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Draco interdum Vincit
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I loved it.
I'm rather surprised to see that my favourite import, NCIS, has not got much wordage. I think it is a very clever and well-performed show, and lately (for the UK, anyway) has had some damned good plots and interesting character development. And Cote de Pablo . . . . .
A good pair.
Four Candles.
Dry British comedy is so under-appreciated these days. Most Americans seem to prefer slap-in-the-face comedics which are conveniently explained to them at some point. There's a woeful dearth of appreciation for intelligent comedy that relies upon clever wordage.
Sad, it is, to be sure.
Dry British comedy is so under-appreciated these days. Most Americans seem to prefer slap-in-the-face comedics which are conveniently explained to them at some point. There's a woeful dearth of appreciation for intelligent comedy that relies upon clever wordage.
and pure, physical comedy:
Fools and Horses - Del Boy falls through the bar
Fools and Horses - The Chandelier (you know it's coming but it catches you by surprise anyway )
We get a lot of that thanks to The Smoking Gun's World's Dumbest show. I have to admit that I laugh at most of it, but very little resonates or lingers with me.
Dry British comedy is so under-appreciated these days. Most Americans seem to prefer slap-in-the-face comedics which are conveniently explained to them at some point. There's a woeful dearth of appreciation for intelligent comedy that relies upon clever wordage.
If you have never heard of them, try some Flanders & Swann.
Or this one; Greensleeves
Probably the cleverest pair since the War.
I can still remember hearing my step-father say "Well never see 1989...world'll come to an end before then."
Then it was 1996,1999, 2000, and he's still going.
When I lived in the DC area, I saw many end-of-the-world signs and placards. I told a friend I'd only worry when two or more doomsayers agreed on a date.
Aren't they more or less fixtures in the DC area? And in downtown New York?
Parenthood - near as good as Friday Night Lights, while being it’s own thing. It’s believable. And has a real nice balance between crippling dramatic situations and light-hearted humanity.
I watch a lot of Reality crap that would completely shit on any credibility I have if I listed it. But I guess I find it never ending interesting to witness and contemplate why people do what they do.
New Girl – hear me out on this before you bail.
I think I watched the first episode cuz I’m into chicks like Zooey Deschanel. And that was the end of that, it played like a zillion other 30min attempts to capture ‘careful’ comedy. Not my thing. (I’m more into Community… which is now RIP as far as I’m concerned.)
I kept reading about New Girl ‘finding its path’ so I eventually gave it another shot. Let my Tivo rack up maybe 15 episodes before I actually gave it a viewing. And let me tell you, I’m SO fucking glad I came back.
It’s well beyond the ‘quirky’ Zooey thing now. The other mates have their own lines which are all deliciously disparate and yet belonging within the unity of their ‘togetherness’. The writing itself is stupid genius. They have no issues at all slipping stuff in there that’s going to glide right past maybe 80% of the viewer base, stuff that you and I will hear and probably choke on it’s so intelligently funny (or else preposterously hilarious). The story lines are pretty fresh, at least as far as how they play out.
It’s not like any other sitcom I’ve given half a chance to the last few years. It doesn’t seem to care about that. Or if it does, it doesn’t look like it any longer. It ain’t afraid.
Most importantly, for ANY sitcom, I buy the interaction of those involved. They’re all unique together and yet they blend. And secretly, that’s what we all want, right? The idea that you can be yourself completely, and yet still gather among a group of people unlike yourself – and fit your finger in there like a glove, eh. Ain’t that why you’re here?
Trust me, it’s good stuff. You’ll have a good laugh, or several, every episode. And while you’re doing that, you’ll go, ‘Yeah… I belong.’
Give that a try. Some stupid shit is stupid good fun.
Dry British comedy is so under-appreciated these days. Most Americans seem to prefer slap-in-the-face comedics which are conveniently explained to them at some point. There's a woeful dearth of appreciation for intelligent comedy that relies upon clever wordage.