07-09-2019, 10:08 PM
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Friends
The Friends Sofa is coming to Cardiff.AND you can sit on it!
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It's times like this I miss the cultural values of the UK.
07-09-2019, 11:39 PM
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Hmm. All a matter of taste I guess. I have no problem admitting that I have had many a hearty laugh over the years occasionally indulging in an episode or two of this mostly inane but innocently joyous and occasionally very cleverly written show. Like Seinfeld it is a show about middle class nothing basically. But the thing that appeals to me is that it is harmless fun. It is isn't full of perverts and serial killers, vigilantes, angry lawyers, zealous doctors and bent cops. THere's no blood or decomposing corpses or body parts hiding in basement freezers. It's just silly fun. I think that's nice for a change - from the death and misery of the world. A lot of people like that. THat show has millions and millions of fans. That a prop from it draws fan worship doesn't surprise me at all. I don't think your heritage cultural values will be threatened by a sofa PS.
08-09-2019, 12:21 AM
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[QUOTE=Psmith;1778970]Are you joking?Because I was.[/QUOTENo I wasn't joking. And how would I know if you were or not? People bucket stuff - and each other - all the time here. And they are often not joking. But no never mind mate. Sorry if I misunderstood. To each their own. But I agree with you Mups. American humour is very different to British. And Australian is different again. I think all 3 have their merits. What I think is sad though is when the Americans grab something Australian or British and do their own version (eg Rake, The Office, Kath and Kim etc)and they bugger it up. It just gets lost in translation. I heard they even tried to do it with Fawlty Towers but it didn't get past first base. Hear of that?
08-09-2019, 04:26 AM
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Re: Friends
[QUOTE=keezoy;1778986]
Originally Posted by Psmith
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Are you joking?Because I was.[/QUOTENo I wasn't joking. And how would I know if you were or not? People bucket stuff - and each other - all the time here. And they are often not joking. But no never mind mate. Sorry if I misunderstood. To each their own. But I agree with you Mups. American humour is very different to British. And Australian is different again. I think all 3 have their merits. What I think is sad though is when the Americans grab something Australian or British and do their own version (eg Rake, The Office, Kath and Kim etc)and they bugger it up. It just gets lost in translation. I heard they even tried to do it with Fawlty Towers but it didn't get past first base. Hear of that?
USA made their own version - supposedly because 'they' didn't think their audience would understand the intrigue that is British politics (what a laugh) - and it was absolute dross!
08-09-2019, 05:05 AM
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Re: Friends
[QUOTE=Silver Tabby;1779006]
Originally Posted by keezoy
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This is very true, keezoy. UK had an excellent political drama series- "House of Cards" - starring the wonderfully sinister Ian Richardson. It was compelling viewing.
USA made their own version - supposedly because 'they' didn't think their audience would understand the intrigue that is British politics (what a laugh) - and it was absolute dross!
10-09-2019, 09:16 PM
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Re: Friends
Originally Posted by Mups
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I have never watched this programme. I find American 'humour' very different to ours.
(Apoliges, don't mean to offend any American members here).
They wouldn't have liked Dave Allen.
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