Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 22, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 22, 2020 15 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: King of the Hill is a series that is animated as opposed to an animated series. It could easily exist as live action but thankfully doesn’t. It’s one of the absolute greats. Whereas Family Guy is a series that should never have existed in either form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted December 22, 2020 Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2020 Hank Hill is the only good Conservative.   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted December 22, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 22, 2020 I've been doing a few Christmas specials the last couple of days and rewatched The Detectorists Christmas special last night. Then fell down the rabbit hole and rewatched the entire of series 3. Simply a joy. Brilliantly observant of some of the best aspects of British culture. I'd go as far as to call it beautiful. I'd love to know how it plays to an American audience, if it translates or if they are left with a million questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 22, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, DEF said: I'd love to know how it plays to an American audience, if it translates or if they are left with a million questions. I was wondering this when I bullied a Mexican-American mate into watching Bottom and she loved it. Sometimes they can surprise you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Guy Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 20 minutes ago, DEF said: I've been doing a few Christmas specials the last couple of days and rewatched The Detectorists Christmas special last night. Then fell down the rabbit hole and rewatched the entire of series 3. Simply a joy. And now rumblings of a fourth series. Some good news at long last! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperBacon Posted December 22, 2020 Members Share Posted December 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, DEF said: Brilliantly observant of some of the best aspects of British culture. I'd go as far as to call it beautiful. I'd love to know how it plays to an American audience, if it translates or if they are left with a million questions. I think it doesn't matter, good TV is good TV. There are plenty of things that have gone over my head when watching american shows etc. I was reminded how universal things can be when Michael Imperioli started waxing lyrical about how much he loved the Royle Family on his podcast. I'd say that's probably the most 'British' sitcom ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted December 22, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 22, 2020 Interestingly, from what I can tell the US is the only place that has the Detectorists available on Blu-ray. So it seems like it must have a pretty good fan base over their. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted December 22, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 22, 2020 Probably to try and get you to subscribe to Britbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted December 22, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 22, 2020 49 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: Probably to try and get you to subscribe to Britbox. It's on AcornTV in the states, they put the BD's out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted December 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 23, 2020 After loads of recommendations from people I watched the first episode of Stath Lets Flats and absolutely hated it. The episode had no real story, jokes or characters whatsoever. Is this just a case of a bad first episode or does it stay pretty much the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperBacon Posted December 23, 2020 Members Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, LaGoosh said: After loads of recommendations from people I watched the first episode of Stath Lets Flats and absolutely hated it. The episode had no real story, jokes or characters whatsoever. Is this just a case of a bad first episode or does it stay pretty much the same? You're wrong, you bloody egg. But it is a quite particular type of comedy, so I do understand why people wouldn't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted December 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) Particular how? I tend to prefer dark comedy where all the characters are horrible people or weirdos so thought this would be up my alley. Edited December 23, 2020 by LaGoosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, LaGoosh said: Particular how? I tend to prefer dark comedy where all the characters are horrible people or weirdos so thought this would be up my alley. I watched the first 2 episodes and gave up. I like the cast, I liked the concept. I just didn't think it was really funny. Natasha is much better in What We Do In The Shadows in my opinion. Edited December 23, 2020 by Hannibal Scorch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperBacon Posted December 23, 2020 Members Share Posted December 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, LaGoosh said: Particular how? I tend to prefer dark comedy where all the characters are horrible people or weirdos so thought this would be up my alley. Well, none of the characters are horrible people or weirdos? In fact, the show has a lot of warmth and heart, Stath, Vasos, Sophie, Al. Particular in that a large chunk of the humour revolves around Stath, his inability to speak 'proper' English and the utterly surreal shit he comes out with. If you don't like that aspect of the show, it's safe to say you probably won't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted December 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 minute ago, SuperBacon said: Well, none of the characters are horrible people or weirdos? Definitely seemed like they were in the episode I watched but gotcha. I'll add it to the "not for me" pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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