Comments on: Rum Doings: Episode 6

By: vagabond

vagabond — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:20:47 +0000

Thanks for that,
I’ve started watching Big Bang Theory. It has some painful jokes at times, but overall I’m liking it.

By: John Walker

John Walker — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:01:48 +0000

vagabond – Better Off Ted is one of the best sitcoms in years – really good stuff. Arrested Development is superb. And I really enjoy My Name Is Earl – I think the ensemble cast is well put together, and it’s consistently well written.

By: vagabond

vagabond — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:38:51 +0000

Good stuff. I particularly liked the bits about holocaust denial and girls buried under patios.

I am vaguely interested in checking out some of the sitcoms you like, but since I can only gather a few points of reference to see if our tastes are similar (I disliked Golden Girls as a 13 year old, dislike Sabrina, and like Scrubs), and it might be some effort to aquire some of these things, I’m curious as to your opinion of the following (assuming you’ve seen them):
Better off Ted, Arrested Development, My Name is Earl.

By: Gassalasca

Gassalasca — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:48:27 +0000

I reasonably enjoyed Only Fools and Horses when I first watched it. I was eight, and they were showing it right after Baywatch. Ah… early mornings with Mitch Buchannon and Del Boy Trotter. Never such innocence again.

By: John Walker

John Walker — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:42:55 +0000

It was quite by accident, though. We did, on the tube on the way to Nick’s house, discuss that it might be good to talk about sitcoms at some point. Interestingly I think this is the first time we’ve talked about something we’ve mentioned we might before recording. Neither of us expected it to be thematic throughout. And you’ll be relieved to learn that episode 7 has no such errant theme.

By: Masked Dave

Masked Dave — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:34:42 +0000

Surely it doesn’t count as ‘speaking off topic’ if you actually have a topic to talk about and do so for the whole show (in this case, sitcoms) and just start with a joke “shock” topic?

I mean, I love the show. I just think you aren’t being honest about your concept ;)

By: MrsTrellis

MrsTrellis — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:10:13 +0000

True. I am quite proud of the fact that Only Fools and Horses made no sense to me because (a) I didn’t understand what or where Peckham was; (b) I didn’t know what a council estate was; and (c) I couldn’t understand a word anyone said.

The perils of being middle class and Northern.

By: John Walker

John Walker — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:26:07 +0000

Anal warts are better than Only Fools and Horses.

By: MrsTrellis

MrsTrellis — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:39:30 +0000

I’ve always been confused by John Gray’s notions. If I have a problem and tell someone about it, I would like their opinion and advice on how to solve it. I am also confused by his assertions about the sexual signals of a woman wearing plain white underwear. (All I think is that she’s a bit of an idiot as you can see it under pale clothing.)

Fawlty Towers is better than Only Fools and Horses.

By: Gassalasca

Gassalasca — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:56:58 +0000

Finally! John! Let us embrace in our not being able to stand Fawlty Towers! :gets ready for a bearhug: