There's a new Brit Com on PBS on Sunday nights. It's gay humour. Which is not unlike Scottish humour Which is sparring and who can cut the partner up into the thinnest of slivers.
Ian McKellar is a cast member .But everyone is brilliant.
It's precious and priceless and not to be missed.
I can't remember the time.
It's 10.30p.m. It's aptly called Vicious.
Sunday 13 July 2014
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I have never understood Canadians' inability to produce decent comedy. When Air Farce vanished it was a whallop at the entire family. There was no way you could have gotten them all together for our current productions.
We seem to have arrived at a point in our society where non-normal sexual behaviour is not just accepted, but flaunted.
Non-normal, or abnormal, or unnatural relationships will make it difficult for our species to survive. Yes, I know there are all sorts of scientific procedures to remove, fertilize and freeze our future generations and two or more same sex or mixed sex families exist and are said to thrive.
But I do not think that the children raised in these environments are going to be happy and productive people, members of a society that cherishes human values and aspirations. Since we are at the beginning of this social setting it is premature to judge the ultimate impact and outcome on the generations that will follow us.
Life is complicated enough. Just surviving can be a struggle, and the forces in the workplace, in the schools, in the governments can strangle us into submission. Depression has hold of nearly 20% of our numbers.
Somehow I found the scenes being broadcast from Brazil these past few weeks to be more satisfying, more enjoyable as a member of our society, than those coming from the recent celebration in Toronto.
In ancient times similar social activities were accepted as a normal way of life. And then things changed, more or less, and now they appear to be changing once again.
When looking to the future, we should always remember to look at the past, at our history, for it is our history that determines what will come tomorrow.
@22:01
WOW!! Your comment has just put us right back into the dark ages. I hate to be the be the one to break this to you but it's 2014 a person's secular orientation is not by any means abnormal and its sickening to think someone would think that.
Once upon a time people used to think that interracial couples are abnormal are your thoughts similar on that as well.
Here's another fact that will make you cringe being Gay is not a choice one is born that way!
But wow "abnormal" I hope you have not prescribed your venomous views on others.
God bless
22:01
Ok. I read your comment carefully. Then again. Please tell me how it is connected with any of the current topics on the Blog ? With a stretch of the mind, it might be an attempt to link comedy with being or not being politically correct ?
19:59
The Air Farce was a better radio show than TV.
My problem with Canadian comedy is that they are for the most part all the same... This Hour has..., Rick Mercer, Air Farce... etc.
They are all very bad (almost amatuerish) sketches that always includes some sort of mugging at the camera.
I may be a minority here but I really liked the show Mr. D. It is an actual attempt to create a Canadian comedy series that stars a stand-up comic and is based on his humour/life. I congratulate the CBC for doing it. There are no Canadian streotypes ("eh", donuts, mounties, etc.).
I watched the Rick Mercer Report and I feel for those in the audience. Good thing the tickets are free.
23:47
Within our society we have those who are physically, emotionally and sexually challenged. They can be born that way, or they can become that way.
We try to help all of these people through various means.
There is nothing as heartening as seeing physically challenged young people participate in events such as the Special Olympics or in team sports and other activities within their own communities. Through a combination of their desire and with the assistance of others they are taking huge steps forward to live a fairly normal life.
Those with emotional challenges require a different form of assistance involving doctors, counsellors and medication. Many of these people are able to return to normal and successful lives.
So far as I know there are no parades or mass celebrations for the above two categories. For the most part they work in small groups and without making a public spectacle of themselves.
Those who are sexually challenged, or different from the majority, should feel free and comfortable to live their lives in relative privacy without finding the need to create massive events that proclaim their personal orientation. It is this latter that I find offensive.
There is room in our society for all, but some should display a sense of good taste.
And I still have a great concern about the future of children raised in a "different" kind of environment.
11:05- Amen!
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