British sitcoms: the deathmatch (19-01)

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Serendippily Jan 2019 10:57pm, 3 Jan 2019 10,782 posts	0 Serendippily Me too and throughout. Whereas only some series of RD passed muster for me
Badger Jan 2019 8:14am, 4 Jan 2019 10,240 posts	0 Badger Mm yes, but there's a gap between "doesn't bear too many repeat viewings" and "was never any good in the first place", isn't there?
Nicholls595 Jan 2019 8:40am, 4 Jan 2019 17,494 posts	0 Nicholls595 I watched Father Ted when it was first broadcast. it was funny. I own the DVD box set. It is funny. I have watched the regular repeats (It's on More4 virtually every weekend) they are funny. I watched the Christmas Special again last week. It is very funny. I quote the show on a regular basis. "Small......Far away" gets a regular airing on Fetch. The beauty of any deathmatch is the difference of opinion. Some people don't think Father Ted is funny and some people do. Some people think Vicar of Dibley is funny and I hate it. We are all entitled to our opinions. Unless you think Mrs Brown's boys is funny, then you are clearly a mental case. Father Ted for the win.
Diogenes Jan 2019 8:42am, 4 Jan 2019 33,533 posts	0 Diogenes Nicho for PM
Wriggling Snake Jan 2019 8:52am, 4 Jan 2019 20,819 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I think that Small...far away was stolen, chic murray, scots comedian, old. Most comedy is stolen, still Father Ted is very funny, semis.
TRO Todd and alligator dodger Jan 2019 9:13am, 4 Jan 2019 18,023 posts	0 TRO Todd and alligator dodger Yes Minister edging Blackadder in an all time classic final, AET. Superdeath: Fawlty, Young Ones. Mrs Brown's Boys drawn with Butterflies in R1, both eliminated after being outscored by Chickenshitville Utah.
GregP Jan 2019 9:31am, 4 Jan 2019 109,994 posts	0 GregP Over two hundred posts before polling opened must be some kind of record. Pool A is up.
GregP Jan 2019 9:33am, 4 Jan 2019 109,995 posts	0 GregP Pool A's wildcard is Levan, Utah. Levan is a town in Juab County. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 841, and in 2017 the estimated population was 904. So it's boom town, yes?
Carpathius Jan 2019 9:34am, 4 Jan 2019 16,249 posts	0 Carpathius Or people have nothing better to do than shag.
McGoohan Jan 2019 9:40am, 4 Jan 2019 37,639 posts	0 McGoohan My problem with Father Ted is the same with all Channel 4 comedies - they're sort of made on a bit of a budget, and are all supposed to have a sort of slapdash charm. I just find them a bit shambolic and obvious really. The IT Crowd is far worse. It's like a humour-vacuum.