They know when it hits the bottom, itll be 1990. Goodbye to the 80s In ten, nine, eight, eight, eight, eight oh, will this horrible year never end . When the 90s began, we are starting to see a lot of experimentation. Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. And The Simpsons i think in some senses was inspired by not necessarily hatred of television, but a distrust of a lot of the ways in which television was talking to us. Tv respects me. It laughs with me. Not at me. Youre stupid. Doh i think the Sitcoms Of The 80s were such a warm, safe, humor. I love you guys. The kids, they listen to the Rap Music which gives them the brain damage. And i think there was a real yearning for another type of humor. We were able to Spoof Fatherhood what a bad father. Which at the time, and i stress at the time, was Bill Cosby as the shining example. Did you ever know that youre My Hero the stuff they got away with because its a cartoon. The father strangling the child. Why you little we are going to k
The whole notion of outsider is a strand that goes through most sitcoms, i think. Take Tongue Right out of my mouth. Outsiders help us relate as an audience. Are you some kind of nerd . Not some kind of nerd, the king of nerds. They are seeing everything with fresh eyes. You rang. That dynamic is pretty awesome. Its special. That confidence really made people feel like they could be okay to be whoever they are. Did i do that . And i think if i believe in who i am and own it, i can still be cool. Hello anybody in there . Fly, be free. [ laughter ] the absolute essence of a successful sitcom is one word. And that is emotion. We abolished emotions A Billion bleems ago. They took a Vote And Everyone said, everyone in favor. They have a great look for alien characters struggling with the same Human Dilemma we all struggle with. How do we behave like good human beings. Yo, kate, where do you keep your Casserole Dishes . Why . The Cat Wont Fit in the toaster. Aliens make for great comedy beca
You rang. That dynamic is pretty awesome. Its special. That confidence really made people feel like they could be okay to be whoever they are. Did i do that . And i think if i believe in who i am and own it, i can still be cool. Oh, anybody in there . Fly, be free. [ laughter ] the absolute essence of a successful sitcom is one word. And that is emotion. We abolished emotions A Billion bleems ago. They took a vote and all in favor. They have a great look for alien characters struggling with the same Human Dilemma we all struggle with, how do we behave by good human beings. Yo, kate, where do you keep your Casserole Dishes . Why . The Cat Wont Fit in the toaster. Aliens make for great comedy because you get the ultimate outside here can make fun of us but you also can do anything with them. And in the 60s with the space race, u. S. Versus russia, it was just such a natural fit, i think, to satirize. You still have the suburbs but now theyre being invaded by ma martians. Youre the martia
the white house he says his politicaljourney is far from over who knows? i may even decide to beat them for a third time, 0k? applause hello, welcome to we start in myanmar where the united nations has peaceful protesters. it s after the bloodiest day of clashes since military leaders seized power four weeks ago. the un human rights office says at least 18 people were killed on sunday and more than 30 wounded. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head has sent this report. and a warning: it contains some graphic images. this was the day myanmar s army set out to impose its will on a furious population, whatever the cost notjust tier gas, but live rounds, too. all restraint now abandoned. chanting. a month after the coup, public anger and defiance are still burning bright in myanmar. ..fuelled by the rising toll in dead and injured and by the many hundreds dragged from their homes at night. and still, no sight of aung san suu kyi, the woman they voted for overwhelmi
farfrom over. but he when he became president was far from over. but he also rejected reports that he would be forming a new political party. now on bbc news, it s the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament as borisjohnson sets out his plan to reopen england slowly easing lockdown between now and the end ofjune. a wretched year will give way to a spring and a summer that will be very different and incomparably better than the picture we see around us today. labour says this has to be the last shutdown and welcomes the data driven approach. i m glad the prime minister spoke today of caution, of this being irreversible, of assessing the data and following the evidence. those are the right guiding principles. the education secretary announces that teachers will grade exams in england this summer. young people will be ablel to look forward to the next stage of their lives with confidence. . but labour thinks he could have acted sooner. i can t help wonder