Topic 21 of 113: ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!
Thu, Jul 16, 1998 (00:46) |
Riette Walton (riette)
If any of you ever see this title appear in your TV programme schedule, DON't
miss it. It is the foulest, funniest english comedy series imaginable, starring
Jennifer Saunders.
26 responses total.
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Response 1 of 26: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Jul 16, 1998 (16:15) * 3 lines
I had a friend in Austin who owned all the tapes...
He even went as the shorter one (I forget her name) for Halloween!
(Spending Halloween at Oilcan Harry's is quite a trip!)
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Response 2 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (01:09) * 1 lines
No, Stacey, aren't you thinking of French and Saunders? That was the series that made them both famous. Then Dawn French did 'The Vicar of Dibley', which was a gem, totally hilarious. And now Jennifer Saunders has done this one in which she plays an drug-loving, alcoholic, decadent fashion designer (or something like that - one can't quite work it out). But if you ever thought French and Saunders had a few foul moments, 'Absolutely Fabulous' will blow you mind!
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Response 3 of 26: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (05:43) * 1 lines
Tell us more, Riette!
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Response 4 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (10:20) * 2 lines
I'd love to, but now I can't remember any of the really good punchlines. But there are loads of them, and each and every one is mega vulgar. Last night at one point I thought: WHAT IN THE HELL AM I LAUGHING ABOUT?! Because it is just so vile! But I could not help myself. So look out for it on your
TV's!
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Response 5 of 26: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (11:23) * 2 lines
I'm looking, but I can't find it so far. I might be able to find it
somewhere on one of the satellites at my Cedar Creek digs.
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Response 6 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (15:10) * 1 lines
Do try, you'll laugh yourself into a coma. Ask Mike if he's seen it - he must have.
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Response 7 of 26: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (21:03) * 1 lines
I am a HUGE Ab Fab fan!!! You can catch here on cable at Comedy Central. Patsy and Edina are a hoot! Of course, I can't understand a third of what they say, but the other 2/3 are hysterical! Gotta love this show--my sister & I are hooked.
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Response 8 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (00:41) * 2 lines
Thank you, Autumn, thank you!!!
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Response 9 of 26: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (11:45) * 2 lines
Don't you love it when Edina always asks, "Is it a Delacroix, darling?" while Patsy chain smokes and blows bubbles in her champagne glass? Those two are so over the top, their decadence always makes me smile no matter how crummy my day has been.
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Response 10 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (15:00) * 1 lines
Oh, I know, it's wonderful! And the way Edina calls everyone Sweety is too much. The programme just cracks me up, folds me double, and leaves me with stomach cramps - never miss an episode. It's really astonishing.
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Response 11 of 26: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (10:00) * 2 lines
What station carries this, Autumn?
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Response 12 of 26: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (22:24) * 1 lines
In the Baltimore/DC area, it's Comedy Central. Does your cable co. have this station? They're also the ones who brought us "Mystery Science Theatre 3000," another one of my absolute favorite shows.
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Response 13 of 26: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (23:40) * 1 lines
Yeah, we get the Comedy Channel in Austin.
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Response 14 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (00:54) * 1 lines
Right then, WATCH Absolutely Fabulous when it's on again, and report back here. Tell us whether you're appalled or amazed.
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Response 15 of 26: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (06:09) * 1 lines
What day is it usually on, Autumn?
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Response 16 of 26: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (20:38) * 4 lines
Nope Riette...
I truly was thinking of Absolutely Fabulous...
My friend went as Patsy
(this was 2 1/2years ago!)
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Response 17 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (01:01) * 1 lines
OH! So, the shorter one you meant will have been Edina - sorry, my mistake.
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Response 18 of 26: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (15:01) * 2 lines
Here it used to be on every day (like at 10 p.m.), but I noticed lately they've put something else in that slot. Now I only seem to catch it on the weekend, when I'm flipping thru the channels and come across it. You may need to check your newspaper's TV listings under Comedy Central. I wish we had a' la carte cable service, where you only pay for the channels you want to watch (like a hotlist--yeah!) There are entirely too many. I have most of them blocked out anyway, yet I have to pay for them all.
:-(
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Response 19 of 26: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (17:18) * 1 lines
Hey, thanks for checkin' Autumn!
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Response 20 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (01:00) * 1 lines
We only have it once a fortnight - but, thank God, in English.
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Response 21 of 26: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Jul 24, 1998 (21:00) * 1 lines
How much do you pay for cable, Terry? I'd ask you too, Riette, but I have no idea what the exchange rate is for Sfr! Here it's $35/month.
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Response 22 of 26: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 24, 1998 (23:52) * 4 lines
I think it's about the same here. I'll let you know when my cable bill
comes. We're getting Internet via cable soon. Austin's one of the first
cities to get this.
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Response 23 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (00:32) * 1 lines
Here it's about the same too.
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Response 24 of 26: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Oct 15, 1998 (12:55) * 3 lines
Here Sonja:
I was introduced to this one last night, by my brother in-law. Funniest comedy I've EVER seen. The Patsy character is really really fabulous - she steals the show from Jill Saunders.
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Response 25 of 26: Sam Blob (AlFor) * Tue, Nov 19, 2002 (18:26) * 10 lines
It should be easy for her to steal the show from Jill Saunders; Edina is played by Jennifer Saunders.
Being a fairly level-headed person, my favourite character is Saffron. She is a razor to Patsy and Edina's bludgeons.
1. "To be honest, fat or thin, you are a nightmare of selfishness!"
2. Edina: "Does Mummy need surgery?"
Saffron (at bottom of stairs): "Yes." (climbs halfway up stairs, stops, turns halfway round and says): "Get your mouth sewn up."
Saffy, Edina and Patsy form an interesting Freudian triad: Edina as ego, Saffy as superego (logic or conscience), and Patsy as a raging id eclipsing even Spike from Notting Hill!
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Response 26 of 26: Conf admin (cfadm) * Sat, Jul 1, 2006 (19:38) * 1 lines
I never got to see this show.
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