The Goggle Box Thread

[sycophantia]

Just maybe comedy is subjective?

Absolutely, I loved The Good Life, also Rising Damp.
First series of Blackadder was utter tripe for me, obviously the next 3 series were comedy gold.
Speaking of Rising Damp, I also enjoyed the quirky, Fall and Rise of Reginal Perrin.
It's the same with music, these days I try not to be judgemental about 'art' anything that's popular obviously has some merit for certain people.

Edit.
Of course there are some things that have no redeeming features, I give you 'Mrs Brown's Boys'

 

[The Bear]

Blackadder
Father Ted
Phoenix Nights
The Young Ones
Fawlty Towers

Probably my top 5.

 

[leedswolf]

Blackadder
Father Ted
Phoenix Nights
The Young Ones
Fawlty Towers

Probably my top 5.

Monty Python's Flying Circus
Fawlty Towers
Police Squad, in Color
Flight of the Conchords
I Didn't Know You Cared

 

[Lupo]

Chance In A Million
Some Mothers Do Ave Em
Citizen Smith
Mind Your Language
Just Good Friends
Man About The House
Fawlty Towers

Are there any sitcoms these days?

 

[leedswolf]

Are there any sitcoms these days?

Ted Lasso?
Brassic?

 

[sycophantia]

Monty Python's Flying Circus
Fawlty Towers
Police Squad, in Color
Flight of the Conchords
I Didn't Know You Cared

I didn't Know you cared was class.

 

[AndyWolves]

I think outnumbered needs a mention

 

[The Bear]

Are there any sitcoms these days?

Still Game is my favourite "recent" one. But that's getting old nowadays.

Early Doors too.

 

[The Bear]

Ted Lasso?
Brassic?

I agree with Ted Lasso, though it's not a sitcom.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Porridge and Fawlty Towers stand the test of time, others less so. I was a huge fan of Drop the Dead Donkey too.

 

[The Bear]

Porridge and Fawlty Towers stand the test of time, others less so. I was a huge fan of Drop the Dead Donkey too.

DTDD was great yeah.

 

[Kenny]

Still Game is my favourite "recent" one. But that's getting old nowadays.

Early Doors too.

Not Going Out and that's been going for fookin years now

 

[Tony Towner]

I agree with Ted Lasso, though it's not a sitcom.

Very few that would suit the traditional format these days. OFAH wouldn't get a second series now.
My favourite of the last decade would be Two Doors Down

 

[Kenny]

My favourite of the last decade would be Two Doors Down

Loved that.

Done now I guess, as appropriate for this thread the co-writer passed away.

 

[Tony Towner]

Loved that.

Done now I guess, as appropriate for this thread the co-writer passed away.

Yeah, he was young too, early 40s i think. The cast have all said they don't want to do it without him

 

[Lupo]

The Likely Lads

 

[Tony Towner]

The Likely Lads

Whatever happened to, was another from the 70s and brilliant writing. The original 60s version you don't really see

 

[Kenny]

Friday Night Dinner was ok but another that cant come back.

Is odd if you watch it and what was clearly the pilot episode is now episode 2 or 3 and Jim the neighbour is just not right.
And the episode where Wilson dies is just shit. (Keeping it in the RIP arena)

On 2 Doors Down as well, the pilot for that is like a completely different show.

 

[The Bear]

Surprised someone hasn't mentioned Auf Wiedersehen Pet.

Not really my era as I was too young but it was well loved.

I used to watch Bread when I was really young but I bet that has aged really badly.

 

[Tony Towner]

Surprised someone hasn't mentioned Auf Wiedersehen Pet.

Comedy drama, not a sitcom