Posted 15 March 2012 - 11:05 AM

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Posted 15 March 2012 - 11:05 PM

iguanapunk, on 15 March 2012 - 12:05 PM, said:

In a way, it's on purpose. When it first aired I watched series one and thought it was ok, so I didn't bother with series two until I was told by my friends I SHOULD watch it, so I did and absolutely loved it. So then I revisited series one and found it to be brilliant. I think it just took me a little time to get used to the style of comedy because Linehan has his own style and I'd been watching a lot of of the new popular "cringe comedy" inspired by The Office.

You may be right here. It was just a first glance impression, so further episodes might be funny enough to catch my interest. But from what I saw so far the primary focus there is on physical humor, I presume, which I'm not too fond of. It can be fun at times but most of the time it bores me. I think The Office is a good counterexample. Haven't seen a lot of the Original but in Germany we've got a popular adaption of it which is quite good. I like the subtle and dry wit there.
I know, it must sound korky because it's so hyped, but I really dig the first 4 seasons of the Big Bang Theory which I accidentally discovered last year. It's got mainly good writing and the story's premise is refreshingly cool: nerd's and skirts . Season 5, however, turned out to be a little lame and more childish in parts.

Posted 16 March 2012 - 3:04 PM

Csar, on 15 March 2012 - 11:05 PM, said:

You may be right here. It was just a first glance impression, so further episodes might be funny enough to catch my interest. But from what I saw so far the primary focus there is on physical humor, I presume, which I'm not too fond of. It can be fun at times but most of the time it bores me. I think The Office is a good counterexample. Haven't seen a lot of the Original but in Germany we've got a popular adaption of it which is quite good. I like the subtle and dry wit there.
I know, it must sound korky because it's so hyped, but I really dig the first 4 seasons of the Big Bang Theory which I accidentally discovered last year. It's got mainly good writing and the story's premise is refreshingly cool: nerd's and skirts . Season 5, however, turned out to be a little lame and more childish in parts.

Well the slapstick moments like falling over stuff confused me a bit, I hate stuff like that but to me I think he put it in there because it was a poke at the comedy snobs, and laugh tracks didn't really work anymore for the new age of high calibre comedy but he made it work and it kept its dignity. Or maybe I am just over thinking it

You should really watch the original The Office, it is just so real and I can't imagine anybody replicating the quality of every little moment. You don't have to like Gervais (I do) to appreciate the show, he is a brilliant actor in that role.

I didn't like Big Bang Theory, I did try but it really annoyed me. I do love the BBC series Bang Goes the Theory though, that's a science programme where they do cool experiments.

Posted 16 March 2012 - 6:42 PM

iguanapunk, on 15 March 2012 - 12:05 PM, said:

Talking of which, did anybody watch Gervais/Merchants recent TV series called Life's Too Short? It was terrible! I am a huge fan of the writing duo so I don't know what went wrong here. It felt like it was trying to be cringe worthy, which made it cringe worthy but not because it was cringe worthy, but because they were trying to make it cringe worthy, which made me cringe. I guess as a resident of America he has lots touch with his roots and what actually makes people laugh. He used to do a lot of fat jokes, but he can't do them anymore as he's now Hollywood buff!

I found that episode with Johnny Deep hilarious

Oh, and few weeks ago i finished watching BBC's Life, it is such a wonderful documentary! Remember that part when monkey breaks coconuts? The planning and technique it used? That was a real eye opener! Thanks again for pointing me in that direction

Posted 17 March 2012 - 8:12 PM

sandelic, on 16 March 2012 - 6:42 PM, said:

I found that episode with Johnny Deep hilarious

Oh, and few weeks ago i finished watching BBC's Life, it is such a wonderful documentary! Remember that part when monkey breaks coconuts? The planning and technique it used? That was a real eye opener! Thanks again for pointing me in that direction

The "Extras" bits were great, but the rest just didn't work for me. They said it was smarter than just exploiting a midget, but when there's loads of scenes of Warwick falling over then you begin to question that.

Posted 19 March 2012 - 5:35 PM

Well said, extras are good, and a few odd joke here and there, but it's more likely my lack of expectation of the series, since all i knew of Gervais is that he hosted Golden Globe awards and i didn't watch the office - (introducing Madonna) "And now queen of pop, no, not you Elton, sit down, she's all woman"
Any thoughts on Modern Family? My friends are pestering me with it for quite some time, saying its a good show and "you need to see it"; is it? I'm too lazy to go through 3 seasons of it...

Posted 19 March 2012 - 9:15 PM

Posted 20 March 2012 - 2:02 AM

Posted 20 March 2012 - 5:30 PM

Oh, damn... I was planning to use "people on CB forum say it's shit" alibi for not watching, but its out of question now, isn't it?
Thanks for reply, will cast my tired eyes on it as soon as i catch some time

Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:38 AM

Ha well i'm a big fan of Married with Children, i'm watching it again (on season 4 now) and I was told that Modern Family will fix the hole in my life when I finish watching it. I guess I will have to look it up now

Why didn't you watch The Office? It is the best comedy series of all time. Fact. At least try their second tv series called Extras.

I am currently watching 15 Stories High on Netflix before I have to cancel my account. It's two series (12 eps in all) about a life guard who lives in a flat with his oriental flatmate. It's 'kin brilliant It's one of those alternative British comedies, not many people saw it and I didn't even know Sean Locke (writer/star) had written a show until he was on a late night talk show that nobody watched either. Worth your time if you like British alt comedies.

Posted 21 March 2012 - 2:51 PM

Speaking of holes in my life. Now that there's no more Downton Abbey for god knows how long... yeah, not really a show I would expect you gentlemen to watch but I quite enjoy the masterpiece theater and a good period costume drama series. A bit of 6-degrees-of Chemical-Brothers trivia. "Fake Marissa" from Hanna is one of the main stars.

Mad Men is coming back. I'm looking forward to looking at Don Draper...

Posted 23 March 2012 - 5:46 PM

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Posted 23 March 2012 - 11:54 PM

Thankfully they air originals with subtitles; few series for kids got dubbing, with hilarious sync

Posted 24 March 2012 - 12:11 PM

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(Sorry for my english)

Posted 07 April 2012 - 8:35 AM

Posted 07 April 2012 - 6:04 PM

iguanapunk, on 07 April 2012 - 9:35 AM, said:

I dislike both of these. Awkward comedy, close ups of reactions, it just isn't funny anymore. It's too forced. It all feels like they are trying to emulate The Office.

(Sorry for my english)

Posted 07 April 2012 - 6:25 PM