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Zealousideal_Role189 t1_itdbo81 wrote

Reply to comment by waddiewadkins in TIL about the famous American novelist Winston Churchill who was the reason why the British prime minister referred to himself as Winston Spencer Churchill. They met on occasion, but gradually Spencer Churchill’s rise to power steamrolled the American into obscurity. by OneLastConquest

I actually really liked Upstart Crow. There’s so many jokes that could only be made in the context of that program. It’s a show for fans of Shakespeare who would like to explore that interest in a sitcom vehicle. I liked the Mitchell-style humor in character as Shakespeare, but I found the rest of the cast to be a bit boring.

But Mitchell convincing the old actors to not play Romeo and Juliet because the real stars are Priest and Nurse? That’s good Elizabethan sitcom material.

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waddiewadkins t1_itdcynl wrote

Cool. I'm too much of a fan of Blackadder and the drop off from that was too great for what I watched. Same writer too.

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Zealousideal_Role189 t1_itddtdq wrote

I liked Blackadder too. It’s fun to have a show that incorporates historical figures and events.

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