bigbasspa
Sunday 21st June 2009 5:20am [Edited]
7 posts
Quote: zooo @ June 21 2009, 2:09 AM BST
The Upper Hand.
I liked it!
Thank you.
I think the problem I have with comedies like The Upper Hand and Mind Your Language is that you kind of know exactly what the next line is going to be and the jokes all seem extremely telegraphed and very obvious. Maybe it's just me but I especially love series which have a bit of a bizarre edge to them - 'safe', 'middle-class' comedies have never done anything for me. One Foot in the Grave could have been just another Terry and June yet it got quite surreal at times and the writing was just so inventive. One 'middle-class' comedy that I did like was Ever Decreasing Circles. 'Martin' was eccentric to say the least and Richard Briers was was excellent in the role. I guess when I feel that a series is just too predictable, I just can't find any 'hook' to keep watching.
Quote: Tim Walker @ June 21 2009, 2:14 AM BST
One of the few terrible British sitcoms which one can't even laugh at ironically.
Hard to believe we got away with it in those innocent days...
Here's a link to more forgotten British TV...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjx2pclJQew
Thanks Tim, I'll check that out.