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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?
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.
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.
This I can believe - and what an exquisite way of putting it.
Wow. I've been wanting to but haven't had a chance to catch The Office on BBCAmerica. I'll try harder.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An idea of Fisher Price's international operations can be found here. Mostly Europe and North America, Australia too.
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.
AMEN to that! After all those hoots and woohooes, my neighbours must now be convinced I'm a psychotic.
Of course, my absolute delight at what must rank as the best opening ep ever, is tempered by the sheer frustration at what we missed!!!!! I swear to fucking Gob that Channel 7 Australia is the big fucking bad of this season. 39 fucking minutes (including at least a combined total of 20 seconds of commercials before hitting the pause button)!!! What the fuck is all that about Channel 7?!?!