Brit-Coms anyone?

[goraman]

I thought I was the only one to watch this stuff.

[Glen B]

Originally Posted by Artie

If it wasn't for Brit-coms, I probably wouldn't watch TV. "Yes, Prime Minister", "Keeping Up Appearances", "Are You Being Served?", "The Thin Blue Line", "Waiting For God", "As Time Goes By", and of course . . . "Fawlty Towers".

I love this stuff. Anyone else?

I've watched Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, and Fawlty Towers in the past. I eventually grew tired of the reruns, although once in a while when there's nothing else interesting on TV, I will watch Keeping Up Appearances. I've also been a longtime fan of The Eastenders, having watched the soap for more than 20 years.

[OvenMaster]

Originally Posted by Artie

If it wasn't for Brit-coms, I probably wouldn't watch TV. "Yes, Prime Minister", "Keeping Up Appearances", "Are You Being Served?", "The Thin Blue Line", "Waiting For God", "As Time Goes By", and of course . . . "Fawlty Towers".

I love this stuff. Anyone else?

My local PBS outlet plays "Keeping Up Appearances" and "Waiting For God".
Over and over and over and over again. They haven't shown any others for at least five years.

[wilkes85]

Are You Being Served? is a good show. I got every episode on tape lol... I recorded them back when it used to be on TV. I even got the episodes that were apparently banned from airplay, but somehow made it's way on TV anyway.

[Artie]

Originally Posted by OvenMaster

My local PBS outlet plays "Keeping Up Appearances" and "Waiting For God".
Over and over and over and over again. They haven't shown any others for at least five years.

Yeah . . . thats a definite problem around here also. Many of the shows that are listed in this thread, I've never heard of. It would be nice if they could show more variety.

[screenersam]

I liked the original 'Blackadder', where he and Lord Percy are dufuses and the peasant Baldrick is the only one with half a brain. after S1 they gave Blackadder the half-brain and made Balrick just another dopey henchman...Young Ones was pretty good.
'Fall and Rise of Reginal Perrin'. just saw bits and pieces but what I saw was pretty darn good.

[RobShaz]

Originally Posted by screenersam

I liked the original 'Blackadder', where he and Lord Percy are dufuses and the peasant Baldrick is the only one with half a brain. after S1 they gave Blackadder the half-brain and made Balrick just another dopey henchman...Young Ones was pretty good.

I do too, but the humour is a lot more subtle. It gets very funny after a few watchings. Young Ones has dated terribly. Some of the Comic Strips with the same guys are a much better representation of the '80s alternative comedy scene.

[BOUXY]

Originally Posted by Artie

If it wasn't for Brit-coms, I probably wouldn't watch TV. "Yes, Prime Minister", "Keeping Up Appearances", "Are You Being Served?", "The Thin Blue Line", "Waiting For God", "As Time Goes By", and of course . . . "Fawlty Towers".

I love this stuff. Anyone else?

"Waiting for god" is that the same as "Heaven can wait" or a different show?.................Rick

[jimmymagick]

I think probably the funniest show now on TV is BBCAmerica's Top Gear.

Not really a Britcom but it has that dry Brit humor (or "humour").

For Britcoms, it has to be Brilliant, That Mitchell And Webb Look and, of course, Black Adder.

[prisoners]

I think the BBC version of The Office is FAR superior to ours, and Extras (also with Ricky Gervais) is very funny as well.

[Andyman]

What?? 25 posts and no mention of Monty Python or Benny Hill???

[RobShaz]

Originally Posted by prisoners

I think the BBC version of The Office is FAR superior to ours, and Extras (also with Ricky Gervais) is very funny as well.

I have to disagree. The UK Office doesn't come close to the US version. The UK one is too dark and depressing, limiting the appeal of the characters.

[prisoners]

Hell I LIKE dark and depressing! It is about a workplace after all...!

[Darkspeed]

Originally Posted by RobShaz

I have to disagree. The UK Office doesn't come close to the US version. The UK one is too dark and depressing, limiting the appeal of the characters.

Wrong. The US version bites. Lacks the original subtleties in the David Brent character as well as any GOOD humour whatsoever. How could you even compare!!!!!!! Thread closed?

Kidding. But I prefer the UK one. I hate bad American rip-off versions.

[dew042]

Love Black Adder, Red Dwarf, Allo Allo, Flawty Towers.

I agree with the comment that Little Britain is pretty unfunny. I tried like three episodes before I gave up.

dew.