Posted: 8:51 PM - Apr 15, 2011
GBOwner
Hi,

Just a note that the RPG has been postponed in memory of Mr. Bannister. Game will resume 4/23/2011.

Poll coming up tomorrow morning.

GBOwner.

Posted: 9:24 AM - Apr 16, 2011
Mr R Martland
Here here. A great actor.

Posted: 7:05 PM - Apr 16, 2011
GBOwner
Agreed. A great loss for all of us AYBS fans. 🙁

GBOwner

P.S Poll has been posted.

Posted: 11:34 AM - Apr 17, 2011
Libby_W
Thank you so much. I really like the show, all the characters are great, but, Mr. Lucas, as you can tell, was my favorite! loveydovey Can't wait to see how we will do in the toy department!

crying RIP crying

Posted: 7:19 PM - Apr 17, 2011
sueschmitt
I too was very upset at hearing that news. I loved all of them equally well but with Mr. Lucas leaving us on the hind end of us losing Mrs. Slocumbe, Miss Brahams (most recently) and Mr. Humphries its just been a bit much to absorb. I'm so glad that there are DVD's available for us to watch all the time so they're not totally gone from us.

RIP Trevor! sadwave crying

Posted: 10:01 AM - Apr 18, 2011
Mr R Martland
Long live Captain Peacock.

Posted: 10:02 AM - Apr 18, 2011
Mr R Martland
...and Mr Rumbold...and the Canteen Manageress...

Posted: 5:58 PM - Apr 18, 2011
Libby_W
and Mr. Spooner

Posted: 6:44 PM - Apr 18, 2011
Mr R Martland
Oh yes, forgot about him. Not a patch on Trevor.

Posted: 12:40 AM - Apr 23, 2011
RideUpWithWear
Now with Trevor gone, alot of the original cast is dead. Kind of sad really. However, some people are still left with us, yet they are also coming up in years. I hope it wouldn't be asking to much, but I would love it if PBS were to air a special decidated to AYBS ... or possibly the movie that was shot in the 1970s. I am sure that dedicated fans would love to see the characters that they loved so much interact as they go on an exotic vacation. Actually, a best of retrospective of a specific character's best moments could receive a good reception (such as Lucas' best pick up lines and sarcastic remarks, or Slocombe's "my pussy" references in funny situations).

Posted: 10:57 PM - Apr 24, 2011
sueschmitt
Mrs. Slocumbe here, we're not really gone. As long as the show continues to be watched, we're alive. We don't n't want you feeling bad for us. Have a cry then lift a pint, or in my case a bottle of gin (discreetly packaged of course) in thanks for all the laughs we've given you and will continue to give you. And I am unanimous in that!

Posted: 8:30 AM - Jun 25, 2011
GBOwner
Will continue the G&F RPG for another week since the plot is getting good. I will also start up the regular RPG up on Monday.

You all are doing a great job with the RPGs-they are great fun to read! approval

GBOwner

Posted: 1:54 PM - Jun 25, 2011
Libby_W
Just read it! Marvelous! makes me wish PBS was playing this series also, so I could compare it. I actually could see the players in my mind doing this! Very good job!

Posted: 2:22 AM - Jun 27, 2011
RideUpWithWear
Yes,

The G&F/AYBSA RPG storyline is realistic. I believe there was a Jessica Lovelock who was Old Mr. Grace's secretary in that show. I watched it once years ago, but PBS stopped it after the episodes played one cycle. I think there was two seasons or something, any anyways the first one seemed funny but the last episode or so were lame in comparison to the original AYBS. After all the supporting cast as well as Lucas, Spooner, Harman were not included in the show. There was no new character added who could give the one-line sarcastic jokes that Lucas did in the original.

Good job everybody.

I have been ill recently, but I expect to visit the doctor tomorrow and hear that I am back on track. I look forward to playing Grainger and perhaps the Nurse as well. The Nurse shows up when the boss gets ill. However, illness happens when he sees a hot looking bird ... so he either needs a new secretary or to catch Shirley in a misunderstanding in the department. Or a cop out, would be to schedule a health and safety scheme, like vaccinating everyone or preaching a healthy diet or something.

I am glad to hear that you doing better, Libby.

Posted: 11:54 AM - Jun 27, 2011
Libby_W
glad to see you're back RIDEUPWITHWEAR...and feeling better...I'm glad to be back too. I've missed everyone.

Posted: 5:08 PM - Jun 28, 2011
RideUpWithWear
Yes, before I was ill, I attended the official star trek convention in my hometown. I kind of made me miss participating in an e-mail based RPG.

