# As Time Goes By (Not Casablanca related) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2008, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686 "2008-08-03T06:49:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686/21 "2008-08-06T11:36:37Z")
I’m lucky. On Saturday night our local PBS stations shows these programs: _Keeping Up Appearances Are You Being Served As Time Goes By Waiting For God The Red Green Show_ The first two I can take or leave, but I’m always happy to see _As Time Goes By_ or _Waiting For God_. Like a lot of people in this thread, I’ve seen most episodes two or three times, but they’re pleasant, comfortable, and funny. They’re also nice, decent people. There doesn’t seem to be much cruel humour in the show, if any. The way Jean is written annoys me every so often. In the earliest episodes, she’s shown as an intelligent, capable woman who set up her own successful business after being widowed, so why does she act like such a ditz at times? Judi and Sandy aren’t dummies, either, and who can forget the formidable Miss Ice Cubes? I’ll spoiler my comment for anyone who hasn’t seen that episode. Jean should have been able to out do her when it came to competence, rather than being discombobulated by her. I love Rocky and Madge and their attitude towards life and the episode where Jean and Lionel discover the local element is one of my favorites. Rock on! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686/22 "2008-08-06T15:17:42Z")
[QUOTE=Siege] I love Rocky and Madge and their attitude towards life and the episode where Jean and Lionel discover the local element is one of my favorites. [/QUOTE] Oh, that one’s great! And Rocky and Madge are so very lovable. ---
**Author:** ![drpepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@drpepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drpepper)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686/23 "2008-08-06T17:38:11Z")
[QUOTE=Siege] I love Rocky and Madge and their attitude towards life and the episode where Jean and Lionel discover the local element is one of my favorites. Rock on! [/QUOTE] Agreed, and the hubby and I could totally relate to it! We are not socializers, especially with irritating people that we don’t know very well, and Lionel and Jean’s discomfort with that whole community was spot-on. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686/24 "2008-08-07T01:14:38Z")
Great show. [QUOTE=Roderick Femm] No, I agree, but she is (or was in the show) larger than is strictly fashionable. My point was that it didn’t matter. [/QUOTE] She’s an attractive woman but it did seem like the actress went through a rundown period late in the show. Hope nothing was wrong. I’m glad they dropped the Judy going for Lionel and Alistair going for Jean part quickly. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686/25 "2008-08-07T01:41:46Z")
I watched the first season many years ago and loved it…haven’t been able to follow the rest of it except occasionally. I’ve always felt sorry for poor Alistair… ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686/26 "2008-08-07T05:09:24Z")
How about Penny & Stephen. They may be a little over the top, but everybody knows people like that… Mrs. Bale just plain cracks me up. I think Lionel is my favorite though. I don’t know why I love his character so, but I do. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686/27 "2008-08-07T12:35:41Z")
[QUOTE=janis\_and\_c0] How about Penny & Stephen. They may be a little over the top, but everybody knows people like that. [/QUOTE] I’ve seen each episode enough times that if it’s a Penny episode, I’ll turn it off. I don’t find her the least bit amusing… only annoying. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686/28 "2008-08-07T17:09:22Z")
ATGB is a sweet, comfy, cozy, funny, subtle, warm show. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-time-goes-by-not-casablanca-related/458686.md?page=1)