Is anyone else familiar with this particular series? Nobody else I've ever talked to has heard of it. When I lived in PA, my local PBS station would air it.
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| Posted by: Avonlea22 11-Aug-2004, 11:44 AM |
| I'm sure there are some fans of British Comedy around here. I know I am. I was curious what some of you watch, and what you'd recommend. A few of my favourites are Coupling, The Vicar of Dibley, Ever Decreasing Circles and when in the right mood, Keeping up Appearances. My wife want's to buy the Office, so we'll see about that one. I did try to watch one episode one time, but their accents were so strong I missed half of what they said. I'm willing to try again, though. |
| Posted by: ImmortalAvalon 11-Aug-2004, 12:20 PM |
| I love Britcoms, though I can only see the ones they show on the local PBS station. ::sigh:: My favorites are "Keeping Up Appearances", "Waiting for God", and "Are You Being Served?". |
| Posted by: Avonlea22 11-Aug-2004, 12:38 PM |
| Posting this topic got me thinking about one of my favourites: Ever Decreasing Circles. I just checked to see if it's available on DVD yet. It turns out it is, but only region 2. I hate how they have different regions! Grrr. Is anyone else familiar with this particular series? Nobody else I've ever talked to has heard of it. When I lived in PA, my local PBS station would air it. |
| Posted by: dfilpus 11-Aug-2004, 02:15 PM |
| Nobody mentioned Fawlty Towers, with John Cleese. It was short-lived, but the Brticom that I compare all others against. |
| Posted by: single speed 11-Aug-2004, 10:40 PM |
| Least we forget the Father of all Britcoms... Monty Python (You may bow)[COLOR=DarkGreen][/COLOR] |
| Posted by: Dugadelphia 12-Aug-2004, 09:57 AM |
| I have always enjoyed Red Dwarf.... |
| Posted by: Annabelle 13-Aug-2004, 06:30 AM |
| Keeping Up Appearances is smy all time favorite A |
| Posted by: gillburn 13-Aug-2004, 05:12 PM |
| I like Blackadder, since it is still on but my favorite of all was Rising Damp |
| Posted by: MacErca 13-Aug-2004, 09:30 PM |
| Blackadder and my collection of Mr. Bean dvd's. |
| Posted by: celtica 14-Aug-2004, 07:42 AM |
Oh yes, Blackadder !! I love it...  . I've seen Fawlty towers a long time ago too, but I don't remember well...  .Another one I love is "Black Books", does anyone know ? It takes place in a library, the owner is M. Black, he hates to sell a book, in fact he hates everyone, he is selfish, dirty and cynical and he drinks too much...  And what about "Absolutely fabulous" ?  |
| Posted by: gillburn 14-Aug-2004, 01:29 PM |
| AbFab is brilliant and going abit further back do you remember Bread?? |
| Posted by: celtica 14-Aug-2004, 01:51 PM |
| I'm afraid I don't know it...What is it about ? |
| Posted by: ImmortalAvalon 14-Aug-2004, 03:03 PM |
| Dugadelphia, I loved "Red Dwarf", but they only show it here late at night, so I rarely catch it. |
| Posted by: Avonlea22 14-Aug-2004, 06:38 PM |
| I found http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/index.html site just the other day. It's a very comprehensive site on British Comedies. Information included is cast list, episode list and summaries, locations, etc. Choose your favourite comedy from the A to Z list to find out tons of info! |
| Posted by: celtica 15-Aug-2004, 01:29 AM |
| Thank you Brian ! very interesting I'm afraid we haven't see much of them in France, but it reminds me some series I had forgotten.  |
| Posted by: gillburn 15-Aug-2004, 08:44 AM |
| Celtica you can find out all about Bread and even more if you visit the site provided by Brian......so many great shows |
| Posted by: celtica 15-Aug-2004, 09:14 AM |
Yes Gilburn, thank you, I checked it, but now I'm sure I've never seen it  Love this site, informative and funny  |
| Posted by: catlynelizabeth 15-Aug-2004, 09:16 PM |
| I like most of the Britcoms mentioned, but my favorites are a recent one called My Hero and I LOVE Ballykissangel, even though it is not a Britcom so much as a soap opera. The British sense of humor is so great! |
| Posted by: snowblind 16-Aug-2004, 01:19 AM |
| Blackadder by far. But I have to mention Father Ted too, which is stretching the "britcom" thing since it was Irish. |
| Posted by: deckers 16-Aug-2004, 02:52 PM | ||
Blackadder, Red Dwarf, and the Young Ones -- why is it that the best Britcoms are also the sickest and most violent. Also good were Are You Being Served?, Chef, and the Vicar of Dibley. Chef is the show that first got me interested in cooking. I think it was the towering rages he flew into, whenever anyone screwed up his kitchen. Of course, my wife only let me try that once. . . Erik Deckers |
| Posted by: Avonlea22 16-Aug-2004, 03:08 PM |
| My brother used to watch Chef all the time. I've only seen one episode. I wish it was on tv here. Maybe I'll see if Netflix has it. And great to see another Vicar fan. Ny wife and I just finished watching the complete series last week. It's a shame their weren't more episodes. Did you know there were only three seasons, but they spanned from 1994 to 2000? Strange, me thinks. |