#thesingingdetective — Public Fediverse posts

When thinking of #phonaesthetics in English it is most common to think of the phrase "cellar door" as stated by #JRRTolkein in his 1955 lecture "English and Welsh".

Perhaps you are a fan of the late 80's mini-series #TheSingingDetective so it might be ELBOW.

What is your favourite sounding phrase, in English or any other language?

Do you observe #SpookySeason? In the first week of October I rewatched Over The Garden Wall (once I found it commercial free on Hulu); and The Singing Detective (my favorite role played by #MichaelGambon, RIP). #DennisPotter's #TheSingingDetective is not a #Halloween themed program but it’s hella spooky (see #scarecrow clip). It’s also heavy and #musical and confusing. If you’re interested I recommend watching 1 episode at a time. The only place I found it available was: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vI10_bFyqig&list=PLFSU8nMbq7Q1iW3u6flPnpsj3aSZc52xC&pp=iAQB

Terribly sad news to hear of the death of #MichaelGambon, #Dumbledore to millions, a favourite of my grandparents in #TheSingingDetective, but today I want to point to his hysterical supporting rôle in #Quartet (2012), in which - as in HP - he acted alongside Maggi Smith.

R.i.P. 🧙🏻‍♂️

Link to #Wikipedia :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartet_(2012_film)

Michael Gambon had a unique voice. I’m rewatching The Singing Detective to imbibe in his narration. It’s never been easy to watch in the US. Years ago I had to rent it on multiple discs mailed to me from Netflix. That service is something else that’s just left our world. My usual go to for multi streaming search, JustWatch, only shows results for the American version. In the spirit of #Gambon appreciation I herein share link to #TheSingingDetective on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/vI10_bFyqig

#DennisPotter script discovered that casts new light on #TheSingingDetective - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/may/09/dennis-potter-script-discovered-casts-new-light-the-singing-detective

When thinking of #phonaesthetics in English it is most common to think of the phrase "cellar door" as stated by #JRRTolkein in his 1955 lecture "English and Welsh".

Perhaps you are a fan of the late 80's mini-series #TheSingingDetective so it might be ELBOW.

What is your favourite sounding phrase, in English or any other language?

#Language #BeholdenBeauty

UK TV alert! #BBC4 is re-showing Dennis Potter's classic 6-part drama serial "The Singing Detective" , starting tonight at 22:10
#TheSingingDetective
#DennisPotter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074qxt