Birdbrain Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 ... Wonder if our resident Germanophiles complained ... https://news.sky.com/story/fawlty-towers-episode-pulled-from-streaming-service-due-to-racial-slurs-12005118 ... Worlds gone crazy ... Raciiiiiiiiiiiists ... In just 2 weeks we have gone from the death of a career criminal in the US to banning Fawlty Towers ??? ... Anyone ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdbrain Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Far right looters display their support for George Floyd ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 No more deals on Black Friday. Probably will be a protest day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryd999 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 The pulling of stuff like Fawlty Towers is just crazy. It does not help at all. It just makes the situation worse. Its a similar vein to Alf Garnet in "Till death us do part". The irony is the joke is on him as a little Englander racist. Its similar in that episode of Fawlty towers. The Major is just an example of an old relic from the days of Empire and its a send up of his ilk. From memory I think the Germans also found Basil's antics funny in that episode. FFS! This is just giving the haters ammunition. Has to stop. These protests are not about statues or 70s sit com's, they are about the present and a fight for what some see as equality and equal justice for all. Knee jerk reactions just dont help anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Barryd999 - 2020-06-12 11:10 AM The pulling of stuff like Fawlty Towers is just crazy. It does not help at all. It just makes the situation worse. I think the Germans also found Basil's antics funny in that episode. I know for sure some certainly did as it was my German mates favourite comedy, in fact he had all 12 shows on dvd and "The Germans" was his favourite episode. Both his sons found it hilarious too. A shame Cleese and his then wife flatly refused to do any more episodes but i think by then they'd had enough of the show and each other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryd999 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Bulletguy - 2020-06-12 3:04 PM Barryd999 - 2020-06-12 11:10 AM The pulling of stuff like Fawlty Towers is just crazy. It does not help at all. It just makes the situation worse. I think the Germans also found Basil's antics funny in that episode. I know for sure some certainly did as it was my German mates favourite comedy, in fact he had all 12 shows on dvd and "The Germans" was his favourite episode. Both his sons found it hilarious too. A shame Cleese and his then wife flatly refused to do any more episodes but i think by then they'd had enough of the show and each other! Often good for a series like that to go out on a high though. I often still watch them after a few sherbets. Its one of the very few shows that has stood the test of time. Germans get a bad rap for not having much of a sense of humour but I have found quite the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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