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Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:10 am
by laurent__duval
eastbound and down is good, not very long though!

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:24 am
by herbalicious
All been mentioned, but my voted are:
Peep Show,
Nathan Barley,
Black Books,
Garth Merenghi's: Dark Place
Father Ted (I don't think anyone said this...which offends me)
Extras
The Office.
Plus, if you're with your gf get Gavin & Stacey.

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:31 am
by skevin
Why has no one said Arrested Development ? SHAME ON YOU ALL.

Also, Trailer Park Boys is a must.

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:32 am
by Phigure
Oh, and the Office

best motherfucking show in existence

prefer the US version but the UK is excellent too

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:34 am
by laurent__duval
Phigure wrote:Oh, and the Office

best motherfucking show in existence

prefer the US version but the UK is excellent too

GTFO!

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:36 am
by DRTY
laurent__duval wrote:
Phigure wrote:Oh, and the Office

best motherfucking show in existence

prefer the US version but the UK is excellent too

GTFO!
US Version > UK Version

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Case Closed.

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:53 am
by Phigure
DRTY wrote:
laurent__duval wrote:
Phigure wrote:Oh, and the Office

best motherfucking show in existence

prefer the US version but the UK is excellent too

GTFO!
US Version > UK Version

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Case Closed.
Thank you.

The characters and the writing are just much stronger in the US version. In the UK version you've got David Brent, Tim, Gareth, and Dawn. The rest of the characters are completely unremarkable.

In the US version you've got:
Michael
Jim
Dwight
Pam
Angela
Kevin
Oscar
Meredith
Andy
Phyllis
Stanley
Kelly
Ryan
Creed
Erin
Darryl
Toby

and so many more. Each with their own hilarious stories, relationships (Kelly/Ryan, Jim/Pam, Andy/Erin, etc), conflicts (Michael/Toby FTW), etc, etc. The characters are all so fucking great that I really can't pick a favorite (although if I had to it'd be between Michael, Dwight, Creed, Darryl, Toby, Stanley, and Kevin :lol: ).

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:04 am
by herbalicious
The UK version is small scale. Less bigger charaters, and not designed for series after series.

The US version was designed (like all US series) to go on and on until the world ends, and thus needs more character story lines to encorporate this fact.

The US version is written better, and has more variation and depth in characters, but imo the UK version is better due only to the feeling it gives me when I watch it.

US Version - Brilliant US Sitcom.
UK Version - The Office.

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:05 am
by Phigure
herbalicious wrote:The UK version is small scale. Less bigger charaters, and not designed for series after series.

The US version was designed (like all US series) to go on and on until the world ends, and thus needs more character story lines to encorporate this fact.

The US version is written better, and has more variation and depth in characters, but imo the UK version is better due only to the feeling it gives me when I watch it.

US Version - Brilliant US Sitcom.
UK Version - The Office.
Good point

also +1 to the UK for the charity dance

never gets old

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:46 am
by Preacha
Phigure wrote:The characters and the writing are just much stronger in the US version. In the UK version you've got David Brent, Tim, Gareth, and Dawn. The rest of the characters are completely unremarkable.
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no one in the us office has thrown a kettle over the roof of a pub

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:56 am
by brut willis
skevin wrote:Why has no one said Arrested Development ? SHAME ON YOU ALL.

Also, Trailer Park Boys is a must.
Yeah, forgot about Arrested Develoment... Brilliant series!

Also, True Blood of course, and Lie To Me.

And don't ever watch How To Make It In America! Shitty series

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:02 am
by HRKRT
if you like stargate


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA

(the remake)

really deep and philosophical at the same time. very story driven, each episode really pushes forward the plot a lot. i got obsessed with it over the past month and have been watching all of it. The allusions to real world goings on are brilliant; in fact the UN loved all its messages about war and torture and stuff and made it like the official series of the UN so at every conference theres loads of Battlestar Galactica characters there as well.


Fucking Brilliant 8)

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:05 am
by mashmash
at least the uk comes up with original shows. the usa has a habit of copying them and creating their own versions - US Office, US Ashes to Ashes, US Life on Mars and I heard they're making a US version of peep show

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:07 am
by Dead Rats
Sons of ANarchy?

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:11 am
by DRTY
mashmash wrote:I heard they're making a US version of peep show
:q:

The US Office was good, but I can't see it being possible to make a better Peep Show.

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:28 am
by Sirius
my favs...

the wire
the young ones
bottom
red dwarf
outrageous fortune (nz), they are adapting it for the US, but i doubt that it will be as grimey as the OG version
!!chea

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:33 am
by herbalicious
mashmash wrote:at least the uk comes up with original shows. the usa has a habit of copying them and creating their own versions - US Office, US Ashes to Ashes, US Life on Mars and I heard they're making a US version of peep show
LEAVE PEEP SHOW ALONE!!!

We make great Comedy, they make great Drama. Sopranos/Wire etc...we could never make anything that incredible. We have The Bill.

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:34 am
by theedman
THE WIRREEE!!!!

and of course...

WONDERRSSS OFF THE SOLAR SYSTEEMMMMM

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:59 am
by particle-jim
herbalicious wrote:We have The Bill.
The Bill really is terrible... The theme music is big tho!

laurent__duval wrote:eastbound and down is good, not very long though!
It works best if you watch the whole series in one sitting

Re: Recommend me a TV Series

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:03 pm
by *grand*
The wire
Sex & the City
Alley Mcbeal
Californication
Battle Star Galatica
Curb your Enthusiasm

That's my list.