tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post4556451250031107297..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: Why Only Fools and Horses is a 'triffic' hit in SerbiaNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-81182462288935997952017-08-19T22:20:48.684+01:002017-08-19T22:20:48.684+01:00Only Fools and Horses does so well around the worl...Only Fools and Horses does so well around the world, I think because it doesn't rely on swearing or being rude. It is good old fashioned, clean comedy, which is perfectly written and performed.James Hardinghttp://www.jamesharding.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-90070651900600039742014-09-20T21:32:38.056+01:002014-09-20T21:32:38.056+01:00Perhaps not the most admirable Serbian affinity to...Perhaps not the most admirable Serbian affinity to OFAH:<br /><br />http://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-soccer-coach-blasts-anti-semitic-display-in-belgrade/#ixzz3DsjQnri1Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-54903108459011867002010-02-01T01:37:48.226+00:002010-02-01T01:37:48.226+00:00a propos Norman Wisdom, I think his work was appro...a propos Norman Wisdom, I think his work was approved of by the Communist Albanian state, because he was seen as the noble proletarian fighting authority, so his films were allowed in when many/most others weren't.<br /><br />Personally I think censorship in this area might actually have been acceptable - his films were dire formulaic rubbish with horrible "pathos", in reality blatant sentimentality, added so unsubtly that it was a bit like being operated on without anaesthetic - but there you do indeed go.Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-75911758582361817992010-01-29T18:45:08.051+00:002010-01-29T18:45:08.051+00:00Did people know Norman Wisdom is the biggest star ...Did people know Norman Wisdom is the biggest star in Albania ? Mind Your Language is a hit show in Bulgaria and even India and Pakistan, despite the humour about the Paktani Englis leading the show to be branded "politically incorrect".Undergroundmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860176024061937664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-52423607918879272992010-01-29T18:09:11.154+00:002010-01-29T18:09:11.154+00:00thanks to everyone for the comments.
PP: thanks fo...thanks to everyone for the comments.<br />PP: thanks for the link- very interesting.<br />Jack: I can't agree with you on that one, mate. OFH has stood the test of time. One of the grest comedy shows of all time. And it was popular in Serbia prior to the NATO attack.Neil Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-40509850940724761852010-01-28T17:33:22.419+00:002010-01-28T17:33:22.419+00:00Neil,
are you familiar with a Nick Sloter phenome...Neil,<br /><br />are you familiar with a Nick Sloter phenomenon? Now that was really mental... <br />Theres some strange obsession with (non)fictional characters in Balkans, like memorial statues of Bruce Lee, Bob Marley, etc... <br /><br />Nick Sloter wikipedia link here...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Heat#Popularity_in_SerbiaPPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085202995935863347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-53535563108636184362010-01-28T17:28:43.852+00:002010-01-28T17:28:43.852+00:00Neil,
are you familiar with a Nick Sloter phenome...Neil,<br /><br />are you familiar with a Nick Sloter phenomenon? Now that was rather mental... <br /><br /><br />wikipedia link here...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Heat#Popularity_in_SerbiaPPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085202995935863347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-12086614780024970092010-01-28T11:43:25.928+00:002010-01-28T11:43:25.928+00:00It's popular because the economy is based in w...It's popular because the economy is based in wheeling and dealing and mass mafia,as a result of the strangualtion of the Blkan economies by sanctions.<br /><br />Though Del Boy never machine gunned people down in Hyatt Hotels.Undergroundmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860176024061937664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-35244699933891406132010-01-27T10:05:29.471+00:002010-01-27T10:05:29.471+00:00"Allo, Allo" is huge here in Poland.
Th..."Allo, Allo" is huge here in Poland.<br /><br />They've even got their own remake which is set in Nazi-occupied Poland.<br /><br />Perhaps that pushes the limits of good taste a bit too far...<br /><br />OFAH is not known in Poland but I can't understand why it isn't as big as in Serbia. A couple of chancers living in a grey tower block, cooking up hare-brained schemes-- it's perfect for Poland.Czarny Kothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163190792839598823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-44934912578488133522010-01-27T09:28:18.940+00:002010-01-27T09:28:18.940+00:00My parents honeymooned in Yugoslavia* in 1971 and ...My parents honeymooned in Yugoslavia* in 1971 and said that "On The Buses" had the locals literally falling off their chairs laughing.<br /><br />* I believe near the coastal border of Slovenia and Croatia but the difference to them was not at all obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-74105239926929276772010-01-27T08:54:51.494+00:002010-01-27T08:54:51.494+00:00I think all that depleted Uranium has warped Serbi...I think all that depleted Uranium has warped Serbian brain cells because Only Fools and Horses is one of the worst comedies ever. <br /><br />Lame humour each and every single show. Definitely receives the award for most overrated show ever. <br /><br />BOOORING!jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-85416465929277791762010-01-26T15:43:04.392+00:002010-01-26T15:43:04.392+00:00Dude who lives down my street in Belgrade painted ...Dude who lives down my street in Belgrade painted his Trabant to yellow aiming to look like Del's 3 wheel van. He had also put on stickers "trotters independent traders"..Vladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458418112089269504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-46947617409933881532010-01-26T15:06:13.364+00:002010-01-26T15:06:13.364+00:00A second-hand shop in Kraljevo, Serbian town where...A second-hand shop in Kraljevo, Serbian town where Im living, is called "Del Boy".zokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304396424448787773noreply@blogger.com