[pressgang] An idea

Thu Jan 20 18:27:07 GMT 2022

I haven't watched yet and fully plan to, but I'm thinking of maybe making a
reaction video. I've been tempted to for a while and this seems like a fun
reason. Would anyone be interested in watching if I did?

Katta

Den tors 20 jan. 2022 kl 05:08 skrev Katie Bird <k.bird at optusnet.com.au>:

> Thanks both Laura and Vince for your posts about episode 1 (Vince – your
> post did come through for me).
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> I like the idea about re-watching the episodes, but so far haven’t
> actually gotten to episode 1 yet. But I do enjoy reading other people’s
> thoughts about the episode – it really brings it to life.
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> Katie
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> *From:* pressgang [mailto:pressgang-bounces at lists.yoyo.org] *On Behalf Of
> *Vince Deehan
> *Sent:* Thursday, 20 January 2022 9:50 AM
> *To:* Press Gang Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [pressgang] An idea
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> I enjoyed reading that, Laura.
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> The talking over the end credits was a great idea. Did the show Drop The
> Dead Donkey do this first, or did Press Gang do it first?
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> By the way, has my post about episode one been received by anyone. I
> posted it on Monday night, but I never saw it appear.
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> Vince
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> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 1:43 PM Laura Nunn <laura.nunn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I decided this was the perfect time to introduce my eldest girl (9) to PG,
> and we watched the first episode together last night.
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> My first impressions were that it was too old for her - I think the witty
> repartee went over her head a bit (it probably did for me at that age, but
> as I watched and rewatched it so often, it eventually sunk in!), and she
> was more interested in working out who all the characters were. There are a
> *lot* of new characters for a first episode! We are introduced to Lynda,
> Spike, Kenny, Frazz, Colin, Danny, Sarah, Julie, Mr Sullivan, Mr Kerr,
> Chrissy, Mr Vader off the top of my head!
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> I think kids' TV is much softer these days - Lynda is really quite unkind
> to Gormless Godfrey - that sort of low-level bullying wouldn't be condoned
> today (or if it was shown, he'd do something to "redeem" himself).
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> There were also more scenes than I remembered with adults talking to each
> other (e.g. Kerr and Sullivan), which isn't that engaging for children.
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> As an adult rewatching it myself, I thought the dialogue was still snappy
> and pacey (albeit diction wasn't perfect among the cast members so some
> lines were nearly lost). Everyone looks so YOUNG! I wondered how Sullivan
> and Kerr were supposed to know each other - it was heavily suggested that
> they weren't new acquaintances.
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> The voiceover at the end credits is brilliant. My daughter loved this -
> they never watch the credits these days because you can click "next" to go
> to the next episode, so she thought this was fantastic.
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> Eldest girl was keen to watch more episodes (I'm rationing them to one a
> week for the full 80s' experience), which is an accolade.
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> On Wed, 19 Jan 2022 at 11:21, Matt Saunders <matts at yoyo.org> wrote:
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> It's a wonderful idea Vince - I'm up for doing it too when I can!  Very
> interested in the nostalgic aspect - taking me back to my teenage years
> - but also seeing how the episodes stand up in today's climate..
>
> Kevin: I wonder if it would be possible to sync the QOTD with this
> schedule?  What do you think? :-)
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> Cheers,
> Matt.
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> On Jan 16, Vince Deehan wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > After reading the PG article that Matt sent yesterday, I've been
> > overcome by nostalgia for the show and have an idea that might
> > interest the group.
> >
> > I am considering watching the show from start to finish, one episode a
> > week. Starting this week.
> >
> > Then I will post a few thoughts and observations.
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> > It would be cool if others joined in, if they feel so inclined.
> >
> > I may have started something that I can't follow through on, but let
> > me give it a go and we'll see what happens.
> >
> > So we will all watch the same episode each week, starting on a Sunday.
> > Those who want to. Not necessarily on the same day, but just sometime
> > during the week.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Vince Deehan
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