Re: Pre RLWC TV : Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:16 pm  

Dally wrote:

So how have you judged it is terrible? Closed mind I say.

2 minutes, plus the numerous trails on BBC, is more than adequate to tell how pathetic it (and Mrs Browns Boys) is. As codead says its a throwback to the 70's and even worse, isn't funny.
An immigrant talking in a funny voice doing stupid things? No thanks. Same goes for someone playing a woman, Les Dawson did it better.

On a similar theme, why are there no top quality sitcoms anymore? Has the writing talent dried up?

Re: Pre RLWC TV : Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:40 pm  

Earth, Wind, and Fire on't Jules Holland, ain't no going wrong there.

That Khan lark is utter shizzle.

Re: Pre RLWC TV : Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:24 am  

Dally wrote:

Great night tonight, HIGNFY and the Citizen Khan. Great comedy.

Didn't think HIGNFY was on last night, thought it was the Giles Brandreth show

Re: Pre RLWC TV : Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:10 am  

Dally wrote:

So how have you judged it is terrible? Closed mind I say.

Lousy script and shouty over-acting.

Re: Pre RLWC TV : Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:11 am  

Hull White Star wrote:

Didn't think HIGNFY was on last night, thought it was the Giles Brandreth show

Agreed, that twerp killed it stone dead.
How he gets a gig at all is beyond me.

I've never watched Mrs Brown's Boys ... the trailers were enough amateurish slapstick to put me right off.

Re: Pre RLWC TV : Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:37 am  

El Barbudo wrote:

... I've never watched Mrs Brown's Boys ... the trailers were enough amateurish slapstick to put me right off.

Trailers put me off as well – and for Citizen Khan too.

As for HIGNFY, I've never quite forgiven it for the attitude toward Angus Deayton.

Re: Pre RLWC TV : Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:45 pm  

For years I didn't watch The Royle Family because it looked stupid when I flicked it on. When I actually watched, rather than prejudging it, I thought it was very good. Class like Citizen Khan, Mrs Browns Boys. Blankety Blank, etc have to be watched a couple of times to understand and appreciate them.

Re: Pre RLWC TV : Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:44 pm  

Dally wrote:

For years I didn't watch The Royle Family because it looked stupid when I flicked it on. When I actually watched, rather than prejudging it, I thought it was very good. Class like Citizen Khan, Mrs Browns Boys. Blankety Blank, etc have to be watched a couple of times to understand and appreciate them.

Bugger me, you'll be championing Count Arthur Strong next.

For those who may not have seen him, he's like Harry Worth with a speech impediment

Re: Pre RLWC TV : Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:54 am  

cod'ead wrote:

Bugger me, you'll be championing Count Arthur Strong next.

For those who may not have seen him, he's like Harry Worth with a speech impediment

Never liked Harry Worth.
Love Count Arthur Strong, especially on the radio.

And there is the strange thing for a lot of his first TV series scripts had already been done via his radio show almost word for word, compare the two and for me the radio medium wins every time, comedy isn't always visual.

Re: Pre RLWC TV : Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:00 am  

Him wrote:

On a similar theme, why are there no top quality sitcoms anymore? Has the writing talent dried up?

Could you give us an example of a "top quality" sitcom from the past ?

I can't really think of more than a handful from the last 40 years that I would gladly watch again even with the glut of TV channels showing such programs now, off the top of my head and without any serious thought I'd pick "Sykes" as being a series of brilliantly comedic episodes being based on three genius comedy actors, I struggle to think of others though especially where "normal" actors are involved and a strong reliance on a good script becomes so important.

And anyone who mentions a Carla Lane scripted series ( I refuse to call them comedies) needs to have their brain refurbished,