Murray Head wrote:
> Firstly, thank you to Jonathan for collating these lists, this sort of thing
> can take a lot of time.
>
Double dutch dittos from here. Well done, Jonathan.
> Now, some comments...
>
> >There were a wide range of opinions expressed, and of the 40 episodes
> >(two-parters counted as one), 38 received votes on one or other of the lists
> >(Page One (ep 1) and Deadline (ep 4) received no votes).
>
> I'm more surprised about Deadline than Page One - Page One is more of a
> "middle-ground" show, as it has history and some great lines, while not
> having a hugely exciting plotline in and of itself.
>
I'm not really surprised at the lack of sentiment either way for these episodes:
they are both very much middle of the pack stories, in my opinion, although both
have a lot to recommend them. DEADLINE probably loses votes because of the Gary
Morris subplot with Sarah (Compared to how Sarah looks in LOVE AND THE JUNIOR
GAZETTE, DEADLINE portrays her as rather immature and silly.) and a certain sense
of unbelievability. But it does have a lot of lines that are great--most of them
involving Mr. Sullivan and either Lynda or Kenny--and it is one of Joanna Dukes'
best episodes as Tiddler.
> >Friends Like These =21 (best) and =11 (worst)
> >Day Dreams =13 =15
> >Friendly Fire =13 =11
> >There Are Crocodiles =13 =17
>
> It doesn't surprise me that these eps produced so many segregated opinions,
> as they have great and "awful" (by PG terms) components - only one of them
> made it to my top/bottom ten listsfor this reason (and that (TAC) was at
> number 10).
>
Small coincidence that three of the four are all episodes where Lynda's more
bitchy than usual, and the odd duck DAY DREAMS is a very unconventional Lynda
story that doesn't necessarily reflect well on her, either.
> <"Worsts">
> >1 3 One Easy Lesson
> >4 4 She's Got It Taped
>
> ...or Sarah...
>
Kelda Holmes is not a strong lead, so this doesn't surprise me at all. Ditto
Mmoloki Chrystie.
> >5 5= Windfall
> >5 5= Head and Heart
>
> ... or Colin :)
>
Sorry, Murray, but the public has at least some taste!
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