Poll: American TV or British TV?
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I am british, I have however spent a lot of time in the USA and the one thing more than anything else that drove me crazy was the commercials oh they just never stop!Sovvolf said:
In terms of quality, they both have good shows but the ratio of good to bad is still very much in favor of bad, for both british and american TV.
well I find that I enjoy more shows from the US like firefly,Scrubs,The Office(yes I know there two versions of the office and the UK verison is the original but the humor is way to dry for my liking), Justified etc I think there both fine and I think both regions have there share of bad shows. But I happen to watch more US shows.
I don't watch much TV, both have their good and bad points but I'll sum it up like this::
British comedy (The Mighty Boosh, etc..)
American crime dramas (Law and Order, CSI, etc..)
British comedy (The Mighty Boosh, etc..)
American crime dramas (Law and Order, CSI, etc..)
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People have them. All of your statements concerning the TV shows AND the intellegence of Americans are your personal opinions
That is all
People have them. All of your statements concerning the TV shows AND the intellegence of Americans are your personal opinions
That is all
I feel americans have the edge in animation (friggin love futurama and i think we can all agree simpsons is a classic show can't we? The only brit animation i can think off that isn't for children is...2dtv?) but when it comes to tv shows....
Well depends what really, try comparing any of their police show stuff versus say..."the bill" xD
Completely different worlds, but feel when it comes to "comedy", brits have it good, from Peep show (introduced it to a few american friends staying over, they loved it even if they found it depressing at times) to Blackbooks (who doesn't love bernard and mannie?).
Oh, and their reality tv thrashes ours by far, but that's not exactly much to brag about xP
Edit: Oh, and another point of contention: documentaries. Americans have plenty of great ones of course since they have history channel too, but coming up with shows like Walking with dinosaurs and World at war mean I feel brits still have the edge in this domain. Well i feel at least the best unbiased war documentaries were made by british peeps.
Well depends what really, try comparing any of their police show stuff versus say..."the bill" xD
Completely different worlds, but feel when it comes to "comedy", brits have it good, from Peep show (introduced it to a few american friends staying over, they loved it even if they found it depressing at times) to Blackbooks (who doesn't love bernard and mannie?).
Oh, and their reality tv thrashes ours by far, but that's not exactly much to brag about xP
Edit: Oh, and another point of contention: documentaries. Americans have plenty of great ones of course since they have history channel too, but coming up with shows like Walking with dinosaurs and World at war mean I feel brits still have the edge in this domain. Well i feel at least the best unbiased war documentaries were made by british peeps.
Dude, you watched the worst one. I'm not saying you should watch it because you'll automatically enjoy the show if you've seen every one, but don't judge a series by it's worst episode. Amy's Choice was really quite good.Flimsii said:
Back on topic, I'm going to go with British TV, but a slim margin. I personally love Doctor Who, Life on Mars, Red Dwarf, Monty Python, Mock The Week and Have I Got News for you. American shows don't really hit it for me as much.
I have to admit though, the americans might have gotten Life on Mars wrong, but they got The Office, so very very right. I've never laughed so hard in my life as when I watched the series three finale. Good stuff.
Except everything else. Let's review, shall we?Flimsii said:
And shit, those were only the ones I could be bothered to do.Flimsii said:
Learn to speak (or, in this case, type) correctly. I'd make a joke about it being typical of a Scot, but I know many Scots far more literate than you and thus that argument doesn't hold water. On top of this, you watch one episode of Doctor Who and dismiss it as rubbish? If your horrible grammar and spelling didn't put people off enough, this instantly makes your opinion even less valid. However, you are right about Life on Mars. That whole thing about actually going to Mars is part of the reason I don't like much American TV; it's almost as if Americans are incapable of being subtle or deeper than a finger bowl. Even the shows I like (Family Guy, etc.) still fail, but they are good on different merits (i.e, being funny).
