[Alf]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Haven't watched it but still gonna slag it off

Logic

Of course, why not? Moaning and complaining is a great British trait that makes you feel good.

Although I didn't start by slagging it off, I just said I've never watched it, but people had to stick their oar in and tell me I'm somehow in the wrong for not watching it.

[Nicky91]

oh well i do like these sort of adventure tv shows, and it has 2 dutch actors in it, Carice Van Houten and Michiel Huisman

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

Of course, why not? Moaning and complaining is a great British trait that makes you feel good.

Although I didn't start by slagging it off, I just said I've never watched it, but people had to stick their oar in and tell me I'm somehow in the wrong for not watching it.

I don't think anyone was saying you're in the wrong for not watching it just that they didn't understand why you wouldn't give it a go because it's so good, I'm always trying to get anyone who hasn't watched it to give it a shot and tbh so far 100% of the people I've forced to watch it now are addicted too It's because we care Alf and don't want you to miss out

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

oh well i do like these sort of adventure tv shows, and it has 2 dutch actors in it, Carice Van Houten and Michiel Huisman

I'm relying on you in the pub quiz if Game of thrones questions come up.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Alf

Of course, why not? Moaning and complaining is a great British trait that makes you feel good.

Although I didn't start by slagging it off, I just said I've never watched it, but people had to stick their oar in and tell me I'm somehow in the wrong for not watching it.

I'd say you're more in the wrong for going into a thread for a TV show you aren't interested in and slagging it off for a reaction when you haven't even watched it.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't think anyone was saying you're in the wrong for not watching it just that they didn't understand why you wouldn't give it a go because it's so good, I'm always trying to get anyone who hasn't watched it to give it a shot and tbh so far 100% of the people I've forced to watch it now are addicted too It's because we care Alf and don't want you to miss out

It sounds far too pornographic for me, I'm a good boy.

I hope children ain't watching it, My dad used to switch the TV over if a lady was in her underwear.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Alf

I'm relying on you in the pub quiz if Game of thrones questions come up.

no pressure there then

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I'd say you're more in the wrong for going into a thread for a TV show you aren't interested in and slagging it off for a reaction when you haven't even watched it.

I wasn't after a reaction. I was just showing how unique I am.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

It sounds far too pornographic for me, I'm a good boy.

I hope children ain't watching it, My dad used to switch the TV over if a lady was in her underwear.

[DouglasS]

Originally Posted by Alf

It sounds far too pornographic for me, I'm a good boy.

I hope children ain't watching it, My dad used to switch the TV over if a lady was in her underwear.

Loads of kids and teenagers watch it, it's just nudity.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

I wasn't after a reaction. I was just showing how unique I am.

Not that unique if what you say is right and the old sitcoms were more popular than GOTs though, eh?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by DouglasS

Loads of kids and teenagers watch it, it's just nudity.

Kids? bad parenting if they do

[DouglasS]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Kids? bad parenting if they do

My friends and I use to watch season 1 and 2 when we were like 14/15 - tbh Parents don't know what is watched on laptops/devices so it's not exactly bad parenting.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by DouglasS

My friends use to watch season 1 and 2 when we were like 14/15 - tbh Parents don't know what is watched on laptops/devices so it's not exactly bad parenting.

You said Kids and teenagers, 14/15 is teenagers, I assumed when you said both that kids means younger than teens?

[DouglasS]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You said Kids and teenagers, 14/15 is teenagers, I assumed when you said both that kids means younger than teens?

I kinda grouped them together, I meant Kids and teenagers kinda meaning like 13-16.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You said Kids and teenagers, 14/15 is teenagers, I assumed when you said both that kids means younger than teens?

Niamh clocking Douglas

[user104658]

To be fair, I'm not sure that a fan of dusty old British comedies would particularly enjoy a political fantasy drama .

Can't say I'm a big fan of much older British comedy, most of it really grates on me. The only older series that I find really funny are Fawlty Towers and Father Ted, and of course the latter, whilst a British production for a British channel, is really full blood Irish .

