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Topic: The Guardian writes an editorial on... Clue?

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Dean BedfordNov 18, 2007
 

 
Am I the only one who thinks it's hillarious that 200 people write in
every season asking for the rules to Mornington Crescent...

In praise of ... I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Leader
Monday November 12, 2007
The Guardian

Mrs Trellis of north Wales will no doubt be sitting by her wireless at
6.30pm this evening when the start of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue's 50th
series is announced by the show's bumbling brass theme (based on a tune
by Haydn). What follows is guaranteed to be brilliant. It always is.
Listening is like being welcomed back into a comfortable club on a wet
winter's night, a cheerful refuge from a dour, serious world outside.
There may be people who are tired of its routines, its in-jokes and
innuendo - but they are the sort of humourless listeners who write in to
the BBC asking for the rules of Mornington Crescent to be explained (200
do every series), who wonder why Samantha hasn't read out the score in
years and probably question the need for the licence fee to fund Humph's
expensive laser display board, too. Everyone else appreciates the show's
relaxed brilliance.

Many things contribute to this, starting with Humphrey Lyttelton, who
has chaired the show since it began in 1972, getting funnier and bolder
through the years. He does deadpan gags better than anybody else in
broadcasting and gets more smut past the BBC, too. Without him the show
would not have made it through 10 series, let alone 50, a magnificent
score matched only by the even longer-lived Just A Minute. By rights
Clue should have stopped being funny years ago. But there is nothing
dusty or exhausted about a programme that still asks silly people to do
silly things, and gets away with it every time.

 
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Topic: Re: The Guardian writes an editorial on... Clue?

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Martin HoodNov 18, 2007
 

 
--- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@...>
wrote:

>
> Am I the only one who thinks it's hillarious that 200 people write

in

> every season asking for the rules to Mornington Crescent...
>

I'm still waiting for the photo of Samantha that I requested in 1999!

Martin

 
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Topic: Re: The Guardian writes an editorial on... Clue?

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Robert TorresNov 18, 2007
 

 
that's nothing, there are people in bookstores trying to ask for out of print copies of the Mornington Crescent Handbook.  ;) 

Martin Hood <mhood@...> wrote:

--- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, Dean Bedford <dbedford@.. .>
wrote:
>
> Am I the only one who thinks it's hillarious that 200 people write
in
> every season asking for the rules to Mornington Crescent...
>

I'm still waiting for the photo of Samantha that I requested in 1999!

Martin

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Topic: Re: The Guardian writes an editorial on... Clue?

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lindaNov 19, 2007
 

 
--- In just-a-minute@..., Robert Torres
<bobbyshaddoe3004@...> wrote:

>
> that's nothing, there are people in bookstores trying to ask for out

of print copies of the Mornington Crescent Handbook. ;)

as far as i can recall the little book of mornington cresent , well a
second hand version , can be found on amazon.co.uk , just for the
record !
cheers
Linda

 
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Topic: Re: The Guardian writes an editorial on... Clue?

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TimNov 20, 2007
 

 
--- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@...> wrote:

>
> Am I the only one who thinks it's hillarious that 200 people write in
> every season asking for the rules to Mornington Crescent...

Mornington Crescent is one of the few games I don't find very funny
generally. Once I understood the rules ;-) it just became boring, and
I generally can't wait for it to end and to get on to some funny stuff!
I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but I wish they would scrap it.

 
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Topic: Re: The Guardian writes an editorial on... Clue?

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Robert TorresNov 20, 2007
 

 
at first I thought Mornington Crescent was dull, but then as I listened more and more, I began to appreciate it for what it was.  :)

Tim <tim@...> wrote:

--- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, Dean Bedford <dbedford@.. .> wrote:
>
> Am I the only one who thinks it's hillarious that 200 people write in
> every season asking for the rules to Mornington Crescent...

Mornington Crescent is one of the few games I don't find very funny
generally. Once I understood the rules ;-) it just became boring, and
I generally can't wait for it to end and to get on to some funny stuff!
I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but I wish they would scrap it.

---

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Topic: Re: The Guardian writes an editorial on... Clue?

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Dean BedfordNov 22, 2007
 

 
On Wednesday, November 21, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Tim wrote:

> --- In just-a-minute@..., Dean Bedford <dbedford@...> wrote:
> >
> > Am I the only one who thinks it's hillarious that 200 people write in
> > every season asking for the rules to Mornington Crescent...
>
> Mornington Crescent is one of the few games I don't find very funny
> generally. Once I understood the rules ;-) it just became boring, and
> I generally can't wait for it to end and to get on to some funny stuff!
> I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but I wish they would scrap
> it.
>

I feel similarly. Part of Clue is based on these in-jokes repeated every
week. Bit clearly a lot of people do enjoy this and good luck to the
Clue people for finding a successful formula.