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Conference ljsrv1::tv_chatter

Title:The TV Chatter Notes Conference
Notice:Welcome to TV Chatter :-)
Moderator:PASTA::PIERCE
Created:Wed Dec 16 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:498
Total number of notes:5416

272.0. "Absolutely Fabulous" by SMAUG::LEHMKUHL (H, V ii 216) Wed Jul 06 1994 05:19

I've seen this Brit comedy a couple of times, and it's
had me rolling.  Stars Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks,
and Jennifer Saunders.  Plot lines and characters are
so politically incorrect that word on the street
was that no U.S. station would touch it.

However, apparently Comedy Central (cable) has picked
it up!  Does anyone have a schedule that shows when
the first episode will air?

Chris
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272.1TUXEDO::WRAYJohn Wray, Distributed Processing EngineeringWed Jul 06 1994 05:236
    I think there's a AbFab marathon on July 24th, and then 1 1/2 hours on
    each of the next four evenings.  It sounds like they're showing both
    the first two seasons, twice over (once in the marathon, and then once
    again during the week).
    
    John
272.2SMAUG::LEHMKUHLH, V ii 216Wed Jul 06 1994 07:427
Ooooooh, wonderful!  Lay in a supply of tapes and fire
up the VCR.  Any further details (times, for example)
would be welcome.  I'm not a regular purchaser of
_TV Guide_, and they don't publish Comedy Central 
scheds in the _Boston Globe_.  Thanks John!

dcl
272.3TUXEDO::WRAYJohn Wray, Distributed Processing EngineeringWed Jul 13 1994 05:125
    I remembered to look in my July guide last night, and it looks as
    though the marathon on the 24th starts at 3:00pm, and continues all
    night.  That's a lot of tapes!
    
    John
272.4how many shows per series for this?SMAUG::LEHMKUHLH, V ii 216Wed Jul 13 1994 07:044
8?  12?  It's at least 8 hours of Patsy and whats'erface.
Maybe I'll take Monday off :-).

c
272.5TUXEDO::WRAYJohn Wray, Distributed Processing EngineeringWed Jul 13 1994 10:239
    I think the first season was only six episodes long (I've got two PAL
    tapes, each containing three episodes, and I think the two tapes were
    the whole first season).  Each episode is 40 or 50 mins long,
    presumably more with commercials added.  I've not seen any episodes of
    the second season.
    
    The Marathon runs from 3pm until at least midnight.
    
    John
272.6TUXEDO::WRAYJohn Wray, Distributed Processing EngineeringThu Jul 21 1994 07:5613
>    The Marathon runs from 3pm until at least midnight.
    
    Turns out that's not quite true.  The marathon starts at 3:00, and runs
    until 11:30, interrupted at around 7:20 for 10 mins (!) of French &
    Saunders.  Maybe that'll be the original skit that became AbFab.  TV
    guide has a 2-page article about the series, but it doesn't really say
    very much.
    
    Also, before the AbFab marathon, Comedy Central are running all 6 of
    the Police Squad! episodes.  I guess my VCR will be running
    continuously for twelve hours this Sunday.
    
    John