"You taped over me - with The Wicker Man?!?"
Hee. I love that show.
Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.
Xander ,'Sleeper'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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amyparker - Feb 10, 2003 9:19:44 pm PST #1864 of 9843
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
§ ita § - Feb 10, 2003 9:21:36 pm PST #1865 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
A problem I was told, with the principle of the American remake of Coupling is that so much is so much more precise in British humour. There's a very specific knowledge (whether one chooses to live it or not) of what is done in specific situations, which makes a comedy of manners so much less watch-from-the-hall, but more precise and delightful.
No, I have no idea how they're getting around it, but I hope it rocks, because Patrick is being played by a dear friend.
Last I heard, there was a pilot reshoot in the works.
plasmo - Feb 11, 2003 2:29:44 am PST #1866 of 9843
{[-_-]}
Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.
Also, Waiting For G-d. (Or, what I expect being old will be like.)
Oh, the ultimate cringeworthy comedy at the moment is this British show The Office. I hear it's huge over there, but it's only on cable here atm so not so popular yet. It's running on ABC from the beginning soon though. Anyone else like this?
Fay - Feb 11, 2003 2:38:04 am PST #1867 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
The little clips I've seen so far are so excruciatingly close to the bone that I physically cannot watch it. Ricky Gervaise seems to have nailed office life. Alan Partridge I can watch, and laugh at, albeit clench-buttocked. The Royle Family likewise. But The Office just reminds me too much of places I have temped.
Jim - Feb 11, 2003 3:24:56 am PST #1868 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
The Office is probably the first situation tragedy. It's brilliant, but at points unwatchable - not because it's cruel, but because it's so incredibly accurate.
Fay - Feb 11, 2003 3:53:29 am PST #1869 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
This I can believe - and what an exquisite way of putting it.
candyb - Feb 11, 2003 4:04:16 am PST #1870 of 9843
Wow. I've been wanting to but haven't had a chance to catch The Office on BBCAmerica. I'll try harder.
Jim - Feb 11, 2003 4:25:23 am PST #1871 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
A lot of it is very UK-specific - what anyone outside Britain will make of a line like "Look at him! He looks like a Fisher-Price man!" is anyones guess. But it's worth seeing.
Angus G - Feb 11, 2003 5:40:59 am PST #1872 of 9843
Roguish Laird
Isn't Fisher Price an international brand? Or is the reference not to the toy company?
Anyway, I've just seen the first episode of Season 7 and am still gasping. HOLY SHIT!!! So glad I wasn't spoiled for that ending.
Theodosia - Feb 11, 2003 6:04:27 am PST #1873 of 9843
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Fisher-Price is a well-known brand of kids and toddler toys here -- actually I'm surprised that you know it, because I'd thought they were American-only.