Computers - is there anything they can't do?
 I'm cleaning up my computer (reorganising shit, finding out what I've actually accrued over the years, it's just like real tidying) and I came across this: an email sent to TVNZ by an inebriated James and I, back in early 2003. Having the internet on at home was still a novelty, and we were trashed.

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Hi there

PLEEEEEEEAAAAASEEEEEEEEEEE

repeat the Young Ones!!!!! It's been something ridiculous like 3 years now since they last played on TV. that was a looooooong time ago. we believe the public is now willing and ready for a complete (both) series repeat of what is perhaps the third greatest comedy of all time (behind MONTY PYTHON and BACK OF THE Y of course :p ).

When I (dan duran) was in my early teens, watching the Young Ones was my only source of information on what it was to be a student in a flatting situation. Now, some might say that it was over the top and not meant to be realistic, but they would be wrong - i've lived in flats that we're the real-life equivalents of rik, mike, neil and vyvian's existence.

if the show cannot be shown for copyright and contractual reasons, PLEEEEAAAAAAAASEEEEE use the money that ISNT being spent on M2 to buy the rights for it - see if you can get a discount by claiming it is a Public Information Service. I learnt a lot from the exploits of the Young Ones crew, and would love to have a recap.

But seriously, there are 15 year olds out there who have never heard of Rik Mayall and Nigel Planer, who watch TV at random nighttime times who may come across this show and go "Woah!!!! what the f--k is this??!?!?!?" just like i did in my early teens and was forever hooked....

SO, in conclusion, PLEEEEEAAASSEEEEE return the Young Ones to our screens. Even if it is at 12.30AM on a tuesday night....

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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dan duran & Kerr Avon - Co-Presidents of the People's Organisation for the Liberation of the Young Ones (television show.

(the POLYO-TV)

P.s. we have beed drinking Lindauer wine and Moskva Vodka. I hope this does not devalue the quality of our argument.