Re: UK DVDs of Malcolm

Congrats Eddie...according to the headers on Supernews, you just made the
100th post to ATMITM right here.  ;)

We're getting there...slowly but surely.

"Eddie Bernard" <spambox@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Over the hills and far away in alt.tv.malcolm-in-themiddle, Santa Claws
> came to play...
>
> >>I have to concede, though... My Family was a work of genius! Probably
> >>not completely on a par with MitM, but still one of the funniest
> >>comedies the BBC has produced.
> >
> > Wasn't 'My Family' created by an American writer the BBC im****ted to
> > spice up their sitcom output??
>
> Yes, I believe you're right. It was created by Fred Barron, who amongst
> other things wrote for The Larry Sanders Show and executive produced
> Seinfeld.
>
> http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0057665/
>
> My Family turned out to be quite a good show, IMHO. It has been quite
> successful and regularly picks up decent audiences. Given the near death
> of the British sitcom, it's quite a rare find amongst the dross. I
> wouldn't say it's as good as Nigel says, but it's a very decent
> offering.
>
> > There was a story about this recently regarding owner****p of the
> > format of the show because they wanted to sell the format back to the
> > U.S.!
>
> Heh. The BBC try to sell anything they can, even if it later turns out
> they don't own it.
>
> Eddie