British Television

I come from an English family (though I've never been there myself) so I grew up watching a lot of British Television, and to be quite honest I love it a million times more than American television.
The comedy, the Wit, even the drama is intense.
Check out a few of these titles, they happen to be my favorites.

The Mighty Boosh
BlackAdder I to IV
Red Dwarf
The Big Fat Quiz Show of the Year
Black Books
Bottom
Peep Show
and Spaced

British tv is generally better than US television. It's of a better quality because it's written to be more intellectual. Plus British actors actually can act. They take their profession seriously and study hard and practice endlessly.

Makes a thread about British TV, doesn't mention Dr. Who and Extras.

C0FFINCASE wrote:

British v is generally better than US television. It's of a better quality because it's written to be more intellectual. Plus British actors actually can act. They take their profession seriously and study hard and practice endlessly.

Not really.
They both have great stuff and shit, but only the good stuff leaves GB, while you're exposed to both the american good stuff and shit.

Drakonid wrote:

Makes a thread about British TV, doesn't mention Dr. Who and Extras.


Not really.
They both have great stuff and shit, but only the good stuff leaves GB, while you're exposed to both the american good stuff and shit.

this.

Minipops, for example. Triangle was pretty bad. Naked Jungle, shafted, the list goes on.

Drakonid wrote:

Makes a thread about British TV, doesn't mention Dr. Who and Extras.


Not really.
They both have great stuff and shit, but only the good stuff leaves GB, while you're exposed to both the american good stuff and shit.

British tv when remade for the American market is purposefully dumbed down in content and dialogue is removed to make it more appealing to the Us audience. I'm not saying that all British tv shows are amazing. I'm saying their shit is still smarter than are shit. For me that makes it better.

C0FFINCASE wrote:

British tv when remade for the American market is purposefully dumbed down in content and dialogue is removed to make it more appealing to the Us audience. I'm not saying that all British tv shows are amazing. I'm saying their shit is still smarter than are shit. For me that makes it better.

There's plenty of smart stuff on American TV too. The Sopranos, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Dead Like Me, Bones just to name a few. Then there's shit like Mighty Boosh in UK and Tim and Eric in US. There's stuff like Doctor Who in UK and Stargate in US.

I'm not saying American TV is dumb or anything, I just really prefer British TV

And as far as Dr Who goes, I enjoy it but it's definitely not in my list of Favorites.

Raivu wrote:

I'm not saying American TV is dumb or anything, I just really prefer British TV

And as far as Dr Who goes, I enjoy it but it's definitely not in my list of Favorites.

This is true for me as well. I'll watch it but it won't be my first choice.

Raivu wrote:

I'm not saying American TV is dumb or anything, I just really prefer British TV

And as far as Dr Who goes, I enjoy it but it's definitely not in my list of Favorites.

Stapled wrote:

This is true for me as well. I'll watch it but it won't be my first choice.

Artificial wrote:

see i have always had a special love for british television.
i dont like Skins though.
not. at . all.

minora_kitty wrote:

There's plenty of smart stuff on American TV too. The Sopranos, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Dead Like Me, Bones just to name a few. Then there's shit like Mighty Boosh in UK and Tim and Eric in US. There's stuff like Doctor Who in UK and Stargate in US.

You can't compare shows that are to be taken seriously, with shows that aren't. Mighty Boosh and Tim and Eric are basically the same kind of thing and you would compare them as a UK vs US kind of thing. You wouldn't compare House to Mighty Boosh.
Also I never said all American tv was garbage, I'm just saying Survivor, General Hospital, WWE, and Wipeout are considered to be very popular shows in the US. Appealing to the lowest common denominator, which seems to be less educated than the one in the UK and those we get less intelligent shows in general. There are exceptions.
Sidenote : Dead Like Me was freaking awesome I watched that and Eureka when I was in high school. You know, back when Sci Fi was spelled right and had good shows.
Actually Sci Fi is an excellent example, to get more viewership Sci Fi rebranded and started showing garbage to make more money. Granted Sci Fi still made terrible movies and showed them even then but you had great shows on that ultimately didn't appeal to the larger US market so you see them dumped in favor of Robot Combat League or Ghost Hunters or whatever the game show in the dark is. Now Sci Fi and other networks still manage to have a good show here or there but I think I've made my point.

As far as American TV goes, I got the biggest kick out of Psych, Lie to Me and Leverage the most

Raivu wrote:

As far as American TV goes, I got the biggest kick out of Psych, Lie to Me and Leverage the most

Psych is like the absolute purest form of it's genera.
Monk is one of my favorite shows ever. They used to come on together on USA.

C0FFINCASE wrote:

Psych is like the absolute purest form of it's genera.
Monk is one of my favorite shows ever. They used to come on together on USA.

I used to Loooove Monk so much.
The end, I balled like a little bitch

Raivu wrote:

I used to Loooove Monk so much.
The end, I balled like a little bitch

I know right? The writing was so good. When they were telling a story, they told it beautifully. I didn't ever feel like I was watching filler.

I don't like "TV" at all, but i do like the shows. I cant stand watching something with commercials knowing that i could watch it without them on my computer.
I like to compare the British (original) version of Being Human VS the American version. The american version by its self is ok, but if you watched the british version you realize that the US fucked the plot all up. I've also noticed that Americans have gotten real lazy with props. They would rather computer generate whole characters (like ghosts, werewolves, exd.) then physically make an item/scenery/costume.

Nevik wrote:

I don't like "TV" at all, but i do like the shows. I cant stand watching something with commercials knowing that i could watch it without them on my computer.
I like to compare the British (original) version of Being Human VS the American version. The american version by its self is ok, but if you watched the british version you realize that the US fucked the plot all up. I've also noticed that Americans have gotten real lazy with props. They would rather computer generate whole characters (like ghosts, werewolves, exd.) then physically make an item/scenery/costume.

I think that American remakes of British shows don't aim to trace the original plot, it's not like they fucked it up, but decided to go in another direction.

Drakonid wrote:

I think that American remakes of British shows don't aim to trace the original plot, it's not like they fucked it up, but decided to go in another direction.

True ~ The american version is good by itself, but is not the same. Different > Better

Drakonid wrote:

I think that American remakes of British shows don't aim to trace the original plot, it's not like they fucked it up, but decided to go in another direction.

That direction being "Plot? We don't need no stinking plot. *insert explosion/sex*"

I prefer Canadian television shows the most. Flashpoint, Rookie Blue, and Cracked for example. America makes a few great series also though. White Collar, Hawaii 5-0, Burn Notice, and Psych for example. As for British shows, I like Sherlock. I have been wanting to watch Luther, but never got into doing that. Maybe soon.

love mighty boosh