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Poll Question: Whats the best of the classics??
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Spaced was really, really funny. I watched the whole of both series in two evenings I think . My vote went to Fawlty Towers though.
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1. Fawlty Towers
2. Blackadder
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Bottom gets my vote.

My teenage kids love it and are desperate to see the Big Wheel episode again.

Bladder and Flowery Tw*** also rank high. A does Red Dwarf which would have got my vote if it was listed.
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Originally posted by threefates threefates wrote:

Oh I always loved the cheesy ones... Red Dwarf, Britta's Empire, Are You Being Served... and my favorite was Father Ted...

Father Ted,I forgot that one too!Embarrassed

Brilliant comedy Dermot Morgan is sadly missed..

we could resurrect it on the archives:

Father Ted = Velvet Clown

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrewguest/assumpta.wmv

http://www.fathertedonline.ukf.net/soundsamples/sister.mp3
Father Dougal = Maani (LOLWink)

http://www.fathertedonline.ukf.net/soundsamples/beast.mp3

you guessed it.....

Mrs Doyle=KE9

Father Jack = ok,Me

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrewguest/island.wmv

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Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

Blackadder, specifically the episode of Blackadder III featuring Robbie Coltrane as Dr Johnson. There isn't a bad show among them though, just shows how good we can be at comedy. Just out of curiosity, does anybody know how Blackadder went down in the USA?

I once heard Rowan Atkinson say that he was dissapointed that US audiences didn't really take to Blackadder. He thought it was too 'English' for them. He wanted to reach the US audience and thats where Mr Bean came in. Slapstick visual humour that could be exported anywhere, without the confusion that British 'wit' can sometimes cause.

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Oh I always loved the cheesy ones... Red Dwarf, Britta's Empire, Are You Being Served... and my favorite was Father Ted...
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Originally posted by The-Bullet The-Bullet wrote:

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Bolton's finest in a brilliantly observed comedy of Northern life!

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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

I thought The Office was excellent. Very funny, as the focus was not just on Brent being an idiot, the interaction between Tim and Dawn was very well played, and Gareth Keenan was the ultimate office fool. I think in time it will be regarded as much of a classic as Fawlty Towers.

Did anyone see 'Spaced'?? This was quite a surreal and 'young' sitcom. Written and performed by the same team who made the film 'Shaun of the Dead'

Spaced is excellent,very underrated.Shaun Of The Dead was great fun!
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Bottom is my fav. together with the Young Ones and a close third would be Fawlty towers.

In general I like Brittish Humour, sometimes it even makes me smile
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Blackadder, specifically the episode of Blackadder III featuring Robbie Coltrane as Dr Johnson. There isn't a bad show among them though, just shows how good we can be at comedy. Just out of curiosity, does anybody know how Blackadder went down in the USA?
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I thought The Office was excellent. Very funny, as the focus was not just on Brent being an idiot, the interaction between Tim and Dawn was very well played, and Gareth Keenan was the ultimate office fool. I think in time it will be regarded as much of a classic as Fawlty Towers.

Did anyone see 'Spaced'?? This was quite a surreal and 'young' sitcom. Written and performed by the same team who made the film 'Shaun of the Dead'
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Reggie Perrin, a classic, but it has to be a toss up between Black Adder and the Young Ones.

Personally, I can't stand sitcoms in which the one joke is a person who believes his/herself to be popular/clever/cool, whilst being completely oblivious to the fact that they are in fact a bore/idiot. Alan Partridge, David Brent, the Bucket woman, I just wanna slap 'em silly. They simply always fail to amuse me.

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I love The Office so I voted for that one.

The Good Life is also great and I'm quite fond of Ever Decreasing Circles (Penelope Wilton is lovely) Honourable mention to 'Men Behaving Badly' and the Andrew Davies sitcom 'Game On' with Samantha Janus .

 
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Blackadder for sure. My friends and  sisters couldn`t figure out why I laughed at this show. Red Dwarf and Hitchhikers Guide are great too. 
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BTW When I was younger I used to watch a programm called CATWEAZLE. Does anyone remember this?



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Originally posted by Reed Lover Reed Lover wrote:

Originally posted by Richardw Richardw wrote:

The League Of Gentlemen for me.

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There are so many great shows in the list.

One's that have been missed:

Red Dwarf
The Royle Family
Porridge

You can keep all those American sitcoms,they lack grit!

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Young Ones,

Only Fools and Horses,

Bottom.

Don't Forget:

Comic Strip Presents...

and

Barry Welsh Is Coming.
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