Posted: 11:36 PM - Jun 29, 2011
Kayla
Thank you Mr. Grace (as I bow)!

Well Ride Up since I am a Trekker too, I can totally understand. I'm glad we're going to keep the G&F one going. I'm on a roll now LOL!

Yes there was a Jessica Lovelock in G&F. She played Young Mr. Grace's personal assistant and it was her bikini top what popped off that sent him into his final heart attack. He was scuba (according to Miss Brahams' paper he was scruba diving) diving in the "Caribbeano".

No unfortunately with the new setting of G&F, there really wouldn't have been a good spot to bring in Mr. Lucas, Mr. Spooner or Mr. Harmon. Mr. Moulterd has to kind of make up for all three of them and he does an admirable job. He could never replace Mr. Lucas, Mr. Spooner or Mr. Harmon for me but, they had to have someone to aggravate Mrs. Slocumbe LOL! I like how that was handled for this latest G&F RPG. That was a very good idea whoever it was to have Mr. Mataxis resurface LOL!

Posted: 11:38 PM - Jun 29, 2011
Kayla
RideUpWithWear wrote:
Yes,

The G&F/AYBSA RPG storyline is realistic. I believe there was a Jessica Lovelock who was Old Mr. Grace's secretary in that show. I watched it once years ago, but PBS stopped it after the episodes played one cycle. I think there was two seasons or something, any anyways the first one seemed funny but the last episode or so were lame in comparison to the original AYBS. After all the supporting cast as well as Lucas, Spooner, Harman were not included in the show. There was no new character added who could give the one-line sarcastic jokes that Lucas did in the original.

Good job everybody.

I have been ill recently, but I expect to visit the doctor tomorrow and hear that I am back on track. I look forward to playing Grainger and perhaps the Nurse as well. The Nurse shows up when the boss gets ill. However, illness happens when he sees a hot looking bird ... so he either needs a new secretary or to catch Shirley in a misunderstanding in the department. Or a cop out, would be to schedule a health and safety scheme, like vaccinating everyone or preaching a healthy diet or something.

I am glad to hear that you doing better, Libby.
Well we all know how well the last health scheme went down LOL! You know they never really did follow up on that track come to think of it. We never hear of anything.

Posted: 12:31 AM - Jun 30, 2011
Kayla
Libby_W wrote:
Just read it! Marvelous! makes me wish PBS was playing this series also, so I could compare it. I actually could see the players in my mind doing this! Very good job!

Thank you Mr. Lucas. I have a nifty idea to bring back the haunting of Millstone Manor. It won't be just a fleeting thing. They'll all get to interact with the "thing" that walks the hallways LOL!

Posted: 2:21 AM - Jun 30, 2011
RideUpWithWear
I have three pbs stations:
Vancouver
Seattle

However, I get the station from Detroit, but I need pay-per-view charges to watch it, because I guess no one else complained about it being bumped from "free cable" to pay-per-view.

Vancouver exclusively has British dramas. Seattle has both comedies and dramas, but mainly dramas. There is a paid cable (standard rate) channel called Vision that shows BBC comedies from 5 to 6 every week day. AYBS comes at 5:30 on Tuesdays, but I usually have a class now at that time. The most often broadcasted British comedy in my area is Keeping Up With Appearances.
Posted: 4:36 PM - Jun 30, 2011
Kayla
Maryland PBS stations weekly play at least one episode usually two of Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearances and As Time Goes By. We get rotations of Waiting For God, Chef, Fawlty Towers, Vicar of Dibley and Last of the Summer Wine. I don't ever see another favorite of mine any more One Foot In The Grave. They break out the other britcoms alot in their begathons. Are You Being Served? tho is very much a staple of any of their begathons. They get the most money from that one, Masterpiece Theater (and rightly so) and Mystery.

Posted: 9:12 AM - Jul 02, 2011
Libby_W
We also have 3 PBS channels. The one for Sesame Street and other kiddies shows...the one for government and the newer one called CREATE. The main one for Sesame Street shows AYBS? nightly at 7:30 and Sat. at 10p. On Saturdays at 7, It shows the Lawrence Whelk Show, then 2 episodes of Keeping up Appearances, then 2 of As Time Goes By, then 2 AYBS?
Posted: 10:49 PM - Jul 02, 2011
Jim
Lawrence Welk? There's some station that still shows Lawrence Welk LOL! My grandmother absolutely loved him. Sunday nights that was a given at her house. I used to have to sit thru LW before I could watch Ed Sullivan and Disney LOL! Don't forget Mitch Miller either.