UK TV > American TV

Shoden, in every topic you decide to deficate in you always make these vehement statements like fact, instead of opinion. Whatsmore, you always state them in the most offensive way the given topic allows you.

You're a strange wee man indeed.

it's more of a moan like question than a flame


i'm not wee ;-;

Well from what I saw of American TV when I was in America I must say it sucked. S-U-C-K-E-D.

But mind you, it was daytime "comedy". I think daytime comedy sucks anywhere in the world. Daytime TV is bad. We have programs such as "Bargin Hunt" and "Cash in the Attic"...which rather worryingly have got cult followings.

America has its share of classic shows, Simpsons, Futurama, South Park, Friends etc, and of course Gargoyles IMO =D.
But maybe it is my patriotism leaking through here but I think British comedy is far superior.
Brass Eye, Alan Partridge, The Office, Have I got News for you, Never mind the Buzzcocks, Extras, Royle Family to name but a few. But as people have stated, British humour doesn't translate well as it is very dry and requires a great amount of thought and concentration in some respects. To me, American humour in the popular shows, Will and Grace, Friends etc is about one liners and saying something appropiatly wacky in a given situation or the typical person walks in the room and says 'Honey I'm home' - canned laughter. (or something to that effect). Whereas in programs such as the Office more often than not the lack of words, the tension and awquardness built up by conflicting relationships and clashing personalities provides the humour.

I watched some of the American The Office and they lost what the British one was all about. I found it dull, unfunny, poorly timed and just....I dont know, not appealing in the slightest. I know personal opinon counts for a lot but pfft, it was dull.

Not saying all our shows are class, there are some which are embarrassing -My Hero for example is the worst example of standard canned laughter no brained entertainment I can think of but still, on the whole for comedy I say we are better.
:)

Chaos

American TV is made for Americans, to be laughed at by Americans. So basically we won't get the joke in the UK in the first place and visa versa.

Prefere UK TV any day, c'mon, we have the mad himself Johnny Vegas.

Oh I went to America, switched on the TV and watched an hour of adverts just trying to watch a epidsode of Fairly Odd Parents. American TV sucks! Fairly Odd Parents rulz though.

I've found that there aren't enough good shows, American or British, to justify turning off the PS2.

OMG are you freaking kidding me. My Hero is the only good british show ever. it is Awsome.

I have to say though, if we got rid of all our soap operas, all our reality tv shows (except fear factor), then we would have a far superior tv veiwing thinkgy. but we have them and they suck.

My favorite shows consist of:
House
CSI
Scrubs (which I rarely get to watch cause it and house are on at the same time)
MegaMan
My Hero (I love PBS)
The Red Green Show (ahh, PBS)
Shoulin Showdown (sp?)
Pokemon (there I said it)
thats all I can think of for now. and all those are really great shows.
Ill post more when I can think them up.

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Originally Posted by Pure Strife

I've yet to see the Americans come up with anything to match Spaced, Black Books, Coupling and Goodness Gracious Me. Even if they weren't all entirely original, these are the most entertaining things I've watched. Though virtually everything else that's any good on TV is American, and when they're good they're damn good.

So my favourites are British shows, but the majority of what I watch is American. A tie, I say.

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Family Guy owns any show on the UK.People who say british comedy is funnier because its more intelectual.I'm sorry but stand up is the same everywhere.ITs observational jokes XD. Also I never found that weird music and 3 policemen chasing 1 guy around with a fast frame rate that funny.

Doesn't family guy make fun of britain pornography XD lol.

Anyway TV is crap anywhere you go to say its just crap in america is to just follow a fad.
The only thing that sucks about american TV is the advertising.I mean dang talk about a capitalist society.
P.S. burn MTV.

Seinfeld and Aqua Teens > all

Jimmy Carr > The rest.

I probably prefer American TV to English, i like alot of american comedies like One-on-One, In The House, Fresh Prince of Belair, Quintuplets, 2 guys, a girl and a Pizza Place and friends but i also love Little Britain and stuff like that.

I have to admit, Americas "Worlds funniest animals" has got to be the worst show.. ever

black books
spaced
little britain
pheonix nights, second series not first,
what does america have that go up against black books?

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Originally Posted by silverpigeon97

black books
spaced
little britain
pheonix nights, second series not first,
what does america have that go up against black books?

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Family Guy > all

have you ever watched black books. Family guy is smurfing awesome, but black books is the .

Maybe the reason why I hated My hero was because it attempted to ape poor American humour.

xD

Chaos