DougWonnacott
Monday 23rd April 2012 12:48pm [Edited]
Norwich
1,059 posts
The Thick of it.
I love every other show that Armando Iannucci has been involved in, but not this one. To me it just feels like an unpleasant man shouting and swearing at some other unpleasant people (and not in an entertaining way). I see the satire, but don't find it funny in this form.
Unfortunately it's one of those shows where if you say you don't like it, it makes sound like you're not clever enough to 'get it', which isn't the case (I hope).
I think most of the comedies you want to like but don't are made by people whose work you normally enjoy. Other examples (for me) of shows I don't like by people I normally find funny would be Nathan Barley, Fresh Meat, Life's Too Short, Dr Terrible's House of Horrible, Rock & Chips, The Fast Show. I'm sure I've forgotten some.
I also loved the original 1980s series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet but was really disappointed by the return series on the BBC a few years ago. Never mind!