"Stephen Fry in America"

[Lydia Leftcoast]

An enjoyable series (found on Netflix) in which Stephen Fry visits all 50 states and always finds something odd or interesting.

[Still Blue in PDX]

1. I watched the segment on Oregon this weekend.

He found some conservationists, including at least one who wanted to add the Sasquatch to the endangered species list.

Maybe I'm oversensitive, being a bit of a tree-hugging dirt worshipper myself, but It was embarrassing to watch.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. Well, Stephen Fry is a comedian, but on the whole I liked the series

As a former resident of Oregon, I was disappointed in that, but I enjoyed many of the other segments.

[Still Blue in PDX]

3. Thanks! I'll watch the whole series when I have more time.

It's been reported that he's a snob, but he's at a bit of a disadvantage. Not everyone can be the charming Hugh Laurie.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. Actually, he was mingling with all kinds of people in this series

He came across as interested in what people were doing.

[Still Blue in PDX]

5. Cool! Sounds fun.

At the beginning he seemed so relieved to have been born in the UK instead of the US it sort of corroborated the "snob" label that I've seen applied to him.

I have a friend who was born in England and then moved here when she was 10 and still thinks she's a bit better than most of us Americans (even though she's lived here almost 50 years!) so maybe I have a little bit of reverse-snob and/or hypersensitivity coloring my perception. I will give him another chance, keeping an open mind.

[catchnrelease]

6. Thanks for posting this!!

I'm a big Stephen Fry fan, so I will definitely look for this.

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. Watch "Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive"

He's made quite a personal journey.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

8. I'll have to check this out.

There's quite a bit to Stephen Fry, but I always think of the cockapoo (sp.) trying to *mate* with Mark Carwardine... "He looks so happy!"