[Blue95]

Mr Mercury, on 26 November 2015 - 10:32 PM, said:

Only fools is not in the same league...but Fawlty Towers, wow, they're so close to being perfection.
I'm actually a massive of the first series of Blackadder, which whilst being the most expensive to produce is regarded as the worst of the lot. Personally I thought Blackadder 3, with the prince regent, was the worst!

Nothing will ever beat OFAH. Hands down the best programme i ever watched, forget all this towie nonsense all my generation seem to be obsessed with.

[Valley Blues]

Mr Mercury, on 26 November 2015 - 10:32 PM, said:

Only fools is not in the same league...but Fawlty Towers, wow, they're so close to being perfection.
I'm actually a massive of the first series of Blackadder, which whilst being the most expensive to produce is regarded as the worst of the lot. Personally I thought Blackadder 3, with the prince regent, was the worst!

It's a bit harsh to say Only Fools isn't in the same league imo. I am a fan of all three and would say that Flowery Tw@£s is third on my list.
Three different angles and styles of comedy, all written by geniuses and acted out by the very, very best.

[starsky72]

dtp, on 26 November 2015 - 02:39 PM, said:

Why play him at RB when he us probably the best centre half on the books?

It wasn't referring to Armands skills, more our need of a RB...

[clarevoyant.]

For certain members of this board wouldn't " 'Til Death us do Part" be first choice

[ArcticSpireite]

Blue95, on 26 November 2015 - 11:11 PM, said:

Nothing will ever beat OFAH. Hands down the best programme i ever watched, forget all this towie nonsense all my generation seem to be obsessed with.

When I look at the stuff our generation watches I sort of realise why the majority of us are so stupid and ignorant. Never quite got round to properly watching Only Fools, but Fawlty Towers is an absolute masterpiece and so funny no matter how much you watch it. John Cleese absolutely smashes it out of the ball park.

This post has been edited by ArcticSpireite: 27 November 2015 - 03:29 PM

[Siberian Spireite]

Blue95, on 26 November 2015 - 11:11 PM, said:

forget all this towie nonsense all my generation seem to be obsessed with.

Do people actually watch that? I suppose some must, or it wouldn't be made, but I've never met anyone who admits to watching it(I am nearly 40, though). I just can't imagine, at any point during my youth in Chesterfield, that the culture would have even permitted anyone to openly discuss shows like that (rightly or wrongly!).

This post has been edited by Siberian Spireite: 27 November 2015 - 03:32 PM

[Blue95]

Siberian Spireite, on 27 November 2015 - 03:28 PM, said:

Do people actually watch that? I suppose some must, or it wouldn't be made, but I've never met anyone who admits to watching it(I am nearly 40, though). I just can't imagine, at any point during my youth in Chesterfield, that the culture would have even permitted anyone to openly discuss shows like that (rightly or wrongly!).

Unfortuanetly yeah, theyre so popular theres several of them bow, i did watch one of them briefly but you can feel your IQ dropping by the mind numbing episode.

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[Trigger]

Don't think he'll come back, 3rd month at Stevenage for him

[Westbars Spireite]

Trigger (not the freak), on 07 December 2015 - 04:38 PM, said:

Don't think he'll come back, 3rd month at Stevenage for him

Hope not. Thanks for your effort etc but if he's the answer I don't want to know what the question is.

[fishini]

Mr Mercury, on 26 November 2015 - 10:32 PM, said:

Only fools is not in the same league...but Fawlty Towers, wow, they're so close to being perfection.
I'm actually a massive of the first series of Blackadder, which whilst being the most expensive to produce is regarded as the worst of the lot. Personally I thought Blackadder 3, with the prince regent, was the worst!

Fools and horse's best ever in the world ney the universe since before the big bang

[Mr Mercury]

fishini, on 07 December 2015 - 05:53 PM, said:

Fools and horse's best ever in the world ney the universe since before the big bang

Some of the early stuff is fantastic and up there with the best ever, but sadly I thought it lost its way later on.
Fawlty Towers, with only 12 episodes, was a classic every episode!

[fishini]

Mr Mercury, on 07 December 2015 - 06:14 PM, said:

Some of the early stuff is fantastic and up there with the best ever, but sadly I thought it lost its way later on.
Fawlty Towers, with only 12 episodes, was a classic every episode!

So they ran out of ideas very quickly

[Mr Mercury]

fishini, on 07 December 2015 - 07:07 PM, said:

So they ran out of ideas very quickly

I'm not sure the real reason why only 12 episodes, I know the split between JC and CB didn't affect it because they broke up after series one. I'm afraid we'll have to agree to disagree on this one, yes OFAH is up there with the best ever, but IMHO Fawlty Towers is peerless.

[Stoptalkingbol]

Tough to beat Porridge. Ronnie Barker was a genius in it. You know it's good when you never tire of watching it over and over again.

[Mr Mercury]

Stoptalkingbol, on 07 December 2015 - 07:47 PM, said:

Tough to beat Porridge. Ronnie Barker was a genius in it. You know it's good when you never tire of watching it over and over again.

Yes Porridge beats OFAH for the writing and acting as well. I once saw Ronnie Barker say that Porridge was the funniest thing he'd ever done, but he had the most fun making OAH! He said every day, after filming, the cast and crew would all go to the pub and Lynda Baron would drink them all under the table!

[Stoptalkingbol]

Mr Mercury, on 07 December 2015 - 08:11 PM, said:

Yes Porridge beats OFAH for the writing and acting as well. I once saw Ronnie Barker say that Porridge was the funniest thing he'd ever done, but he had the most fun making OAH! He said every day, after filming, the cast and crew would all go to the pub and Lynda Baron would drink them all under the table!

Yes, OAH is another classic. The writing is brilliant, but his acting takes these shows to the next level. She looks like she can hold her ale to be fair!

Going straight was disappointing considering how good porridge was, which was to be expected, but Barker still made it great viewing.

[Ernie Ernie Ernie]

starsky72, on 26 November 2015 - 01:56 PM, said:

Unless he's suddenly become a fantastic right back then I'm not sure we need him at the moment...

What about left?

[clarevoyant.]

Auf Weidershen Pet

[firedodger]

fishini, on 07 December 2015 - 05:53 PM, said:

Fools and horse's best ever in the world ney the universe since before the big bang

Big Bang is very good, maybe goes above cheers as my favourite American sit com

[starsky72]

Ernie Ernie Ernie, on 07 December 2015 - 08:44 PM, said:

What about left?

ha ha either!