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Everybody Loves Raymond!!!
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Charley said:
My In laws have been bleating about this for a few years. They travel to the wonderful U S of A all the time. (Lucky bastards)
I have just started watching it.
I have to say i really like...
The mom and dad or nan and grandad, whatever, lets not row, are Brilliant.
This looks good. I do like.
Not as good as Scrubs, Malcolm In The MIddle or Curb ur Enthusiasm, but still damn good.
Any Views.
PS. i know this should be in Foreign but i cant find a foreign anywhere.
SoRrY
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, SlagA said:
I've stuck it in Foreign for you Charley
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Scott T said:
I really like Everybody Loves Raymond in the same way I like The IT Crowd. It sneaked gently under my radar and now I've got used to it being there.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Quote: charley rance @ March 16, 2007, 4:54 AM
PS. i know this should be in Foreign but i cant find a foreign anywhere.
SoRrY
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Use your eyes, woman!
Have to say though, I quite like it too. Well, ok. Perhaps like implies something further; I don't mind it. I'll watch it if it's on. But I wouldn't hunt down the DVDs or watch it specifically.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, EllieJP said:
I enjoy it! From being at uni and not getting up till late it was always my morning entertainment followed by King Of Queens. That was also pretty good.
I miss channel 4!! TV is Aus is crap and i have to put up with Australia's got Talent and Australia's biggest loser...(it's a weight loss programme, they're not trying to find australia's biggest sad case)
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Why live there then? It's all a bit backwards! 
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Baumski said:
I refer my answer to a post I made on a previous thread.
'Raymond' only really kicked into gear when Amy and her family were written in and especially her brother who was also in 'There's Something About Mary'. The other great asset in the show was the actress Doris Roberts who played Raymond's mother. As the series went on the writers made her the mother/mother-in-law from hell, which I think she played with superb timing.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, EllieJP said:
Oh yes, she was a brilliant actress!!! Loved her -but also dreaded finding a man with a mother like her attached!! haha
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Kitty =^..^= said:
it a shame that most of the sitcoms i like are american, probably cos they have 100 scriptwriters per episode ><
raymonds brother makes me laugh...just his deep voice ^^
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, zooo said:
Yes, I like his voice too.
(Rawr)
You don't expect much from a sitcom screened in the mornings, but it can actually be very funny.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Lewis Roberts said:
I like to watch it early in the morning before work it really is a good sit-com, well acted, well written, sometimes it is repetitive i.e yet again they are arguing about her cooking, but that is only a few episodes, i do like it, one of the best American sit-coms.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Scatterbrained Floozy said:
I quite like it...if there's nothing else on then I'll watch it and giggle a bit, but nothing more to be honest
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, David Chapman said:
I'm sorry but I just hate the feel of these US Sitcoms. My daughter sometimes watches them and there's a new one about a TV station. She knows how to get me out of the way quickly.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Less Than Perfect?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Leevil said:
I've watched it a few times, it's o.k I suppose. Unlike everyone else though I'm not to keen on the rest of the cast, but Raymond himself is alright.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Charley said:
Rays bro Robert in the show has the scariest voice ever. On his wedding day when he and his new bride Amy were doing there first dance I must say it was brilliant.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, David Chapman said:
Quote: Aaron @ May 1, 2007, 12:41 PMLess Than Perfect?
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Quite appropriate name really for a US "sitcom".
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Nigel Kelly said:
I 've been watching this on C4 every morning this week and its not bad at all. Just Shoot Me which is on afterwards is not so good however.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Aw, I always really enjoyed Just Shoot Me! Found Everybody Loves Raymond to be watchable, and I do enjoy it, but just feels like it's missing something.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, manchester's trendy chorlton said:
i find it quite bland. having said that, as an out and out traditional middle of the road sitcom, it is pretty decent.
i prefer king of queens by quite soem distance.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Yep, I rather prefer The King of Queens too. (And not because of Carrie.)
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, manchester's trendy chorlton said:
but carrie does help, that cannot be denied.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Hope for all the ugly/fat/loser guys amongst us.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Curt said:
A decent comedy with steady humour. I remember watching it with 4 guys while living in Toronto. Two guys who had office jobs, the other two were Construction workers. The office guys loved Raymond and the Construction workers couldn't stand Raymond. They kept yelling at the screen saying "Why's this guy such a little bitch!?". Different strokes for different folks I guess. 
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, EllieJP said:
I like it! It's easy watching and every so often gets a laugh out loud.
Quote: manchester's trendy chorlton @ April 9 2008, 10:50 AM BSTbut carrie does help, that cannot be denied.
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How did he get her??
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
I forget. They did explain it though, and it made sense!
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Jack Massey said:
Ummm!!!- Has its moments, but is packed with the kind of awful American humour that sadly 'Friends' is packed with. I do love Robert though. The actor who plays Raymond was in an edition of 'Guiness Book of Records' for being on the most money per episode in any show for appearing in 'Everybody Loves Raymond'
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, WrongTale said:
I quite like it, but you really need to get into it, in order to get some fun out of situations - if you watch it casually, it seems much less funny. (OK, I'm not saying it is particularly deep or anything )
We're currently watching Season 8 (last but one), and I can say the best seasons were between 4-6 - those were the wildest. Roberts is great, no doubt, but Frank, the father, is the icing on the cake for me.
