Best? Second best. Respectable was great.
 

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Another thing is it just seemed a bit dated if you get me? Like it was three or four years behind and was still going for that 'awkward' humour approach. But with the recent success of The IT Crowd and Not Going Out, it seems trad-sitcoms are back, shows that have or attempt to have jokes, rather than long pauses or Miranda Hart screaming out 'mini-cab' for about minute when they could have told about 3 or 4 jokes within that space.
 

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Well it was written four years ago, so that's an interesting point.
 

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Quote: Aaron @ November 17, 2007, 2:13 PM

Well it was written four years ago, so that's an interesting point.

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Ah yes that could very well explain it. Anyway haven't Channel 5 now scrapped their new homegrown scripted comedy commitment?
 

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Quote: Martin Holmes @ November 17, 2007, 2:18 PM

Ah yes that could very well explain it. Anyway haven't Channel 5 now scrapped their new homegrown scripted comedy commitment?

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I read that they wouldnt be doing anymore new ones for the next twelve months, but that maybe they would again after that. If the reson is down to the lack of success of their homegrown comedies, then might I suggest they dont schedule a brand new comedy at eleven on a Friday night?! That seems like a bit of a rubbish slot, like theyre purposefully just tossing it out. If its their own show you would think theyd give it a great slot and really push it. Maybe theyve just decided they dont want to go any further down that road and are just clearing the decks of any commitments they still have left??
 

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It was OK but I'll be watching Jonathan Ross next week (if he's on).

Not enough to get excited about.
 

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I still don't think they should have commissioned a 2nd series of Suburban Shootout. *shakes head* I liked Respectable to.
 

Yeah - Respectable was really good.

Anyway with stuff of this quality we should all be in with a chance once they start doing more sitcoms.
 

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I forgot that SS was a Five show. Actually, I just completely forgot SS at all. That sentence makes very little grammatical sense. Anyway.

Yeah, my mind went straight back to Respectable (shut up). Not a good omen for SS really.
 

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I actually enjoyed this and don't quite know why people are saying this type of humour is dated - who decided that? Someone should tell Larry David then.

There were quite a few jokes in it - not belly laughs but jokes about awkwardness are still jokes. I'll be watching more, this episode was clearly a meet and greet one, we know the characters now so it should improve.
 

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Didn't see it, but the fact it was on Channel 5 and featured Miranda Hart doesn't bode well...
 

Quote: Nick @ November 17, 2007, 11:26 AM

They had to try to introduce about 10 new characters and it made the episode a bit of a mess...

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Point is they didn't "have to" do that, they chose to. And I agree, it did make the episode a bit of a mess. It reminded me a lot of "Benidorm", in that it was totally disjointed and tried to find what humour it could in little vignettes. Both Angelo's and Benidorm don't count as traditional sitcom if you ask me. They are trying to involve too many characters, story arcs and don't have self-contained plots. Where is the plot, in fact? Is it even possible to describe what the first episode was about, unless you count "a number of unconnected lives intertwine in a London cafe" as a plot?


 

I don't think many shows nowadays are "traditional" sitcoms though, are they?
 

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I was having a 'moment'

Alcohol,testosterone and matters of the heart rearing their ugly head


maybe it'll get into its groove as it goes along...much prefered 'pulling'
 

I liked it but it was disappointing compared to Pulling, it did seem to be very dated but I did like the characters especially Maria and Sharon Horgan's character Karen.

Quote: Martin Holmes @ November 17, 2007, 2:18 PM

Ah yes that could very well explain it. Anyway haven't Channel 5 now scrapped their new homegrown scripted comedy commitment?

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Yes and No. They are focusing on comedy panel shows and light entertainment shows at the moment so they are still doing comedy but not commissioning any sitcoms or sketch shows for 2008. Perhaps once they have a successful comedy panel show or two, they will start commissioning sitcoms and sketch shows again.