| Author | Message | ||
     jelena topcic Member Username: Jelena Post Number: 20 Registered: 05-2005 |
the first one has still got to be the office. also, in no particular order, six feet under twin peaks curb your enthusiasm extras northern exposure... seinfeld and father ted have some great moments as well. | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 212 Registered: 05-2005 |
anything involving larry david | ||
| Hardin Smith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 112 Registered: 03-2006 |
1) The Sopranos 2) Curb Your Enthusiasm 3) The Wire 4) The X-Files 5) Seinfeld 6) Entourage 7) Deadwood 8) Extras 9) The Office 10)Da Ali G Show | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 197 Registered: 04-2005 |
Repeating a few of Hardin's (in no particular order): Deadwood The Wire Curb Your Enthusiasm Six Feet Under The Office (both UK and US versions) Monty Python Kids in the Hall The Simpsons Fawlty Towers Freaks and Geeks | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 213 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kurt, I watched about 15 mins of the US version of the Office before giving up. Should I have stuck it out? | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 198 Registered: 04-2005 |
Was it the first episode you watched? It was just a re-creation of the UK version's pilot show, and admittedly paled in comparison. But it's developed into its own show since...although maybe only Americans will appreciate it. A key to enjoying it is to not think of Michael Scott (the American boss) as the same character as David Brent. They're both bosses from hell...but not in the same way. Steve Carell is great as Michael, but he's very different in style from Ricky Gervais. | ||
| Hardin Smith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 114 Registered: 03-2006 |
Miraculously, Carell has really pulled it off, hasn't he? A lot of fans of the original, including me, thought replicating the Brit version was an almost obscene idea - why tamper with perfection? - but I guess Carell, like Gervais, is crazy enough...he's one of those people that are just funny to watch... I agree about Larry David, too, Kevin. Another serious contender for funniest person on the planet. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 222 Registered: 10-2004 |
kids in the hall | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 215 Registered: 05-2005 |
yes Kurt, first episode. Hardin - if all that Larry David had ever done was the "Beloved Aunt" episode of Curb... he would still be my comedy hero. | ||
| Bob Mail Member Username: Bob Post Number: 13 Registered: 03-2006 |
No order and not taking in everything of the last 60 years of tv but ones of recent times.. Bodies (bbc show was excellent) The Wire Battlestar Gallatica 2003-date -no Sci-Fi so far why not? they took one of the worst shows ever and have made a great sc-fi show in the "reimaging". The Office Band Of Brothers - I know war but for want of a better phrase well made The Sopranos | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 216 Registered: 05-2005 |
alan partridge | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 201 Registered: 04-2005 |
I've never seen Alan Partridge, but Steve Coogan is great. Where does a beginner start? I assume there are DVDs of the show... | ||
| Lawrence Mikkelsen Member Username: Simplythrilledhoney Post Number: 16 Registered: 03-2006 |
Arrested Development (how come no one is mentioning this one?) Curb Your Enthusiasm The Office (BBC version) Twin Peaks Millennium The Sopranos Seinfeld The Simpsons Fawlty Towers The Insiders Guide To Happiness (NZ show) | ||
| Eke Member Username: Ekewebb Post Number: 48 Registered: 05-2005 |
Alan Partridge first appeared on TV (as far as I know) in the Day Today which was a spoof TV News show that gloriously predicted the banality of today's rolling news channels. Alan was the sports correspondent. Then Knowing Me, Knowing You, his chat show series, followed by the two Alan Partridge series. It's difficult to know which to recommend; The Day Today is by far the best series but doesn't have much Partridge in it, second come the two Alan Partridge series with Knowing Me, Knowing You a close third. | ||
| abigail law Member Username: Abigail Post Number: 53 Registered: 06-2005 |
coronation street (seriously) futurama vic reeves big night out | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 34 Registered: 01-2006 |
Twin Peaks Seinfeld Vic and Bob's Big Night Out | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 204 Registered: 08-2004 |
Hardin, I am actually lucky enough to live in Ali G's adopted home of Staines, home also of the successful, but shite, Hard-Fi. The Simpsons is unbeatable for long term comedy genius. American : The Sopranos The Simpsons Married With Children Dream On Scrubs My Name Is Earl British : Prospects Brasseye I'm Alan Partridge Grange Hill Fawlty Towers Auf Weidersehen, Pet (first 2 series) Blackadder (all 4 series had their good points, who'd have thought both Richard Curtis & Ben Elton would become 2 of the most banal writers in the country.) | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 262 Registered: 05-2005 |
