ITV's never been the best comedy channel but the past few years have been pathetic. There's apparently going to be a new 1/2 hour comedy slot between Corrie episodes Wednesday.
Could this mean the return of 1/2 hour audience sitcoms to ITV?
And who is the person currently in charge of commissioning comedy programmes at ITV? Does such a person even exist there anymore?
I doubt ITV will ever be a force in comedy ever again. Although fair play to them if they are going to try and hammock a sitcom between two episodes of Corrie.
Bring back Bottle Boys, I say. And a modern On The Buses with some kind of modern twist and casting.
Quote: john lucas 101 @ July 8 2011, 10:20 AM BSTBring back Bottle Boys, I say. And a modern On The Buses with some kind of modern twist and casting.
Lucas is here!
*falls off chair in shock*
Quote: mr blobby @ July 8 2011, 7:52 AM BST
And who is the person currently in charge of commissioning comedy programmes at ITV? Does such a person even exist there anymore?
Jim Davidson
Quote: chipolata @ July 8 2011, 10:23 AM BST
Lucas is here!
*falls off chair in shock*
Morning. Just thought I'd pass through. See what's going down.
Quote: john lucas 101 @ July 8 2011, 10:41 AM BSTMorning. Just thought I'd pass through. See what's going down.
Nothing. The BCG's dying like a wasps nest in a shed pumped full of dangerous impotence-inducing skin-peeling chemicals by a homeowner too cheap to get pest control in.
Quote: mr blobby @ July 8 2011, 7:52 AM BSTITV's never been the best comedy channel but the past few years have been pathetic. There's apparently going to be a new 1/2 hour comedy slot between Corrie episodes Wednesday.
Could this mean the return of 1/2 hour audience sitcoms to ITV?
That rather depends on how willing ITV are to give it a proper go. The rewards for finding a winning sitcom can be huge, but they have to be willing to sit through a few potential duds in order to get there. Does anyone at the network have that will?
Well if the slot is true, it's a very good one.
Quote: john lucas 101 @ July 8 2011, 10:20 AM BSTBring back Bottle Boys, I say. And a modern On The Buses with some kind of modern twist and casting.
Maybe 'On the Buses on Ice'.
With Corrie moving from Thursday at 8:30 back to Wednesday at 7:30 from next year, ITV are planning to make sitcoms for the Thursday slot.
I can't help but think a couple of poorly rated shows and they will give up again. That being said, they do have Caroline Aherne's new sitcom to show soon.
It's bonkers.
You'll have a half-decent sitcom getting under 3m viewers and it will be seen as a failure.....and axed.
In context, 3m for a new sitcom would be pretty damn good. Corrie gets 8m-9m, so relatively speaking 3m is not to be sneered at.
ITV doesn't make good shows, full stop. It's wall to wall shit.
I think I watch the Jewellery Channel more than ITV.
It's cack. Balls. Complete BALLS.
Downton Abbey was excellent, and even Odd One In - whilst incredibly low-rent - is quite entertaining at times. Otherwise, I'd have to agree. Rarely anything worth watching.
One thing I would say about ITV1 is that although they are not sitcoms - the two flagship soap operas Coronation Street and Emmerdale do have quite a bit of humour in them.
The BBC1 effort EastEnders is so damn miserable.