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Coffee House => Coffee House Boards => CH / Entertainment => Topic started by: bloodline on December 06, 2005, 02:10:34 PM
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I recent read an American review of the Peepshow first series DVD and the guy simply didn't get it... was he just an idiot used to the usual US sitcom crap or is his view an example of cultural differences?
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*Sassy comeback comment*
*Canned laughter*
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uncharted wrote:
*Sassy comeback comment*
*Canned laughter*
*Group Hug*
*Mild Misunderstanding*
*Canned Laughter*
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And thus ends another episode of 'Friends'...
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I love peepshow, I think the writing and acting is spot on, shame about one of them doing MaccyD adverts... :roll:
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Cyberus wrote:
I love peepshow, I think the writing and acting is spot on
Exactly, which is why I need to find out if Peepshow is a British only thing...
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never heard of it here. not even listed on bbc america.
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jkirk wrote:
never heard of it here. not even listed on bbc america.
You won't find it on the BBC, IIRC NBC have bought the series (Though I don't know if they plan to show it or remake it).
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oh god not nbc they used to be a decent broadcaster but now :roll: :crazy:
actually if it is shown by any of the broadcasters it will probably be heavily edited even if there is nothing offensive.
i mean if mtv will bleep the words "disobeying the law" from a song then the broadcasters will really be under the gun to edit out non-offensive scenes. this is BS.
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I've never heard of it either - and, generally, if something is on BBCAmerica, I am at least aware of it. Altho, lately they have had mediocre stuff on. (like that Blackpool, gambling/singing thing. WTF was THAT???? :-o )
If it's as good as you say, it needs to come on unmolested. If they put it on some "Network" channel, it will be cut up and de-balled. and therefore, suck big time. :madashell:
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uncharted wrote:
*Canned laughter*
The canned laughter in the new series of Little Britain is really starting to get on my tits, then again it could just be that this thread has made me notice it more. Still a damn good show though.
Broken News is pretty good too, really taking the p*ss out of news channels. Dunno if BBC America shows that yet?
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cecilia wrote:
If it's as good as you say, it needs to come on unmolested. If they put it on some "Network" channel, it will be cut up and de-balled. and therefore, suck big time. :madashell:
If it were De-Balled there would only be about 40seconds of show including the opening credits...
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Doobrey wrote:
uncharted wrote:
*Canned laughter*
The canned laughter in the new series of Little Britain is really starting to get on my tits, then again it could just be that this thread has made me notice it more. Still a damn good show though.
Broken News is pretty good too, really taking the p*ss out of news channels. Dunno if BBC America shows that yet?
The current series of Little Britain is absolute wank, nowhere as good as previous series :-(
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bloodline wrote:
cecilia wrote:
If it's as good as you say, it needs to come on unmolested. If they put it on some "Network" channel, it will be cut up and de-balled. and therefore, suck big time. :madashell:
If it were De-Balled there would only be about 40seconds of show including the opening credits...
well that leaves plenty of time for commercials :lol:
seriously the would probably reshoot everything then. after the janet jackson fiasco they won't leave anything to chance. which BTW is why network tv sucks right now.
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bloodline wrote:
The current series of Little Britain is absolute wank, nowhere as good as previous series :-(
It's become rather tired now, the first series was kind of fresh, and the second one added a couple of funny new things (bitty :-D), but this third one seems to be a rehash of stuff they've already done.
The only really funny bit on last night's episode was the vomiting dog.
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Doobrey wrote:
Broken News is pretty good too, really taking the p*ss out of news channels. Dunno if BBC America shows that yet?
It is funny - however I've seen two episodes, and it seems as if they have ten minutes of good material but make it last half an hour.
Re : Little Britain
I've never got things that re-use the same jokes week in, week out. I never got Whitehouse experience, Fast Show, League of Gentleman for this reason...just too formulaic, too predictable. There's more to comedy than catchphrases!
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The current series of Little Britain is absolute wank, nowhere as good as previous series
This is exactly the reason sketch shows suck, its not as good as previous series because they use the same jokes or variations thereof.
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Cyberus wrote:
Doobrey wrote:
Broken News is pretty good too, really taking the p*ss out of news channels. Dunno if BBC America shows that yet?
It is funny - however I've seen two episodes, and it seems as if they have ten minutes of good material but make it last half an hour.
Re : Little Britain
I've never got things that re-use the same jokes week in, week out. I never got Whitehouse experience, Fast Show, League of Gentleman for this reason...just too formulaic, too predictable. There's more to comedy than catchphrases!
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Dear God, what do you talk about in the pub to people you don't already know?
I hope you like football. ;-)
Broken News is ok, but it's just a pale imitation of The Day Today and Brasseye.
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mdma wrote:
Broken News is ok, but it's just a pale imitation of The Day Today and Brasseye.
What went wrong with the BBC (specifically BBC2) and Channel 4? There was a time when they produced a wide range of great comedies catering for all tastes.
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mdma wrote:
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Dear God, what do you talk about in the pub to people you don't already know?
I hope you like football. ;-)
Well if last Friday was anything to go by, I eat some magic beans and let my hands do the talking...
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uncharted wrote:
What went wrong with the BBC (specifically BBC2) and Channel 4? There was a time when they produced a wide range of great comedies catering for all tastes.
Dunno, but with everyone now doing a gazillion freeview/digital channels it seems like they're spreading themselves out a bit thin.
Luckily for me I can't get freeview, and Channel 5 seems to only work when they're showing footie matches (I'd rather watch paint dry..except I can't get the Home and Leisure channel :-D ) .. so I'm stuck with the normal 4 terrestrial channels, it's all just all the same {bleep}e, just with different presenters.
I'd better go before I start ranting.. sheesh, 34 and I can already outdo Victor Meldrew :-o
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hehe same age, and my wife thinks I AM him !!
too much hair...
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Agafaster wrote:
-edit- who's yer avatar ?
Michelle Meldrum, guitarist in the imaginatively named Meldrum (http://www.meldrum.nu)
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uncharted wrote:
mdma wrote:
Broken News is ok, but it's just a pale imitation of The Day Today and Brasseye.
What went wrong with the BBC (specifically BBC2) and Channel 4? There was a time when they produced a wide range of great comedies catering for all tastes.
Right now, I'm rather enjoying Space Cadets :-D I love watching Morons...
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You gotta be kidding Bloodline, the auditions were about the only good bit, it's all just been downhill since then...then again, everytime I've seen it I just wanna shove Johnny Vaughn's face in a blender.
Mind you, I agree about the morons bit. If they're so desperate to get their faces on TV then they deserve every bit of humiliation coming to them..that is if they are real morons, and not all actors/extras as some rumours are suggesting (have you noticed that the fuzzy haired guy is also in the current blood donation advert too..hmmm)
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I wonder if someone like me, or Blobrana, who knows her physics (unlike me) wouild get on the show - we would notice something was amiss....:-P
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Nah..you forgot they've got anti-gravity generators in the floor of the spaceship.
I wonder if the overhead lockers are full of tribbles?
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Cyberus wrote:
I wonder if someone like me, or Blobrana, who knows her physics (unlike me) wouild get on the show - we would notice something was amiss....:-P
No, they weeded out anyone who could name three or more characters from Star Trek... no one form Amiga.org wold have made it through.
I am waiting to see if the real joke is actually on us... still it's only entertainment :-D