The day today Starsky and Hutch TV Planet of the apes TV Fawlty Towers The Office Reeves and Mortimer around '95 Scrubs is good Frasier | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 206 Registered: 08-2004 |
Yes, The Smell Of Reeves & Mortimer, Shooting Stars & Bang Bang were all inspired. The Smell Of series 2 has the funniest scene ever. George Michael on Stars For Their eyes. I also forgot : Father Ted Big Train Fantasy Football League | ||
| Mark Tuffield Member Username: Mark_t Post Number: 28 Registered: 05-2005 |
British television has been very uninspired of late, with a few notable exceptions from the Beeb, Life on Mars Bleak House And not forgetting the return of Dr Who From America I still really enjoy The West Wing and though I am ashamed to admit it some of those shows with the really good looking people in, you know the ones! | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 217 Registered: 05-2005 |
my name is earl is great, how could i forget this when its still showing here in the UK. Kurt, get anything with Coogan playing Alan Partridge and you will wet yourself, and cringe in equal measures. I seriously believe there would have been no David Brent without Partridge. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 265 Registered: 05-2005 |
I wonder though, if Steve Coogan was evr into Seona Dancing!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| jerry hann Member Username: Jerry_h Post Number: 87 Registered: 07-2005 |
Peep Show Northern exposure old ERs Likely Lads Black Adders Homicide Eastenders | ||
| Peter Senning Member Username: Peter_senning Post Number: 15 Registered: 05-2005 |
MST3K Fawlty Towers Seinfeld Batman | ||
| Mark Leydon Member Username: Mark_leydon Post Number: 48 Registered: 05-2005 |
Recently stumbled on 'Green Wing', the UK hospital comedy that was shown here in Aus on Foxtel. On first impression seemed like a British rip-off of 'Scrubs'. But after a couple of episodes was sucked in by its anarchic brilliance. Anyone here into it? Right up there with Alan Partridge, Father Ted, and The Office, I reckon. On a serious note, the best UK drama series ever is still 'Callan'. The script-writing was of John Le Carre/Graham Greene standard - and Edward Woodward absolutely nailed the role as the existential spy. | ||
| Peter Collins Member Username: Tyroneshoelaces Post Number: 99 Registered: 05-2005 |
No mention of The Prisoner? For shame. | ||
| Stephen Harris Member Username: Smh Post Number: 30 Registered: 05-2005 |
From my youth - "Soap" and " Brass" | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 54 Registered: 01-2005 |
The X-Files Twin Peaks The Sopranos Monty Python's Flying Circus SCTV Northern Exposure Deadwood Fernwood Tonight Star Trek Deep Space Nine | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 279 Registered: 05-2005 |
Boys from the blackstuff!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 64 Registered: 04-2005 |
"Boys fom the Blackstuff" An amazing product of its (Thatcher) time, wonderfully acted and scripted. Bernard Hill's 'I'm desperate, Dan' line that manages to be both funny and heart-rending. And shooting the childrens' rabbits. God, I'm plunged into the void. Is it available on DVD? For those outside the UK, it was a series from when the BBC's drama output could still be radical stuff...and not so dark, but still with an underbelly of pathos, BBC Scotland's production of John Byrne's 'Tutti Frutti'. The classic scene of the band watching 'Postman Pat' in Gaelic. | ||
| Peter Collins Member Username: Tyroneshoelaces Post Number: 102 Registered: 05-2005 |
BBC4 recently showed Edge of Darkness again, a paranoid nuclear thriller from the 80s. Top quality. Let's not forget 1970s Timeslip - it was for kids, but it covered some very modern environmental issues. | ||
| Matt Ellis Member Username: Matt_ellis Post Number: 81 Registered: 11-2004 |
Good call Andrew! I had almost forgetten it but 'Boys From The Blackstuff' had a big impact on me as first saw it at around age 15 at school during an English Lesson. I'd love to see it again - I imagine it was controversial back in the late 80's. Also talking about older stuff I really loved 'The Likely Lads' - although terribly dated, the last one was a few years before I was born, and not always terrifically funny, I still can't explain why I love it so much. Has anyone in the UK seen Peep Show (the Channel 4 comedy series) the 3rd series was on just before Christmas. It definately is on a par if not funnier than The Office - they should ship it over to the US in its original form. I think it would do well. | ||
| Andy Robinson Member Username: Andyblue Post Number: 19 Registered: 03-2005 |
Just watching the first new Green Wing - it's bonkers. Fantastic! | ||
| Andy Robinson Member Username: Andyblue Post Number: 20 Registered: 03-2005 |
So right now it would be (overall and throughout my life and in no particular order) Father Ted The First series of The Secret Life of US The Flashing Blade Early series of Grange Hill Paradise Postponed Shameless Clocking Off Boys From The Blackstuff Homicide The Office Extras Green Wing No Angels Dads Army Twin Peaks Six Feet Under The Simpsons Nighty Night Probably think of some more later - I've watched a lot of telly! | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 88 Registered: 05-2005 |
Young Ones and Little Britain anybody? |