huh?

On Graham Norton, he and Eddie Izzard were talking about English actors in the US and how they're always the bad guys.

Eddie mentioned Star Wars as an example.

Star Wars was made in England, part filmed in Tunisia and maybe other places, but they hired English actors cause that's where they were, I think.

One of the leads who's name I just can't remember, a major actor, contemporary of Lawerence Olivier, was on of the leads and a good guy.

Problem is, I don't see movies anymore and haven't for a lot of years, so I don't know what else he's refering to.

They sure didn't used to be the bad guys, Cary Grant, etc. But I really don't know.

Is this really going on? If it is it's possible, I suppose, that it may be because they're unknown here.

Oh, Hugh Grant not the bad guy. Probably depends on their popularity and name recognition. I can't imagine it's deliberate, but stranger things have happened.

The British in general have always been held in high esteem. Except for the recent troubles over the Iraq invasion when some obvious tensions have appeared. But it seems more British towards us than visa versa.

But there's always a lot of stuff I don't know.

The other guest is from The Simpsons, it's been on for 20 years.
I've never seen that show. See how I am? Totally out of touch. Not with my own culture and generation.

I, however, watched To the Manor Born a hundred times. Then bought the DVDs. I even liked Benny Hill when it played here.

And I saw Graham on the priest comedy he was in. I was the episode on the plane. What the hell's the name of the show? That's how I am, too.

All right. I confess. I prefer comedy to drama and always have.

Sue me.