are fictional...

Again, thank you for that - now you know that's how you came across before. I picked my way through IMDb boards enjoying some interesting joined-up discussions, some enlightening and others plain daft. The level of gross abuse in places put me off ever joining in - although I've been on a forum...

And thank you likewise for realising that your previous comments were too easy to construe as hurtful put-downs.

You have a point. Quick - tell the producers and settle for 7%. :emoji_wink:

Hope you liked it - and the ending is so much closer to versions of the story before Hollywood ran with it. Have you seen the recent (ish) BBC series, or even better, the classic Robin of Sherwood series from way back? Both winners!

But I do like the fact that our baddie (of unspecified but approximately Eastern European origins - unless I missed something), considerately only takes the story back to where their American accents will fit in. Good fun - but without a proper Babel fish for all or Tardis translation facilities...

It seems to be an increasing concern in the story arc (people's fears of family members disappearing) - and I was a bit put out when Bonnie and Clyde died in alternative circumstances - what about the film? Would it have ceased to exist? It could all be building to a series finale when the...

Haven't seen Face/Off - don't tell me it's a plastic surgery surgery show? Ramsey aside I really don't see much reality TV except Hotel Inspector, a little Bake Off and my favourite - Monkey Life!

Big thank you for the list Amyghost - some real gems there I din't know about. I've tried for ages to get a copy of Brook's Dream - only ever seen clips of the stage version when I think Alan Howard was Oberon.

You are Peevish the Troll, master of unwelcome pedantry and I claim my £10. But really, I'm impressed that you have so quickly hacked the identity of a Moderator - I thought your powers were limited to: Missing the point Misjudging the tone and Misunderstanding the joke Perhaps you will allow...