The No1 ladies Detective Agency

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (Katyrina2004) — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:47:53 GMT

Hey I meant to tell you that about a month ago I got to see The No1 Ladies Detective Agency. Lets not go into how. Anyway, it was good, I enjoyed it. Watching it helped me remember the one book of the series that I had read. But I did not realize that it was about 2 hours long when I began it. Is it like a miniseries, with another 'episode' to be shown in like 6 months? I thought it was supposed to be a TV show, but I only found one episode and it felt like a movie. Can one of you...

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feeds@yuku.com (unwise ocean) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:03:40 GMT

Yeah, it's true, these days I do have difficulty with some American accents, but then on both sides of the Atlantic, mumbling seems to be the mode of the day.

We've come a long way from the obligatory RADA accent in England. At the time we thought nothing of it; now it seems so stilted and exaggerated. American actors articulated better in the old days too. Maybe in the interests of realism, we've gone too far, sacrificing dialogue in films and replacing it with visual...

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (Gabfan23) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:21:09 GMT

Katyrina2004 wrote:
Thanks for being so helpful guys.

Edited: I just thought of something. A few weeks ago I watched an episode of As Time Goes By, and someone on there said they were going to 'plead the fifth'. I thought that was odd and kind of funny. The fifth ammendment to the US Constitution says that people do not have to testify against...

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (Katyrina2004) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:18:42 GMT

Thanks for being so helpful guys.

I understand what you mean now about how the show might be incomprehensible, unwise. I didn't watch it. But I once tried to watch a scottish comedy (I don't remember what it was) and I had no idea what was being said half the time (subtitles would be nice). Interestingly though, I found it easier to understand what one gender was saying over the other.

I saw several people...

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (unwise ocean) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:32:02 GMT

Gabfan23 wrote:
Remember us British XOCers would happily translate/explain any unsual terms/slang/references for you. I have had several American-isms kindly explained to me.

That's kind of you, Gabfan, but when the accents are a problem, what then? I'm thinking that subtitles would be nice sometimes.

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (Gabfan23) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:11:16 GMT

Remember us British XOCers would happily translate/explain any unsual terms/slang/references for you. I have had several American-isms kindly explained to me.

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (unwise ocean) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:46:33 GMT

Gabfan23 wrote:

'Allo 'Allo has just been sold to Germany. I'm not sure how it will go down there, although the Germans are all portrayed a bit bumbling but friendly towards the French.
Ashes to Ashes good. It follows on Life on Mars which you really need to have seen first to make any sense of. You could enjoy the episodes on one level if you haven't seen Life on Mars but I recommend you see it...

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feeds@yuku.com (Gabfan23) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:31:14 GMT

Drop the Dead Donkey sounds worse than it is! It's news room talk about dropping a story (about a deceased donkey!).
'Allo 'Allo has just been sold to Germany. I'm not sure how it will go down there, although the Germans are all portrayed a bit bumbling but friendly towards the French.
Ashes to Ashes good. It follows on Life on Mars which you really need to have seen first to make any sense of. You could enjoy the episodes on one level if you haven't seen...

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (Katyrina2004) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:45:37 GMT

Gabfan23 wrote:
Comedies now you are talking!!
My favourite all time is "The Good Life". A surban couple leave the rat race and become self sufficient. Filmed in the 70s it had a perfect cast and was brilliant.
The Blackadders are good. Particularly Blackadder II set in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
"Only Fools and Horses". Two brothers trying to make a million! You may have trouble...

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (smutterly1) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:29:42 GMT

Gabfan23 wrote:
May I thoroughly recommend this TV drama. I am sure it will be available on BBC World/America (or another channel) at some time. The characters were real, the pace was gentle, it was humerous and Africa looked fabulous. CSI it ain't but it was wonderful- a real Sunday night TV show (We tend to have gentle drama series on tv in Britain on Sundays). I haven't read the book yet will now try and get hold of...

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feeds@yuku.com (unwise ocean) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:50:44 GMT

I love The Thin Blue Line and
My Family
Btw, 'Allo 'Allo has been popular all over Europe. I saw the whole series in French first and caught up on the original version later. I think the latest country to show it is Russia.

Another series, about MI 5 (?) is "Absolutely Fabulous" Totally un-pc and hilarious.
"One Foot in the Grave" In Britain the name "Victor Meldrew" now means a grumpy old...

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (Gabfan23) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:45:58 GMT

Comedies now you are talking!!
My favourite all time is "The Good Life". A surban couple leave the rat race and become self sufficient. Filmed in the 70s it had a perfect cast and was brilliant.
The Blackadders are good. Particularly Blackadder II set in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
"Only Fools and Horses". Two brothers trying to make a million! You may have trouble with understanding some of the cockney rhyming slang though!!
"Hi de...

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (Katyrina2004) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:48:15 GMT

Thank you for the information. Waking the Dead being shown over 2 parts makes sense. I was just so upset because I was not expecting that, lol. But now if I try to watch it again, I'll know better. And yes, I love British comedies. Got any more recommendations that I didn't list above?

Re: The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (Gabfan23) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:45:47 GMT

Hi Katyrina,
Yes The No1 Ladies Dective Agency is part of a series of books. I checked it out on Amazon and there are plenty of books-looks like I know what I'll be reading during summer!
As for the "Waking the Dead" I don't actually watch it, although I know the show you mean. Generally Britcish TV does have a resolution-if it was an older series I might question it, but now everything has a resolution. IIRC "Waking the Dead" is usually shown over 2...

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feeds@yuku.com (Katyrina2004) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:19:43 GMT

Hey hold on... the title of the show sounds familiar and you said it was a book. A book series perhaps? When I was an intern at a newspaper I had to do a story about a monthly book club and they were covering the book Tears of a Giraffe. It took place in Botswana I think, a place in Africa. I actually had to read the book and attend the club meeting in order to write about it. It was good. Am I thinking about the same thing do you think? It's been nearly two years since I read that book....

The No1 ladies Detective Agency

feeds@yuku.com (Gabfan23) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:14:57 GMT

May I thoroughly recommend this TV drama. I am sure it will be available on BBC World/America (or another channel) at some time. The characters were real, the pace was gentle, it was humerous and Africa looked fabulous. CSI it ain't but it was wonderful- a real Sunday night TV show (We tend to have gentle drama series on tv in Britain on Sundays). I haven't read the book yet will now try and get hold of it and am looking forward to the series when it starts.