tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post869675395586629654..comments2024-03-27T02:17:17.071-05:00Comments on From the Archive: A British Television Blog: How to Become Prime Minister By Backing the British SausageGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946848534077648713noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post-55528445737970387692015-07-03T13:49:50.376-05:002015-07-03T13:49:50.376-05:00From the classy theme music to the end credits, Ye...From the classy theme music to the end credits, Yes Minister exudes quality. The acting is reserved, the writing incisive and the situations never unbelievable. The set up is more or less the same every week, with Jim Hacker getting on his high horse about some misdemeanor or breach of procedure and then getting hoist by his own petard when he has to resort to similar skullduggery to save his own skin. Sir Humphrey always sees this coming and quietly uses the situation to his own advantage, with the final line from Humphrey's lips: 'Yes, Minister'.<br />Bernard was always stuck in the middle, but usually had his own gem of wisdom to help (usually) Hacker get off the hook. <br />Three seasoned actors working together like a well-oiled clock and a supporting cast of well-known stalwarts of the time made for excellent viewing.<br /><br />AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post-65111884047176188262013-01-21T17:43:02.822-06:002013-01-21T17:43:02.822-06:00I have to admit that I am impressed you even watch...I have to admit that I am impressed you even watched it. I might give it a try but I really don't have too much interest. I am completely happy to enjoy all those episodes of <b>Yes Minister</b>/<b>Yes, Prime Minister</b> with Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne. <br /><br />I understand they showed one of the classic series episodes prior to the new one which I can't imagine helped matters at all.<br /><br />Take care, <br />GregGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946848534077648713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post-81028587711739966462013-01-17T15:20:05.533-06:002013-01-17T15:20:05.533-06:00So - just watched the first episode of the new reb...So - just watched the first episode of the new rebooted <b>Yes Prime Minister</b>. If I had to sum it up in one word, that word would be YAWN. Although I was determined to give it a fair shake and watch it to the end, I was checking the remaining time all the way through. The laugh track was annoying and the acting was dire. David Haig has nothing on Paul Eddington, and Humphrey and Bernard just had no redeeming qualities. The script itself was ok, but it had no chance given the so-called acting. At this point I am not sure I will even bother with the following episodes, but I probably will out of a sense of duty. Still, once it is all over I may very well have to get out the dvd and watch the real thing to get rid of the foul aftertaste.<br /><br />Hope this didn't come off as too negative, but I am not sure you can be too negative about this sad excuse for a comedy.Dave Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post-72990811881187824642012-12-26T09:02:20.480-06:002012-12-26T09:02:20.480-06:00I am sure KTCA showed Yes Minister back in the 198...I am sure KTCA showed <b>Yes Minister</b> back in the 1980s but I always figured, as I was young, it would be too over my head so I was very much a late adopter.<br /><br />For the new series of <b>Yes Prime Minister</b>, I do wish they would have created new characters for those roles. It would have lived so much better in my own mind if these were just different people. I don't want some one else to play Jim Hacker or Sir Humphrey. Sure I will give it a shot but I don't know. Granted, I didn't mind <b>Reggie Perrin</b> but it was no where as good as the original.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946848534077648713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post-72656504160781461142012-12-24T13:48:55.894-06:002012-12-24T13:48:55.894-06:00Back in the dark days, I bought myself the VHS tap...Back in the dark days, I bought myself the VHS tapes of <i>Yes, Prime Minister</i>. I was quite a while before I knew that <i>Yes, Minister</i> even existed, much less had a chance to see the episodes. It was much later still when I finally got to see <i>Party Games</i>. It was a gem then, and is still a gem.<br /><br />On a side note, I am quite apprehensive about the upcoming revival/return of <i>YPM</i>. I suppose I will give it a shot, but can it live up to the standars of yesteryear?Dave Gnoreply@blogger.com