I'll watch it at one point. Most likely if the BBC shows reruns of it, which will more than likely happen now that Mayall is dead.

Im sure you can stream it..

I can, but i don't have enough interest in it to go out of my way.

Fair enough but you never know until you try..

The BBC will more than likely reair it along with Bottom, since Rik just died anyway.

The average age of death in the United States is 75.

Thats true.

Here's a classic example of how a bit that lasted a little more than three minutes can steal an entire episode.

From Blackadder II. Rik Mayall at his best.




All these years later, it still cracks me up.


Signor V.

Ruby Dee, the Oscar-nominated actress and civil rights activist, perhaps best known for her roles in ‘A Raisin in the Sun’, ‘Do the Right Thing’, and American Gangster’, died on Wednesday night at the age of 91.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni57358150

Yes, I'm sorry to hear it . I remember her mostly from Raisin in the Sun. Seeing more recent pictures of her, she sure looked great for 91.

RIP



TIS

RIP Mother Sister .

one of my favorite movies...shes up there with da mayor now

This one is a personal stinger. Legendary Hall of Fame former coach of the Steelers, Chuck Noll, passed away at 82. I was pretty much raised on those Steeler teams. He was a coaching disciple of Don Shula and assembled and orchestrated the greatest football dynasty of the Super Bowl era.

He coached brilliantly at a time when coaches weren't media hungry. Among the many coaches he groomed was Tony Dungy, who shared Noll's demeanor, attention to detail and cerebral approach to the game.

I just read that Kly. My God, losing Chuck is almost like losing a family member. He was one of the people that actually helped transform the city of Pittsburgh. Few people are able to affect others like that and on such a grand scale.

You know Terry Bradshaw was the last quarterback to call his own plays in the huddle. He won 4 super bowls amazing.

He was probably the best coach of the Super Bowl era. RIP Chuck .

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/casey-kasem-dead-82/story?id=24016102

Casey Kasem passed away.

No voice reminds me of the '80s like Kasem's.

RIP, Casey. Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars .

Yup. Hopefully the ugliness that surrounded his passing will cease. I've seen it happen in a few families when the leader or patriarch dies and a lot of bad blood that was pent up for years starts oozing out.

Do you remember his wife from a few episodes of "Cheers"?

Hi, gang at Cheers .

Nope. I saw that was her claim to fame but I couldn't place her.

I only recently heard of all the bad blood in this family. What a shame. Our L.A. radio station STILL plays re-broadcasts of his top 40, every Sunday morning. Many times I'll listen to him when I'm out for my run. He was definitely one of a kind and had such a distinct voice.

RIP Casey

TIS

And they called him dumb.

I just watched the complete 1979 AFC playoff game between Pittsburgh and Miami, and remembered what a qb he was. I had forgotten how effortlessly the ball left his hand like a bullet. On one ply he ducked on a blitz, bouncing AJ Duhe over his back and then calmly rifled the ball 35 yards downfield to Swann for a TD, and then nonchalantly walk off the field with a 20-0 first quarter score.

Noll by the way was a connoisseur of art, classical music and fine wine. He was also a gourmet. During the summer camp of '74 he sent a message for rookie Mike Webster to come to his office. Webster felt this could mean only one thing- getting cut, and teammates consoled him before he went. Noll sat him down in the office, pulled out a book and said that he understood Webster was a bird watcher, so they sat together looking at photos of birds.

Kly, I've been watching the NFL Network's replay of the 70s Steelers and Noll. I believe it was the 78 Steelers whose roster members never played for any other team.

True. And prior to that the first two Steeler Super Bowl teams of the '74 and '75 season had only one player, who had played for another team: Kicker Roy Gerela, who had played for the Oilers.

Maybe that guy whose name is on the trophy?

To my mind, Lombardi is a pre-Super Bowl era coach, even though he won two Super Bowls. Because he won all of those league championships before 1967. Just semantics on my part .

To my mind, Lombardi is a pre-Super Bowl era coach, even though he won two Super Bowls. Because he won all of those league championships before 1967. Just semantics on my part . [/quote]

I had the pleasure of meeting Tom Landry in 1992 and had two conversations with him. I naturally wanted to talk about the 2 Super Bowls in the 70s, and he had no problem talking about them. He said that while the Steelers had the perfect pool of players to complemente and maximize each others' talents, he was also outcoached in both games though I suspect he was being overly gracious and humble. I never thought of anyone outcoaching Landry.

Except for Jackie Smith .