doc.fixit Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Does Red Dwarf count as a sit com?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Does Red Dwarf count as a sit com?? They dropped the 'com' part after the first couple of series. Agree - Red Dwarf was great for the first few series. One of those things that should have stopped while they were ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krafty Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Porridge Red dwarf Inbetweeners Only fools and horses Open all hours Bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Blackadder series 2, 3 and 4. Series 1 just wasn't funny. Men behaving badly - although it's aged terribly. Not going out. Frasier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Did anyone see the episode from Inside Number 9 last week that was practically wordless? Some scenes in that will be seen as classics in years to come, maybe even the whole episode if it stands up without the element of surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whimsy Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I Didn't Know You Cared Early Doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Login Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 M.A.S.H for non UK sitcoms, provided it is the version without the laughter track For UK I would probably go for Porridge. Possibly as second choice, Yes Minister. I also have a soft spot for one of ITV's very few decent comedies, Rising Damp. Others I enjoy but I think I rate these the most as they are the characters are all beleivable are played played dead straight. The situations are not contrived neither is there an element of farce It is why although I enjoy Fawlty Towers, I do not have it at the top of the list as I do not think the use of language is a patch on Porridge etc, and a large element strays into farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Man LIVE Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Only one mention for "Frasier" ???? UK ... The Office, Fawlty Towers, Rising Damp US ... Cheers, Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Office, Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men BEST of the lot ??????? Hmmmmmmmm, can't say .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Anyone remember watching Hardwicke house? They showed the pilot episode and maybe 1 other episode after that, then it got pulled, all remaining episodes where destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whimsy Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I don't suppose anyone remembers the great delights of The Strange World of Gurney Slade? (Anthony Newley) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Now available on DVD too. I seem to remember it had a good theme tune. ETA: Just watched an episode on YouTube. I know it's not a sitcom, but it was far ahead of its time, and a reminder of what a talent Newley was. Great for London spotting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDruid-3X3 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Best ever UK sitcom - Fawlty Towers. Only 12 episodes in total, so no chance of growing stale and still funny to watch. Best ever US sitcom - M.A.S.H. Lasted longer than the war it was set in - but always funny and irreverent and never grew stale. I Agree Completely. I have several Episodes on Tape. But have you guys ever had Cheers Broadcast over there. That was one of my Favorites. Of course, Family Guy has had me Laughing So Hard that I almost Pissed Myself. 3X3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shake me up Judy Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I enjoyed many of the early episodes of Cheers - but then working nights meant I missed it for a while and by the next time I saw it Shelley Long had been replaced by Kirstie Alley and it didn't seem to work as well. I thought Cheers got even better as it developed; we saw more of Frasier and Lilith, and poignancy often coloured the best episodes. I liked them all, but preferred the addition to the cast of Kirsty Alley and Woody Harrelson in the later series. Like almost all the best comedies there was a hint of sadness to Cheers that made it really great. It was interesting to hear Jack Dee on Desert Island Discs last weekend and one of his selections was the theme to Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads ?, a sitcom that he remembers fondly and one which is often overlooked. I'd forgotten how great the theme song was too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Lilith is great, she makes my marriage seem like a rather light hearted affair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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