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33. I knew that humanity was descending into mental..

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 05:22 PM

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and physical chaos, but I didn't realize it had gone this
far already.

Have you watched any of the Dennis Potter TV dramas
from the 80' and 90"s.

I would add them to your watch list.. probably the
greatest TV ever produced. It even brought out great
acting in normally mediocre eye candy like Joanne
Whalley.

Anyhow, one of them, starring the very great Albert
Finney, is called Cold Lazarus. I won't spoil it for
you, but you'll see the connection immediately.

I started with The Singing Detective, starring the
also great Michael Gambon and Patrick Malahide.

All of Potter's shows represent the greatest TV ever
made.

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