Now is that the serious one or the one with Frankie Howerd...
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Quote: SlagA @ April 18 2010, 10:12 PM BSTI'm watching the entire series of the original right now. It is (next to "I Claudius") a high point in TV that is rarely exceeded.
One of those rare moments when TV was an artform unique to it's self.
Quote: Chappers @ April 18 2010, 10:02 PM BSTWhat a ridiculous situation. Where is the incentive?
The incentive for whom to do what?
How do you give lady Gaga a black eye?
Poker face!
Quote: zooo @ April 18 2010, 10:14 PM BSTNow is that the serious one or the one with Frankie Howerd...
Haha, that was the serious one. 
Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ April 18 2010, 9:51 PM BSTRobyn's brother has just got home from a rugby tour in France, during which he was in a bad tackle, hit his head on the ground and was taken to hospital. He's going to be molly-coddled and in a mood. I feel sorry for him but am also slightly scared as to how it's going to be here for a few days.
Attended to by French nurses? Don't tell Elliot.
Haha! I dunno if that bit happened.
You know it did.
Does he have a shifty look in his eyes? (Well, moreso than usual?)
Quote: zooo @ April 18 2010, 10:14 PM BSTNow is that the serious one or the one with Frankie Howerd...
"I Claudius" introduced me to Brian Blessed and Derek Jacobi and John Hurt. Three incredible roles played by three icons.
Up Pompey - sadly I tittered not. Although Howerd had a brilliant face - I kept a poster of his mug because the depth of character in it was ace. He looked kinda sad and retrospective in it.
Quote: DaButt @ April 18 2010, 10:22 PM BSTThe incentive for whom to do what?
For the team or their supporters. What's the point of just watching feeder teams with no chance of promotion?
Quote: Aaron @ April 18 2010, 10:34 PM BSTDoes he have a shifty look in his eyes? (Well, moreso than usual?)
I think that was just due to his confusion at being smashed up.
Quote: Chappers @ April 18 2010, 10:57 PM BSTFor the team or their supporters. What's the point of just watching feeder teams with no chance of promotion?
For the same reason that I assume hundreds of thousands of fans in the UK happily watch matches by teams that will probably never make it into the Premier League: because it's fun to watch a sporting event featuring your local team along with thousands of other people.
Most players spend at least a few months in the minor leagues, so it's a great chance to see tomorrow's superstars in action.
As I said earlier, their are only about 30 MLB teams in the country. A team and stadium cost almost a billion dollars, so they can't just pop up in every city of 100,000 people. Besides, there isn't enough talent to fill many more teams if the quality of performance is not to be lowered.
Texas has 2 major league teams, but the nearest one is a 200-mile drive to Houston. If it weren't for minor league teams in the small cities (and that's a relative term, as my city has a population of more than 2 million) many people would have no opportunity to see semi-pro baseball games.
Quote: DaButt @ April 18 2010, 11:13 PM BSTTexas has 2 major league teams, but the nearest one is a 200-mile drive to Houston. If it weren't for minor league teams in the small cities (and that's a relative term, as my city has a population of more than 2 million) many people would have no opportunity to see semi-pro baseball games.
America is huge. Do major league or minor league teams take big away support with them when they travel, or is it too far for most?
Girlfriend stuck in Canada due to the volanic ash. May not be able to return for another week (depending on whether planes are able to fly). Pondering whether to launch Dan Snow-esque boat dash across the Atlantic to rescue her.
Quote: PhQnix @ April 18 2010, 11:21 PM BSTDo major league or minor league teams take big away support with them when they travel, or is it too far for most?
Minor league teams are divided into leagues that cover a couple of states at most. San Antonio plays in the Texas League, which hosts teams from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. I don't think many people are rabid fans of minor league teams, rather it's just something to do relatively cheaply when the mood strikes. I doubt many people travel for the games.
Major League baseball teams play games all across the country. Some people probably travel, but with each team playing 162 games per year, you can pretty much get your fill of baseball by attending home games. Most people probably live within a few hundred miles of a MLB team, so traveling is definitely done by fans who don't live in the home city, but it's more of an occasional road trip rather than an every game excursion.
(American) football games (college and professional) are much more likely to see people traveling, as they only play 10 to 20 games per year.
Quote: SlagA @ April 18 2010, 10:47 PM BSTUp Pompey - sadly I tittered not.
(Pompeii!*)