The Inbetweeners... Hmmmmmm

[Baby Huey]

T89 Callan said:

Baby Huey said:

King of Comedy, do you like Lead Balloon?

I do. It's a real slow burner. I need to go out and get the DVD's though as I have missed quite a bit of it.

I think it's a brilliant show. I love Curb and there are similarities, but it is just so well written. Superb cast too.

My favourite British sitcom for a while.

[T89 Callan]

Baby Huey said:

T89 Callan said:

Baby Huey said:

King of Comedy, do you like Lead Balloon?

I do. It's a real slow burner. I need to go out and get the DVD's though as I have missed quite a bit of it.

I think it's a brilliant show. I love Curb and there are similarities, but it is just so well written. Superb cast too.

My favourite British sitcom for a while.

I love the episode with the kids getting Tattoos had me in stitches.

[T89 Callan]

XitUp said:

T89 Callan said:

What's to get?

Boy stands up on boat... Boy falls in water.... Girl laughs at Boy.... Boy is embarrassed?

Not exactly Arrested Development/Spaced/Curb/Partridge is it?

I think the fact that you think him falling in was meant to be the funny bit proves you don't get it.


What's to get abour curbed, old Jew says something he shouldn't...old Jew's wife gives him a look...old Jew is embarrassed?

I was making a point about the predictability.

It just doesn't make me laugh because it is a predictable show and it isn't well written and the characters aren't likeable.

To be honest you seem to think I have never watched any other comedy and don't know what comedy is, in fact I probably have far more comparative knowledge than you could hazzard a guess at.

[Conian]

neil's dad touched us here... here... here. and.................. here.

[agric]

Greg Davies (Will's head of year)



was on Mock the week this evening

[ATG]

Have no idea why the o/p is so obsessed with "prejudice". Comedy is largely about one's personal taste. If The Inbetweeners isn't to his taste, all well and good, but it seems rather odd to dress that up in terms of the writing being poor when it clearly isn't and the acting being a bit wooden when that's a criticism you could level at anything from Blackadder 1 to just about every episode of Father Ted.

[Emsman]

I think the funniest thing about the second series is that the OP didn't laugh more than twice, but still watched the whole series.

I reckon the inbetweeners is great. One of the best written comedies for a while.

[T89 Callan]

Emsman said:

I think the funniest thing about the second series is that the OP didn't laugh more than twice, but still watched the whole series.

I reckon the inbetweeners is great. One of the best written comedies for a while.

Like I said I don't make a judgement until I have watched a decent amount, you wouldn't test drive a car by pootling around a car park would you?

On the prejudice issue, I keep affirming it becasue you get the usual PH silliness of people instantly saying stuff like: "you only like X or X so you wouldn't like it" I have no prefernce for any type of TV show or comedy.

[ATG]

T89 Callan said:

Emsman said:

I think the funniest thing about the second series is that the OP didn't laugh more than twice, but still watched the whole series.

I reckon the inbetweeners is great. One of the best written comedies for a while.

Like I said I don't make a judgement until I have watched a decent amount, you wouldn't test drive a car by pootling around a car park would you?

On the prejudice issue, I keep affirming it becasue you get the usual PH silliness of people instantly saying stuff like: "you only like X or X so you wouldn't like it" I have no prefernce for any type of TV show or comedy.

What's your explanation for your judgement being at odds with that of plenty of other people who also enjoy and watch a lot of comedy?

[T89 Callan]

ATG said:

T89 Callan said:

Emsman said:

I think the funniest thing about the second series is that the OP didn't laugh more than twice, but still watched the whole series.

I reckon the inbetweeners is great. One of the best written comedies for a while.

Like I said I don't make a judgement until I have watched a decent amount, you wouldn't test drive a car by pootling around a car park would you?

On the prejudice issue, I keep affirming it becasue you get the usual PH silliness of people instantly saying stuff like: "you only like X or X so you wouldn't like it" I have no prefernce for any type of TV show or comedy.

What's your explanation for your judgement being at odds with that of plenty of other people who also enjoy and watch a lot of comedy?

There is no 'explanation' I just didn't find it funny and started a debate.

[Tiggsy]

T89 Callan said:

Emsman said:

I think the funniest thing about the second series is that the OP didn't laugh more than twice, but still watched the whole series.

I reckon the inbetweeners is great. One of the best written comedies for a while.

Like I said I don't make a judgement until I have watched a decent amount, you wouldn't test drive a car by pootling around a car park would you?

