Hey... British guys...

[Nibbler]

Originally posted by GateKeeper
But Futurama 0wns Simpsons!!!

Naaa close but no cigar

Red Dwarf is wicked too.

I also forgot to mention this earlier - Bottom. It is the greatest British comedy ever.

Hmmm that's controvosial...

 

[dazzl]

Red Dwarf is QUALITY! One of my fave episodes is "Backwards".
However, I wasn`t too keen on the last couple of seasons where they seemed to have spent a bit more on the shows, they`ve lost that cheap "tacky" humour and gone a bit upmarket with the props.

 

[Stazbumpa]

Yup, the last 2 series (7 & 8) of Red Dwarf where not that good, although 8 was a big improvement on 7, which was shit.
However, every series before that was pure brilliance.

How could I have forgotten about Bottom.

Great British anarchic humour at its best.

 

[Louster]

Only Fools and Horses? The Young Ones? That was goddamn insane that was.

 

[Wij]

Gah. I hate red dwarf. So sad. Thinks it's so cool too. Well it aint. *PT00*

/me waves arse at red dwarf

 

[Guest]

The Young Ones was definitely a great seies. I doubt if it would travel well though, and the US networks don't have a great record on 'converting' brit shows for their own audience.

 

[Wij]

I don't think 'The Young Ones' has aged too well. Last time I watched it I don't think a cracked a smile at all...

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Watch the episode where they go on University Challenge again then

 

[Nibbler]

Bottom 0wnz the Young ones

 

[Wij]

Originally posted by Wazzerphuk
Watch the episode where they go on University Challenge again then

Watched it a couple of yers ago or so. Thought it was a bit pants.

 

[Moving Target]

Originally posted by Bodhi

But anyway the only TV series I watch nowadays are Friends, Have I Got News for You? and Trigger Happy TV.[/B]

Friends!? That peice of shit! Omfg whats the world coming to

 

[old.logic7]

The Young One's... Isn't that about a bunch of alcoholic chicks?

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Originally posted by logic7
The Young One's... Isn't that about a bunch of alcoholic chicks?

That's the funniest thing I've read all day.

 

[Wij]

alcoholic chicks :/

wrong planet d00d

 

[old.logic7]

I remember a show that aired on Comedy Central a few years ago about a bunch of older chicks, all friends. Can't remember the name of the show for the life of me, but I saw a couple of episodes and they were pretty decent. I remember them drinking a bit in the show.

 

[Guest]

Absolutely Fabulous?

 

[dazzl]

Absolutely Pants, more like.

 

[Nibbler]

Naa more Absolutley Okayish.

Logic - Get some Bottom videos over to the US now!

Watch that show: It is Britain...

 

[kryt]

Bottom is classic To quote something that some highly intelligent american said
"Nothing but immature fart jokes"
or was that the sp movie ?
Either way, it is facking hilarious, as is Guesthouse Paradiso : all bottom fans must go rent the vid

As for american remakes of brit classics : hardly suprisingly that red dwarf USA was canned after only one showing and they started showing the uk versions

 

[Nibbler]

Yeah, Guest House Paradiso rules

 

[Testin da Cable]

class that is

 

[ReActor]

Well I really liked most of Bottom but I thought Guest House Paradiso was a bunch of arse. Just a crap Faulty Towers ripoff. Then again, I never liked Faulty Towers much either...

My all time favourite comedy series are still Red Dwarf and Blackadder. I would agree that Red Dwarf went down hill after series 6 but still, there aren't many British sitcoms that can last for 6 series and still make me laugh out loud.

That's one thing that's always surprised me actually - the major difference between US and UK sitcoms is the amount of episodes. I sometimes wonder, if there were as many episodes of The Young Ones as there have been of Friends, would anyone remember it with as much affection? If Faulty Towers had run for 500 episodes (like Roseanne) instead of about 25, would anyone still be watching episode 498?

[edit]Oh yeah, and I forgot to throw Men Behaving Badly into the mix, because that's another favourite of mine. (But that may have been foolish of me...)[/edit]

[Edited by ReActor on 12-05-01 at 14:09]

 

[Nibbler]

Yeah, top 5 greatest British sitcoms =
1. Bottom
2. Red Dwarf
3. Faulty Towers
4. Men Behaving Badly
5. The Young Ones

 

[old.Commando]

Originally posted by logic7
Why is it that your TV shows hold my attention more than our American shows?

When I was young, "Benny Hill", "Monty Python's Flying Circus", "Dr. Who", "Danger Mouse", and "The Tomorrow People" kept me glued to the set.

A few years ago it was "Chef" (a riot!), "Are You Being Served", and "Who's Line Is It Anyways?"

I rarely watch TV nowadays, but when I do, I try to find a nice British comedy or cartoons (South Park, Looney Toons, any Anime series, ect...). You guys make some great shows, send more!

BTW... anyone know of a good site with info on The Tomorrow People?

South Park is not British.

 

[old.SmoKe-23]

The US has the best sports

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Originally posted by Lead Nibbler
Yeah, top 5 greatest British sitcoms =
1. Bottom
2. Red Dwarf
3. Faulty Towers
4. Men Behaving Badly
5. The Young Ones

You're missing Spaced.

 

[Nibbler]

Oh yes:

1. Bottom
2. Red Dwarf
3. Faulty Towers
4. Men Behaving Badly
5. The Young Ones
6. Etc Etc.
7...............
................
.-2 hrs later-..
................
204. Absolutley Fabulous
205. Baddiel's syndrome
206. Spaced

 

[old.logic7]

Commando - I've already addressed that.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Spaced 0wns j00 all and you know it.

 

[old.frankie]

faulty towers is ACE

funniest thing ever

plus it was filmed in my town