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29-10-2014 09:43 PM |
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Originally Posted by Livia
(Post 7345628)
Payback for Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.
Oh, and Stewie in Family Guy, so technically we still owe them one.
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at least he was an entertaining dick lol stewie ius genius, an evil genius, family guy is hilarious, the simpsons has been class for decades, the seemingly endless run of great American comedies has long buried the british false accusation that yanks don't get irony..........its we who don't get it....we don't even get the fact that laughing AT people and being plain mean is never funny, never...........
we used to produce magic, absolte magic, it kills me to admit it but we lost it decades ago.......the us comedies are deeper, more well researched, the characters more well rounded, the plots and stories are unpredictable and multi faceted....ultimately theyre even kinder nicer warmer more broad minded than most british comedies and tv shows in general....we over rely on either the ancient scribes or the posh mansions and frocks.......id love to go for a pint in the cheers bar, get on fraziers couch, the fabulous larry sanders show, hang out with ellen, co for an al capacino with friends, chew the cud the Seinfeld and his odd buddies, go for cold one with the fonz and Richie Cunningham, further back the odd couple, or shooting the breeze with the greatest comedy mind on earth, larry david etc etc
their movies are endlessly funnier, darker, more unpredictable, they offer endless chances to writers and multi producers, even their serious dramas are funnier. dallas, the sopranos,west wing, etc
we have the ability but we offer no opportunities in this country....its often a case of individuals fighting the systems in the uk or us. once people slavishly follow the formula all the magic disappears.and that's exactly what happens with the twatfest that is the bbc
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