[DOCUMENTARY] Full Circle

[Corinna]

Something for you to start with, Jeffery..... I love them!

[IWannaBeABluesSinger]

:what?: I should explore this ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. Perhaps I'm not onto French & Saunders sense of humor.
Was this a Brit sitcom or movie ?

Jeffery:

Have you been in a coma? You haven't experienced the World according to Edina and Patsy? Oh my, you are in for a shock.

AbFab, as those of us in the know refer to it, was the funniest comedy series EVER. It was created and written by Jennifer Saunders who starred as Edina, the 60's burned-out mother from hell. Her best friend Patsy was played by the incredible Joanna Lumley. Together they swigged champagne and smoked anything that would light. Inexplicably they were successes in their careers and could afford to behave badly. I highly reccommend you get the DVD's - most libraries have copies - and dedicate a weekend to watching the madness ensue.

Dusty and Helene loved the series and called each other Eddie and Patsy (I think Dusty must have been Patsy - when you see the hairstyle on Joanna Lumley you'll know why).

Search Joanna Lumley on YouTube - her appearances on chat shows are priceless - she is truly one of the funniest people in the world.

Maggie

[renge36]

Ab Fab was a sitcom. I thought it was very funny. This is coming from an American too;). Thanks Maggie, The "late night idea" theory makes sense too: I was taking it literally.

[jeffery]

Yes Maggie I have been in a coma. I've also been in a marriage, a cell, and a church.
But I'm feeling better now.
That clip Cor posted helped me connect the dots. I couldn't get over how much Edina resembled my mom.
(Right after she came home from the psych ward.)
I live here in the heartland, the mid-west, smack-dab in the middle of no where. When you say British they think you're talking about the revolutionary war.
DVD is a good tip. I'll search for one in the Clevenet library system.
I get a kick out of Patsy. Just found their youtube clip: REHAB

[JMFabianoRPL]

I'm back, people...couldn't get my old account open again so here I am.

Jeffery, I love your sig, but we'll have to agree to disagree on French and Saunders, as I am a fan of them together and separately. Loved Vicar of Dibley, and I echo the love shown here for Ab Fab! (Well at least the first three seasons)

I always loved Full Circle...it reminds me of when I was just starting as a fan and was looking for anything I could about Dusty. I was fortunate enough to find the VHS at Suncoast Video (remember either or both? :-)) I think some people underrate the program...yes it's comedic but it's one of the few (only?) autobiographical pieces Dusty herself did. Sure wish Dusty wrote one of her own...

Plus I gotta say it...I still love the Mother's Pride commercial after all these years.

[Hampson]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0wWRNNIZBY

I think we struck gold with Ab Fab. I've been a fan of French and Saunders ever since Comic Book, which was the first thing they did I believe, then that was followed by a series called Girls On Top. Men Behaving Badly had nothing on those women. LOL thank goodness. Adding Joanna Lumley was also a stroke of genius.

I've just been watching the Romanian Baby episode. Very funny. I wonder how many of us had mothers like this, I know I can identify with it.

Mark em up, sell em off. LOL

http://youtu.be/3YjDMmjgKec

Wend

[allherfaces]

I acquired a new copy of the (American) VHS which I would be willing to loan to someone who could convert it to DVD we all could enjoy.

[paula]

are you talking to me ? you know what..I think I already converted my VHS to DVD....I'll have to investigate and get back to you.

[allherfaces]

Let me know, Paula; as this is a virgin VHS maybe it could make the cleanest possible copy, so might be worth re-doing in any case.

[Mare Luvs Dust]

Hi folks. Does anyone know how I could get a DVD of Full Circle and any other DVD documentaries on Dusty. I look for a copy today on BBC documentaries, Amazon.uk, etc., without any luck. I did order Dusty Live at the Royal....Can't wait to get it. I've watched some of it on YouTube but it will be great to have an actual DVD. Thanks and Cheers!

There's something in my soul, that will always lead me back to you...

Mare

[IWannaBeABluesSinger]

Hi folks. Does anyone know how I could get a DVD of Full Circle and any other DVD documentaries on Dusty. I look for a copy today on BBC documentaries, Amazon.uk, etc., without any luck. I did order Dusty Live at the Royal....Can't wait to get it. I've watched some of it on YouTube but it will be great to have an actual DVD. Thanks and Cheers!

There's something in my soul, that will always lead me back to you...

Mare

EBay - they have them listed - mostly on the UK site - almost all the time. Here's the hidden search of DVD's currently available - even if a listing doesn't say if they will ship to where you are just contact the seller and ask:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ctg/50749420/r.html?_fcls=1

Maggie

[Mare Luvs Dust]

Thank you Maggie (love that name)

[IWannaBeABluesSinger]

Thank you Maggie (love that name)

You're welcome - and thank you.

Maggie

[allherfaces]

I ran across some really great screen caps from Full Circle, on a F&S forum:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... m=1&itbs=1

eek; hope the link works.

[Chris80]

The link works, the screen shots from Full Circle are really good! Thanks Nancy!

[Mare Luvs Dust]

Hello Dusty fans. I just purchased the Full Circle DVD from AmazonUK. I excitedly turned on the DVD player only to get the message, "This disc cannot be played in your area". What? I was prepared to have a Dusty evening. Does anyone have any idea as to why a DVD from England won't play in my Panasonic DVD player?

There's something in my soul that will always lead me back to you

[neonouille]

Hi Mary! Here's the problem:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code

To play the DVD, you must have a DVD player of your region or own a "universal" or "region 0" player, who can play any DVD of the whole world. Did you try to play the disc in your computer? Even if your computer is old, it can work well. It was my case before.

Good luck!

[Mare Luvs Dust]

Thank you very much Neonouille. Well who knew? Not me, the techno-peasant. I will try the DVD on my computer.
Cheers!

Mary

[Mare Luvs Dust]

Hi Samuel. I took your advice and played the DVD on my computer. Stupid Windows Vista....I had to change the code to view the CD. It only allows the code to be changed 4 times....after that the computer will default to the code currently being used, which means it might stay stuck in the Europe code zone. LOL. Well, I managed to watch Full Circle, thanks to you. I've seen it several times before on YouTube and I enjoyed it just as much this time if not more. Sigh. Dusty deserved so much more recognition than she got. She is truly one of a kind and will live on in our hearts

Mary

[IWannaBeABluesSinger]

Your DVD player may also aloow you to change the code. Check the menu or your owners manual.

Maggie