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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · 4d

Aw, so sad to hear about the passing of Prunella Scales!😥 “Fawlty Towers” is one of my all-time fave shows & she was brilliantly-funny in it as the imperious Sybil! She will be missed!😔 #RIPPrunellaScales

The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d

Breaking news 🚨

Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies aged 93

Prunella Scales death: Fawlty Towers actor dies aged 93

Actor was best known for playing the bossy wife to John Cleese’s eccentric hotelier Basil Fawlty in the acclaimed Monty Python sitcom

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · 4d

Agree, it’s still one of my all-time fave shows & she was brilliantly funny in it! She will be missed!😔

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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 5d

John Cleese on Prunella Scales, taken from Cleese's commentary on the Fawlty Towers pilot.

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · 22d

Is it me or is @tcmtv.bsky.social not showing any of the classic Univeral horror films much this Halloween season? (none of them are even on TCM’s On Demand, either!🤷🏻‍♀️) Is it some kind of licensing issue & they just don’t want to pay for the rights? Seems like it’s been that way the last few yrs!😕

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 28

I’m not really a big believer in Tarot card readings but I’ve collected a few decks just for their artwork, so I just picked up this Edgar Allan Poe deck at Barnes & Noble tonight since I thought it would be appropriate for Halloween decor! Cool artwork, right?😍❤️🐦‍⬛#Halloween

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 28

I’m not really a big believer in Tarot card readings but I’ve collected a few decks just for their artwork, so I just picked up this Edgar Allan Poe deck at Barnes & Noble tonight since I thought it would be appropriate for Halloween decor! Cool artwork, right?😍❤️🐦‍⬛#Halloween

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 23

Yes, agree!😬 Kind of bleak approach to the characters!

Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 21

Yeah, that was one of the few sci-fI shows that I just couldn’t get into as a kid, it was just seemed too weird in an off-putting way!😄

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 20

Oh, speaking of sci-fi world-building, I just finished reading your “Sol Majestic“ & LOVED it! I was crying by the end of it! (happy tears of course; the best kind!😄) Great characters & I loved the way you worked in scathing commentary on social-class into a story about a cosmic gourmet-restaurant!☺️

Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 19

a man is talking on a phone with the words woof woof written on the bottom

ALT: a man is talking on a phone with the words woof woof written on the bottom

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 19

And their poor dog, too!😢

Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 19

I do that too with some of the rulebooks/guides for the RPG’s that I haven’t actually played in years, but I still enjoy looking at the cool artwork & the character-classes/world-building guidelines (which I think were good practice for my own writing skills back in school!), like D&D & Starfinder.

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 19

Smart!👏

Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 19

Done!👍

Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 12

Going to see this tonight!🤗❤️And this is after also having seen the premiere of Spinal Tap 2 on IMAX earlier in the week!😄(which was GREAT by the way, if you haven’t seen it yet!😂👍🔥) Some VERY much-needed escapism movie-watching! #DowntonAbbeyTheGrandFinalePremiere #spinaltap2 #movies

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 12

a man in a suit and tie is looking up with the words travis the point below him

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 12

I read that, too — apparently he followed a reactionary right-wing cult-leader even MORE reactionary & right-wing than Kirk was (if such a thing is possibl!😳) & was probably judging him for not being extreme enough for his likin!😬

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 12

This!👏

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 11

This was GREAT!😄👏🔥Trust me, go see it! (& it’s actually worth seeing on the big screen, too! The concert scenes looked great in IMAX!😍) #spinaltap2 #SpinalTapIItheEndContinues #mockumentary #movies

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 12

Love the Odd Couple!😄👏Every Nov. 13th, I always post the opening line of the credits narration as an homage!😁And speaking of law, most of my fave eps are the ones when Felix & Oscar are in court & Felix acts as their lawyer & being melodramatic while he does it!😂(“When you ASSUME…!!”😂) And this one:

two men are sitting at a table and one of them says " aristophanes !! "

ALT: two men are sitting at a table and one of them says " aristophanes !! "

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 11

This was GREAT!😄👏🔥Trust me, go see it! (& it’s actually worth seeing on the big screen, too! The concert scenes looked great in IMAX!😍) #spinaltap2 #SpinalTapIItheEndContinues #mockumentary #movies

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 11

This was GREAT!😄👏🔥Trust me, go see it! (& it’s actually worth seeing on the big screen, too! The concert scenes looked great in IMAX!😍) #spinaltap2 #SpinalTapIItheEndContinues #mockumentary #movies

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 11

This was GREAT!😄👏🔥Trust me, go see it! (& it’s actually worth seeing on the big screen, too! The concert scenes looked great in IMAX!😍) #spinaltap2 #SpinalTapIItheEndContinues #mockumentary #movies

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 10

Going to see the premiere of Spinal Tap 2 tonight on IMAX, with a Q&A afterwards with the Boys and director “Marty DiBergi” (Rob Reiner)!😄🤗 (& then the new Downton Abbey finale film on Friday night!)❤️🎬🍿 #SpinalTap2 #movies

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Karen Simmons @karen511.bsky.social · Sep 10

This right here! Well said!👏👏👏

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