Just A Minute

I agree, and sometimes it usually seemed that Kenneth was allowed to get away with murder for no other reason than because he's Kenneth Williams. 

Emile Jumean <mochrie99@...> wrote:

Speaking personally, I do seem to enjoy the post-Kenneth episodes more
than the older ones. But that's not to say I didn't like them, far
from it. I just prefer the mixing around of guest panellists the
current era. Though I do love Kenneth Williams, really I do, I find
that his histrionics and over-the-top theatrics are a bit hard to take
in large doses.

Emile

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Dan Leonard"
<dreadedwoekitten@...> wrote:
>
> I expect this will probably not make me popular around here, but I
> have to say that I firmly believe that Just a Minute has actually been
> much better in recent years than it was in times of old. For a start,
> I think it is much better to have a constantly varying mix of
> competitors, rather than a constant three with one guest each week.
> Secondly, I think that it is a better game with the more fixed rules
> than with the varying hodgepodge of rules that the game used to have.
> Recently, I admit, I have only heard episodes from 2006 and from
> 1969, but in 1969 I noticed that challenges were sometimes (but not
> always) accepted for repetition of words on the card, and challenges
> were sometimes (but not always) accepted for repitition of words that
> other competitors had used in the same round. These days both these
> situations have been clarified completely, which makes for a much less
> frustrating game for the listener. Thirdly, I think that the game
> these days is a much more energetic game than it used to be, possibly
> because of the influx of younger players, and possibly simply because
> of the greater variety of players involved.
>

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