[Afamilyatwar-list] The Wisdom of Comedy

[Scott Filderman]

Reading through these links suggested that I ask: just how popular IS Norman Wisdom these days? I know he was fabulously popular (otherwise how explain all the movies, etc), but my American radar can’t quite “get” him. He seems a combination Charlie Chaplin/Jerry Lewis (given sheer history, I’m guessing he was a huge influence on Jerry Lewis, who stole left and right). I love Buster Keaton; he never asked you to feel sorry for him. There is a quality of sentiment in Wisdom’s scrappy little guy that happens not to work for me. Oh, well, back to my chocolate ....

BTW, I am waiting for my purchase of The Spoils of War. I don’t think I can make it through Sam after a season of When the Boat Comes In. Maybe a Norman Wisdom film to break up the intensity?...



On Thursday, February 22, 2018, 4:35 PM, Bryan via Afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu> wrote:

Hello all  Here is a link to today's edition of The Times which Tim mentioned.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/racist-70s-tv-falls-foul-of-censors-talking-pictures-tv-a-family-at-war-jlxt6ck5n


Over the past 40 years there have been many excellent series on UK TV. Scott is obviously enjoying one of them - The Onedin Line. But I hope all members of our group have watched the two other series by John Finch, which were as popular as AFAW. For those who have missed them they are SAM                               https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_(1973_TV_series)    andTHE SPOILS OF WAR http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373622/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Both are really excellent, as is everything written by John Finch.
Happy viewing
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