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On 22. juli 2011 22:52, Dean wrote:

 

I don’t disagree with this generally. But I reckon the genius of JAM is that 95 percent of the shows really do still stand up very well. The first season wasn’t good and I think some of the shows in the early 90s before Paul really hit his straps are flat. But there’s not many...

 

On 23. juli 2011 18:53, Dave B wrote:  

I hope, Espen, that we can have physically defined watersheds, such as pre Kenneth, pre Peter, post Kenneth, pre Paul becoming a regular (or a freely flowing one), post Peter, post Clement. And maybe finding something to split up the 1970s from the 1980s. My personal watershed is 1981 when work and voluntary work, and the single airing in a week on football match nights, all combined to do it for my following of Just A Minute. Even the return of Sheila was a watershed.

I would want to research it though, like at a book club, and maybe would want a month (or two) per couple of periods compared.

If pressed for a victor though, I would choose post Peter to when Clement left us. I cannot fault the Paul Clement double act.

Dave

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From: Espen Krømke <espen.kromke@...>
To: just-a-minute@...
Sent: Saturday, 23 July 2011 10:28 AM
Subject: [just-a-minute] Suggestion of future poll: What was the best JAM decade so far?

 

What JAM decade were the best? The 60/70s, 80s, 90s, or 2000s?

It's not a secret that I personally prefer the post-Williams decades. But of those two remaining decades I have changed opinion multiple times as to what is my favorite.

Without keeping score I have come to the conclusion that the 90s have the most hillarious moments, the peaks sort to speak, but also the lowest, dullest moments. While the 2000s have the highest average level, with almost every single show having a really good flow.
Also I think Nicolas is at his all time best in the latest decade, and that's pretty impressive too. He simply seem to be able to pay better attention to what they say and are more consistent in his judgements. The 90s have some *really* embarrassing Parsons-moments where he seemed not to pay any attention at all over almost entire episodes.



On 22. juli 2011 22:52, Dean wrote:

 

I don’t disagree with this generally. But I reckon the genius of JAM is that 95 percent of the shows really do still stand up very well. The first season wasn’t good and I think some of the shows in the early 90s before Paul really hit his straps are flat. But there’s not many...