OMG it's good. Well, season 3 is a bit limp, but it's still the best comedy series in about the last ten years, IMO.
And in series 2 you get to see Bill Bailey, naked except for a strategically-placed hot water bottle, waving a flaming torch, jumping up and down on top of a car, roaring. What other series can you say that about?
We've had other comedies that could be counted as "good" in the last ten years? From either side of the Atlantic? (excepting the West Wing as the last show I was forcibly hooked on and too-smart-to-be-a-comedy kind of funny)
...No, that's about it. Oh, The IT Crowd was pretty funny, I thought. Funnily enough, Black Books, Father Ted, and The IT Crowd were all written or co-written by Graham Linehan.
Also, I quite liked Green Wing (see icon), but it's not to everyone's taste - it's a bit media-graduate, arseing around with camera-ish. But I worship Tamsin Greig, so I couldn't help but like it.
Arrested Development! Everybody Hates Chris is wonderful. Not as wonderful as Arrested Development, of course. Malcolm in the Middle (which I sometimes catch in syndication) is turning out to be a hell of a lot smarter than I ever gave it credit for. The New Adventures of Old Christine is, surprisingly, not bad, either.
I am really not a fan of sitcoms, but over here at least there's been a bit of a renaissance.
Is Arrested Development the one where the father of the family is being sent to prison for... something or other, and the wife and grown-up kids are falling apart in various ways? I've never caught that, but it seemed interesting from what I've heard.
Oh, also from your side of the Pond, Curb Your Enthusiasm. It's so painful, but so funny. I have to watch it from behind my hands.
Yeah, that's Arrested Development. It is brilliant beyond brilliant. It really defies description, though.
I have only seen Curb Your Enthusiasm once because I don't have cable, but it was very funny.
Oh! And Scrubs! Scrubs opened the door for some of the other good ones we've had. And back over your way, I adore The Vicar of Dibley, but that's only kind of sort of in the ten-year window.
Ah, I'll keep an eye out for it, then. Unfortunately, I think it's one of those things that doesn't get repeated much on British TV.
Curb Your Enthusiasm is well worth catching, if you can stand the pain. I have to leave the room sometimes. You're right; there do seem to be a lot of really good American comedies around at the moment.
Oh, if you ever see it around, Love Soup is excellent. It's a shortish comedy-drama series, about two people who are clearly absolutely perfect for one another, being the only sane voices in an insane world - and all the ways they narrowly miss ever meeting. It's just brilliant.
Malcolm in the Middle I used to watch (and like, at least the earlier stuff). Never caught any of the others, but I may have to try and find them. I like to while away a half hour infront of something funny every so often.
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Black Books is on my "to watch" list. I have a feeling its going to get me completely hooked when I do (because... Bill Bailey!)
And in series 2 you get to see Bill Bailey, naked except for a strategically-placed hot water bottle, waving a flaming torch, jumping up and down on top of a car, roaring. What other series can you say that about?
...and...
...No, that's about it. Oh, The IT Crowd was pretty funny, I thought. Funnily enough, Black Books, Father Ted, and The IT Crowd were all written or co-written by Graham Linehan.
Also, I quite liked Green Wing (see icon), but it's not to everyone's taste - it's a bit media-graduate, arseing around with camera-ish. But I worship Tamsin Greig, so I couldn't help but like it.
I am really not a fan of sitcoms, but over here at least there's been a bit of a renaissance.
Oh, also from your side of the Pond, Curb Your Enthusiasm. It's so painful, but so funny. I have to watch it from behind my hands.
I have only seen Curb Your Enthusiasm once because I don't have cable, but it was very funny.
Oh! And Scrubs! Scrubs opened the door for some of the other good ones we've had. And back over your way, I adore The Vicar of Dibley, but that's only kind of sort of in the ten-year window.
Curb Your Enthusiasm is well worth catching, if you can stand the pain. I have to leave the room sometimes. You're right; there do seem to be a lot of really good American comedies around at the moment.
Oh, if you ever see it around, Love Soup is excellent. It's a shortish comedy-drama series, about two people who are clearly absolutely perfect for one another, being the only sane voices in an insane world - and all the ways they narrowly miss ever meeting. It's just brilliant.