I got cured of TV soapies (which The Bill became - the original series were really good) many years ago, (like over 30!) when I used to watch Days of Our Lives.
My husband was working on a civil engineering project, and I made friends with a group of Yugoslavian wives who spoke little English. They would often invite me to their places and DOOL would be on the TV, and they would ask me to explain the plot to them. We would always end up laughing until we ached at the absurdities of it and after that, I could never watch any soapie without getting the giggles. Same with "on the street" type interviews - I've got the original video of Creature Comforts, the claymation people who made Chicken Run and the Wallace and Grommit series, and whenever I see someone being interviewed with a mike stuck in front of them, I get the giggles. (And I knew my friend had selected a better second husband, her first was a disaster, when we watched the Wallace and Grommit tapes before the shows had been on TV, and he rolled around laughing at them). BTW, we no more think England resembles The Bill than I hope those in the UK think life in Australia resembles the Oz soapies we seem to export to you in large quantities). Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