Also it helps when you recognize some of the characters in real life around you. I have a "virtual" friend from States who claims Marie is nothing compared to her mother-in-law. One of the her favourites was:
"teri, your mother has such beautiful skin. it is one of the advantages of being fat. you don't wrinkle so much"
fantastic. Can you imagine Marie saying that? Very easily.
PS. King Of Queens seems such average infantile-husband with wise-wife and pervert in-law sitcom. Carrie is not my favourite looks-wise. Just Shoot Me! had a great start, but getting rather bland as well (I'm on season 4). Likewise, Less Than Perfect (seen the first three seasons) started great, but lost it somewhere in Season 2.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, catskillz said:
I think David Spade is hilarious, in Just Shoot Me. It's a shame his comedy partner, Chris Farley, from Saturday Night Live, died.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, zooo said:
Um... did Chris Rock call his show Everybody Hates Chris, because of this show?
Am I a complete numpty for only just realising that?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, oldcowgrazing said:
I don't like this sitcom. I dislike all the characters including the whiny snot-nosed kids. They should be wheeled out and shot. Every last one of 'em.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, oldcowgrazing said:
Quote: zooo @ April 19 2008, 8:46 PM BSTUm... did Chris Rock call his show Everybody Hates Chris, because of this show?
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Yep it's because of Everybody Loves Raymond that Chris called his show Everybody Hates Chris.
TBH I don't understand why they all hate Chris because he's a lovely kid, and I don't understand why they all love Raymond because he's a whiny, clingy, mummy's boy.
Oh yeah, Kermit the frog wants his voice back, Raymond.
Right. Bed.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Quote: oldcowgrazing @ April 19 2008, 9:35 PM BSTI don't like this sitcom. I dislike all the characters including the whiny snot-nosed kids. They should be wheeled out and shot. Every last one of 'em.
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Even Deborah (sp)?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, zooo said:
I just watched the brother with the deep voice in a film with Hugh Grant. It was actually quite good!
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Curt said:
The brother with the deep voice has his own show now. Anyone see it? I never saw it myself.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, catskillz said:
Peter Boyle, who played Raymond's Dad, died, about a year ago, just after the final series was completed.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, oldcowgrazing said:
Quote: Aaron @ April 20 2008, 1:48 PM BSTEven Deborah (sp)?
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Even Deborah. I'm sorry but I just don't care for any of them. At a push I'd say the brother is the the best of a very bad bunch.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, roscoff said:
Oldcowgrazing. Are you sure that's not oldcowwithbuzzsawchoppingoffheads? Anyhoo I really like the show. Do agree a bit about the kids but the central characters are really well played and I fancy Deborah so it's a win win for me.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Nigel Kelly said:
Quote: catskillz @ April 21 2008, 2:30 AM BSTPeter Boyle, who played Raymond's Dad, died, about a year ago, just after the final series was completed.
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I remember him in a minor role in Taxi Driver.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, oldcowgrazing said:
Quote: roscoff @ April 21 2008, 10:20 PM BSTOldcowgrazing. Are you sure that's not oldcowwithbuzzsawchoppingoffheads? Anyhoo I really like the show.
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Fair enough. Oldcowwithbuzzsawchoppingoffheads eh?
Probably.
In other news: A man walked into a shop and said, "Hi, I'm Ed Asner" and promptly walks out.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, roscoff said:
Nice cross-thread pollination. 
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, oldcowgrazing said:
Quote: roscoff @ April 21 2008, 11:16 PM BSTNice cross-thread pollination.
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On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Quote: Nigel Kelly @ April 21 2008, 10:26 PM BSTI remember him in a minor role in Taxi Driver.
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I remember him from the most excellent Yellowbeard.
Stagger stagger roll stagger roll...
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, oroboross said:
No they don't. Ray Romano is a moron. Peter Boyle was the only thing that gave it any validation.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Aaron said:
Eh? Which? Whatnow? Who?
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Curt said:
Yea I think Peter Boyle was really the only reason I liked the show. The rest of the cast was good though but really Boyle was the funniest part of the show for me. Reminded me of a lot of older people I know.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, roscoff said:
You've got to be kidding? Boyle's acting at best is ordinary at worst plank like. He is not the best thing about that show by a long way.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Curt said:
I agree his acting is anything from dramatic in the show but that is exactly how a lot of older men his age in North America sound, talk and act. Plus the writers had given him a lot of hilarious lines.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Dave said:
Debra is my favourite character. I think there's a bit of Sybil from Fawlty Towers in her, in that she can intimidate Ray so easily. Frank is another great character; whenever he visits with Marie, he just sits down and watches TV like he doesn't really want to be there. Robert's wife Amy is funny too; I'm not too sure about Robert himself, though. He is kinda funny, but I do feel a bit sorry for him having always lived in Ray's shadow, and his voice can be a bit annoying sometimes. He's not like Niles in Frasier, when he virtually trancends the programme he's in.
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, Nobby9360 said:
I truly hate this show, for many reasons.
Mainly I just find that fact that anyone could be soo stupid annoying....
On Wednesday 31st December 1969 GMT at 7:00 PM GMT, roscoff said:
You must hate a lot of comedy then Nobby.