Sam's Thread of Chattin' w/ Jake & Other Robust Subjects

[The Hiphopapotamus]

Edit: Are any American sitcoms as good as they say? Seinfeld is shit.

How I met ypur mother is awesome. It's legen-wait for it and I hope you're not lactose intolerant because the second part of this word is- dary.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Yeah, it's OK.

 

[gd]

HIMYM sucks

 

[Uncle Sam]

I'm just a big fan of wordplay.

Hey Jake, I just got Zodiac on BD. That makes 15. That should draw him back.

 

[Lee]

I just realised this was started on my birthday last year.

And HIMYM is like most american sitcoms....addictive but misses the com bit

 

[Uncle Sam]

It's why the British format of only six episodes a series is better. About ten times more substance per episode.

 

[X]

British comedy for the most part is terrible. It's about as amusing as watching your fingernails grow. The Office is the only one I can think of worth a piss.

 

[gd]

The American version of the Office has like 20 episodes per season.

 

[Uncle Sam]

British comedy for the most part is terrible. It's about as amusing as watching your fingernails grow. The Office is the only one I can think of worth a piss.

I generally only count about five shows as legitimate British comedies.

Let's see:
Peep Show
The Office
Blackadder
Monty Python
???
Profit

Most the stuff we produce under the banner of comedy I wouldn't even consider television, I'd consider it turd smeared on a camera. When we put our mind to it though, it can be quite funny. I generally dislike anything with a laughter track. Any show that has to point out that something they've done is funny isn't funny. Rule of thumb.

Oh, and I don't really like Blackadder and Monty Python.

Edit: And that's not a definitive list by the way. There are a few other ones I like too.

 

[X]

What about that Fawlty Towers I hear ever so much about?

Go watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

 

[gd]

I like Monty Python.

 

[Lee]

IASIP is brilliant

 

[Uncle Sam]

I like Monty Python.

I bought the entire boxset, then realised it wasn't funny. Boy was my face red.

Edit: There are some funny parts. "Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!" gets me every time.

 

[Lee]

Monthy pyton did so much stuff that a small percentage had to be funny, that happened and that's what we know today.

 

[Tastycles]

Monty Python isn't even remotely funny. The only sketch I have ever laughed at is the one wihere the northerners try and out-poor each other, but they stole that. Everything else is just that shit pre-1980s Oxbridge humour.

I was thinking about defending British comedy, then American comedy, then I realised they're both shit. Animated comedy and panel shows are pretty uch the only thing that ever make me laugh, and panel shows mostly don't either.

I was about to say that America is probably better overall because they don't have BBC3 "comedy", but then I remembered they do have Just Shoot Me, so I'll call it a draw.

 

[The Hiphopapotamus]

HIMYM is hilarious, IMO.

British Comedy isn't terrible. I always loved Mr. Bean as a child, and the inbetweeners is hilarious.

Our comedy is also great. Father Ted walks over everything.

But Scrubs takes the cake.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I'm ashamed to say I do like Scrubs. This last series they've been showing on E4 has been pretty good so far.

 

[X]

I've lost all respect for you Sam.

Not because Scrubs is bad, I've seen every episode multiple times, but because I thought you were far too cool to enjoy a show like that. Your pretentiousness has vanished.

Jake is rolling over in his shallow grave.

 

[Uncle Sam]

If it makes you feel better I didn't much care for the first six seasons.

 

[The Hiphopapotamus]

Why be ashamed. It's hilarious. But once Braff leaves, there it goes. It'll be like Joey, except the other way around.

But the most recent series has been the funniest

 

[Uncle Sam]

JD's one of the more annoying characters. I could do without him and Elliott. Weirdly enough, I'm digging the new interns. Not the black dude though. He's menacing. It's the eyes.

 

[X]

Yeah I saw a commercial for the new season the other day and couldn't help but be pissed. A whole bunch of new interns that are supposed to be the new main characters I guess. Atleast they still have Turk and I'm pretty sure Cox as well. Braff is going to be in a few episodes too.

Still, they should have just left it at the end of last season.

 

[The Hiphopapotamus]

It's a pity they fired Ed. He was brilliant.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Ed was the cocky one, yes?

 

[gd]

If it makes you feel better I didn't much care for the first six seasons.

I think the earliest seasons are by far better than what's going on currently.