The Milner Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Oh aye, everyone has their own tastes. Im sure many would find me watching 3 hours of Star Trek a night on Syfi as shit tv but thats what i love. If i could find a TV channel that showed nothing but Star Trek, Only Fools and Horses and Fawlty Towers all day i dont think i would ever change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 IMO they all come under the same bracket. I really despise that kind of TV show. You mean comedy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Although to be fair there's a chance Milner saw episodes from the total shit heap that was season four and not something from one of Dan Harmon's seasons when it's been one of the smartest comedies on tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Are we still talking about Community here? If so it was season 1 i watched a bit of with my old flat mate. There is no way that show comes under smart tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 There's no way you come under smart milner! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Even so, Community is awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Soda Jerk Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Thread went bad. Close it down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 I never understood the appeal of Only Fools And Horses. It's frequently held up as one of the best sitcoms of all time and I don't get it at all. Del Boy called Rodney a plonker lolololol. Trigger thinks Rodney is called Dave lolololol. Grandad/Uncle Albert is old and stupid and rambles on a bit lolololol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Community is a pretty smart show. It's fomuliac like most sitcoms. But it's almost a satire of sitcoms. It's very meta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Community is a pretty smart show. It's fomuliac like most sitcoms. But it's almost a satire of sitcoms. It's very meta. Which often goes way over the top and becomes one of the downsides of the show. But at its best some of the parodies they do are brilliant and actually the only show I can think of which has parodied popular culture in such a good way is classic Simpsons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm currently reliving my youth and re-watching Andromeda on Netflix. So good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I watched the first episode of the new HBO series True Detective. It was great and shows potential to be another brilliant show for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Which often goes way over the top and becomes one of the downsides of the show. But at its best some of the parodies they do are brilliant and actually the only show I can think of which has parodied popular culture in such a good way is classic Simpsons.Paintball episodes, doctor who ripoffs, Troy and Abed in the Morning and "4 seasons and a movie" are among the cleverest things i've seen in sitcoms and made the occasional clunker (and all four seasons had bad episodes) something you should put up with. Much better watched in chunks of episodes than singly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I watched the first episode of the new HBO series True Detective. It was great and shows potential to be another brilliant show for them. I intend on watching this. It looks ace. HBO have a few decent looking series' on the go. The gay one (looking?) looks quite promising too - it seems like it's a show with a cast of characters that happen to be gay (and therefore will deal with issues relevant to gay people), rather than the characters being gay to push some kind of point about inequality. I think it'll be an interesting watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I've started watching the unit really good tv action/ drama series almost completed it too even though it ended a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsten Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) Well it is. Its bottom feeding TV as far as im concerned. I hate most of those american sit coms, "how i met your mother" and shite like that. Community really did come near the bottom of that pile of rubbish for me. Absolutely terrible. I can't believe there's no common ground with you even in the tv thread. The tv thread! I think you might be my opposite in every way possible. At last I found one! The American vs British thing is interesting. I used to be obsessed with British sitcoms, but (and I'm probably wrong here) we seem to be stuck in a bit of a rut at the moment, whereas America is killing. I think I'm just out of the loop with stuff made over here, though. I've still not seen 'Plebs', for example, despite everyone saying it's ace. I've found that these days I can't stand modern comedy shows with laugh tracks. People can say "it's not canned!" as a defence all they like, but that's not my argument against it. I know the laughter is being made by real audiences, but judging by my one experience of being at a taping, I found I was forcing myself to laugh more than I would have normally, just because it was being recorded. Also, it really feels like you're being told when to laugh and that's balls.Cool story, bro. Onyhoo, started watching Nurse Jackie the other night. Edie Falco is so brilliant, I wish she was in everything.Looking forward to new House of Cards next month. Edited January 16, 2014 by kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 The only good British sitcom of recent years I can think of is Fresh Meat. It is very good. Otherwise I'd agree that the UK has been lacking in good sitcoms for a while. Back on MIlner's community hate. The group of crap churned out cringe-worthy sitcoms obviously definitely exists. I just don't think Community is anywhere near that lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 How Not To Live Your Life was a pretty cool sitcom. It never got much attention though and possibly a couple of years old now? Really simple and easy humour and doesn't try to be something it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Already wary just because of the bbc 3 logo. I just realised I was forgetting The Thick of It which was still on a year or so ago. So there is still the odd great one just not a whole bunch of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I can't believe there's no common ground with you even in the tv thread. The tv thread! I think you might be my opposite in every way possible. At last I found one! The American vs British thing is interesting. I used to be obsessed with British sitcoms, but (and I'm probably wrong here) we seem to be stuck in a bit of a rut at the moment, whereas America is killing. I think I'm just out of the loop with stuff made over here, though. I've still not seen 'Plebs', for example, despite everyone saying it's ace. I've found that these days I can't stand modern comedy shows with laugh tracks. People can say "it's not canned!" as a defence all they like, but that's not my argument against it. I know the laughter is being made by real audiences, but judging by my one experience of being at a taping, I found I was forcing myself to laugh more than I would have normally, just because it was being recorded. Also, it really feels like you're being told when to laugh and that's balls.Cool story, bro. Onyhoo, started watching Nurse Jackie the other night. Edie Falco is so brilliant, I wish she was in everything.Looking forward to new House of Cards next month. That makes me so happy to read. I dont see why i need to find middle ground over a TV show i hate? I dont expect non star trek fans to sit down a love it, or find a middle ground with me when it comes to how much they enjoy it, why should i do that for Community? Its seems people get really defensive over this TV show, not just on here, but online in general, it seems to be one of those where your not allowed to say you dont like it. Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) I think you misunderstood her. By middle ground she surely meant finding a tv show which you both really like? I don't think she was trying to make you like Community. Edited January 17, 2014 by Paranoid Android Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Ah ok, fair enough if have misread Kirsten apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 The only good British sitcom of recent years I can think of is Fresh Meat. It is very good. Otherwise I'd agree that the UK has been lacking in good sitcoms for a while. Peep Show is the standout for me. It's not that recent, but it's been going a while, and still is. New season this year, which will be the last. I quite liked Him & Her. It felt like something I shouldn't like, and it got a bit annoying at times, as every episode was pretty much the same, but the wedding finale was good, and totally different from previous seasons. Not a sitcom, but The Revolution Will Be Televised was good fun. Dale Maily is a great comedy character. He should have his own sitcom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 That makes me so happy to read. I dont see why i need to find middle ground over a TV show i hate? I dont expect non star trek fans to sit down a love it, or find a middle ground with me when it comes to how much they enjoy it, why should i do that for Community? Its seems people get really defensive over this TV show, not just on here, but online in general, it seems to be one of those where your not allowed to say you dont like it. Strange. You're only allowed to say you don't like community if you don't like smart sitcoms and prefer shit like TBBT. But if you don't like smart sitcoms you probably shouldn't own a tv. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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