PC Stratford
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Post by PC Stratford on Oct 27, 2007 16:38:12 GMT
I'm not sure if this has been talked about much here, but I know there are fans of this show (other than me!) such as Jarrah White, TurboJ and some others, who have even done parody clips of these using Thomas footage
The Young Ones was a well known comedy series from the 80s and broke down some barriers in terms of comedy. I thought a thread about the show would be a good idea as it would be good to hear other member's thoughts on the show and that in a couple of weeks, the show will be celebrating it's 25th Anniversary along with a new DVD coming out this week!
I am also planning to record a special podcast about the show (if that's OK with everyone?) I don't know when it might be out yet, but I have one or two ideas
So, what do you all think of the show?
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Post by FlyingScotsman on Oct 28, 2007 18:31:49 GMT
I absolutely love this series - it's a classic sitcom of its era, and it's had a huge influence on British comedy as a whole. What's particularly interesting is looking at the actors who have bit-parts in episodes and are now hugely successful performers. The genius episode 'Bambi' features Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Ben Elton, Emma Thompson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Tony Robinson and Robbie Coltrane, all in relatively minor roles.
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Post by melshiri on Oct 29, 2007 7:58:26 GMT
I love The Young Ones, I have the second series on DVD, but it was too bad that they only did two series, it still remains popular now.
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Post by PC Stratford on Oct 29, 2007 19:05:01 GMT
I got the new DVD today!
It contains a couple of commentries and three documentries. The main issue is in the DVD is that the episodes appear to be unedited, because there were many issues over scenes and music whenever they were repeated or released on video/DVD
I'll explain in much more detail when I record the podcast
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Post by TurboJ on Oct 29, 2007 20:25:33 GMT
I'd better look out for that podcast.
Yes, the show is a classic. Here are some of the scenes that I find particularly hilarious from each episode:
SEASON 1 DEMOLITION: Vyvyan's entrance. Nothing better. OIL: Rik and Vyv fighting over their rooms BORING: The pub scene. BOMB: Vyv's attempts to set the bomb off. INTERESTING: Rik discovering the "telescope and mouse" present FLOOD: Attempted arson on Rik's bedroom
SEASON 2 BAMBI: The University Challenge scene CASH: Vyv's revelation. NASTY: Neil about to smash Rik's face in, only to reveal something quite embarassing TIME: The ongoing battle between Rik and Vyv. "Virgin!" SICK: Brian Balowski's sudden appearance, Neil's parents and Vyv's reaction to The Good Life SUMMER HOLIDAY: The bank robbery
I was only 7 when I was first introduced to the show! It's been a huge influence on my sense of humor (to me, anyone screaming "you b*****d" repeatedly is absolutely hilarious).
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Post by ashsowerby on Oct 31, 2007 12:18:29 GMT
Ah, 'The Young Ones', Truly a Classic, I really enjoy it and BTW here's the Information reguarding the recent 25th Anniversary Reissue on DVD, Reproduced from the 'Roobarb's DVD Forum'
To stop any confusions circulating, let it be known that this new set is indeed totally uncut - every frame is exactly as broadcast in 1982/84. All music cuts have been put back in - yes, including Good Day Sunshine. Quite incredible.
The downside is that we no longer get the sh*****g teddy bears in Nasty. Uncertainty still surrounds whether that segment ever went out at the time (it was certainly cut from the '85 repeat onwards), although it's always been present on the videos.
The transfers are also extremely good - not artefact-ridden and NTSC-ish like the 2002 sets.
So was this a happy accident, or was it painstakingly reconstructed by somebody who knew what they were doing? I'd go with the accident theory, myself, otherwise 'teddy bears' would surely have gone back in. I guess, as with Python, there's a Proper Set and a Wrong Set and they happily plucked the right one from the shelf.
As for the extras...well, I don't know what happened to all the stuff we sent them, because none of it's there. No trailers, no rushes tape, no alternate Sick, no Wogan appearances, no Peter Brewis music cues. What we get is three cheaply-made documentaries, which have their moments but are still somewhat of a missed opportunity. Planer and Sayle are the only main-cast members interviewed; we get a lot from Lise Mayer, who is generally great and remembers various bits; production-wise we get the full set: Paul Jackson, Geoff Posner and Ed Bye. Lots of nice production photos I'd never seen before though, including a shot from the cut finale of Demolition (with the four of them eating Neil's casserole following the aeroplane crash).
Two interesting things covered in the doc:
Remember the planned flashframe in Summer Holiday, which Roger Wilmut refers to in Didn't You Kill My Mother-in-Law? It was supposed to be a piece of paper saying 'It wasn't my idea to put these f**king frames in' (or something) signed by the VT editor. Jackson mentions that this was blocked at the eleventh hour by Bill Cotton, who was worried about it because John Lloyd had got a bollocking for dropping similar flashframes into a Spitting Image sketch about Norris McWhirter. Curious...but then Jackson says 'It was never broadcast, but it was included on the videos'. Which isn't true.
