tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post7202109232072918601..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRĂNMARK BLOG: The BBC's former and current economics editors seem to be changing their tune on Brexit - what's going on?Scott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-43601636588153180262017-11-06T16:10:36.880+00:002017-11-06T16:10:36.880+00:00I agree entirely about Tracey Ullman: the price to...I agree entirely about Tracey Ullman: the price to be paid by comedians (and comediennes) for success in America is that they stop being funny. As for why the series has been recommissioned, it's probably because cancelling it would represent extreme loss of face for the BBC executives who commissioned it in the first place - and, as their comedy larder appears to be painfully empty, they've nothing to replace it with. You can tell it's a turkey by the relentless trails. Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-23616052343727330902017-11-04T00:22:01.268+00:002017-11-04T00:22:01.268+00:00"..and the country is being governed by a pre..."..and the country is being governed by a pretty shoddy outfit led by a clueless incompetent". <br /><br />A nice example of British understatement.<br /><br />Putting any comment about Brexit to one side [ a subject that this Blog has thankfully ignored over the last month or so - after all, there must be at least 50,000 political commentators out these uselessly bloviating about it on a daily basis] can I make a comment about Tracy Ullman?<br /><br />I used to love Tracy Ullman - she was one of the funniest British comediennes [probably unacceptable, but sod it] before she decamped to America where she had a great career on TV and including a very good Woody Allen movie.<br /><br />Then she returned and made a some series for the BBC [how much, since you ask?]. They are dreadful - I watched some of them in disbelief. I watched the last one the other night and had to switch off after 5-minutes. She has developed a tin ear. She cannot tell the difference between a Jewish and a German accent ie Merkel.<br /><br />If this was a theatrical production it would be closed down after a couple of performances. As it is the BBC [who do not have to produce profit and loss accounts], Ullman has been paid some huge amount, the series has been shot [in spite of the absolute crappiness of the previous series] and they are going to force it down the throat of the BBC1 audience who are not exactly selective in their [tastes [baking, dancing, cookery etc].<br /><br />SDGnoreply@blogger.com