newme
Giant in Pastyland now
Also coincidentally the biggest twat in the show.
What world do BBC sitcom writers live in?
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Also coincidentally the biggest twat in the show.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
I'm not going to argue with the proposition that most BBC sitcoms are shit and the people who write them probably are clueless fools. But don't you think maybe the reason for big houses is simply so they can create space for lots of movement and/or dramatic spacing* of people on a simple set?
*my made up term - I'm sure there's a proper word for it
*my made up term - I'm sure there's a proper word for it
Actually I dont think its co-incidental at all. Ian's aspirations, and continual failed attempts at social climbing are used to ridicule him.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
My point still stands anyway 
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Actually I dont think its co-incidental at all. Ian's aspirations, and continual failed attempts at social climbing are used to ridicule him.
it's things like that that make me hate soaps.
wierdly enough, there seems to be a 1930's level of class divide in Emmerdale.
Another post of yours I'm confused about. I haven't watched this programme but I don't feel that the Nags Head in Only Fools and Horses is that dated compared to pubs I've visited in the country recently.
Perhaps you don't visit local boozers?
newme
Giant in Pastyland now
Actually I dont think its co-incidental at all. Ian's aspirations, and continual failed attempts at social climbing are used to ridicule him.
Idk i just find it hard to look at him for longer than it takes to open his mouth without getting the overwhelming urge to stick an icepick in his face somewhere.
Sneering snivveling little self important bastard.
Not that Im taking this too seriously for a fictional show, oh no.
I genuinely loathe the show. Its base and contemptible and probably has a socially corrupting influence.
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newme
Giant in Pastyland now
I genuinely loathe the show. Its base and contemptible and probably has a socially corrupting influence.
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Interesting, thats why I watch, lol.
zoooo
zero tolerance for walkers
IT Crowd?
scifisam
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Outnumbered is awwwwesome. I love it!
I like Lead Balloon too, actually.
Maybe I'll give it another try. It just seemed really, well, leaden.
I'll try that one.
scifisam
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Oh. IT crowd works much better for me. Unrealistic, yes, but an exaggeration of the real world, rather than pretending it is the real world. It's not brilliant, but it made me laugh within the first minute.
I might still give the other shows another try, though. It does take time, sometimes.
I might still give the other shows another try, though. It does take time, sometimes.
scifisam
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IT crowd also pays serious homage to the X-Files, which I like.
But it's also just a bit badly acted. Bad. It could improve. The Irish guy's fine. They just need to stop the guy that - for some reason - they've given a fake afro - sounding like Rimmer.
Thet also need to prove that 'someone who knows nothing about computers' does not mean 'someone who can't tell if a computer's plugged in.'
Optimism descreasing.
But it's also just a bit badly acted. Bad. It could improve. The Irish guy's fine. They just need to stop the guy that - for some reason - they've given a fake afro - sounding like Rimmer.
Thet also need to prove that 'someone who knows nothing about computers' does not mean 'someone who can't tell if a computer's plugged in.'
Optimism descreasing.
scifisam
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Is it online in decent chunks, not two minutes long? It'll do!
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Um... I don't know.
All I know is its one of the best things on telly. You have to watch a few to really get into it, though, because there are quite a few repeating jokes and you have to get used to the slightly odd pace of it (they film it without a script, although the plot is planned out).
Also, from a while ago, did you ever watch Marion and Geoff? I liked that a lot.
And also People Like Us.
Whether either of those are available online I don't know.
Recently, the comedy offerings from the BBC have been really awful. Complete waste of time.
Why are you watching sitcoms at 3 in the morning, anyway?
i thought the writing for Coupling was pretty good...and Ab Fab
scifisam
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That's one of the reasons I asked if there were any proper episodes online - clips don't always give you the right idea. I didn't like Geoff and Marian, though.
I also loathed the Office, FWIW.
I'll search around for CYE.
I'm up now because I have huge sleep problems.
@DC: I love Coupling, but have seen all of it many, many times. Good choice, though. AbFab was good in its heyday.
that has GOT to be one of the funniest shows ever made
do you remember that one episode where the nervous guy (can't remember name) started dancing naked at his office birthday party in front of everyone and then his mum shows up at the end. and the small guillotine that was meant to cut off his penis? haah aahA aH AHHaah
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
I see him in Brixton sometimes. I'm trying to think what his hair is like. I'm not sure it is fake...
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
that has GOT to be one of the funniest shows ever made
Do you get our version or a US version?
scifisam
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I've seen all that because I had a huge crush on Charlotte Coleman when I was younger. That makes two of us!
that has GOT to be one of the funniest shows ever made
do you remember that one episode where the nervous guy (can't remember name) started dancing naked at his office birthday party in front of everyone and then his mum shows up at the end. and the small guillotine that was meant to cut off his penis? haah aahA aH AHHaah
Yup! That was Geoff. All to do with the office manage that he was dating. Coupling was very good at making sitations like that seem not just realistic, but inevitable.
It looks fake in the show. It might even be real made to look fake, but it looks fake.
Please let this show get better. There must be something out there!
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