Topic: British Programs (Read 302 times)

655321 · « **on:** November 23, 2009, 03:59:39 PM »

Thanks to Netflix, I have finished watching all seasons to date of The IT Crowd and Peep Show. These sitcoms are incredible! Anybody seen these and happen to know any others to recommend?

dan10things · « **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:15:14 PM »

Warm Springs = Pretty damn good. 4 ladies who met in prison are on the run with stolen money, when they hold up in a small British town, get involved in running an Inn, and all kinds of hijinx follow. I downloaded the first season.

Survivors = Awesome. This is a BBC Series that came out in the late '70s that they are re-doing, I just watched all of season one in the past two weeks. A virus kills off most of the world, a small group of diverse survivors band together for protection and survival. No zombies or anything, it's more about scrounging for resources and confrontations with other survivors.

packagethief · « **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:15:43 PM »

are you being served? was one of my favorite british comedies. also, faulty towers is wonderful.

packagethief · « **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:16:09 PM »

oh and young ones if you've never watched that. get on it!

655321 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:17:27 PM »

I'll check 'em out!

dan10things · « **Reply #5 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:28:17 PM »

The Young Ones is awesome, it used to be on MTV back in the day, there's a DVD with all the episodes on it. Motorhead, Madness and The Damned play in their living room in episodes. A hippie, an anarchist, a douchebag, and a metal/punk guy all live in a house together.

Dougie Felchtone · « **Reply #6 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:31:07 PM »

The BBC produced Sherlock Holmes serries, while not a sitcom, is well worth watching. All episodes follow the books almost exactly and the guy who plays Holmes is amazing.

knuck · « **Reply #7 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:40:57 PM »

The original series The Prisoner! They're showing it, as well as the new American remake on AMC channel. I actually think the new American one is pretty damned good. Sir Ian McKellan is in it, that goes does not suck.

Paisley Park · « **Reply #8 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:52:24 PM »

one halloween my girlfriend and i went as vyvian and rick from the young ones. i was vyv.

Sifl · « **Reply #9 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:54:11 PM »

My Hero is pretty silly. Of course Monty Python's Flying Circus is tip top!

Ceej · « **Reply #10 on:** November 23, 2009, 05:51:22 PM »

The Young Ones and Red Dwarf. The end.

packagethief · « **Reply #11 on:** November 23, 2009, 06:24:34 PM »

Quote from: knuck on November 23, 2009, 04:40:57 PM

The original series The Prisoner! They're showing it, as well as the new American remake on AMC channel. I actually think the new American one is pretty damned good. Sir Ian McKellan is in it, that goes does not suck.

i wanted to watch the prisoner on amc and i dvred one but then didnt realize it was a mini series. so i missed dvring the rest. hopefully they will replay them and i can watch it.

655321 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 23, 2009, 09:38:54 PM »

Quote from: packagethief on November 23, 2009, 06:24:34 PM

i wanted to watch the prisoner on amc and i dvred one but then didnt realize it was a mini series. so i missed dvring the rest. hopefully they will replay them and i can watch it.

If you have Comcast, it looks like AMC has both the original and the remake on demand

JustLikeDelilah · « **Reply #13 on:** November 24, 2009, 02:10:40 AM »

I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA?

ineptbeerman · « **Reply #14 on:** November 24, 2009, 02:49:10 AM »

Quote from: 655321 on November 23, 2009, 03:59:39 PM

Thanks to Netflix, I have finished watching all seasons to date of The IT Crowd and Peep Show. These sitcoms are incredible! Anybody seen these and happen to know any others to recommend?

Peep Show is the best sitcom ever. Case closed.

IT Crowd is hilarious.

Yes [Prime] Minister.

Black Adder.

The Mighty Boosh is hilarious though it might leave you a bit confused.

Mr. Bean.

Coupling is a very funny sex sitcom. Imagine British Friends.

Are You Being Served.

Faulty Towers: seriously, the fire drill may be one of the greatest acts of comedy ever committed by mankind.

Red Dwarf, need I comment further?

Young Ones is one of the top ten TV shows eve, the world's first live action cartoon, with awesome music.

Monty Python (if I need explain this this you are an asshole).

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy miniseries.

And, as if it needs any more support, there happens to be this little science fiction series, it called Dr. Who. Its the best sci-fi ever.

This is coming from the (likely) biggest nerd on NWPB. The Doctor edges out even Star Trek (barely).]

I'm done. But! British TV > American TV.

ineptbeerman · « **Reply #15 on:** November 24, 2009, 02:51:23 AM »

Quote from: packagethief on November 23, 2009, 06:24:34 PM

i wanted to watch the prisoner on amc and i dvred one but then didnt realize it was a mini series. so i missed dvring the rest. hopefully they will replay them and i can watch it.

FUCK!

I forgot the Prisoner.

The Avengers.

And!

The Saint.

I got caught up in BBC comedy series....

dan10things · « **Reply #16 on:** November 24, 2009, 09:17:13 AM »

I think I might be alone in finding both Hitchhiker's Guide and Red Dwarf a little too slow moving and not funny. I watched a Red Dwarf marathon of about 12 episodes to try to get into it and I felt like while there were funny parts, that a lot of it was pretty tedious.

ChrisCrusher · « **Reply #17 on:** November 24, 2009, 09:24:33 AM »

The original Office series was amazing.

I also really enjoyed the show Coupling.

655321 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 24, 2009, 09:39:26 AM »

Quote from: ChrisCrusher on November 24, 2009, 09:24:33 AM

The original Office series was amazing.

Yes it is! I still don't find the US version good at all. I've tried watching it like 3 different times and I can't help but think, "this was way better on the original version" or "the british character of this guy is way better." What is America's obsession with remaking these great shows - what's wrong with just airing the original? Has there ever been a cover band that was better than the original band?

knuck · « **Reply #19 on:** November 25, 2009, 03:54:45 AM »

Quote from: 655321 on November 24, 2009, 09:39:26 AM

Yes it is! I still don't find the US version good at all. I've tried watching it like 3 different times and I can't help but think, "this was way better on the original version" or "the british character of this guy is way better." What is America's obsession with remaking these great shows - what's wrong with just airing the original? Has there ever been a cover band that was better than the original band?

The US version of The Office is for dumb ignorant Americans who need to be spoon-fed humor with applause signs.

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