Watch "Little Britain"

I don't find it funny at all.

I think it's one of those comedies only the British can appreciate. I wonder what Americans think of it. Anyone from the US seen it yet?

We're talking about a country whose most watched show is Coronation Street.
I admit there are the gems like The Office but a lot of British shows are crap.
 
There are only two british shows I like, Emmerdale and Ultimate Force, an odd combo for sure.
 
I just saw the first episode of the new series of ultimate force and it was rubbish.

Andrew.
 
That's too bad since it's just starting again here in NZ next Tuesday.
Oh well.
 
I quite liked it before. This episode had plenty of guns and shooting but was completely cliche and stereotype-ridden. Quite embarassing.

Andrew.
 
As long as it's entertaining, that's all I ask for!
there's never anything too intelligent on TV anyway.
 
I'm visiting a family friend. She's an elderly english lady and i had to go through the Eastenders Omnibus today!!!!. That's the whole weeks show straight. Sheer torture.

However, the Brits do make great crime dramas. A lot more intense and atmospheric than the US shows.

Classics are Touching Evil, Inspector Morse, Silent Witness, Waking the Dead, etc... Great Stuff.
 
Emanuel said:
There are only two British shows I like, Emmerdale and Ultimate Force, an odd combo for sure.
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Will we ever see Red Troop tossing flash-bangs through the windows of The Woolpack?

We can only hope :D

Roger
 
I *HATE* emmerdale, coronation street, eastenders, hollyoaks and other so called 'dramas' !!

I do however find little britian quite amusing
 
A.W.U.K. said:
I just saw the first episode of the new series of ultimate force and it was rubbish.

Andrew.
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Is that Season 3?

I have Season 1 on DVD and will be getting Season 2 next week when it's released. Excellent show so far. Favourite episode was the bank robbery.
 
Nordic Viking said:
Is that Season 3?

I have Season 1 on DVD and will be getting Season 2 next week when it's released. Excellent show so far. Favourite episode was the bank robbery.
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I suppose it is, I've lost count!

Andrew.
 
Gollnick said:
Yes, but Fawlty Towers reigns as the funniest TV show in history.
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Here are some of my BBC favorites, in order:

Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Are You Being Served - OK, it may not be the absolute funniest show ever, but I really like all of the characters, even in the reunion shows.
Blackadder
Keeping Up Appearances - Yeah, it did get real palyed out towards the end.
Kumars @# 42 - nice so far, but I'm afraid they are playing a formula that will get old really quick.

BTW, I really like Dilbert and thought Office Space was hilarious, but thought The Office was dead boring.
 
Gollnick said:
Yes, but Fawlty Towers reigns as the funniest TV show in history.
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That was a different era. A lot of comedies from that time was just superb. I even like 'Allo 'Allo.

The Young Ones was cool as well.

Then there's Only Fools and Horses.

I just find today's comedies a bit vulgar instead of being intelligent and funny.

Keeping Up Appearances is also a classic. Mrs. Bucket is just such a funny character. I just love the way the neighbours are so afraid of her. And Onslow is just way cool.
 
Point44 said:
Keeping Up Appearances is also a classic. Mrs. Bucket is just such a funny character. QUOTE]

My sisters call me 'our Sheridan'. I bit of sibling rivalry there.....

'Wire in the blood' is a good British show I've enjoyed last year.

Check out 'Black Books' if you are into british comedy.
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Emanuel - did you see "ultimate force"? What did you think?

cmd wrote: "Kumars @# 42 - nice so far, but I'm afraid they are playing a formula that will get old really quick." I don't know how up to date you are over there, but the latest series is still screamingly funny (to me anyway).

Andrew.
 
I am of the wrong era, or perhaps the right one, as I grew with films such as The Lavender Hill Mob, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and the incredibly funny The Mouse That Roared. Peter Sellers must have been one of the most talented comedians ever to have practiced the art.

I also grew up with Punch Magazine and cartoons by Ronald Searle and Russell Brockbank. Searle's nasty little girls at St. Trinian's School are just howlingly funny as are the Brockbank cartoons about automobiles. I remember one of his from the 1960s where a very "Mod" couple were looking at an old Bugatti Type 37, I believe, with its lightweight alloy wheels and one says "It's a shame, mate, to put such grotty mag wheels on such a keen old car!"
 
FullerH said:
I am of the wrong era, or perhaps the right one, as I grew with films such as The Lavender Hill Mob, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and the incredibly funny The Mouse That Roared. Peter Sellers must have been one of the most talented comedians ever to have practiced the art.

I also grew up with Punch Magazine and cartoons by Ronald Searle and Russell Brockbank. Searle's nasty little girls at St. Trinian's School are just howlingly funny as are the Brockbank cartoons about automobiles. I remember one of his from the 1960s where a very "Mod" couple were looking at an old Bugatti Type 37, I believe, with its lightweight alloy wheels and one says "It's a shame, mate, to put such grotty mag wheels on such a keen old car!"
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Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, brilliant

There were several St. Trinians films, good fun!

Andrew.
 
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