alive she cried Posted January 14, 2007 Author Share Posted January 14, 2007 Fawlty Towers all the way for me, brilliant stuff, shame they only ever made like 12/13 episodes. there were 12. the fast show should be there also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 There were so few episodes of Fawlty Towers 'cause the scripts were so hard to write. Everything was written into them. While alot of the show may look improvised it was all there on paper before filming. Also, with most British comedy shows there wasn't a team of writers like american sitcoms have, it was just Cleese and sexy Connie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 14, 2007 Author Share Posted January 14, 2007 Also, with most British comedy shows there wasn't a team of writers like american sitcoms have, it was just Cleese and sexy Connie. True. Also usually when a British comedy writers feel they can't come up with anything better then what they've done previously, they nearly always wont go on, unlike most U.S. comedies, they wont put out crap just for the sake of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Yeah, season 4 of Suddenly Susan just didn't pack the same punch that the first three did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Ripping Yarns all the way if it's Britishness you're after. One vote is not enough otherwise. Black Books, QI, and The Day Today (after seeing just a few episodes) have been mentioned and definitely deserve their place up there. Top Gear has it's moments too though...cars and comedy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IguanaDon? Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Bottom. Ridiculous toilet humour at its finest. Only fools 'n horses needs some love... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Everybody loves cheese and onion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 14, 2007 Author Share Posted January 14, 2007 Only Fools and Horses needs to suck my dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 time trumpet.. and the armando ianucci show are both excellent... qi is exceptional too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I saw a commercial on BBSuck America today it was a show that had Nick Frost in the lead and it looked to be some kind of pseudo Star Trek type thing I forget the name. Anybody see this? If so is it any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 I saw a commercial on BBSuck America today it was a show that had Nick Frost in the lead and it looked to be some kind of pseudo Star Trek type thing I forget the name. Anybody see this? If so is it any good? It's called Hyperdrive. Have'nt seen it though sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 It looked good, but then again so did Hex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Only Fools and Horses needs to suck my dick Man, Only Fools and Horses was class (until much like The Royal Family, it got gay). Don't hate on Del Trotter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 2t im surprised at you. everything else you've mentioned has been top notch, buy OF&H? Del: Oi Rodders dant be such a plongka Rodney: Del I'm actually smart I did after all finish school or sumink. Del: Muh mwah muh mu mwah mwaah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Have you no love for fuck-dolls being inflated at inappropriate times?! There's some great OFAH episodes. As I said, it got really shit but in the early years it was great. The latter day (while Lyndhurst was doing "Goodnight Sweetheart" episodes can suck my taint) ones were crap, but c'mon you can't say it was always shit (CHRISTMAS SPECIALS AGO-GO!). As for BBsuCk America, the best thing about the Beeb proper is that there's no commercials, that's why the only way to watch BBC in the US is BBC On Demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 They take breaks on bbc in america? some bbc programmes just would'nt work that way, like how the hell could you find a suitable place for an ad break in an episode of the flying circus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Every five minutes. It's such a pain in the ass. They started showing "The Prisoner" a while back but it was impossible to watch unless I Tivo'd it. Also, alot of shit gets cut to shreds. In order to put it into a 30 minute time frame (with all the ads) they have to. Also, you can say "shit" but nothing else. Cable TV me bollocks. Oh, and "My Hero" seems to be on all the fucking time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Land Of The Free eh? I think i prefer the land of spuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I did see a show about the famine narrated by James Woods. Not on BBC America, but still the best show in the world. Also there was a special with Dana (the Al Gore to Mary MacAl's GWB) singing songs on the rainy streets of Dublin ("Ah Jaysis, deres deh 77A...how mooch t'Walkinstown?") which aired on PBS home of every Daniel O'Donnell special ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 I did see a show about the famine narrated by James Woods. I have to fuckin' see this PBS home of every Daniel O'Donnell special ever. How the fuck is he so popular? I heard bout this ould one over here who was on waiting list for surgery for a year or something, but decided not to go because it clashed with Daniel's fuckin' tea party, where he invites all the old women of ireland to join him for tea and cake. How does he sleep at night? probably snuggled in between 6 or 7 different 70 year old pussies each night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IguanaDon? Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Only Fools and Horses needs to suck my dick Too late, it already sucks mine. And I really enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 I meant this thread to be called best british and irish comedies, so that fr. ted could be included. But since this is currently called best British, i ask for either it be changed to british and irish or for fr. ted to be taken out. sorry but it really annoys me when the british claim to have fr. ted, that's ours the fuck, christ knows they have enough anyway. similarly roy keane was called one of the best british players in premiership history, and U2 were best british band ever. Now THAT'S funny in so many ways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IguanaDon? Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Rightey-o then. Academy award goes to mr. patriot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonfire Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 holy shit why didnt i see this thread sooner! its gotta be father ted! probably biased cos im watchin it right now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Rightey-o then. Academy award goes to mr. patriot. My god this was so unexpected, am gosh...ah..i'd like to thank god, id like to thank the lord our god, and ah..satan, for keepin' god sane.givin' home somethin' to do. Make-a the world go round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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