The Greatest TV Show Ever starts tonight; The Wire
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I'm not quite sold on the Greatest TV Show Ever concept really. How would you compare, say, such disparate offerings as The Wire, The Prisoner, The Singing Detective, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Babylon Five, Larry Sanders and Heart of Darkness to name but six potential candidates for the accolade?
Whatever, The Wire is certainly telly of a high order and it's got me hooked. Sadly, it's impossible to imagine anything like this being produced in this country these days- I guess most of the population seem to prefer the latest incarnation of Opportunity Knocks with Simon (ugh) Cowell as the Hughie Green de nos jours. I suppose we still manage to pull off the odd decent comedy or documentary from time to time but let's face it, most telly now is rubbish.0 -
Totally agree, I watch hardly anything on TV nowadays. Shameless on a Tues, Question time on a thursday, and whatever football is on. Other than those four to five hours a week, it doesnt go on (unless the mrs is watching her trash) :-)0
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I'm not quite sold on the Greatest TV Show Ever concept really. How would you compare, say, such disparate offerings as The Wire, The Prisoner, The Singing Detective, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Babylon Five, Larry Sanders and Heart of Darkness to name but six potential candidates for the accolade?
Whatever, The Wire is certainly telly of a high order and it's got me hooked. Sadly, it's impossible to imagine anything like this being produced in this country these days- I guess most of the population seem to prefer the latest incarnation of Opportunity Knocks with Simon (ugh) Cowell as the Hughie Green de nos jours. I suppose we still manage to pull off the odd decent comedy or documentary from time to time but let's face it, most telly now is rubbish.
Oh of course, the Wire being the greatest TV show is just an opinion - one backed up by most critics, but yeah, still just an opinion. Never seen ANY of the other shows you mention there - before my time - so it's hard to judge tham against the Wire. I can't see something being made in the UK that comes close to the Wire, or other US dramas, but you never know. I'd just be happy if they at least tried to emulate the Wire, instead of giving us Ashes to Ashes, Robin Hood, Waterloo Road etc. I want some proper, decent drama shows aimed at intelligent adults, not just the one off dramas they give us now
Can't really fault UK docs and comedy shows though0 -
Starts sub thread for favourite UK comedies....
Alan Partridge
Blackadder
The Office
Fawlty Towers
Only Fools & Horses
Phoenix Nights (unbeatable)0 -
All the ones Paul mentioned plus
Peep Show
The Smoking Room
Spaced
The Fast Show0 -
LondonMatt wrote: »All the ones Paul mentioned plus
Peep Show
The Smoking Room
Spaced
The Fast Show
Smoking room was quality, very dry. Never watched spaced although the other two are quality!
Also Blacks Books & Green Wing0 -
Dont forget Father Ted, one of the funniest programmes made (except Phoenix Nights).0
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I have to admit that I never really liked Fawlty Towers despite it being officially the funniest thing ever in the history of the universe (apart from Del-boy falling through the bar and Trigger pulling a face obviously).
Couldn't argue with most of the rest, though I'd add...
Nightingales (Brilliantly strange, barely known and hardly repeated 80s sitcom)
The Day Today/Brass Eye/Jam (basically anything by Chris Morris)
The Young Ones (looks a bit dated know but seminal)
Father Ted
Fist of Fun/This Morning with Richard Not Judy[aka TMWRNJ] (Lee and Herring best double act ever)
Anything with Kevin Eldon in0 -
And I almost forgot The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. Just seen the trailer for the remake which is almost certainly going to be crap. I didn't get where I am today without knowing a pile of crap when I see it.0
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I cant stand Father Ted, everyone who likes the comedies I like seems to enjoy it, but I just never got it. Cant stand the character of the younger priest, think thats it.0
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