Is Outnumbered (BBC1 Sat/repeated BBC2 Wed) currently the best and funniest comedy series on TV? The first series somehow passed me by, but am loving the second. The young actress Ramona Marquez who plays Karen is wonderful. I think it was one of the writers who described her as having 'the face of an angel and the mind of a barrister' - she's only seven too! I believe it's part improvised which is probably why the children's dialogue flows so well. It just pips my other love, Lead Balloon. Love the characters, especially the student daughter and her boyfriend (really funny last week when their band's video got spotted on You Tube by an ad agency who wanted to use the song for an air freshener commercial.:biggrin and the dour au pair Magda, who is always talking about things 'in my country' and that she is 'werry unhairpy'! Great stuff. And if those are heaven, is hell I'm A Celebrity...? If I see one more 'meal' of wriggly worms or some animal's penis, I shall scream! David Van Day and Nicola McLean, while both obnoxious, have been eminently watchable though, I have to admit. But surely Van Day won't win...will he?
TV or Not TV (or cable) With apologies to Proctor & Bergman who never apologized to Shakespeare for the above literary unlicensed. I'm on a roll, just posted my SOTM and can't stop. Don't know any of those shows here in America. Basic Cable cut at least 4 channels today (they haven't learned the law of supply and demand yet!). Is that "Lead Balloon" as in the one the other balloons have to follow? I love "NCIS" here in America, also after missing the first season. The son of one of Roy's collaborators plays a Forensics Doctor, Dr. Mallard (David McCallum) known as "Ducky."
agree with 'lead balloon', not seen 'outnumbered', and 'sad ba$tards eating bugs' is tv gold! though i'd have murdered van day and mallet inside 5 minutes!
I watch House. Lots and lots and lots of House. I bought the box set recently and I'm gradually working my way though. Absolutely Genius. Hugh Laurie is brilliant. I've loved him (but not in a gay way!) since I was about 10 watching Jeeves and Wooster.
Bertie Wooster's House! Bertie Wooster is a fussy sort of golfer. The least little thing puts him off. Ladies chattering away, dogs yapping.... But nothing so much as the fluttering of Butterflies in the neighboring fairway. Loved Jeeves too. His dry wit, that is... House is perfectly obnoxious, but he always saves the patient by finding the right diagnosis just in time. (Oh wait, that's the writers...) Freaked when I first realized it was Bertie Wooster... I say. What ho, Jeeves!
Leverage TNT's new show "Leverage" just premiered. Stars Timothy Hutton ("Ordinary People") as a former insurance investigator who hires crooks he couldn't catch to do good and play Robin Hood. Except there's enough booty for all the bad guys to go on doing good deeds. Gina Bellman (Ditsy traffic reporter from "Coupling") is a horrible actress who is suddenly believable when she's grifting the mark. Dry wit and clever plot twists and independent production values make this a must watch! Premiere was shot in CHICAGO along the river and in the Loop (all downtown locations I recognized).
I caught Outnumbered a few nights ago and laughed my arse off, it is hilarious. NoCeleb', I think you'll be getting an American version of this soon enough.
The scene in the airport where the young girl was talking about muslims and blowing up planes seemed so refreshingly, risque . I was amazed to hear this, and on the BBC of all places! I doff my hat to whoever managed to keep that in. A taster... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=71tbitXg688&feature=related
oooh, get you! it's ok, crich... you're among friends here! embrace your gay-ness! listen to dodgy dance music! watch judy garland films! mince! none of us will think any less of you! hey, we'll come to your coming out party! remember-whatever you are, you what god made you!
I must reveal at this point, I am a gay man trapped in a straight woman's body - my love of show tunes and innate bitchiness give me away
yaaay, we've got another winner! anyone else want to come out while we're at it? i think we're on a roll, here!
I thought exactly that too! Wonder how many complaints they've had. If it'd been Wossy I am sure there'd have been a fair few, because it was implied that only Muslims blow up planes...
Yeah well, I would but then I'd have to tell my girlfriend and I don't expect it'd go down to well! :w00t:
Terrorists on the GAY-dar? Is it okay to say Muslims blow up planes, as long as they're not gay?:biggrin: This thread has degraded so much, not sure anyone knows how it started or that EVERYONE is kidding. "Outnumbered" does sound perfectly outrageous...
Never-the-less, somehow you have managed to contribute 25% of this thread, a feat made more impressive considering you don't know the tv programmes that were originally mentioned! Here, your copy's on the way and I hope it's as funny as the original... http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981630.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=outnumbered
Oh God, not a remake of Spaced! When will my bloody countrymen figure out that The American Office being successful is the exception rather than the rule!! :cursing: Just show the original why don't you... *mind boggles at how much the US networks can F Spaced up* :bored:
