tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post4318309227388003009..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Just to Say....Bryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-23663057098262574422006-11-24T14:16:00.000+00:002006-11-24T14:16:00.000+00:00Oneblue: As someone who considers "The Mary Tyler...Oneblue: As someone who considers "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" as the best long running sitcom ever, I don't exactly warm to the dark comedy of embarrassment and humiliation which you seem to agree is at the heart of those shows.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-67139098009444185162006-11-23T22:39:00.000+00:002006-11-23T22:39:00.000+00:00Recent British sitcoms of note would be The Office...Recent British sitcoms of note would be The Office, Extras, Nighty Night, Saxondale; which are post heart warming entertainment, in fact they seem to pull the rug of comfort away from the feet of scripted tragedy (which I prefer.. along with torture etc, rather than the bitter sweet affluenza of Sex in the City).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815128610501686811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36202984490506888422006-11-23T12:14:00.000+00:002006-11-23T12:14:00.000+00:00I'm very happy to find my tastes in comedy are sha...I'm very happy to find my tastes in comedy are shared by others after all. It seems to me that Scrubs has its dedicated fans, but why it hasn't attracted a larger viewership in the States or Australia is a bit of a puzzle. <br /><br />Sex and the City: appalling, and the "gay men as women" was indeed obvious. Mind you, it is a little worrying that it did have a significant young female audienceStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-14919716877074744822006-11-23T05:31:00.000+00:002006-11-23T05:31:00.000+00:00Susan,
I didn't see State of Play, but of course I...Susan,<br />I didn't see State of Play, but of course I saw Prime Suspect. Without Helen Mirren it would have been a good cop show, with her it was art. Over here it turned her into a national treasure. After that and The Queen - both of which felt as though they were actually directed by her acting - she seems to me to be one of the (if not the) greatest actors of her generation. I once told herBryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-80373879256225396012006-11-22T18:16:00.000+00:002006-11-22T18:16:00.000+00:00Every time I've seen a clip of 'Curb Your Enthusia...Every time I've seen a clip of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' it looks quite superb; so why don't Channel 4 broadcast it? I know they want to promote their sister satellite stations, but could they not, at least, repeat it on Channel 4?Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-55760268380530054392006-11-22T17:20:00.000+00:002006-11-22T17:20:00.000+00:00I never even watched "Sex and the City," yet we ge...I never even watched "Sex and the City," yet we get HBO. The reason we pay HBO's exorbitant prices, however, is because we love "The Sopranos." Now *that* is first-rate TV.<br /><br />However, hub & I just watched another (occasional) British series that we love, and I'm wondering how it is perceived in the land that made it: "Prime Suspect," with Helen Mirren, is what I'm referring to. I think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-46353923482938240792006-11-22T17:13:00.000+00:002006-11-22T17:13:00.000+00:00I agree with you Bryan on the superiority of Ameri...I agree with you Bryan on the superiority of American sitcoms. However having lived there, we only see about 5% of them over here. On TV there you see all the dross and most of them are indeed terrible.<br /><br />However we have had our revenge, we have sold them all the worse than unbelivebale 'dancing on ice', celebrity-reality-show insanity. You may not like sex and the city, but our responseCityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-42900476181825657992006-11-22T15:10:00.000+00:002006-11-22T15:10:00.000+00:00American comedy has improved greatly over the year...American comedy has improved greatly over the years. They still make far too many dodgy sitcoms though. But Curb, Scrubs and Arrested Development are/were brilliant. And when it comes to cartoon comedy (Simpsons, Family Guy et al.), the Americans are world leaders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-72436148294994540552006-11-22T12:32:00.000+00:002006-11-22T12:32:00.000+00:00I want to be Dr. Cox as well, Bryan.
I find him to...I want to be Dr. Cox as well, Bryan.<br />I find him to be refreshing but I don't think I'd want to have coffee with him.<br />I just want to be him.Newscomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-28662486839445622042006-11-22T12:13:00.000+00:002006-11-22T12:13:00.000+00:00Me I see myself as Kelso, in my better moments - ...Me I see myself as Kelso, in my better moments - tho I know in my heart I'm Ted. Sex and the City - was it a comedy? - was indeed ghastly beyond words. Hard to believe that the Americans of all people cld have made a TV series so entirely morally nihilistic (despite appearances, Seinfeld wasn't<br />- it was too Jewish and too honest). The American sitcom is truly one of the great Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-74799046528093655572006-11-22T11:04:00.000+00:002006-11-22T11:04:00.000+00:00Bill Hicks summed up Sex and the City and all the ...Bill Hicks summed up Sex and the City and all the garbage including the awful Friends(what the hell was all its popularity about, even amongst seemingly intelligent people??) with the line, "Piece of shit, walk away." And in response to an imagined attempt at deeper analysis of Basic Instinct I think it was, "You're getting way too deep with this...Piece of shit, walk away."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com