TV British v. American. . .

Started by Alpha Centauri8 pages

O.F.A.H aint the best, you schmoes.

-AC

I personally dont like Only Fools and Horses. . . My humoursmore like Little Britian, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I got News for You. Alistair McGowans Big Impression as well!

HOWEVER I do like a lot of USA tv too. . . anything from America's Finest on Five (CSI, CSI:Miami, Law and Order etc.) rules, and Friends is without a doubt the funniest sitcom I've ever seen.

Northner accents are so cool.

2 Pints of lager and a packet of crisps
Coupling
Blackadder I, II, III
Im Alan Partridge
The Office
Fawlty Towers
Monty Python's flying circus
Little Britain

personally i think Only Fools and Horses is awful, boring and not in the least bit funny.
but that being said, theyre all top quality programs...only American programs ive seen even come close are Family Guy and Futurama.
British humour is either overtly stupid or very subtle...cos 1line catchphrases and most American humour is soo force-fed its boring

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
O.F.A.H aint the best, you schmoes.

-AC

its official...live with it
😛

"personally i think Only Fools and Horses is awful, boring and not in the least bit funny."

Wheeeeeeeey.

-AC

Originally posted by dean7879
its official...live with it
😛

nothing's official until i agree with it 😎

its definetly official son
no 1 sitcom of all time 😄

not imo, not by a looong shot

Yep.

Considering the fact that The Simpsons is a sitcom.

If it comes down to Delboy and Rodney Vs Homer and Bart then there's only one winner...s...

-AC

rodney and del would win cos they are real....not cartoon characters
the simpsons is a cartoon

http://www.sitcom-guide.co.uk/bbc2_show.shtml
well deserved indeed

ofah is pure comedy gold

"rodney and del would win cos they are real....not cartoon characters
the simpsons is a cartoon"

Animation doesn't equate to being a cartoon.

Tom and Jerry is a cartoon. The satire, humour and comedy in The Simpsons is more intelligent and funnier than anything in O.F.A.H, ever.

So are the characters. The Simpsons is recognised by critics and fans alike, as an established sitcom.

Oh and seeing as you're posting awards and poll winnings, Homer Simpson has been labelled the greatest TV character of all time by multiple papers. Guardian, Daily Mail and The Mirror I believe. Infact, in the Daily Mail Dellboy was 2nd, to Homer.

-AC

the simpsons can be more funnier because it is animated
how can you expect a normal non animated sitcom to be as brilliant and whacky as the simpsons?
i love the simpsons too ya know, its brilliant.....but its unfair to compare the two programs...they are two different types of comedy
and both are superb

"the simpsons can be more funnier because it is animated
how can you expect a normal non animated sitcom to be as brilliant and whacky as the simpsons?"

The fact that it's animated has no connection to the humour used. The political, social and cultural humour and jokes contained in The Simpsons would be funny regardless of who is saying them. They work on multiple levels. O.F.A.H couldn't ever do that because none of the characters have the capacity or ability.

"i love the simpsons too ya know, its brilliant.....but its unfair to compare the two programs...they are two different types of comedy
and both are superb"

I don't think O.F.A.H is superb. I think it's shit, but regardless of that. The two are comparable and have been compared many times. The Simpsons have always taken it and will do so against almost any sitcom they are placed against. If The Simpsons don't, Family Guy will.

-AC

Well ever since I moved over here, the only British shows that have got my attention are/were Ali G, The Office and Nevermind The Buzzcocks.

Shows like The Sopranos, Oz, Without A Trace, Scrubs, The Simpsons, Futurama and South Park are where it's really at.

American for me 😊

ofah is superb
it doesnt get official no 1 british sitcom of all time for nothin
the simpsons is superb too. i know this. so why bring the simpsons into the argument in the first place?
theres no point in comparing two great shows....i love em both
if u say the simpsons is better..then fair enough..im not gonna argue with that cos it probably is better....but try and understand why i love ofah... and try and figure out why it is no 1 brit sitcom

i dont watch TV anymore cry

"ofah is superb
it doesnt get official no 1 british sitcom of all time for nothin"

Britney Spears was "officially" world's sexiest woman. Just because she won it, doesn't make it true nor does it mean I have to agree with it. It just means that out of everyone who voted, more of them voted for her. In this case, more of them voted for O.F.A.H. If everyone in Britain had voted I doubt it would have won.

"try and understand why i love ofah... and try and figure out why it is no 1 brit sitcom"

I understand why but it isn't the number one British Sitcom to me. To you, maybe. To me it isn't. To me it isn't even in the top 5.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
"ofah is superb
it doesnt get official no 1 british sitcom of all time for nothin"

Britney Spears was "officially" world's sexiest woman. Just because she won it, doesn't make it true nor does it mean I have to agree with it. It just means that out of everyone who voted, more of them voted for her. In this case, more of them voted for O.F.A.H. If everyone in Britain had voted I doubt it would have won.

"try and understand why i love ofah... and try and figure out why it is no 1 brit sitcom"

I understand why but it isn't the number one British Sitcom to me. To you, maybe. To me it isn't. To me it isn't even in the top 5.

-AC

What is OFAH? And what do you like?