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I agree wholeheartedly with a point brought up by Professor Becker, in that Miranda “is quite self-consciously framed as uncool, unhip, unedgy, fitting perfectly with Miranda’s awkward character.” Sure, multi-cam sitcoms are outdated, awkward, old-fashioned, etc… but so is Miranda! … Continue reading →

It is no secret that FTT students are suppose to have sophisticated tastes in film and television and express their pretentious or critical opinions about this show and that movie. Of course I also love the quality television shows and … Continue reading →

The BBC examines how/when/why British accents are used by characters in fantasy movies and TV shows: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17554816

As Carleen and Sam can attest, Twenty Twelve was thoroughly entertaining, and not just because of the comedy the writer, John Morton, strives for. While everybody can understand and assume the ineptitude of networks and Olympic committees as they prepare … Continue reading →

It didn’t really dawn on me until reading Becker’s post on Miranda: British comedy takes so many forms. In two hours yesterday afternoon, we saw four different kinds of comedic formats. In the same amount of time on NBC’s Thursday … Continue reading →

As in the US, UK TV offers a bifurcation between single-cam sitcoms, which are considered hip and are on the whole more critically praised, and multi-cam or studio audience sitcoms, which are fewer in number, critically framed as dumbed down … Continue reading →

Here’s a profile of Armando Iannucci, the writer of The Thick of It who’s now doing the remake Veep for HBO.

If you’d like to watch some Royle Family to pair with Monday’s assigned article, this lovely person….I mean, this craven law breaker has posted all the episodes on YouTube. I’m planning to show clips from Series 2, Episode 5, “Barbara’s Finally … Continue reading →

Although wacky and certainly “out-there”, I enjoyed The Mighty Boosh and found it to be entertaining. It was definitely something that you would describe as being best watched while on drugs, but it still found its moments to be not … Continue reading →

Although we have viewed some British sitcoms during the course of the semester, I believe that it was this week’s screening that gave me a true idea of the range and depth of British TV comedy. Prior to this class, … Continue reading →

“Blink and you’re dead. They are fast. Faster than you can believe. Don’t turn your back. Don’t look away. And don’t blink.” The Doctor’s words in “Blink” seem to resonate with BBC4’s The Thick of It, a program which requires … Continue reading →

Interesting article from The New York Times on Elizabeth McGovern, who is in “Downton Abbey.” Formerly engaged to Hollywood star Sean Penn, McGovern has led a relatively quiet life married to an Englishman the past 18 years — in a … Continue reading →

After writing my first paper on the threat of elimination of BBC4, I was extremely intrigued to watch “The Thick of It.” The program, created by comedic genius Armando Iannucci, was one of a few programs I came across in … Continue reading →

It was only one third of the comedy we watched this week and by far my least favorite, but I could not think of anything else to talk about because it was just so…I don’t even know what singular word … Continue reading →

I mean honestly…WHAT WAS THAT. This comment is reserved solely for Psychoville. The Thick of It is way too normal, and The Mighty Boosh is far less put together to be associated with this “comedy”. Maybe I am just too … Continue reading →