Kingdawson
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Have you watched 'Game of Thrones'?
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Have you watched 'Game of Thrones'?
Kingdawson
Banned
Mate i usually hate fantasy too. Never got into 'Lord of the rings' or boring ass 'harry potter' but Game of Thrones is something else. It's fantastic tv.
This. It's not really about fantasy as much as character exploration and Machiavellian plots to take power.
SteveAWOL
Chris Jones
Not just you mate. All the British broadcasters seem come up with nowadays are quizzes, talent contests and scripted-reality shows of which most (such as The Apprentice) are years past their prime.
I remember when the BBC and Channel 4 used to make lots of great sit-coms like Blackadder, Red Dwarf, Drop The Dead Donkey, Father Ted, Only Fools and Horses, Spaced, Desmond's... plus some decent dramas like Cracker, Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Poirot, Cardiac Arrest... but aside from The Inbetweeners, Misfits and The Thick Of It I haven't really followed any British TV series in recent years and probably the only British TV show I still have series linked is Top Gear!
The vast majority of my television viewing in recent years has been made up of American dramas: The Wire, Deadwood, The Sopranos, Dexter, Rome, Battlestar Galactica, Band of Brothers, House, The West Wing, Justified, The Shield, Breaking Bad, 24, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead... If there are any British shows as well written as these on TV currently I'd love to hear about them!
clownfoot
Goran Bunjevcevic
The sitcoms you list span a number of years. Not like they all came out one after the other. There was dross on at the same time as many of those shows. Also, Top Gear? Come on, do people still find Clarkson interesting or funny? Or am I the only one who thinks his ridiculous voice is used to mask the fact he has nothing coherent or poignant to say?
There are still some great comedy programmes on, for instance It's Kevin which has just finished it's first series. Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is currently being made for series 3. These programmes don't get the big promotional push as they don't star household names, and often go unnoticed. Much like what happened to 15 Storeys High (which, if you haven't seen, is a must. Can get it cheap on DVD)
With the American dramas, HBO and the such are untouchable. The only British programmes of recent years that can begin to come close to those standards are Sherlock and Broadchurch
Seedy Ron
Jimmy Neighbour
There are a lot of American shows that get much praise over here at the moment, but I wonder if we're just shielded from the crap and their ratio of quality to dross is actually much the same as we get?
BTW, The Apprentice? Really? Faker than ruddy Top Gear
Jurgen the German
Erik Thorstvedt
i hope you think better of me than that
ive discussed both shows in this thread at some point if you require proof of my attitude towards them.
Chill out
Jurgen the German
Erik Thorstvedt
There are a lot of American shows that get much praise over here at the moment, but I wonder if we're just shielded from the crap and their ratio of quality to dross is actually much the same as we get?
BTW, The Apprentice? Really? Faker than ruddy Top Gear
Yeah they do have their fair share of crap, but their best shows are far better than our best shows.
Apprentice is the only reality show I watch, can't stand Fix Factor or Britain's Got No Talent.
I love GoT. But I just watched all of Spartacus now I find GoT boring right now.
GlennGoddle
Andy Sinton
August I think.
I hope they have a different angle in Suits and stop with all that Hardman brick.
DHSF
Les Ferdinand
I think that is now finished.
I think its now got a more anglo - american feel to it now - as it ended with the english guys merging or something. I did read the metro today which Harvey also said the same thing.
I think its gonna be brilliant and cant wait to see my girlies - donna, rachel etc
raboner
Banned
Can't wait for this!
SteveAWOL
Chris Jones
Top Gear is a bit long in the tooth and they could do with some new sketches but I like cars and it's more entertaining than Fifth Gear.
I rate Stewart Lee as a stand-up but the skits on his show (like Omid Djalili's) are a bit too hit and miss from what I've seen. Sean Lock is funny on 8 Out Of 10 Cats so will check out that 15 Storeys High, Kevin looks a bit different but will give it a try too.
It's a shame that the British channels can't seem to come up with as many original dramas as HBO, ShowTime (Dexter, Californication, Nurse Jackie), AMC (Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Mad Men), FX (Justified, Sons Of Anarchy, The Shield).
dawaxman
Gheorge Popescu
I think that there has been some decent British programming in recent years....The thick of it, inbetweeners, peep show, Alan partridge, extras, Derek, Luther, broadchurch, those period drama programs (not my cup of tea but very popular, like Mr selfridge, and that upstairs/downstairs thing).
Don't forget our writers/producers have been involved with some very popular 'US' programs like the office and veep
Don't forget our writers/producers have been involved with some very popular 'US' programs like the office and veep