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CF
Different era 
so can’t say I know from watching this when it originally aired - but how was Chums received at the time given it was based around Friends - a sitcom aimed at adults which isn’t necessarily always appropriate for kids - then this aired as part of a weekend morning children’s TV slot?
so can’t say I know from watching this when it originally aired - but how was Chums received at the time given it was based around Friends - a sitcom aimed at adults which isn’t necessarily always appropriate for kids - then this aired as part of a weekend morning children’s TV slot?
JO
It was all pre-recorded from Romesh's coming up sequence into the break until the end of the show.
Was that Chums bit live? The ‘Live’ DOG wasn’t in the top corner.
It was all pre-recorded from Romesh's coming up sequence into the break until the end of the show.
PA
I don't think most, if not all of the End of the Show Shows have been live this year, I imagine it's a lot safer at the moment to pre-record them rather than getting them set up in a matter of minutes.
FL
Saturday Morning TV was different back then. SM:tv especially understood that a bulk of its audience was parents and hungover students, so it was accepted that there would be references and gags which went over kids’ heads. Then it all got very politically correct and kids TV became very “safe”. Friends was also such a phenomenon that it broke through culturally, and you didn’t exactly need to know the show to understand the spoof. It worked whether you knew Friends or not, but if you were an older fan of Friends it gave it an extra little knowing nod.
Personally, whilst I think there should always be “safe” children’s programmes, I also think a family show is something kids TV should embrace again. Like pantomimes at Christmas, you can entertain all ages if you’re clever and make sure the humour isn’t blunt and offensive, and in the process you could attract viewers of any age.
Different era so can’t say I know from watching this when it originally aired - but how was Chums received at the time given it was based around Friends - a sitcom aimed at adults which isn’t necessarily always appropriate for kids - then this aired as part of a weekend morning children’s TV slot?
so can’t say I know from watching this when it originally aired - but how was Chums received at the time given it was based around Friends - a sitcom aimed at adults which isn’t necessarily always appropriate for kids - then this aired as part of a weekend morning children’s TV slot?
Saturday Morning TV was different back then. SM:tv especially understood that a bulk of its audience was parents and hungover students, so it was accepted that there would be references and gags which went over kids’ heads. Then it all got very politically correct and kids TV became very “safe”. Friends was also such a phenomenon that it broke through culturally, and you didn’t exactly need to know the show to understand the spoof. It worked whether you knew Friends or not, but if you were an older fan of Friends it gave it an extra little knowing nod.
Personally, whilst I think there should always be “safe” children’s programmes, I also think a family show is something kids TV should embrace again. Like pantomimes at Christmas, you can entertain all ages if you’re clever and make sure the humour isn’t blunt and offensive, and in the process you could attract viewers of any age.