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Scottie
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Edinburgh, Scotland | posted: 5/14/2006 at 3:29:38 PM ET
Thanks, Karen. Another thing I was wondering about, after I read the comments about her voice ... the thought occured to me that she might have made her voice low and croaky as a complete contrast to Megan's high-pitched shrill. And God! is it high-pitched!
Inspired ,(if that's the right word) by the wonderfully differing opinions regarding Bernadette's W&G appearance, I sat down last night and re-watched the Carol Burnett show where BP and CB play a song-writing duo.
I have to say that I have only recently seen this show for the first time (Ms Burnett's series was never broadcast here in the UK)... but it is such a charming show and one where Bernadette truly shines ... and a great BP song in the middle of it didn't exactly spoil the experience either! But I suppose time moves on and those sort of television shows move on with it. Such a shame!
as Bernadette says....just keep moving on.....
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 Sister Rose
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Karen - you made me fall of my chair!
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Karen
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Her monotone and deadpan delivery intended as a contrast? Maybe. I really couldn't tell. The whole thing was such a haphazard mishmash that it was never clear what was intentional and what was just randomly accidental.
And they seriously thought they were going to get Meryl Streep for this? Talk about delusions of grandeur. It's a miracle that they were able to get Bernadette. She must have really made out like a bandit with the salary and perqs in order to be induced into this.
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Sister Rose
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Karen - Not that but your post: "But I really do live in a tenement with my mother and brother, waiting for the occasional gentlemen caller, ever since that business college thing didn't work out. Honest"
Still laying on the floor laughing - having to type this by reaching up to the keyboard.
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Scottie
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The amazing Meryl Streep aside, Dame Judi Dench (theatre and screen genius) raised quite a few eyebrows when she first decided to descend into the Hades that is known as television sit-com.
Here are her thoughts on acting in the medium ...
"Situation comedy is the most difficult thing I've ever done. You don't get a preview, you get just ONE chance to get it right"
as Bernadette says....just keep moving on.....
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Karen
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You didn't know that about me? I guess I forgot to mention it when I saw you in New York.
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Sister Rose
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Oh sure but you didn't share about being a business college drop-out.
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Karen
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And in this particular case, they blew their one chance.
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Sister Rose
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And Scottie - we have Dame Judi on PBS here in NYC every Friday and Saturday night on "As Times Goes By" and I LOVE IT!
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Sister Rose
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Karen - Don't give up on the dream. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
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Karen
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HaHa. We're all posting so quickly that the responses are all out of sequence. Sorry about that.
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Sister Rose
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Aren't the pictures on this page so pretty?
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Scottie
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And in this particular case, they blew their one chance.
So, by "they" you mean Bernadette?
I think what Dame Judi is saying is very wise and is pertinent to the criticism of Bernadette's performance.
She probably didn't "blow it" as such. She was probably working within the confines and limitations of the medium and did her best in the circumstances. She also had to take direction I imagine.
I'm saying all this without the benefit of seeing the programme of course.
as Bernadette says....just keep moving on.....
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Karen
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5/3/2002 | posted: 5/14/2006 at 4:20:49 PM ET
Sarah, when you're disappointed, you get that awful suffering look on your face, like the picture of Jesus' mother in the museum!
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Karen
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Scottie, I definitely didn't mean Bernadette. By "they" I meant the production staff of the show. Bernadette was thoroughly professional and gave as good a performance as anyone could have with that utterly rancid material.
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Scottie
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OK, Karen, I'll have to reserve judgement on the "rancid" (I love that word!) material until I see the show ... oh, I can't wait now! I'll check Limewire to see if anyone has put it up yet.
Sister Rose, Dame Judi appeared in another long running British televison sit-com way back 1980-1983 (while still maintaining her stage & film career). It was called "A Fine Romance" and is so very funny. If you haven't seen it - look out for it in the schedules - it's very different from As Time Goes By. She even sang the title song.
Badly.
as Bernadette says....just keep moving on.....
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