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British TV Shows?

Post by tattuchu » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:19 pm

My co-worker was just talking about Primeval. Any good? Worth picking up on DVD? What about Red Dwarf? I've never seen that either, though I've heard of it.
Any other good shows worth getting? They don't have to be SF.
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:21 pm

Primeval is crap
Red Dwarf is brilliant.
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Post by AshtonBlack » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:25 pm

Red Dwarf, the best comedy sci-fi. EVAR. (They made an american pilot show, but it was shit.)
Primaeval I think is aimed at the kiddies? (To be honest I've not seen it.)
Charlie Brooker's Newswipe. (Beats the living snot out of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. The man is a fucking genius.)
Monkey Dust. (The darkest animation/comedy you will ever see.)
Black Books.
Father Ted.
The IT Crowd.

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Post by Feck » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:28 pm

AshtonBlack wrote:Red Dwarf, the best comedy sci-fi. EVAR. (They made an american pilot show, but it was shit.)
Primaeval I think is aimed at the kiddies? (To be honest I've not seen it.)
Charlie Brooker's Newswipe. (Beats the living snot out of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. The man is a fucking genius.)
Monkey Dust. (The darkest animation/comedy you will ever see.)
Black Books.
Father Ted.
The IT Crowd.

Need more?
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:35 pm

AshtonBlack wrote:Red Dwarf, the best comedy sci-fi. EVAR. (They made an american pilot show, but it was shit.)
Primaeval I think is aimed at the kiddies? (To be honest I've not seen it.)
Charlie Brooker's Newswipe. (Beats the living snot out of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. The man is a fucking genius.)
Monkey Dust. (The darkest animation/comedy you will ever see.)
Black Books.
Father Ted.
The IT Crowd.

Need more?
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I liked I Am Not An Animal:-

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Post by tattuchu » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:37 pm

I forgot to say, "would you kindly," but it looks like I got some replies anyway :hehe:

Yikes, so Primeval is rubbish? Thanks for the warning :shock:
I'll definitely pick up Red Dwarf :D
I have Season One of Black Books. I thought it was dreadful :?
Monkey Dust sounds particularly interesting to me :ask:
I'll check out the others as well :tup:
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:38 pm

tattuchu wrote: I have Season One of Black Books. I thought it was dreadful :?
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Post by tattuchu » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:39 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote: I liked I Am Not An Animal:-

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Post by AshtonBlack » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:41 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:
tattuchu wrote: I have Season One of Black Books. I thought it was dreadful :?
:mob:
The first series was a little weak in parts. The second is good and the third is genius.

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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:45 pm

The first two seasons of Red Dwarf are good but season 3 is where it really hits its stride - once Kryten becomes a regular.
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Post by AshtonBlack » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:46 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:The first two seasons of Red Dwarf are good but season 3 is where it really hits its stride - once Kryten becomes a regular.
... and it goes slightly downhill from about series 6.

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Post by War Arrow » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:51 pm

I thought Primeval had some nice ideas in it, various bizarre future predators such as the pseudo-walrus thing that had actually eveolved from an ape. Unfortunately beyond that it didn't seem to have a lot going for it. I reckon you'd seriously love Red Dwarf though, Tatt. Father Ted too if you've not seen it - that was just about my favourite comedy of all time.

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Post by Rum » Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:06 pm

Sorry you didn't like Black Books Tat! To me BB is to TV what Withnail and I is to film!

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Post by Bella Fortuna » Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:14 pm

I finally rented some Red Dwarf after years of hearing about how great it was... and I was rather disappointed. It was OK, but not howlingly witty and funny as I'd been led to believe.

Father Ted's got some great moments.

Even though much of it is dated I still adore Yes, Minister & Yes, Prime Minister.

And of even older shows, Not Only... But Also.... with Cook and Moore is dead brilliant.
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:24 pm

You might like Last Of The Summer Wine, a bitter, sweary, vicious comedy, sort of a cross between The Wire and The Young Ones.
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