there IS a bigger picture here... (no pun intended). if a tv show is the biggest worry you've got then you're not doing too bad are you?
if you want to watch little britain then buy the box set. see - easy
still don't get why anyone would want to though....
now Karl Pilkington - he's funny!
if you want to watch little britain then buy the box set. see - easy
still don't get why anyone would want to though....
now Karl Pilkington - he's funny!
In reply to Post #31
My biggest worry is removing of tv shows will not have the desired effect it will actually make things worse.
There may be some opinionated people on here that will discuss it but if you want to influence Joe Average on the street don't go trying to remove everything in one week you'll just piss them off.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
My biggest worry is removing of tv shows will not have the desired effect it will actually make things worse.
There may be some opinionated people on here that will discuss it but if you want to influence Joe Average on the street don't go trying to remove everything in one week you'll just piss them off.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
In reply to Post #32
fair enough tinhead
it does feel like a lot at once but that's likely because lots of different areas - TV, sport, town councils etc. are all seeing things that are part of the bigger picture and all acting at once.
with the shoe on the other foot, imagine how all of those 'little' things on a daily basis might make one feel ...
maybe for the other thread in terms of discussion?
have a good day man
fair enough tinhead
it does feel like a lot at once but that's likely because lots of different areas - TV, sport, town councils etc. are all seeing things that are part of the bigger picture and all acting at once.
with the shoe on the other foot, imagine how all of those 'little' things on a daily basis might make one feel ...
maybe for the other thread in terms of discussion?
have a good day man
In reply to Post #33
maybe for the other thread in terms of discussion?
Agreed but remember discussing it there won't influence Joe
A good day to you sir
maybe for the other thread in terms of discussion?
Agreed but remember discussing it there won't influence Joe
A good day to you sir
In reply to Post #31
Its about the characters that they play, not what they say or do
Look at the characters, Can you see the Vicky Pollard, can you see the attention seeking gay man, Can you see the receptionist with the bad attitude? i can
Like a bloke once said to me, after prancing about and acting like a fairy. I am gay you know. My reply, so ****ing what, just get on with it. Be whatever he wants to be for me as long as he does not bother me
Its about the characters that they play, not what they say or do
Look at the characters, Can you see the Vicky Pollard, can you see the attention seeking gay man, Can you see the receptionist with the bad attitude? i can
Like a bloke once said to me, after prancing about and acting like a fairy. I am gay you know. My reply, so ****ing what, just get on with it. Be whatever he wants to be for me as long as he does not bother me
In reply to Post #29
It was still in the version streamed by UKTV, so they pulled it. A swift edit and barely anyone would have noticed but what's done is done.
It was still in the version streamed by UKTV, so they pulled it. A swift edit and barely anyone would have noticed but what's done is done.
In reply to Post #35
honestly scozza I've actually re-thought my view of Little Britain. I actually do think it's an attempt to subvert those stereotypes - just poorly executed (IMHO) - and the results are some small minded people just using the 'catchphrases' as a means to voice their own prejudice - be that race, sexuality, disability based etc.
I still don't find it funny, but comedy is like that.
Have either of the creators said anything about it? I know some others have come out to apologise for similar stereotyping etc. (Leigh Francis is an example). They are intelligent blokes so a statement from them would be really interesting to read.
honestly scozza I've actually re-thought my view of Little Britain. I actually do think it's an attempt to subvert those stereotypes - just poorly executed (IMHO) - and the results are some small minded people just using the 'catchphrases' as a means to voice their own prejudice - be that race, sexuality, disability based etc.
I still don't find it funny, but comedy is like that.
Have either of the creators said anything about it? I know some others have come out to apologise for similar stereotyping etc. (Leigh Francis is an example). They are intelligent blokes so a statement from them would be really interesting to read.
In reply to Post #37
I think Ant & Dec and Leigh Francis etc thought they'd better get in quick and say something in case it damages there careers, maybe they secretly think it's still funny?
Keith Lemon is always near the mark I don't know how he gets away with some of things he does, you could call it sexist and bullying?
I think Ant & Dec and Leigh Francis etc thought they'd better get in quick and say something in case it damages there careers, maybe they secretly think it's still funny?
Keith Lemon is always near the mark I don't know how he gets away with some of things he does, you could call it sexist and bullying?
In reply to Post #38
Let's not talk about that **** Ant, the grandmas favourite, ****er
If it had been any other celebrity driving around pissed and behaving like him they would have crucified them, public and the press!
Let's not talk about that **** Ant, the grandmas favourite, ****er
If it had been any other celebrity driving around pissed and behaving like him they would have crucified them, public and the press!
In reply to Post #37
So then Mal, what does make a man like you laugh, university challenge, homes under the hammer?
So then Mal, what does make a man like you laugh, university challenge, homes under the hammer?
I would love to see spitting image back on tv , it would be fantastic at the moment
In reply to Post #41
I thought the same a while ago, surely they could make that crack
I remember John Major with his peas
I thought the same a while ago, surely they could make that crack
I remember John Major with his peas
In reply to Post #40
well... I'm a big fan of 'people falling over'
(as long as they don't get hurt of course)
As said already, Karl Pilkington makes me cry with laughter. Billy Connolly. James Acaster. Tom Allen.
(btw - I know you weren't really asking but I'm on a roll now)
Young Sheldon is good. Mel Brooks. Monty Python.
oh - and most of the stuff on the conspiracy theory thread....
edit - and my mate Patrick Monahan. Shameless plug for one of the nicest stand-ups on the circuit. Very funny and a genuine top bloke.
well... I'm a big fan of 'people falling over'
(as long as they don't get hurt of course)
As said already, Karl Pilkington makes me cry with laughter. Billy Connolly. James Acaster. Tom Allen.
(btw - I know you weren't really asking but I'm on a roll now)
Young Sheldon is good. Mel Brooks. Monty Python.
oh - and most of the stuff on the conspiracy theory thread....
edit - and my mate Patrick Monahan. Shameless plug for one of the nicest stand-ups on the circuit. Very funny and a genuine top bloke.
In reply to Post #43
Waynes making me laugh ,
Waynes making me laugh ,
In reply to Post #43
The idiot abroad was a brilliant series. Loved the bit where he was strapped to the plane wings
But not the frogs, dirty gits!
Wayne makes me laugh too Spanker
The idiot abroad was a brilliant series. Loved the bit where he was strapped to the plane wings
But not the frogs, dirty gits!
Wayne makes me laugh too Spanker