Not a very accurate analogy.....the way you have experienced the inbetweeners is the same as everyone that watched it because they liked it, i.e - you watched it all! Thats like test driving a car for 5 years before saying "nah, never liked it from the off".

Its a good job you never started watching Eastenders to see how you'd get on....you'd still be at it!

and Curb is becoming a bit of a "thing to like" ... it's funny, but no way near as funny as people make out and if it didnt have the "cool" status it seems to have got it would lose half it's viewers. Its almost like Friends in reverse...still one of the funniest shows on TV yet "not cool" anymore.

and the Inbetweeners is very good, doesnt take itself seriously so if you take it as such you are missing the point.

[louiebaby]

agric said:

Greg Davies (Will's head of year)



was on Mock the week this evening

He's feckin' tall isn't he? I thought they just shot him tall in The Inbetweeeners, but he's genuinely massive.

I know how he feels about the tall gags, as I'm 6'7''...

[T89 Callan]

Tiggsy said:

T89 Callan said:

Emsman said:

I think the funniest thing about the second series is that the OP didn't laugh more than twice, but still watched the whole series.

I reckon the inbetweeners is great. One of the best written comedies for a while.

Like I said I don't make a judgement until I have watched a decent amount, you wouldn't test drive a car by pootling around a car park would you?

Not a very accurate analogy.....the way you have experienced the inbetweeners is the same as everyone that watched it because they liked it, i.e - you watched it all! Thats like test driving a car for 5 years before saying "nah, never liked it from the off".

Its a good job you never started watching Eastenders to see how you'd get on....you'd still be at it!

and Curb is becoming a bit of a "thing to like" ... it's funny, but no way near as funny as people make out and if it didnt have the "cool" status it seems to have got it would lose half it's viewers. Its almost like Friends in reverse...still one of the funniest shows on TV yet "not cool" anymore.

and the Inbetweeners is very good, doesnt take itself seriously so if you take it as such you are missing the point.

Once again I'm not missing the point, it just didn't make me laugh.

Criticsing 'Curb' because it is the 'in thing' is completely retarded, hardly anyone I know has even heard of it let alone considers it cool. I watched an episode last night (series 6, were Cha-Cha gets the job next to the toilet) had me in tears of laughter.

[adycav]

louiebaby said:

I know how he feels about the tall gags, as I'm 6'7''...

This is Pistonheads mate, EVERYONE is AT LEAST 6'7" on here.

[Tiggsy]

T89 Callan said:

Criticsing 'Curb' because it is the 'in thing' is completely retarded, hardly anyone I know has even heard of it let alone considers it cool.

Hence it's cool...if everyone liked it it would be commecial pap that everyone likes to hate.

And as for retarded.....saying Curb is cool is not really on a par with watching a series of a comedy that didn't make you laugh!

[XitUp]

Baby Huey said:

T89 Callan said:

Baby Huey said:

King of Comedy, do you like Lead Balloon?

I do. It's a real slow burner. I need to go out and get the DVD's though as I have missed quite a bit of it.

I think it's a brilliant show. I love Curb and there are similarities, but it is just so well written. Superb cast too.

My favourite British sitcom for a while.

I thought it was trying way too hard to be like Curb.

T89 Callan said:

I was making a point about the predictability.

It just doesn't make me laugh because it is a predictable show and it isn't well written and the characters aren't likeable.

To be honest you seem to think I have never watched any other comedy and don't know what comedy is, in fact I probably have far more comparative knowledge than you could hazzard a guess at.

Curb is also predictable.

Many of the characters are not likeable.

I don't seem to think you've never watched any other comedy, not sure where you pulled that one from...

[T89 Callan]

Tiggsy said:

T89 Callan said:

Criticsing 'Curb' because it is the 'in thing' is completely retarded, hardly anyone I know has even heard of it let alone considers it cool.

Hence it's cool...if everyone liked it it would be commecial pap that everyone likes to hate.

And as for retarded.....saying Curb is cool is not really on a par with watching a series of a comedy that didn't make you laugh!

You what? If people don't know about it it makes it 'cool'... what the hell are you talking about.

I couldn't care less how many people watch it or whether it's 'cool' it makes me laugh so I watch it.

[Emsman]

Go and buy the first series of trailer park boys.
No one knows about it, Its hilarious and you should therefore be really cool.

Jesus wept

[XitUp]

Emsman said:

Go and buy the first series of trailer park boys.
No one knows about it, Its hilarious and you should therefore be really cool.

Jesus wept

I can feel a st gale blowing.

[OllieWinchester]

Trailer park boys is brilliant though, had forgotten all about that.