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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 129721" data-attributes="member: 23">Despite the feeling of autumnal change happening by the latter half of Series Twenty Three, I&#039;m still enjoying Summer Wine far more than expected. Nora has departed - albeit temporarily for the time being. Gone for good are Mrs Avery and Eli. Wesley will be off in a few episodes&#039; time. Mrs Avery had grown on me as a character in the previous series. Or at least she was better used in competition with Nora as they battled one another to look after Tom and to do the better job of keeping house. I can&#039;t say I&#039;ve missed the scams and random careers though. Nora&#039;s absence hasn&#039;t had as much impact as I feared it might. Perhaps knowing it&#039;s only temporary has helped, but I think it&#039;s also because the ensemble is quite huge by now and there are still many familiar faces and scenarios going on. Her exit was finally acknowledged several episodes into Twenty Three. The dialogue around it was well done, becoming as it did an opportunity for Clegg to philosophise about aeroplanes and Australia. Using a stand-in playing Nora in long shot as she walked down the steps was a little curious. It&#039;s the only time the location of Nora&#039;s house has been seen this year. For many years it was one of the key locations and there was the Compo connection too. In a way it&#039;s perhaps better to remember it as it was, but I still miss it. I suspect it will be back along with Kathy Staff in a few episodes&#039; time. I&#039;ve noticed an increase in green screen or back projection for scenes in which characters are having conversations inside vehicles or close ups of characters whizzing round on scooters or whatever. Presumably it&#039;s quicker, easier, safer and cheaper than setups where cars are towed in outdoor locations or whatever. But it doesn&#039;t look good and it makes the series feel less outdoorsy and quaint.Billy and Tom have endeared themselves to me. I&#039;m enjoying the regular triad of Clegg, Truly and Billy, but it&#039;s also refreshing when they become a foursome with the addition of Tom or a duo with just Clegg and Truly chatting. The supporting ensemble continues to feel strong, with Edie, Ivy, Glenda, Pearl, Howard and Marina consistently great.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 129721, member: 23"] Despite the feeling of autumnal change happening by the latter half of Series Twenty Three, I'm still enjoying [I]Summer Wine [/I]far more than expected. Nora has departed - albeit temporarily for the time being. Gone for good are Mrs Avery and Eli. Wesley will be off in a few episodes' time. Mrs Avery had grown on me as a character in the previous series. Or at least she was better used in competition with Nora as they battled one another to look after Tom and to do the better job of keeping house. I can't say I've missed the scams and random careers though. Nora's absence hasn't had as much impact as I feared it might. Perhaps knowing it's only temporary has helped, but I think it's also because the ensemble is quite huge by now and there are still many familiar faces and scenarios going on. Her exit was finally acknowledged several episodes into Twenty Three. The dialogue around it was well done, becoming as it did an opportunity for Clegg to philosophise about aeroplanes and Australia. Using a stand-in playing Nora in long shot as she walked down the steps was a little curious. It's the only time the location of Nora's house has been seen this year. For many years it was one of the key locations and there was the Compo connection too. In a way it's perhaps better to remember it as it was, but I still miss it. I suspect it will be back along with Kathy Staff in a few episodes' time. I've noticed an increase in green screen or back projection for scenes in which characters are having conversations inside vehicles or close ups of characters whizzing round on scooters or whatever. Presumably it's quicker, easier, safer and cheaper than setups where cars are towed in outdoor locations or whatever. But it doesn't look good and it makes the series feel less outdoorsy and quaint. Billy and Tom have endeared themselves to me. I'm enjoying the regular triad of Clegg, Truly and Billy, but it's also refreshing when they become a foursome with the addition of Tom or a duo with just Clegg and Truly chatting. The supporting ensemble continues to feel strong, with Edie, Ivy, Glenda, Pearl, Howard and Marina consistently great. [/QUOTE]

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