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RIP Barry Norman

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equalsqlequalsql Frets: 5849
edited July 2017 in Tributes
Sad news, l liked his Film reviews for the beeb
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40468411
(pronounced: equal-sequel)   "I suffered for my art.. now it's your turn"
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  • EricTheWearyEricTheWeary Frets: 15603
    Sad, another one of those people who was always there. Particularly for me as I eat a lot of his pickled onions.
    I’ll handle this Violet, you take your three hour break. 
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  • holnrewholnrew Frets: 8201
    I thought he was older than 83, he always seemed ancient to me. I loved It'll Be Alright on the Night as a kid
    My V key is broken
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  • NickLNickL Frets: 141
    holnrew said:
    I thought he was older than 83, he always seemed ancient to me. I loved It'll Be Alright on the Night as a kid
    "It'll Be Alright on the Night" was Denis Norden.
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    NickL said:
    holnrew said:
    I thought he was older than 83, he always seemed ancient to me. I loved It'll Be Alright on the Night as a kid
    "It'll Be Alright on the Night" was Denis Norden.
    There is a bit of a resemblance, now that I think about it.

    RIP Barry Norman.  I very rarely agreed with his opinions on films, but I still watched his programme nearly every week, it was a fixture in the TV schedules for so many years.

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  • DominicDominic Frets: 15285
    He had a very dry manner of critique
    The theme music for FILM '97.'98 '99 etc etc is a legendary bit of blues/jazz
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  • holnrewholnrew Frets: 8201
    NickL said:
    holnrew said:
    I thought he was older than 83, he always seemed ancient to me. I loved It'll Be Alright on the Night as a kid
    "It'll Be Alright on the Night" was Denis Norden.
    That'll be why then. Whoops. Always confused the two
    My V key is broken
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  • Moe_ZambeekMoe_Zambeek Frets: 3238
    I watched him on 'Film...' for many years, I thought he was good. Better than the replacement by a country mile...!
    Feedback thread here: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60727/
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    Dominic said:
    He had a very dry manner of critique
    The theme music for FILM '97.'98 '99 etc etc is a legendary bit of blues/jazz

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  • 57Deluxe57Deluxe Frets: 7208
    The last of the comb-overs...
    <Vintage BOSS Upgrades>
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    RIP :(.

    I definitely didn't agree with him about quite a lot of films - I tend to much more with Mark Kermode - but he was the one who first made me look at films on a deeper level than just watching them, since he was the BBC's film critic back when I was a teenager. Could never stand Jonathan Ross either!

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3380
    edited July 2017
    I'll remember his great insensitivity and lack of humility regarding an actor's death just after his suicide; attributes which were a key part of his persona. 
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  • HeadphonesHeadphones Frets: 927
    Good onions too.

    :(
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 20197
    edited July 2017
    ICBM said:
    RIP .

    I definitely didn't agree with him about quite a lot of films - I tend to much more with Mark Kermode - but he was the one who first made me look at films on a deeper level than just watching them, since he was the BBC's film critic back when I was a teenager. Could never stand Jonathan Ross either!
    I agree with you about Norman and Kermode, but although I'm thoroughly bored with Jonathan Ross and his tired, lazy, repetitive chat show I'll always have fond memories of his earlier work like The Incredibly Strange Film Show and Mondo Rosso.  I think he was OK during his stint on the BBC Film... programme too.
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    I always watched his show, but I never liked his inability to appreciate a comedy. He did feel like one of those icons of my youth though.
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