Coupling

Shaerra · Post by **Shaerra** » January 23, 2003, 8:25 pm

Any of you seen this English comedy (TV series)? A friend gave me a videotape of several episodes.

Some of it is really funny stuff. It's like a English version of "Friends".

Anyway, I heard they are making new episodes (or they already made them and are going to air them soon)

cid · Post by **cid** » January 23, 2003, 8:33 pm

So the fuck what.

STFU

KTHKS!

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » January 23, 2003, 8:40 pm

incoming 4 page shaerra takes on all of veeshan vault minus winnow thread.

Galdraith EQ · Post by **Galdraith EQ** » January 23, 2003, 8:50 pm

My wife and I discovered this show on cable (BBC America) the other day and are completely hooked. It's hilarious! I guess it is a little bit like friends in that it has 3 guys and 3 girls, but Coupling is pretty much all about sex! Very funny, I strongly recommend it.

cid · Post by **cid** » January 23, 2003, 8:51 pm

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 24, 2003, 11:33 am

British comedy, for the lack of a better word, sucks.
That is all

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » January 24, 2003, 11:37 am

I think these guys would beg to differ.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 24, 2003, 11:40 am

Yeah, it's a fucking riot

miir · Post by **miir** » January 24, 2003, 11:42 am

For those too lazy to look it up <~~ *psst* this is a link

It's very funny.

Shaerra · Post by **Shaerra** » January 24, 2003, 11:42 am

Galdraith EQ wrote:My wife and I discovered this show on cable (BBC America) the other day and are completely hooked. It's hilarious! I guess it is a little bit like friends in that it has 3 guys and 3 girls, but Coupling is pretty much all about sex! Very funny, I strongly recommend it.

Yeah, it's 3 guys and 3 girls, but they're all friends, 2 are dating each other and they've pretty much all slept together. They hang out in a bar instead of a coffee house, but that's how it started with Friends, too.

I like British comedies because even when they aren't making a joke, the difference in the way they talk makes me laugh. "Stop staring at me bum" is funnier than "Stop staring at my butt".

-Shae

[Kilcano] · Post by **[Kilcano]** » January 24, 2003, 11:43 am

British comedy, for the lack of a better word, sucks.

British sit-coms generally suck.
British comedy far from sucks.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 24, 2003, 11:51 am

I don't recall asking for your opinion.

Go watch the Triumph clip again if you want to see funny.

Fredonia Coldheart · January 24, 2003, 12:05 pm

Was just checking Amazon for new DVD releases and noticed that the complete first season of Coupling came out on DVD this week...

Cotto · Post by **Cotto** » January 24, 2003, 12:19 pm

All British Comedy Sucks

Good opinion, love the whole generalisation in it.

Shaerra · Post by **Shaerra** » January 24, 2003, 12:28 pm

Cool, thanks for the info. I wasn't sure how long Coupling had been out, ( I was one of the "too lazy to look it up") but apparently they have finished season 3, so I have some catching up to do.

As much as I like the show, the Opening/Closing of the show licks balls. The visual is like something from the 60's, and the song sucks hard. Guess they can't all be Rembrandts. (That was a pun...shut up)

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » January 24, 2003, 12:43 pm

any nudity?

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » January 24, 2003, 1:09 pm

Once again, Bubba asks the really important question....

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » January 24, 2003, 1:22 pm

lol give him a break, the only nudity he sees now is when his wife whips it out to feed the baby.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 24, 2003, 1:39 pm

Ennia wrote:lol give him a break, the only nudity he sees now is when his wife whips it out to feed the baby.

All references to maternal issues are strictly forbidden on this message board. Left unchecked, breast feeding picts wouldn't be far behind!

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Mak · Post by **Mak** » January 25, 2003, 5:13 am

There's quite a few Brit comedies I like- The Young Ones and Fawlty Towers come to mind. I have Black Adder 2 and Dad's Army collection sitting in my bn.com shopping cart and already have The Young Ones collection ordered.

There's also Benny Hill- that usually makes me laugh, as well as the already mentioned Monty Python. I never cared for Ab Fab but I know a lot of people do. Vicar of Dibley I hear is ok, but I haven't seen that yet.

Then there's the shit ones like Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer Wine. God those stink.

Hammerstalker PE · Post by **Hammerstalker PE** » January 25, 2003, 1:14 pm

Bubba that is one of the best posts I have seen you make in a long time!

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » January 25, 2003, 1:31 pm

Shaerra wrote: the Opening/Closing of the show licks balls.

Ermmm you say that like its a bad thing...

Cracc · Post by **Cracc** » January 25, 2003, 5:07 pm

The young ones owned! Albeit not as much as Monty Python tho.