They also talk about the slow-motion cooker-explosion in Oil, with quite a few contributors remembering that it was a real explosion which nearly burnt Mayall and that it was slowed down because 'there was only a few seconds of footage'. But that doesn't tie in with the truth of the matter illustated by the 1982 Xmas tape - ie, it was in slow-motion because they mistimed the explosion sound-effect.
We only get two commentaries, sadly - on Demolition and Summer Holiday. Both with Jackson and Posner. Their memories are as ropey as you'd expect (the opening lines are 'We made this in...1982 was it?'/ 'Ha ha, you remember it better than me!', which made my heart sink), but they bring up the odd interesting thing.
They both confirm that Gerard Kelly, Herbert Norville and Chris Ellis all auditioned unsuccessfully for Mike, which is why they appear as the vox pops in Demolition.
They also say that the snow in Demolition was sprayed on, which I never realised - I remember the winter of 1981/82 being snowy, so I never questioned that it was real. They don't mention why the snow was needed though.
They also say that, although the exteriors for the series were shot in Bristol, the exteriors in Demolition were shot in Islington. Cor. Can anyone work out where the house is?
Usual infuriating menus with f*g-ends and beans. Real pain in the arse to navigate.
Oh, and they still use the subtitles from the old DVDs, even though myself and others offered to correct all the errors. So 'Euripedes trousers? Eumenides trousers, Medea!' is still transcribed wrongly.
So two cheers, really. It's wonderful that the episodes themselves are uncut and looking pin-sharp, but it's not the dog's-b******s set it could have been.
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Post by Granpuff on Nov 1, 2007 18:16:29 GMT
I was a poverty stricken student in a hovel of a flat with a b*****d landlord when this came out, and it was an accurate portrayal of that life albeit with extreme stereotypes, so we all watched it religiously. Flying Scotsman picks out the best bits. I watched "Bambi" on YouTube the other week and it was still funny. I'd like also to mention the talents of Alexei Sayle (where he now - wiki says, writing novels) and the fact that they had brilliant guest musicians for almost every ep, from Madness to Motorhead, whose presence in the script was off-hand, throwaway in between the anarchy.
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Post by StarTodd on Nov 4, 2007 19:35:37 GMT
I watched this first time when I was 13.
I was hooked.
Never have I looked back. <3
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Post by fergusfan32 on Jul 15, 2008 17:06:42 GMT
This show is so great i love the ep nasty and bambi they were both funny.
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Post by BluePioneer on Jul 15, 2008 17:20:44 GMT
I first watched this show when i acctualy joined SiF
I first hard of them in 2004 in a DVD that features all of Ade & Riks violent momets
but really, i enjoy anything starring Ade Edmonson & Rik Mayall, because those two have written so many Hillarios comedys, who could get tired of them?
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Post by Knuckles on Jul 15, 2008 17:41:57 GMT
I too was a nipper when I 1st seen TYO, was imediatly hooked but it hardly came on, was a treat for me, my dad found my excessive laughter funny himself. My favorite bit is this: MIKE: "Viv, eat the telly" VIV': "Ah great mike, been waiting to do this, MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH..." .................... HARRY THE BA****D: "Oh I get it, it's the old, 'eat the telly' trick is it!" VIV': "It's not a telly, it's a toaster!" ................. [glow=green,2,300]BUZZZZ[/glow] [glow=blue,8,300] BUZZZZZ[/glow] [glow=red,15,300]KABUZZZZTZZ![/glow] Something like that!
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Post by driveus on Dec 6, 2008 13:54:08 GMT
I've seen several episodes (if not the whole series run) on Youtube and I love this show. I like the humor and mindless violence involved. I also like the special musical guests on the show, my personal favorites being The D**ned (in Nasty [The song was specially written for the episode]) and Madness's House Of Fun. You've got to love that wacky landlord .
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Post by Skarlouie on Jul 21, 2012 11:37:37 GMT
Gotta love the young ones! All them are superb! I have the complete collection, I remember I found it via Thomas parody and loved it. Ended up watching the show but at Ten years old doing an impression of Vyvan and shouting "you b*****d" at primary school because you didn't know what the word was isn't the best idea!
But the episodes are awesome and they are written to a tee as well!
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Post by Old Fusspot on Jul 31, 2012 3:29:29 GMT
I enjoy The Young Ones. It's a fun, surreal show that features an amazing cast. Ben Elton is an excellent comic writer.
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Post by Galloping Sausage on Mar 9, 2023 14:25:11 GMT
I wasn't aware of this show until late 2007 thanks to the Thomas fandom as a lot of people at the time did mashup parodies on this show (I kinda wonder what was the idea at the time), though I was aware about some of the actors as I saw them in SpongeBob the year prior and Rik's performance on Wind of the Willows. I later watch the show when MTV ran reurns just a few years after and thought it was funny. Very sad that Rik died years ago.
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