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 [duck]lola_brenntCommander  Posts: 368 |
# Thread - 2016-01-01 at 12:36 PM
...even, if its something english... Background. In germany, for the most germans its tradition to watch this movie on New Years Eve... at least 4 one time. It s provided at several local TV-stations to different times. Some Wikipedia Info: "This comedy sketch went on to become the most frequently repeated TV programme ever" (the plot)"The sketch presents the 90th birthday of upper-class Englishwoman Miss Sophie, who hosts a celebration dinner every year for her friends Mr Pomeroy, Mr Winterbottom, Sir Toby and Admiral von Schneider. (The plot has nothing to do with New Year's Eve. There is a "Happy New Year" toast, but this appears to be purely a reference to Miss Sophie's birthday.) The problem is that due to Miss Sophie's considerable age, she has outlived all of her friends, and so her equally aged manservant James makes his way around the table, impersonating each of the guests in turn. Miss Sophie decides on appropriate drinks to accompany the menu. ..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN9edpdCH7c Happy new one, german style... For those, who like to have a bit mmore of the background...: "The sketch has become a tradition in Germany, where up to half the population may watch it every year on New Year's Eve, but it is relatively unknown in Britain and has never been broadcast on television in Canada or the United States. It is also shown on New Year's Eve in many other mainland European countries, particularly Nordic countries, and has also screened on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) station in Australia. In Norway, however, it is shown every year on the evening of 23 December. In South Africa it is also broadcast on New Year's Eve. In Sweden, the show was put on hold for a period of six years, deemed unsuitable because of James's heavy drinking. However, the TV network then relented to popular demand and brought it back. In 1985, the Danish television network, DR, decided not to broadcast the sketch. However, the network received so many complaints that they had to show it the next New Year's Eve. With this single exception, Dinner for One has been shown on DR every 31 December since 1980. Although the sketch is most popular in non-English-speaking countries, it is typically shown in the original English without dubbing or subtitles. It is easy to understand with even a basic knowledge of English due to the general physical nature of the comedy." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner_for _One Last edit by [duck]lola_brennt at 2016-01-01 at 12:45 PM (1x Edited)
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| Nair0lF Master of Time and Space Location: Bad Gandersheim Posts: 1516 |
# Answer: 1 - 2016-01-01 at 12:42 PM
Frohes neues bert , es wird eh kaum einer drauf antworten sowie bei mir mit den Frohe Weihnachten wünschen , es geht den meisten doch am po vorbei. |
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# Answer: 2 - 2016-01-01 at 5:04 PM
Thanks for the story around this video. I have not watched it in full, but have caught bits and piece of it when we used to visit our grandparents house. Always wondered what it was and where it came from, as my grandpa was dutch, and other extended family members from in and around Northern Europe. Happy new years! ------------------   Server IP ____________________________ (108.61.109.21:28960) T eamSpeak IP __________________________ (108.61.238.82:9129) |
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