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spungo Super Geek Posts: 212 |
posted January 28, 2002 10:19
Ok, forgive me if this has been done recently but I'm a tenderfoot here ... here's my list - (gee, guess who watched 'High Fidelity' at the weekend?) ... I hope this doesn't turn out to be a lesson in how start a flame war! 1. Father Ted ok, I've done it now... I wonder what this list says about me, he worries...
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1117 |
posted January 28, 2002 18:10
The Simpsons, if you count cartoon sitcoms that is..........Z IP: Logged |
Swiss Mercenary BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1461 |
posted January 29, 2002 02:17
quote: Hmm 6 out of 10 are UK comedies, as are the top three, shows who makes the best, eh? How could you forget: All right, not really sitcoms, but most probably some of the best comedy I have seen. Did the US get 'The New Statesman' at all? Does anyone else out there loath laugh tracks? Why can TV producers not see that intelligent people do not want to be told when to laugh. (All right, I know, the operative word is intelligent.) IP: Logged |
Rednivek unregistered |
posted January 29, 2002 03:38
All in the Family IP: Logged |
Rednivek unregistered |
posted January 29, 2002 03:40
Sanford and Son IP: Logged |
quantumfluff Highlie Posts: 672 |
posted January 29, 2002 05:59
To me, the test for a favorite sitcom is if I can watch reruns of shows forever and still find them funny. I would add Get Smart and two shows that only had a few episodes but were gems: Police Squad (the forerunner to the Naked Gun series) IP: Logged |
Oldguy geek Alpha Geek Posts: 306 |
posted January 29, 2002 06:22
Wearing my official oldguy hat I have to add "The Burns and Allen Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show." Some of you may have seen the latter, but few of you will have seen the former. IP: Logged |
Swiss Mercenary BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1461 |
posted January 29, 2002 08:02
quote: That was a remake of a UK show, also called 'Sanford and Son', I think. IP: Logged |
Swiss Mercenary BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1461 |
posted January 29, 2002 08:04
Actually my favorite shows are the Radio shows. 'Round the Horne' These are classics and if you can get hold of the tapes I suggest you listen to them. IP: Logged |
Bregalad Super Geek Posts: 203 |
posted January 29, 2002 17:55
The Goon Show was fantastic, but a little before my time so I've only heard little snippets. Peter Sellers et al were very funny people. We should add "Are You Being Served?" and "To the Manor Born" to the list of great UK comedies that have sailed to the new world. For those that are interested, there is Blackadder DVD set available with the four series and all the specials including The Cavalier Years and the Blackadder reunion. IP: Logged |
Rednivek unregistered |
posted January 29, 2002 21:34
Sanford & Son was a remake of Steptoe and Son.... However, it was still one of the best. And Redd Foxx's real name was... yeah... IP: Logged |
spungo Super Geek Posts: 212 |
posted January 30, 2002 02:32
Rednivek has a point... Sandford and Son was a remake of Steptoe and Son - both timeless - I used to watch Sandford and Son when I was a kid ... loved it (prefered it, I must say) - yes, probably should have been in the list - a shameless omission. ------------------ IP: Logged |
littlefish Geek Posts: 71 |
posted January 30, 2002 03:11
Well, something I love but isn't too well known is Time Gentlemen pleas, which starts a new series tonight in the UK. I can't wait! (for those who care 10pm sky one) Can I also add that I feel like a true geek today because I am posting from a text-based browser for the first time - ooh soo fast!) IP: Logged |
FatGnome Geek Posts: 72 |
posted January 30, 2002 07:30
Well I don't know if it is a sitcom but it is a foreign comedy. The "Red Green Show" has to be one of my favorites. I mean it has one of the biggest geeks of all time in it. Don't forget in the list of great UK sitcoms "Waiting for God." I don't know but there is just something about horny and slightly delusional old people that I find funny. ------------------ IP: Logged |
Oldguy geek Alpha Geek Posts: 306 |
posted January 30, 2002 08:18
quote: I love that show. Nothing like a Victor Meldrew rant. I especially remember one with a running gag about a door-to-door salesman selling "bendy dinosaurs." IP: Logged |
Demosthenes Assimilated Posts: 372 |
posted January 30, 2002 13:39
quote:harold! harold r0x0rz, he reminds me of a slightly more-clueless version of lewis from rotn. [cue comic-book-guy voice: best. eighties-movie. ever.] i've been a big fan of 'will and grace' since it went on the air. [ducks flying vegetables] oh! and how could one ever forget 'freaks and geeks!' IP: Logged |
plastic Super Geek Posts: 158 |
posted January 31, 2002 00:48
1. all in the family 2. simpsons 3. a-team 4. family guy 5. knight rider 6. spongebob squarepants 7. digimon 8. mad about you 9. the drew carrey show 10. quantum leap ( i know some dont technecally count as sitcms, too bad :P ) ------------------ quote: IP: Logged |
joliet_jane Super Geek Posts: 140 |
posted January 31, 2002 08:37
We can't forget those sitcoms that were shit but will always have a special place in many people's hearts (um, for some sort of reason): Family Matters I should also mention "The Critic" as a hilarious show that should NEVER have been axed but was anyway... twice. IP: Logged |
Evilbunny Highlie Posts: 614 |
posted January 31, 2002 18:02
How about ALL of the Monty Python movies!? IP: Logged |
Evilbunny Highlie Posts: 614 |
posted January 31, 2002 18:04
Oh, whoops, you were talking about sitcoms... IP: Logged |
ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1117 |
posted February 01, 2002 15:29
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trowelblister Super Geek Posts: 227 |
posted February 04, 2002 15:57
only sitcom i watch with any regularity (or is it just obsession?) is the simpson's.
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Akira Super Geek Posts: 182 |
posted February 04, 2002 17:23
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octothorp Assimilated Posts: 361 |
posted February 05, 2002 23:02
I'm not much of a TV guy... other than simpsons, most of the sitcoms I watch are collected on tape.
I'd also like to nitpik that as incredible as Monty Python was, it wasn't technically a sitcom: sitcoms must have an underlying premise around which everything is based (note the Seinfeldian discussion about a show about 'nothing'). Skit-based shows such as Monty Python, Kids In the Hall, Saturday Night Live and possibly This Hour Has 22 Minutes (though I might budge on that one) are all in a genre that could best be described as comedy showcase. # IP: Logged |
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