Quote: Leevil @ July 10, 2007, 5:58 PMI'm not going to defend a tv channels decision to buy imports, but if they do, the ones that succeed,
Friends for example is about 'relationships in the 90's' every young, lets say single person could relate to that in some way, if they allowed themselves to, doesn't matter which country you're from the situations and decisions made by the characters are relatable, the characters a likeable, the humuor is witty and funny.
Whereas in the UK, from my perspective anyway, most of the mainstream comedies being produced were mainly about middle class family's or business and were using the same old tired format of 2.4 Children nuclear family. Friends broke that mold with something fresh and exciting to us young'uns.
I think now, we have a pretty even playing field with a mix of imports and homemade shows, so i don't know if there is anything to complain about?
LOL the wife is fine thanks (and Columbo is one import that is truly excellent), as for friends Leevil, did you ever see 'Man about the House'? Duno about Friends being ground breaking, a similar concept was used 25 years prior, admittedly not on the same scale! And are you saying that 'The Office' was not ground breaking, christ the Americans believed it was a real documentary (which was a first and produced a format that they were quick to copy)! Maybe the comedy comes down to satire, with 'young un's' in the UK unable to grasp its finer points