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Paedantic Basterd 08-09-2011 11:31 PM

Matter of taste. Only Arrested Development has been a worthwhile American comedy in my opinion, and they ended it before it went down the ****ter too.

crash_override 08-10-2011 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian (Post 1094240)
Matter of taste. Only Arrested Development has been a worthwhile American comedy in my opinion, and they ended it before it went down the ****ter too.

Arrested Development was a great show that died a tragic death. They're supposed to be making a movie now though, so it's not completely gone.

midnight rain 08-10-2011 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by eric generic (Post 1094239)
I've tried many British comedies and they don't do anything for me. I also doubt there exist any dramas in the same league as The Wire, The Sopranos, or Mad Men. If there are, I'd be happy to try them, I just haven't heard of any.

You can add Lost, Breaking Bad, Battlestar Galactica, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, 24, Six Feet Under, Modern Family, Community and many more to that list. I can't think of a country with better television to be honest (though maybe I'm biased). Maybe the overall quality of it isn't that great, but as far as individual shows go it can't be topped. No one's forcing you to watch all the reality shows and crappy sitcoms, so why even complain about them. :confused:

And I'm struggling to think of a single noteworthy Canadian show as an aside.

Paedantic Basterd 08-10-2011 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuna (Post 1094363)
And I'm struggling to think of a single noteworthy Canadian show as an aside.

That's unnecessary, I was never boasting about Canadian TV. :laughing:

I don't watch any of it either.

FRED HALE SR. 08-10-2011 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian (Post 1094398)
That's unnecessary, I was never boasting about Canadian TV. :laughing:

I don't watch any of it either.

Kids in the hall was pretty damn good.

LoathsomePete 08-10-2011 11:09 AM

Canadian shows tend to rely a lot on inside jokes that only Canadians or people familiar enough with the culture will understand. That said though, there are some really funny and well written stuff that comes out of Canada, here's just a short list:
  • Trailer Park Boys
  • Godiva's
  • ReGenisis
  • Puppets Who Kill
  • Corner Gas (Hater's gonna hate)
  • This Hour Has 22 Minutes
  • Red Green Show
  • ReBoot
  • Da Vinci's Inquest
  • Kevin Spencer (kind of like our version of South Park)
  • Kids in the Hall
  • Royal Canadian Air Farce

Also while I'm on the subject, fuck the Degrassi series.

The Batlord 08-10-2011 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian (Post 1094398)
That's unnecessary, I was never boasting about Canadian TV. :laughing:

I don't watch any of it either.

One should never boast about anything from Canada. Except for maple syrup and cheap prescription drugs. America allows Canada to exist for maple syrup and cheap prescription drugs.

djchameleon 08-10-2011 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 1093720)
So basically there is no closure regarding this series (season)? I may as well stop watching now.

U.S tv networks are terribly fickle :(

Fraid not. Its really all about money. If the ratings arent high enough they lose ad money for the commercial spots. Definitely still watch the series, some if the better episodes were near the end.

Brit shows tend to wrap up too quickly out of fear that they wont be renewed while us shows try to use cliffhangers as a bargaining chip not to cancel their show but it rarely works , most get canceled anyways.

Liljagare 08-10-2011 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR. (Post 1094425)
Kids in the hall was pretty damn good.

I agree. As well as a show called "Testees". And I admit, if we are getting into comedies from Canada, "Kenny vs Spenny" wasn't all that bad either.

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Originally Posted by eric generic (Post 1094239)
I've tried many British comedies and they don't do anything for me. I also doubt there exist any dramas in the same league as The Wire, The Sopranos, or Mad Men. If there are, I'd be happy to try them, I just haven't heard of any.

What about "Midsommer Murders" or "The Tudors"? In terms of British comedy, personally I prefer the ones like "Red Dwarf" or "The Mighty Boosh" although the Irish comedy "Father Ted" is probably one of the funniest comedies I have ever seen.

A truly great comedy and one of my alltime favorites is "Klovn" (Clown) out of Denmark but I do not know if there is an English subtitled version of it...most likely there is though.

Raust 08-13-2011 11:26 PM

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Awesome.


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