# Anybody Else "Waiting For God"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-waiting-for-god/150915>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 25, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-waiting-for-god/150915 "2003-01-25T21:44:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-waiting-for-god/150915/1 "2003-01-25T21:44:54Z")

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I just noticed that my local PBS station will be showing an episode of _Waiting For God_ tonight, one of my favourite British comedies. I realize the episodes are probably almost as old as the characters by now, but I’ve always enjoyed it. For the record, it’s part of a block which runs _Keeping Up Appearances, Are You Being Served, As Time Goes By, and Waiting For God_.

So, are there any other fans out there, or am I just being wierd again? Also, if I couldn’t be Emma Peel when I was younger, can I at least become Diana Trent when I get older? 😉

CJ

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-waiting-for-god/150915/2 "2003-01-26T00:17:17Z")

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Not me. I’m “Waiting for the yawning, empty blackness of annihilation.”

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**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-waiting-for-god/150915/3 "2003-01-26T04:59:33Z")

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I remember seeing that one years ago, but not in a long while. I don’t get the Orange County PBS station anymore.

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**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-waiting-for-god/150915/4 "2003-01-26T06:49:31Z")

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> \*Originally posted by tracer \*  
> \*\*Not me. I’m “Waiting for the yawning, empty blackness of annihilation.” \*\*

Yes,well, so is the main character in “Waiting for God”, the cynical mysanthropic old bitch.

I love her, what a great show.

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**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-waiting-for-god/150915/5 "2003-01-26T09:16:59Z")

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Mr. Godot told me to tell you he won’t come this evening but surely tomorrow.