On 20/06/2013 14:40, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 19/06/2013 17:27, Lesley Robertson wrote: >> >> It's the tears on demand that's made me very selective when watching >> "Who Do You Think You Are".. I'm going to have to watch this on the iPad >> since my cable company doesn't get the ITV stable, so it's going to have >> to be good to keep me watching... >> Thanks for the reminder, though, > > I thank Roy for the WARNING rather than the Reminder! The amount of > sentimental tosh and ridiculous tears that we get in WDYTYA drives me > mad enough, but it sounds as though the proportion of slush to good > stuff in this programme will be far too high for me. I've just watched an episode, out of curiosity. I it was quite good, as a comedy. I'd just taken a sleeping pill, so not concentrating, but I recall one luvvie wanting to rage against the system and make his ancestor into a Working Class Hero. Another's was an orphan who was at last made to feel _special_ because he served in WWI (lucky boy) and therefore qualified for one of the standard medals... <Warning. Not recommended for large screen HD TV last thing at night. Looming botoxed, emoting faces may cause nightmares.> -- Phil C.

On 05/07/2013 11:44, Phil C. wrote: > On 20/06/2013 14:40, Jenny M Benson wrote: >> On 19/06/2013 17:27, Lesley Robertson wrote: >>> >>> It's the tears on demand that's made me very selective when watching >>> "Who Do You Think You Are".. I'm going to have to watch this on the iPad >>> since my cable company doesn't get the ITV stable, so it's going to have >>> to be good to keep me watching... >>> Thanks for the reminder, though, >> >> I thank Roy for the WARNING rather than the Reminder! The amount of >> sentimental tosh and ridiculous tears that we get in WDYTYA drives me >> mad enough, but it sounds as though the proportion of slush to good >> stuff in this programme will be far too high for me. > > I've just watched an episode, out of curiosity. I it was quite good, as > a comedy. I'd just taken a sleeping pill, so not concentrating, but I > recall one luvvie wanting to rage against the system and make his > ancestor into a Working Class Hero. Yes, he was ranting at how disgusting and unfeeling it all was and something should have been done. Something was done, actually. The Welfare State was created to alleviate and better organise such poverty. His taxes pay for it, but perhaps he didn't notice.