tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post6176698068716209406..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Was it something I read?David Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-35387557414952616992007-11-17T10:28:00.000+00:002007-11-17T10:28:00.000+00:00Considering that we're always being told that TV i...Considering that we're always being told that TV is 'very hard to get into' and 'very competitive' most if not all of the people working in television (at least in the UK) seem to be pretty dim, don't they?Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639836396121576665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-71339720921950328442007-11-08T14:02:00.000+00:002007-11-08T14:02:00.000+00:00I honestly can't think of one redeeming feature th...I honestly can't think of one redeeming feature that Angus Deyton may possess. It's hard to imagine him having anything other than contempt for anyone below him on the celebrity food chain let alone a member of the "general public".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-38882396380110641832007-11-07T10:06:00.000+00:002007-11-07T10:06:00.000+00:00It’s just more contrived controversy. I’m all for ...It’s just more contrived controversy. I’m all for a bit of well placed offence or ‘effing and jeffing’ and Python, Peter Cook, Spike Milligan all knew the value of this. But when insulting/abusive/offensive behaviour becomes mandatory and scattergun it’s just slapstick sensationalism.<BR/><BR/>As for scriptwriters not getting the credit,it’s even worse in the film industry William Goldman’s brilliantly written ‘Which Lie Did I Tell?’ is the definitive text on the subject.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-76930076448731953862007-11-06T11:01:00.000+00:002007-11-06T11:01:00.000+00:00Good point - I'd always associated being unkind wi...Good point - I'd always associated being unkind with thoughtlessness, but a lot of thought and deed went into this peculiarly nasty witticism. We all say things in the office that would be unsuitable for public consumption, and they're funny there. But on TV?<BR/><BR/>And I agree that too much comedy is now based around a certain comedy elite slagging off everyone who isn't in their gang. Pathetic, really.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914896847679973163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-85708461026536229532007-11-05T23:58:00.000+00:002007-11-05T23:58:00.000+00:00During the last US writers' strike in 1998, Letter...During the last US writers' strike in 1998, Letterman eventually went back on the air before the strike was over and did shows ad-libbed without scripts.<BR/><BR/>http://shanand.blogspot.com/2007/11/remembering-1988-writers-strike.html<BR/><BR/>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1264809.html<BR/><BR/>It'd be interesting to see that again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-68725989460774793952007-11-05T20:14:00.000+00:002007-11-05T20:14:00.000+00:00I'm no fan of Sir Saville but I can understand why...I'm no fan of Sir Saville but I can understand why this caused offence. For a start it wasn't in the remotest bit funny.<BR/><BR/>There seems to be a lot of this on television lately; abuse masquerading itself as humour. I'm no prude but it shows a distinct lack of talent. You can be funny and cutting without the need for personal abuse like this.marmiteboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727386811098683743noreply@blogger.com