Early Doors

The best British sitcoms are those that only did 2 series / 6 episodes each
Fawlty Towers
The Young Ones
The Office
Early Doors

Fools and Horses being an honorable exception.
That Yank version of The Office had 100 episodes. many of which were just too dragged out.
The yanks have done some good long term sitcoms. Cheers was funnier after 11 years than at the start, Seinfeld peaked after 5 or 6 years but was still funnier after 9 years then when it started. Frasier though went downhill towards the later years to be fair
 
Funny you should say that because I read this today:


I hope he doesn't trash his legacy, I think if the BBC allow it, he could make much comedy out of the modern world and wokery - which I know Cleese has views on, but I fear he maybe just too old to do this well, I would prefer it if he just wrote the show and got a younger actor for the Basil Fawlty role. But like I said - how far will he be allowed to go? I mean the episode about the Germans ("Don't mention the war") couldn't be made in this day and age and there were other things too - like the abuse he gave to Manuel - that would just not be permitted.

As regards Only Fools, well yes there were many good series, but I prefer the first few to be honest. Once Rodney got together with Cassandra and Del with Raquel they weren't quite the saddos that we laughed at so much in the early days. Plus, in the early 80s with some black hair dye, it was believeable that Del was Rodneys older brother - but as David Jason physically aged whilst Rodders stayed essentially looking the same, that 'relationship' didn't look right.
Yes a couple of episodes of Fawlty Towers don't get an airing, the one when the Major talks about Indian's (at cricket) come to mind.
Needs to just let it be.
 
The yanks have done some good long term sitcoms. Cheers was funnier after 11 years than at the start, Seinfeld peaked after 5 or 6 years but was still funnier after 9 years then when it started. Frasier though went downhill towards the later years to be fair
Never watched a full episode of Friends / Seinfeld or Frasier. Or the Simpsons!
Cheers I did watch until I was old enough to get into pubs... never since.
 
The yanks have done some good long term sitcoms. Cheers was funnier after 11 years than at the start, Seinfeld peaked after 5 or 6 years but was still funnier after 9 years then when it started. Frasier though went downhill towards the later years to be fair

I agree, I preferred the Cheers with Rebecca than the first lady.

What a coincidence that you mention Frasier just after I had written about Only Fools and Horses because Rodders is going to be in the Frasier re-boot.

 
The best British sitcoms are those that only did 2 series / 6 episodes each
Fawlty Towers
The Young Ones
The Office
Early Doors

Fools and Horses being an honorable exception.
That Yank version of The Office had 100 episodes. many of which were just too dragged out.
I'm Alan Partridge
 

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