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British sitcoms worth checking out?

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Originally posted by: Allanv

Thank you for explaining it to me, what i read from the other poster was WE bastardised it.

But as observed by the rest of the world through the ages everything gets messed up from its original spelling, but the rest of the world doesnt blame the USA for changing it do they.
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wait, the other poster as in me? 😛 I was just semi-joking how english back then bastardised it. it was probably more likely so the locals of Britian could become christian. Not the local's fault that english became such an influential force in language today.
 
enough of the ranting and sorry just got my back up..

sitcoms

the IT crowd - new series due soon
Blackadder - funny
Mr Bean - if you like non talking stuff
the Royals - white trash but funny
little Britain - if you want to see us taking the piss out of us.
only fools and horses - absolute class
absolutely Fabulous - funny off beat weird
The young ones - real old but sort of college room mates type of this but hella funny

that should do you
 
Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
Once they talk, I really can't avoid the arrogance in their accent and their lousy pronounciations.
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OMGLOL, you so don't want to go there with arrogance and pronunciations :laugh:
 
Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
Originally posted by: Allanv

Thank you for explaining it to me, what i read from the other poster was WE bastardised it.

But as observed by the rest of the world through the ages everything gets messed up from its original spelling, but the rest of the world doesnt blame the USA for changing it do they.
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wait, the other poster as in me? 😛 I was just semi-joking how english back then bastardised it. it was probably more likely so the locals of Britian could become christian. Not the local's fault that english became such an influential force in language today.
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see i wasnt even awake when replying silly old git thats me 🙂

+me slaps face with a 3000 year old trout and goes about mumbling about something 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Allanv
enough of the ranting and sorry just got my back up..

sitcoms

the IT crowd - new series due soon
Blackadder - funny
Mr Bean - if you like non talking stuff
the Royals - white trash but funny
little Britain - if you want to see us taking the piss out of us.
only fools and horses - absolute class
absolutely Fabulous - funny off beat weird
The young ones - real old but sort of college room mates type of this but hella funny

that should do you
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It has to be bad quoting yorself but i missed one

Life on Mars - short series but very funny, with a hint of a 1970's cop show well more of a hint but the funny sticks out more

 
Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
Once they talk, I really can't avoid the arrogance in their accent and their lousy pronounciations.
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OMGLOL, you so don't want to go there with arrogance and pronunciations :laugh:
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hehe, my original statement came off as non-sarcastic as i wanted. as a joke, me and my friends always say it's arrogant. But holy damn..

hands down, anyone can agree w/ me on this:
if you hear Kate Bekinsale or Elizabeth Hurley talk in thier natural accent...it's an automatic splurge.

and to the OP

donno, I've always enjoyed the Monty Python episodes on DVD as well. My friend boughtthe whole set, and we just sat there and watched it overnight. It's just silly humor.
 
keeping up appearences - its f'ing great

only fools and horses

vicar of dibley

red dwarf

faulty towers

the Office

porridge

Open All Hours - this is just amazing, ronnie barker and david jason, its just great.
 
Originally posted by: Allanv
enough of the ranting and sorry just got my back up..

sitcoms

the IT crowd - new series due soon
Blackadder - funny
Mr Bean - if you like non talking stuff
the Royals - white trash but funny
little Britain - if you want to see us taking the piss out of us.
only fools and horses - absolute class
absolutely Fabulous - funny off beat weird
The young ones - real old but sort of college room mates type of this but hella funny

that should do you
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I agree, that has to be the funniest by far!
 
Originally posted by: Ulfhednar
It's old, but Fawlty Towers is the funniest thing ever.
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So true!@!@

I showed them to my wife who after seeing the last one asked me to get more. I had to tell her they only did 2 years and a season over there is very small. My wife is also very picky but loved this show as I do. Its a must see!
 
Originally posted by: astralusion
black books, green wing, peep show...any of those three, i'm sure there are other's i can think of, father ted if you can find it, it's a little older.
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WIN, WIN and WIN!

Those three are priceless! 😀
 
Originally posted by: glenn beck
Benny Hill
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Hell, yeah! Benny Hill back when I was a kid was the most outrageous suggestive comedy with a light pseudo porn I ever saw. Today it is tame but it was awesome back then. Very funny and no nudity just highly suggestive. Hilarious.
 
Originally posted by: toekramp
Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Another vote for Peep Show, nicely messed up :thumbsup:
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x 1000

mark and jeremy are amazing
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They do the "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ads for the UK. They also made a film recently, looks like a psis-take of 'The Prestige'.

New season of Peep Show coming soon FTW :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: Maleficus
British TV is horrible.
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no its not

There's a more modern one called My Family (I think) that is pretty good.

Tons of older ones that are great though. Father Ted, Monty Python and Benny Hill (not really sitcoms though), Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, and there's one in a dept. store but I can't remember what its called.
 
Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
as long as there's little or no talking, it's great (mr bean, benny hill). Once they talk, I really can't avoid the arrogance in their accent and their lousy pronounciations. that's what kills it for me.
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arrogance in their accent? WTF????? you guys are wacked out of your skulls...
 
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