I Fucking Love Michael Grade

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Well. I do.

― Modal Fugue (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 09:48 (nineteen years ago)

I don't.

― ned trifle, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 09:56 (nineteen years ago)

That's your loss, son.

― Modal Fugue (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:00 (nineteen years ago)

Has he sacked "Quizzzzzz" yet?

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:03 (nineteen years ago)

Those Jews are just likeable people, fact.

― Dom Passantino (DomPassantino), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:04 (nineteen years ago)

They come from outer space, y'know.

― Modal Fugue (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:05 (nineteen years ago)

I didn't say I didn't like him - I just don't love him...not in...you know...that way.

― ned trifle, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:07 (nineteen years ago)

I don't fancy his much.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:08 (nineteen years ago)

I've never seen his much.

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:13 (nineteen years ago)

His Dad was fucking A too.

― Modal Fugue (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:14 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry, I meant his uncle.

"Raise the Titanic? It would've been cheaper to lower the Atlantic."

― Modal Fugue (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:15 (nineteen years ago)

The world needs many more Lew Grades.

One morning in 1966:
GRADE: Good morning, Pat my boy, what can I do for you?
McGOOHAN: I want to do a sequel to Danger Man except it'll be a multilevel allegory about the alienation of the individual within the deceptively cosy facade of society. There will be a mute dwarf butler and psychotic bouncy weather balloons. Haven't quite worked out how to finish it yet but I'll think of something.
GRADE: It's so crazy it might work. Let's shake on it!

All useless "commissioning editors" please take note.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:25 (nineteen years ago)

DAMN STRAIGHT

― Domino Man (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 10:28 (nineteen years ago)

Let us not forget he cancelled Mind Your Language.

― nedtrifle, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 11:49 (nineteen years ago)

Cue Vince Powell telling us it wasn't racist.

― Domino Man (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 11:50 (nineteen years ago)

I FEEL SORRY FOR VINCE POWELL.

There, I said it.

― Dom Passantino (DomPassantino), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 11:50 (nineteen years ago)

Feeling sorry for him is perfectly compatible with his being a twunt.

― Domino Man (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 11:54 (nineteen years ago)

Everyone's a winner.

― Dom Passantino (DomPassantino), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

Love Thy Neighbour wasn't racist neither, apparently. He is the ~~mis~~understood Johnny Speight.

― Domino Man (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 11:58 (nineteen years ago)

Much appreciated around the world (unless all these people are Vince Powell)
http://www.classictelly.com/programme.php?Programme=Mind%20Your%20Language

― ned trifle, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:05 (nineteen years ago)

108 Ali Amir from Lahore, Pakistan: MYL was probably the best comedy show I have ever seen and will see for year to come. I learnt more, different accents, courtesy of this show.

― ned trifle, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:06 (nineteen years ago)

As a comedy Pakistani, he would say that.

― Domino Man (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:07 (nineteen years ago)

80 K S. Prabhu from INDIA: Mind your language is a clean & simple universal comedy. I am in a very stressful profession & watching this programme relaxes me very much. I have watched this so many times that I can laugh in anticipation of certain situations!

― ned trifle, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:11 (nineteen years ago)

There actually was a letter from Vince Powell in the Times the other week saying more or less the same thing (re. new Penguin TV Companion so why he was writing to the Times and not Penguin baffles me).

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:16 (nineteen years ago)

There's still such a thing as a strongly-worded etc.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:17 (nineteen years ago)

Did he use the word 'racialist'?

― ned trifle, Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:19 (nineteen years ago)

"Just a bit of fun, let's be coon."

― Domino Man (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:20 (nineteen years ago)

No, and surprisingly he didn't use the term "coloured" either.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 13:22 (nineteen years ago)

Nephew of the one time WORLD CHARLESTON CHAMPION and don't you forget it.

― [electric sound of] esteban buttez (Estie Buttez), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 13:26 (nineteen years ago)

WORLD CHARLESTON CHAMPION (White Division)

― Domino Man (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 13:28 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, you meant Lew Grade, not Vince Powell's uncle.

― Domino Man (Modal Fugue), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 13:29 (nineteen years ago)

Um, yeah.

In any case, I don't think they let the black dancers compete in 1926.

― [electric sound of] esteban buttez (Estie Buttez), Wednesday, 29 November 2006 13:31 (nineteen years ago)

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