On 3 Jan 2013, at 19:22, Pranesh Prakash <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 7:25 AM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: >> The updated James Hacker did >> not resonate with me. The new Jim is much more foul mouthed, craven and >> alcoholic than the part played by Paul Eddington. > > Have you seen the new HBO show Veep[1]? In it the VPOTUS (Julia > Louis-Dreyfus) is depicted as sailor-mouthed and craven (though not > alcoholic). Yes, it's not bad at all - good fun to watch, but neither the writing nor the acting come close to Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister (which is not a criticism - Yes Minister is a classic after all) Badri
