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[stavros]

And Little Britain and 2 Pints Of Lager I bet too, to complete the set of horrendously overrated and exposed comedy series.

Best British comedy of the last couple of years is The Thick Of It, and thankfully the Beeb finally saw the sense to put it on show to everyone rather than hidden away on BBC4. That's one of the problems of digital TV, in that broadcasters farm risky stuff out there where it gets ignored. You wonder whether The Day Today, Monty Python or Father Ted would get terrestrial commission these days.

 

[Sean]

no it's fucking awesome and your probably a huge fan of Friends, My Family and Coupling!

Oh jesus, I have to admit i laughed once or twice during My Family, which is more than can be said for the IT Crowd or 2 pints of Lager. Curse me to hell, Satan.

Still working me way through Peep Show series one at moment and it be good.

 

[diond]

I'm afraid that's not true - just because something is popular with Urbanites does not mean it is popular with the rest of the viewing public. Unfortunately those of us with good taste, ie those who liked Peep Show and 15 Stories High are in a small minority. For shame.

But not everything is as black and white as that. I remember 'Men Behaving Badly' getting really shite reviews and figures, but once it went to BBC and at a better time slot, it became a cult status comedy that was regularly watched by millions.

Sometimes a small minority can become a more significant majority if the schedulers get their arse together.

 

[Lava]

but men behaving badly was shite

 

[diond]

but men behaving badly was shite

Again, personal opinion, but retrospectively, it is seen as a seminal piece of work, and I'd have to say, quite rightly so. However, the slant of this thread seems to be falling towards why certain comedies don't work even though said posters reckon they are the best thing since, well, the last best thing. I am merely pointing out that scheduling had a large part to play in such a thing and used MBB as a perfect example of this.

Your reply was shite.

 

[Lava]

I'm surprised you took it so seriously tbh.

 

[gaijingirl]

I think I bittorrented every single one

Yes I've tried to do this, but I'm not advanced enough it seems.. I managed to download something that has a nice little "bittorrent" icon on my laptop as well as something that says Peep Show.. and then tried to download peep show itself but got nowhere...

 

[Fledgling]

I'm afraid that's not true - just because something is popular with Urbanites does not mean it is popular with the rest of the viewing public. Unfortunately those of us with good taste, ie those who liked Peep Show and 15 Stories High are in a small minority. For shame.

Yeah, got to agree with you. Late night shows always cater for the cult or niche audiences and schedulers know these people will watch and plan to watch then. 8-10pm is the busy slot but often full of overated hype (little britain, extras) or "the nation's best loved comedy" (Porridge, Dad's Army). Stuff like Peep show will never get in to the mass market, I really doubt it would entertain a lot of people. Haven't seen IT crowd but it sounds like the usual "what part of a badger do you like best" office conversations. In real life this sort of stuff relieves boredom, it doesn't make very good TV.


Monty Python debuted late on a sunday evening.

 

[diond]

I'm surprised you took it so seriously tbh.

And me, I was extremely pissed when I wrote that. Sorry.

 

[liberty]

Peep Show is wicked

 

[krtek a houby]

I realise I'm in a minority here but I quite like IY Crowd. Bit odd seeing Chris Morris doing his CJ-act but it's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be.

Heard Nick Frost on the wireless today, asked whether there would be a 3rd Spaced series. He siad there had been talk about a one-off special. That would do. Spaced ended on a high, then we got the excellent Shaun of the Dead. Next up is Hot Fuzz.

Pity about Hyperdrive... now that really is awful.

 

[stavros]

Python was, as I understand it, a pretty big risk for the BBC because it was so different. You wonder if it would get picked up by the masses if debuted these days because it would no doubt get put on late on BBC3 or 4 and disappear into obscurity.