Better than the very dated Irish tranny, Dick Emery meets Benny Hill and elopes in the 1970s, nonsense that's on after it though.
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Quote: Aldeem @ January 15 2013, 6:44 PM GMTBetter than the very dated Irish tranny, Dick Emery meets Benny Hill and elopes in the 1970s, nonsense that's on after it though.
That.
Quote: Aldeem @ January 15 2013, 12:22 PM GMTEven my good lady, who is a fan, thought last night's wasn't all that, turning to me halfway through the show and saying "it's a bit lame isn't it?". There are always three or four good lines/observations in each show, but more and more it's becoming far too 'girly' oriented. Maybe that's the audience she is going for - the comments on Twitter praising it are I would estimate 90% from women viewers.
Not really much of a "sit-com" if you only expect "three or four good lines/observations in each show". That's a terrible ratio for any comedy!
Quote: Aldeem @ January 15 2013, 12:22 PM GMTbut more and more it's becoming far too 'girly' oriented. Maybe that's the audience she is going for - the comments on Twitter praising it are I would estimate 90% from women viewers.
I think that's always been the point of it, Aldeem. Miranda is a women's feel good sitcom in the manner of Ab Fab with ancient Jo Brandesque self satire about eating cakes and being lumpy, and not being what men look for, but still having a good time regardless, because this subverts the standard commercial image of all successful young women having to be slim and fit and good looking. Result - much humour (they say).
The comedians among them like Brand, Wood, French, Millican, Hart, etc. etc. etc. use this as their main source of comedy, with a bit of modern sex thrown in - women everywhere fall about in hysterics, feel suitably indulged and spoken for; liberally inclined males who do too much washing up sing their praise as well; while real sitcom lovers like me reach for a large bucket to heave into.
Okay, there's a huge market for it now, fair enough, it's what a lot of people want. But this show is increasingly contrived to fit that market. It has a writing team of six and four of those are men. Proving it is as artificial as they come, and sitcoms come very artificial at the mo. 
What happened to Clive? Is he going to be in this series?
We believe he's left the show, but there's been no mention.
Quote: zooo @ January 2 2013, 3:15 PM GMTHe's left the show I think. But I was hoping they'd mention his absence in some way.
I hate it when they do shit like that, characters vanish never to be heard of again.
Like Richie Cunningham's brother who went upstairs one day.
Never to be seen again....
Quote: sootyj @ January 16 2013, 12:41 PM GMTLike Richie Cunningham's brother who went upstairs one day.
Never to be seen again....
Who?
Walker in Dad's Army.
Quote: David Carmon @ January 16 2013, 12:43 PM GMTWho?
He's referring to Happy Days.
Before my time, though I saw bits of it when I was a kid, can't remember anything about it though apart from the theme tune and a spinning record.
Wasn't Richie Cunningham also a false name used by Austin Powers?
Quote: Charlie Boy @ January 15 2013, 7:09 PM GMTNot really much of a "sit-com" if you only expect "three or four good lines/observations in each show". That's a terrible ratio for any comedy!
That was pretty much my point. Laughs are increasingly few and far between.