problem is for every mighty boosh you get another ten shows that have been put
through the bbc management filter and made cheesy like the fictional sitcom in
extras.
loginname
Posted at 12/07/2008, 09:10
absolute bobbins !! bring back "the thick of it" !
death734
Posted at 12/07/2008, 12:12
so retarded that i wanted to hit my self for laughing at it
raven437
Posted at 12/07/2008, 13:13
this seems to be the same bbc comedy that ricky gervais is so unhappy with in
extras, reset in a lab, set-dressed with 1970s government surplus, a used giant
foam rubber snail from doctor who and an enormous lemon from a fruit-o-the-loom ad.
njligernj
Posted at 12/07/2008, 14:38
Quote by totz
^^
i don't think remaking shows for the american audience works tbh, just like any
other show they've tried it with.
that's a stretch. one of the most popular shows in the history of us tv was a
uk remake. the arguably best comedy on us tv right now is a uk remake. so to say
it never works is silly.
yes the remakes often fail -- but the fact is that most tv shows (remakes or
not) are failures. either commercially or critically the vast majority of shows
fail in one (or both) ways. so it's no surprise most remakes fail too. however
it has worked well in the past and can work again the future.
in case anyone was wondering ...
all in the family
the office (which incidentally every anglo-phile, bitcom asshole in the world
was convinced would "ruin" the original and actually turned into a fantastic show).
hookooekoo
Posted at 12/07/2008, 20:03
Quote by totz
^^
the uk version of the it crowd was produced by channel 4, not bbc. i don't think
remaking shows for the american audience works tbh, just like any other show
they've tried it with. they should show the uk version in america before they
try to rewrite it, rather than assume that americans won't "get" the humor.
yeah because the office is doing really bad in the us.
the only thing that doesn't work in america is our networks. they are a bunch
of fucking idiots that can good shows to churn out cheap reality shows by the
dozens because they make more profits, and less losses if it fails.
feral1975
Posted at 12/07/2008, 21:50
riiiight. [cracks knuckles] throw out all the it crowd comparisons,(although i
loved the show from the start even though it took a while to warm up) as this
appears to be going for that demographic and not just to clone the show as i
originally feared.
i was put off after reading the other comments and was very cynical going into
it, but it has a very contempary take on the vibe of some classic 70s sit
coms. in regards to 2 of the main characters (they could be a comedy duo for
all i'm aware) i'm catching an old beckinsale and robert lindsay vibe. the
professor it took me a few seconds to recognise (unfortunately i've never
learnt his name) but i remember him from classic paul merton sketches and more
recently hyperdrive and i'm sure i'm just embarrassing myself as he's probably
been in a massive amount of stuff over the years.
the other characters although slightly cheesy and over exagerated seem to fit
in with the vibe of the show and may receive greater focus to fill out their
personalities in later episodes.
personally it takes me a hell of a lot to watch terrestrial tv these days, but
i might give this one a bit of time it seems promising.
i'd advise to give it a chance.
Harry_Q_Hammer
Posted at 13/07/2008, 08:55
@ totz
it's not that americans wont "get" the humour, they (mainstream us viewers) just
wont watch anything that is not made in good ol' u.s. of a. (btw, i am not
trolling.)
evolutioncv
Posted at 13/07/2008, 13:54
hmm, i thought it was rather funny. in my opinion this show looked like a rough
first take, but the priciple works. maybe it will get much better in time. just
remember how some series started (simpsons for example, the first season looked
like crap.)
sagov
Posted at 13/07/2008, 17:06
you have to admit that the original uk version of coupling was way funnier
than the us reproduction
