I'm sorry, I didn't realise that you were an american.

You see, a perspective suitor asking for permission to marry allows the parents to decide if they're worthy or not. In this day and age, that kind of commitment would be very rare meaning that if your future spouse did do this then obviously they would be a keeper. Otherwise, not so much. Hence if they rejected the…

It also shows a different form of commitment to the whole process

Oh wow- modern film is going in a modern direction- well caught there AVClub…

Didn't want you to be happy eh?

Sounds like it was made by someone whose never heard what a fart sounds like

I designed my wife's engagement ring- no single large stone but a pattern of diamond, sapphires and emeralds. She loves it for the fact that it is something I put heart and mind into, rather than what was just the most expensive in the jewellers shop.

likewise- my wife's parents were from an older more refined generation, where the social niceties were expected to be observed. My request for permission was very well received and set a tone for our future relationships.

Welcome to shipbuilding, coal mining, gong collecting or any other industry that's been left behind due to progress…

That was the best bit- it wasn't played for laughs and Titus Burgess nailed the delivery.

Not obviously, no. But they have benefited financially from a number of wars so it's in their best interests to keep them going.

It's only an "event series" in the US- I'm sure it will also include "showrunners" and "bottle episodes" and "shippers"

yep- it was decent. Could do with a remake along with some decent SFX

It's pronounced "Donal"

and not a mention of Catatonia's Mulder and Scully

The film contains potassium benzoate…

and Pearse Brosnan enjoys a good Rimmington Steele…

that doesn't explain how the Whackoffskis and M Shite Nylaman keep getting work.

wow- doughnut gets spelt incorrectly so many times I'm surprised the spell-checker didn't explode.

Stephen Warren- episode 4, series 1 of Life On Mars (the good version, not the shite version)