Talk:That Was the Week That Was

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The last line in this article currently reads: "ABC television in the U.S. is planning to revive That Was The Week That Was (http://abcnews.go.com/sections/primetime/Entertainment/Wanted_TW3_040702.html) for its new season of Primetime Live, beginning in September 2004."

Does anyone know if this revival actually occurred? We need to update this article. Fernando Rizo 02:01, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

David Frost in the US
What is the basis of David Frost exposure/popularity in the US in the 1960's? Presumably the famous UK BBC TW3 series were not seen by the US audience then. How famous/successful was the 1964-65 US version of the show? Exactly what was the role of David Frost in this version? Is this the basis of his exposure/popularity in the US? Where was the US version produced? Did Frost come to the US to participate? -69.87.204.114 11:11, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Alternate Versions
The previous contributor (below) is correct. It seems there should be two separate entries for TW3. Perhaps "That Was the Week That Was (U.S.)" and "That Was The Week That Was (U.K.)." I suggest this rather than (NBC) and (BBC) because there were at least three distinct American TW3s. Of principal interest, of course, is the NBC-TV series of 1964-65 (plus a 1963 pilot). Not as important *in its day* as its BBC namesake, but arguably more influential as a predecessor to Saturday Night Live (esp. Weekend Update segment), The Daily Show, etc. There was also a one-shot ABC special ca. 1985 starring David Frost and Anne Bancroft, and the aforementioned segment on ABC's Primetime a few years ago. 152.75.174.47 (talk) 14:22, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Is it appropriate to lump these other shows - even the NBC edition - in this article? This article clearly has its focus on the important and influential BBC version of TW3. The American TW3 was an entirely different show, although Leland Hayward Productions did license the name and (general) format from the BBC, and employed David Frost on many of the shows. Clearly the NBC version gets inferior billing in this article, even though it ran considerably longer than the BBC version. The relationship of the other "alternate versions" is even more tenuous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.88.100.158 (talk) 03:16, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Most of the "alternate versions" appear to be similar shows with no direct relationship. Should they be here at all ? -- Beardo (talk) 06:40, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Alternate versions
This Hour Has 22 Minutes, created by Newfoundland comic Mary Walsh, has been running since 1992... The Wikipedia entry for This Hour Has 22 Minutes gives the year as 1993. Dick Kimball (talk) 16:57, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Saturday 20 October 1962
Why does one joke from the broadcast of Saturday 20 October 1962 get so much attention? It was hardly about an earth-shattering subject, and hasn't passed into the history of comedy? DJ Clayworth (talk) 20:28, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Title
Why "That Was the Week That Was" rather than "That Was The Week That Was" (which is how the linked BBC article is written)? -- SGBailey (talk) 12:56, 27 September 2018 (UTC)