There are a few more recent British comedies that I enjoy too so I'm not convinced that it's gone downhill at all . As for "PC culture" - there's stuff in something like The Inbetweeners that they'd never have gotten away with "back in the day", the same as there are things in older comedies they wouldn't say now. PC hadn't "increased", it's simply changed focus.

[DouglasS]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Niamh clocking Douglas

This is literally just a discussion, you need to learn how to read situations properly

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by DouglasS

This is literally just a discussion, you need to learn how to read situations properly

sorry

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

To be fair, I'm not sure that a fan of dusty old British comedies would particularly enjoy a political fantasy drama .

Can't say I'm a big fan of much older British comedy, most of it really grates on me. The only older series that I find really funny are Fawlty Towers and Father Ted, and of course the latter, whilst a British production for a British channel, is really full blood Irish .

There are a few more recent British comedies that I enjoy too so I'm not convinced that it's gone downhill at all . As for "PC culture" - there's stuff in something like The Inbetweeners that they'd never have gotten away with "back in the day", the same as there are things in older comedies they wouldn't say now. PC hadn't "increased", it's simply changed focus.

Yeah I wouldn't have been a huge fan either bar those two. A bit more modern day ones like The Office, Extras, Peep Show, The IT Crowd are all very good though imo

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Kids? bad parenting if they do

Yeah it's really not a kids show, not just for graphic content, but I don't think many kids under 12 could really follow the politics .

To be fair I don't mind my 7 year old seeing (non-sexual) nudity on TV, it's just human bodies, and I'm not really opposed to her seeing fantasy violence and I don't care at all about swearing... But GoT has a lot of violent sex scenes, not to mention all of the incest, and no child can process things like that!

My wife does tell her the very watered down "Tale of Arya Stark" as a bed time story though . She also likes The Flash as a bedtime story, though she won't watch it even though it would be fine. She's not into superheroes, she says. Unless it's in bedtime story form apparently .

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by DouglasS

I kinda grouped them together, I meant Kids and teenagers kinda meaning like 13-16.

My daughter just started watching it this year and she's just turned 17, I wouldn't allow my 13 year old to watch it but tbh he's got no interest in watching TV series other than superhero ones at the moment

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

To be fair, I'm not sure that a fan of dusty old British comedies would particularly enjoy a political fantasy drama .

Can't say I'm a big fan of much older British comedy, most of it really grates on me. The only older series that I find really funny are Fawlty Towers and Father Ted, and of course the latter, whilst a British production for a British channel, is really full blood Irish .

There are a few more recent British comedies that I enjoy too so I'm not convinced that it's gone downhill at all . As for "PC culture" - there's stuff in something like The Inbetweeners that they'd never have gotten away with "back in the day", the same as there are things in older comedies they wouldn't say now. PC hadn't "increased", it's simply changed focus.

TV programmes don't come more political than 'Till death us do part' and Alf Garnett's views on the World.

I learned far more from watching sitcoms then I ever did at school.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Yeah it's really not a kids show, not just for graphic content, but I don't think many kids under 12 could really follow the politics .

To be fair I don't mind my 7 year old seeing (non-sexual) nudity on TV, it's just human bodies, and I'm not really opposed to her seeing fantasy violence and I don't care at all about swearing... But GoT has a lot of violent sex scenes, not to mention all of the incest, and no child can process things like that!

My wife does tell her the very watered down "Tale of Arya Stark" as a bed time story though . She also likes The Flash as a bedtime story, though she won't watch it even though it would be fine. She's not into superheroes, she says. Unless it's in bedtime story form apparently .

Yeah GOTs is filled with such a massive combination of totally inappropriate and disturbing stuff, incest, torture, rape

ah the Flash, that's me and my sons favourite thing to watch together

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah GOTs is filled with such a massive combination of totally inappropriate and disturbing stuff, incest, torture, rape

ah the Flash, that's me and my sons favourite thing to watch together

She properly refuses to get into marvel and DC . Maybe in a few more years. She does like Harry Potter and that is basically superhero stuff right?

But with live action TV she's into utter trash like "My Babysitter is a Vampire", "Victorious" and "Sam and Cat" with Arianna Grande. Try watching THAT, Alf, then come back and say that GoT is bad .