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Zizu 09-01-2025 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 11597171)
I didn't like Seinfeld


Mmm that explains a lot LOL

I absolutely LOVE the Seinfeld series ..

He’s a legendary stand up comedian as well

rusticgal 09-01-2025 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 11597027)
Have you watched Schitts Creek Rusti?


No...never. Is it good?

Ray. 09-01-2025 08:15 AM

F.R.I.E.N.D.S is a bit of fun (Joey and the Gellers are my favourite characters), but Cheers and Seinfeld are both way better imo.

rusticgal 09-01-2025 08:22 AM

My friend got tickets to be part of the audience whilst recording and episode of Birds of a Feather....I seriously struggled to raise a smile.

Crimson Dynamo 09-01-2025 08:37 AM

come on who can forget when Elaine started dancing at the Office party


ThomasC 09-01-2025 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 11597046)
Have you watched Scitts Creek though? :hee:

Nope. I just don't really have any intention of watching sit-coms as I just don't really find them that funny.

I have a very dry sense of humour. Maybe that's why.

In real life people people often tell me I'm hilarious and have no idea why. I don't intentionally go out to try and be funnu

Friends, although may have had a live audience, engineered the laughing. People sometimes laugh just if others are laughing even if it's not that funny.

ThomasC 09-01-2025 09:20 AM

I did find parts of Mrs Brown's boys funny.

First few episodes in particular

Niamh. 09-01-2025 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ThomasC (Post 11597195)
Nope. I just don't really have any intention of watching sit-coms as I just don't really find them that funny.

I have a very dry sense of humour. Maybe that's why.

In real life people people often tell me I'm hilarious and have no idea why. I don't intentionally go out to try and be funnu

Friends, although may have had a live audience, engineered the laughing. People sometimes laugh just if others are laughing even if it's not that funny.

The humour in Schitts Creek is different to Friends, also it isn't filmed in front of an audience or have canned laughter

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Originally Posted by ThomasC (Post 11597197)
I did find parts of Mrs Brown's boys funny.

First few episodes in particular

That's one I don't find at all funny :laugh:

Glenn. 09-01-2025 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 11597121)
As for the " laugh track ", I remember watching a behind the scenes documentary about friends .And they had a real audience...but they would use a quick short taped laugh track for some of the jokes,as the audience laugher was interrupting the actors next lines,which made sense.

The episode where Monica and chandler get married is the prime example of this when Chandlers mum asks his dad about having too much penis to be wearing a dress like that. The audience went crazy and for about ten minutes. They had to shorten that.

Glenn. 09-01-2025 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ThomasC (Post 11597197)
I did find parts of Mrs Brown's boys funny.

First few episodes in particular

I think you need to catch Livia up

Ammi 09-01-2025 10:55 AM

…I think with Friends, a lot of it for me was that thing of seeing something of your own friends in the character traits…and even some of yourself…I mean, I’m that person that would take all of the freebies/those sampler things home from the hotel room in that episode…Im reformed now but when the boys were younger, they loved getting those if they were at home being looked after by grandparents and we’d been away for a little break…I took back whatever I could for them…I stripped those hotel rooms to the bone…

Ammi 09-01-2025 10:56 AM

..and I know so many Monica’s…I also know quite a few Rachel’s as well…

Niamh. 09-01-2025 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Zizu (Post 11597173)
Mmm that explains a lot LOL

I absolutely LOVE the Seinfeld series ..

He’s a legendary stand up comedian as well

:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by rusticgal (Post 11597176)
No...never. Is it good?

So good, give it a season to get into it though

Swan 09-01-2025 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by James (Post 11597055)
I was a convert to it. Didn't like what I thought it was like, but when I actually watched it thought it was really well-written and funny.

Same. Always dismissed it as corny American rubbish, but when i got with my first girlfriend, i was like 12, i would walk her home from school and go to hers for the evening. Her family watched Friends every Friday night, i think S6 had just started, anyway, i had no choice but watch, after 1 episode i was hooked. Borrowed my girlfriend's sister's VHS box sets and binge watched them to catch up. I feel like S4/5/6 was peak Friends.

Talking of worst sitcoms, The Big Bang Theory is the worst sitcom in the history for the world ever!

James 09-01-2025 11:28 AM

I started watching new episodes with S6. Before that I got into it because the repeats were on every day after another show I watched.

Crimson Dynamo 09-01-2025 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Swan (Post 11597258)
Same. Always dismissed it as corny American rubbish, but when i got with my first girlfriend, i was like 12, i would walk her home from school and go to hers for the evening. Her family watched Friends every Friday night, i think S6 had just started, anyway, i had no choice but watch, after 1 episode i was hooked. Borrowed my girlfriend's sister's VHS box sets and binge watched them to catch up. I feel like S4/5/6 was peak Friends.

Talking of worst sitcoms, The Big Bang Theory is the worst sitcom in the history for the world ever!

The Big Bang Theory is squarely aimed at the 12-16 age group tho

GoldHeart 09-01-2025 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 11597250)
..and I know so many Monica’s…I also know quite a few Rachel’s as well…

It's funny....when I watched it as a kid I thought Rachel was a fun person,then as I got older I actually preferred Monica. And just found Rachel annoying especially both her & Ross lol .

GoldHeart 09-01-2025 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Glenn. (Post 11597234)
The episode where Monica and chandler get married is the prime example of this when Chandlers mum asks his dad about having too much penis to be wearing a dress like that. The audience went crazy and for about ten minutes. They had to shorten that.

There's a few where they had to switch to laugh track,I think the las Vegas one was like that aswell . But I've noticed when I watch some old comedies , including British ones...the laughter sometimes drowns out actors lines which is annoying.

You can tell at times they try to wait for the audience to
stop laughing to deliver their next line,but other times
they just echo over it.

Glenn. 09-01-2025 01:46 PM

What’s y’all’s favourite episodes?

Niamh. 09-01-2025 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Glenn. (Post 11597330)
What’s y’all’s favourite episodes?

The one with the Jellyfish sprang to mind, also The One with the Routine, where Ross and Monica do their dance for that NYE's TV Show

GoldHeart 09-01-2025 01:51 PM

I have a few favourite episodes.

One of my favourite's is when Joey outsmarts Phoebe, with the whole " no selfless deed " situation. When he did that telethon,and Phoebe let a bee sting her :laugh: .

GoldHeart 09-01-2025 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 11597331)
The one with the Jellyfish sprang to mind, also The One with the Routine, where Ross and Monica do their dance for that NYE's TV Show

AHH yeah I like the NYE episode aswell lol :).

Niamh. 09-01-2025 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 11597333)
AHH yeah I like the NYE episode aswell lol :).

There's probably loads more I haven't thought of, I liked the episodes with Phoebes brother as well, Frank Jnr, he was pretty funny

Zizu 09-01-2025 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 11597027)
Have you watched Schitts Creek Rusti?


Schitts Creek is excellent I will agree

Zizu 09-01-2025 02:03 PM

So how do you Friends fans feel when you watch Friends these days ( Post MatthewP ) ?

Can you even watch it now ??


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