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » January 27, 2003, 10:20 am

Go watch the Triumph clip again if you want to see funny.

Yeah cos an idiot with a dog puppet taking obvious potshots at defenceless geeks is the height of wit.
Still it kinda explains why you don't 'get' our fine Brit Humour. Although Benny Hill might be about your level.

Masekle · Post by **Masekle** » January 27, 2003, 10:37 am

Benny was the shit in his day.

But on the other hand. Folks thought Galagher, smashing a watermelon with a big wooden hammer, was funny

I thought it was messy

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » January 27, 2003, 11:06 am

Benny Hill was just shit.

Shaerra · Post by **Shaerra** » January 27, 2003, 11:36 am

Masekle wrote:Benny was the shit in his day.

But on the other hand. Folks thought Galagher, smashing a watermelon with a big wooden hammer, was funny

I thought it was messy

LOL

Galagher... But it wasn't just the smashing of fruit that made it funny. It was the "Sledge-o-matic" routine at a time when this-o-matic and that-o-matic commercials were flooding the airwaves. I thought it was great. hehe If nothing else, you have to give him points for originality.

-Shae

Ogbar · Post by **Ogbar** » January 27, 2003, 11:47 am

In my book, "Fawlty Towers" is one of the top five funniest sit-coms of all time. Plus, as funny as the Drew Carey version of the show is, the original "Whose Line is it Anyway" was sheer brilliance, a quantum leap funnier. I never cared much for Benny Hill - could take him or leave him (though I did enjoy his work as the toymaker in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"), and I really don't care much at all for "Are You Being Served?" (I believe that's the name - the one about the department store). I, of course, loved all that was Python, and even enjoyed "Doctor in the House" many many moons ago.

I can't say that it is all good (and I have only been exposed to what PBS has provided over the years - which I assume is the better material), but it certainly isn't all bad - far from it. I'd wager that those who are quick to dismiss the genre have had limited exposure to data points. A hasty generalization - like that is anything new here.

Fredonia Coldheart · January 27, 2003, 11:51 am

Black Adder is great! Got my husband the complete set for Christmas a couple of years ago including the Christmas Carol version. Highly recommend it.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 27, 2003, 11:51 am

vn_Tanc wrote: Yeah cos an idiot with a dog puppet taking obvious potshots at defenceless geeks is the height of wit.
Still it kinda explains why you don't 'get' our fine Brit Humour. Although Benny Hill might be about your level.

Ohh of course, just because it's not funny means it has to be because I don't get it. Bet you can crack the ladies up with drivel like that.

[Kilcano] · Post by **[Kilcano]** » January 27, 2003, 11:51 am

Check out Red Dwarf too, another Brit comedy classic.

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » January 27, 2003, 11:57 am

Ohh of course, just because it's not funny means it has to be because I don't get it. Bet you can crack the ladies up with drivel like that

You don't get it because you're too fucking stupid.
"The Ladies" prefer those who avoid eating bowls of Retard Flakes for breakfast.

Cotto · Post by **Cotto** » January 27, 2003, 12:04 pm

vn_Tanc wrote:You don't get it because you're too fucking stupid.
"The Ladies" prefer those who avoid eating bowls of Retard Flakes for breakfast.

ROFLAMO

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 27, 2003, 12:10 pm

vn_Tanc wrote: You don't get it because you're too fucking stupid.
"The Ladies" prefer those who avoid eating bowls of Retard Flakes for breakfast.

That's ok, you can try and be witty, it's not working, but what the hell. I enjoy watching a retard flail about, missing their target hopelessly.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 27, 2003, 12:10 pm

Cotto wrote: ROFLAMO

LOL!!1!

Cotto · Post by **Cotto** » January 27, 2003, 12:13 pm

Chidoro wrote:
Cotto wrote: ROFLAMO
LOL!!1!

eh?

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 27, 2003, 12:16 pm

Cotto wrote:
Chidoro wrote:
Cotto wrote: ROFLAMO
LOL!!1!

eh?

Que?

Cotto · Post by **Cotto** » January 27, 2003, 12:19 pm

You know shit like that could go on for a long time

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 27, 2003, 12:21 pm

I'm live and in color now. I'm all set

vn_Tanc · Post by **vn_Tanc** » January 27, 2003, 1:19 pm

That's ok, you can try and be witty, it's not working, but what the hell

How the fuck would you know? You've all ready told us your sense of humour is about as well-developed as a snake's legs.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 27, 2003, 1:36 pm

*cricket*

Aedryn · Post by **Aedryn** » January 28, 2003, 1:29 am

Red Dwarf was one of my favs a few years ago....Monty Python was truly the best comedy out of pomie land