brider (00211672@roehampton.ac.uk)
Mon, 26 Jan 1998 15:36:00 +0000
Gary wrote:
> Having just watched the entire run of The Press Gang once more, and
> hungering for more, it finally occurred to me to check out the internet.
> I'm glad to see I'm not the only fan.
As a bit of a newcomer to this list myself, join the club. Has
anyone actually managed to sit through all five series in one
sitting? Actually I'm in the middle of intersemester break right
now, so I might just do that...I'll get back to you if I manage it.
> I found TPG accidentally back in 92, I think. I was flicking channels when
> I caught the middle of The Week and Pizza. It was the part where Sam was
> trying to fire Clair. I was instantly hooked, and to this day, this series
> ranks as my all time favourite. In fact, it's the only series I've ever
> bothered to tape in its entirety, let alone watch several times over.
How about a new subject: when did we start watching PG? My first
episodes were both parts of "Something Terrible" on their first
showing - it's terrible to admit this, but my main was that, having
seen a picture of the girl who played Cindy in the paper the previous
summer, I decided she looked kind of pretty and it'd be interesting
to watch the programme when it was shown. (Look, I was young,
okay?) Then towards the end of that year I got a reply to a fan
letter I'd sent to Joanna Dukes (does anyone remember her in "The Box
of Delights, 1984?) and was inspired by that to check out the "Press
Gang" video (the first four episodes). Early the following year,
Channel 4 started their run of repeats with the first series, and
from then on I was hooked, just in time to catch the third series
first time round.
> I got my hands on the Press Gang books, but found that for some reason, was
> unable to really read them. Yes, they were pretty faithful to the plots,
> but it just wasn't the same.
Quite agree. They're written by Bill Moffatt - Steven's dad, unless
I'm mistaken. Pity it's so blatantly done for the sub-teen
readership. I wonder what Steven himself would have done with the
opportunity to adapt his own material - his "Doctor Who" short story
is sublime. Still, the books also (according to the programme guide)
contain a wonderful joke about Julie's departure. Oh yeah, why does
one the books based on the second series have "Money, Love and
Birdseed" (first series) in it? Maybe Bill was just going for a
"love" theme - I recall it was the book that also contained "Love and
the Junior Gazette" and "At Last, a Dragon," but even so it was a
pretty weird choice.
> There are so many good things to say about TPG that I could prattle on for
> ages. It's just nice to see that I'm not alone in appreciating this
> wonderful, albeit, too short series.
Prattle away - it's probably good for your health. It's one of the
few things in life that keeps me sane.
David.
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