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#100485 by Atari
Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:51 am
Come hither and be educated on the finer points of British comedy, from Monty Python to Little Britain, from Fawlty Towers to Red Dwarf, and everything in between.

"Britain, Britain, Britain, land of technological achievement. We've had running water for over 10 years, an underground tunnel that links us to Peru, and we invented the cat."

#100487 by Carpathian Psychonaut
Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:55 am
This thread is either going to die on it's arse or clock up posts faster than my Tempest score.

So, the burning argument at work seems a good thing to spread into here:-

"Little Britain 3rd series: Is this a series too far ?"

I think I know somebody on here who'll have a comment :wink:

#100488 by gozu
Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:57 am
yup definately a series too far, gonna milk that cow till the fucker dies...
but one series that needs a return... SPACED!!!!

#100489 by Atari
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:03 am
gozu wrote:yup definately a series too far, gonna milk that cow till the fucker dies...
but one series that needs a return... SPACED!!!!


I agree with both points.... There is a 3rd series of Spaced written apparently, it just might never get made. Edgar Wright, Pegg and co. might make another film though, which is most welcome.

Top Gear deserves a mention here.....Makes me laugh anyway.

#100491 by fragility
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:05 am
I absolutely hate Little Britain...why these guys get awards for doing the same thing every single episode i do not know!

Top Gear is amusing though ;)

#100492 by Carpathian Psychonaut
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:07 am
Atari wrote:
gozu wrote:yup definately a series too far, gonna milk that cow till the fucker dies...
but one series that needs a return... SPACED!!!!


I agree with both points.... There is a 3rd series of Spaced written apparently, it just might never get made. Edgar Wright, Pegg and co. might make another film though, which is most welcome.


I watched both series over two days when off work sick - it was almost worth feeling like shit to get such a concentrated hit of that. Loved the "Raving to the kitchen noises" skit - so funny.

Top Gear deserves a mention here.....Makes me laugh anyway.


.....especially the bit where they do "the news"....

#100493 by gozu
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:08 am
top gear is awesome

#100495 by Atari
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:12 am
I was happy they managed to shoehorn "Tyres" into Shaun Of The Dead :D

#100497 by Carpathian Psychonaut
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:19 am
I know the comment makes cliches sound fresh but "Fawlty Towers Third Law" really should be applied to any new series looking to be made.

They only made a few episodes but they were so on the money and people still quote from them and hold them in high regard. Trying for a sixth series or a further merch line is just diluting things.

Get in, do it damn well, get out and do something fresh again.

I fuckin' loved the first two series of Little Britain but the third has really soured the milk. Maybe I'm being too harsh but, well, there it is.

#100498 by gozu
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:19 am
that was awesome too!

#100504 by FUBAR
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:45 am
Garth Merenghis 'Dark Place' is the most underated british comedy. The show is genius absolute comedy gold! :D

#100508 by Mr_Chimp
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:55 am
"Dark Place" was brilliant. I loved every episode.

Also another series of spaced would be well recieved however i dont know how it will go. If you have the complete series 1+2 on the extras disk right at the end of the making of there is a hint where it might go......

Also "Bottom" was an excellent series, and the kind of predecessor "The Young Ones" excellent british comedy. Especially The Young Ones episode 1 with Motorhead... the most complaints that the BBC have ever had aparently.

#100511 by FUBAR
Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:00 pm
^ Whilst we're on the subject of complaints 'Brasseye' was fucking hilarious and brutally dark at the same time,I loved it! The peadophile speacial caused outrage...but it was really funny....Chris Morris Rules! 8)

#100515 by Carpathian Psychonaut
Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:12 pm
FUBAR wrote:Chris Morris Rules! 8)


*DING*

One point to FUBAR !

I noticed recently that "Nathan Barley", the most recent thing he's been involved in, got a right slating first time round. Now it's on it's repeat run and people are saying "Well, maybe he was spot on after all".

The radio version of Blue Jam was the scariest thing ever - I have all 14hours on a CD somewhere. Lizards in TV's ? Toddler hit-men ? Babies fitted with copper pipes ?

All there and all straight A's

#100518 by FUBAR
Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:23 pm
TV version of Jam was also kinda scary...but still funny....Nathan Barley is ok but I still don't think its a patch on his past work.

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