"As Time Goes By" (1992)TV-Serie 1992-2005

Staffeln:

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Premierendatum:

12. Januar 1992 (UK)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze

Plot:

Lionel and Jean were lovers many years ago at the time of the Korean War. They are separated by a misunderstanding...

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Museum | Los Angeles California | Elephant | Father Son Relationship

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Why we Americans like this so much

US TV Schedule:

Sat. May 17	8:30 PM	PBS
Sat. May 24	8:30 PM	PBS

Besetzung

Judi Dench	...	Jean / ... (67 Folgen, 1992-2005)
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Lionel / ... (67 Folgen, 1992-2005)
Moira Brooker	...	Judith Hanson / ... (62 Folgen, 1992-2005)
Philip Bretherton	...	Alistair / ... (59 Folgen, 1992-2005)
Jenny Funnell	...	Sandy (58 Folgen, 1992-2005)

Länge:

UK:50 Min (1 episode) | UK:45 Min (1 episode) | 30 Min (64 episodes) | UK:60 Min (1 episode)

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.78 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Stereo

Altersfreigabe:

UK:PG | Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG

Firma:

D.L. Taffner Ltd.

Dies und das:

The man and woman in the photographs in the opening of the show, who are supposed to be Jean (Judi Dench) and Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) when they first met, are actually Dench's daughter, actress Finty Williams, and Palmer's son.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: In Season 3 Episode 6, in the park scene (17:10 into the show), after Lionel tells Jean, "We sleep together", Jean's ice cream cone goes from being just under the lip of the cone to above the lip. As the cameras switch from left to right, the amount of ice cream in the cone increases and decreases.

Dialogzitate:

Jean Mary Pargetter: [looking at Judy's empty wardrobe] I was just seeing what she'd left behind.
Lionel Hardcastle: And I've taken up kickboxing.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

As Time Goes By

Why we Americans like this so much

I've just watched the "reunion" show, the newest episode of the series, made in early 2005. Judi Dench in an interview said that it was the enthusiasm of the American audience that convinced the cast and creators to continue the series.

And why? Why do we like, even love, this show so much? First, the deft, brilliant writing, the believable situations and character interactions. It's just that the laughs come from situations that all of us can recognize. He never will answer a ringing telephone, which drives her crazy; she just can't fill the dishwasher properly, in his opinion,and that drives him bananas. We recognize this in our own situations, our own relationships. And don't count out the romance, the idea that two people lose track of each other (it turns out, due to a misunderstanding!) and, after 38 years apart, fall in love all over again.

Don't misunderstand: this is a sex comedy, a sexy show! But it's not in your face, it's just presented as a delicious part of life.

Then of course it's the way British actors play comedy, always with style and panache, never going for cheap laughs, never overstated or self-indulgent. No smutty asides and improvisations, either, as "Method" trained American actors tend to do, on television, stage and film, when they try to play comedy. There's a wonderful sense of generosity in the playing, too: "We're doing this for YOU, the audience, not just for ourselves. Isn't it fun?"

The newest episodes introduced a new character and left the door open for further developments. I look forward to more!