tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post8449255247427189913..comments2024-03-22T07:38:11.573+00:00Comments on Sitcom Geek: EpisodesJames Caryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01315185952705396144noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-11825107853572539202011-01-18T12:20:22.111+00:002011-01-18T12:20:22.111+00:00I've been eagerly awaiting Episodes to start a...I've been eagerly awaiting Episodes to start airing and I think you make some valid points but for me, I really dig it.<br /><br />I love NBC's Community but my buddy hates it and dig Not Going Out instead. Both make someone laugh but is one better than the other? Personally I think there should always be a spectrum of options available for everyone to enjoy.<br /><br />Dig the blog btw - I look forward to reading more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-46896628286120490092011-01-17T22:51:57.785+00:002011-01-17T22:51:57.785+00:00I was linked here via Twitter after I commented on...I was linked here via Twitter after I commented on exactly the same thing! I love the show but the only absence is the total lack of warmth in relation to the characters. The sitcom they're creating should be personal to them and it would therefore generate sympathy from us as viewers as we watch something so uniquely personal get destroyed by the tragedy of American commercialism. The sitcom they're creating is about elitist ideals and is so far removed from the mainstream and so unrelatable that it alienates rather than involves. I love the cast, I love the concept and I love a lot of the humour; but it feels strangely distant and uninvolved...Nathanhttp://twitter.com/#!/nathlloydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-78940474069911540362011-01-17T19:45:23.243+00:002011-01-17T19:45:23.243+00:00I know you haven't seen any other coverage, bu...I know you haven't seen any other coverage, but you should read this, James makes a very interesting correlatory point.<br /><br />http://www.chortle.co.uk/correspondents/2011/01/11/12534/unfortunate_episodes<br /><br />Rob DRob Dhttp://facebook.com/robdeeringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-84049539867562638722011-01-14T12:32:32.307+00:002011-01-14T12:32:32.307+00:00one of the problems was indeed that the scene from...one of the problems was indeed that the scene from the audition wasn't funny at all. although everybody in the audition did laugh at it, so it ought to be funny. how am I supposed to believe that there is a true sitcom gem at stake, if it isn't the least bit funny? I don't care for 'lyman's boys', and yes, that could ruin the show.Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788337208167065946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-3887998646071521572011-01-14T09:56:22.244+00:002011-01-14T09:56:22.244+00:00I agree. The main problem is Greig and Mangan seem...I agree. The main problem is Greig and Mangan seemed more naive than sympathetic.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441529281735707875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-70457938511456976352011-01-14T00:30:40.969+00:002011-01-14T00:30:40.969+00:00writer in the states, fellow sitcom geek and fan o...writer in the states, fellow sitcom geek and fan of your site. thanks and keep the insights coming.bArgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-52082778305137677732011-01-13T22:50:15.800+00:002011-01-13T22:50:15.800+00:00I want to love it for some similar reasons to you....I want to love it for some similar reasons to you. I didn't. I think because the writers and producers took a punt. <br />Audaciously, they spent first episodes laying out of the their wares, doing the sit bit of the com. I didn't see much com.<br />Look, its Lovely Brilliant British comedy actors! Look what they are up against! (Americans - aren't some of them awful? Look at them being nasty to Our British National Treasure). But aren't our heroes grounded and fun! And look they are in Hollywood - it's going to be glamourous? Ooh Look, the funny one from Friends is going to be in it next week....<br />It <b>is</b> going to get better. <br />(I wasn't that impressed with the first episode of Ally MacBeal, and look at me now)<br />HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-42018097477798944642011-01-13T22:02:42.824+00:002011-01-13T22:02:42.824+00:00Love the blog. When I saw the title I thought you ...Love the blog. When I saw the title I thought you were going to tackle something I have never quite understood. Why do American shows (not only sitcoms) tend to make 12 - 24 episodes per season but British ones tend to make only 6 - 12? Although I'm sure you can find notable exceptions you do seem to get more episodes per seas from the yanks.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700770166312453319noreply@blogger.com