Alright then, flimsii man stiffen up your capitalisation and punctuation so it can be read.Flimsii said:
I'll be honest, I prefer British crime dramas, like 'Murphy's Law', 'Place of Execution', 'Whitechapel', 'A Touch of Frost'DarkHourPrince said:
Not that Law and Order and CSI aren't great shows, but I like mentioning shows that a fair few (in my experience in these discussions) people haven't watched, and might enjoy.
I complete concur with this point. I've never thought about it like that before, in terms of the BBC having to remain neutral, but that is pretty much spot on. I love those shows, whilst i generally don't enjoy the similar shows in the USA because they generally have a huge political agenda which warps the program.The Maddest March Hare said:
In general I think im pretty much split. From the USA you get shows like Friends, Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother, South Park, Simpsons etc, which are all very good, can be watched regularly etc. However, in the UK you do get shows like The Office, Extras, Peep Show, Top Gear, etc, which are all classics. What i find weird is when you get adverts when a new show is being released in the UK for American Shows which were apparently a "Number One hit!" which i find extremely tasteless and dull, like Everybody Loves Raymond, The Big Bang Theory, 8 Simple Rules, etc. I find the jokes extremely tame and boring, and i wonder why they do so well?
Hmm.. *wasn't aware of these, as I don't watch TV very often by choice*deadman91 said:
I'll have to go and check them out. Thanks for telling me!
Yeah... you realise all your credibility went out the window when you called Karen Gillan shit...Flimsii said:
Karen Gillan... AKA: Red headed Scottish sex on legs.
And from the few (though still more than you apparently) episodes of the new Who I've seen, he's doing a fine job.
Nonetheless I will play along with your questions.
I like both. Yes British humour is often more subtle and witty, but both have their merits.
I'm a big fan of comedy that targets nerds as its audience. UK gives me The IT Crowd and America gives me Chuck.
If I absolutely had to choose between the two, I spose I'd go American, simply because based on the previous example, Chuck interests me more because of the story and action which work really well with the comedy. Also Scrubs... Simpsons... Family Guy, American Dad, Futurama...
What this thread really needs is Australian TV... except the only thing I know of that makes it overseas is Neighbours, and maybe Home and Away... There's really not much worthwhile.
Your grammar needs improving too, mate. Do your homework.Flimsii said:
OT: Majority of TV I watch is British. I generally like British Stand-Up more than American. I haven't watched enough American comedy game shows to make an educated comparison. I really like American comedy cartoons [Family Guy, South Park...], and we Brits don't really have anything like that [as far as I know]. I generally stick to comedy for the most part, so that's all I have to say.
If it weren't for BBC america, I probably wouldn't watch T.V. at all. That said, American T.V. has been going through a phase where everything has to be dark and depressing with a convoluted plot since the very early 2000s. British T.V. still knows how to have fun, as evidenced by Top Gear and the awesome new series of Doctor Who -- as an aside, I don't care what you say; Matt Smith's doctor is brilliant, and somewhat Tom Baker like. If American T.V. could just get more shows like Hercules or Xena, and fewer shows like Lost or the new Battlestar Galactica, I would be very happy. Heck, this depressing darkness even invaded Sam Raimi's latest action show, Legend of the Seeker. Bring back the fun, guys!
Don't really know. The only brittish show I've seen is Blackadder, and I loved that show. I've seen quite a few american shows (most of them seem to be reality shows) and I hated their guts. Though they've had some good ones, like That 70's show.
But I think I'll have to go with the britts on this one anyway.
But I think I'll have to go with the britts on this one anyway.
I'd have to say that the reason they do so well is because they're tame and generic. The more mediocre and vague the humour, the wider the audience it can appeal to and so you end up with a larger fan base than something that has very edgy humour one way or another. Almost all "mainstream" music and chart toppers sound the same simply because it has the widest appeal and can get the most publicity, and the same goes for TV.tk1989 said: