British v American TV - Page 3

**chupachups** · December 7th, 2009, 11:15 PM

sapphire and steel ?

joanna lumley, yummy, esp when she flashed her sussies on children in need

david mccallum, still brilliant in ncis as "ducky"

iufrenchman · December 7th, 2009, 11:16 PM

Don't know what my comrades across the pond thought but I loved the Benny Hill show and the way they managed to work in the "legal: (one only knows the American censors were wary) .. anyway thank you!!

**brianwp** · December 8th, 2009, 10:28 AM

I'm not going to take sides here, because as an American I don't have a good perspective of British tv shows. How can I judge, therefore? I grew up in the US, and loved many of the old shows, just as some of you grew up in the UK and loved your shows. And I'm sure of this, because I used to watch several English shows that I grew to love just as much as US shows, like Masterpiece Theatre, (Upstairs, Downstairs was the first among many that I remember, like I Claudius, and the Flambards), Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and of course, good old Benny Hill! Nah, it's all relative.

**tabler** · December 8th, 2009, 01:51 PM

That is true brian, I really dont think you can make comparisons. We have both made damn good shows and we have both made bloody awful ones.

xhanxhu · January 12th, 2010, 03:55 AM

Here's my issue with US Television.

It does not matter what is made - be it a superb effort or mediocre pap, if the corporate marketing geniuses do not support by buying advertising space, then those shows die. It's why we have this constant deluge of reality tv.

The new tenet of young America. Stupid = cool.

Meh

**Clouddancer** · January 12th, 2010, 02:45 PM

I don't suppose we will ever be able to really compare, as we probably both only get to see some of the better efforts, & don't get to see the majority of the dross that they all turn out.

**IngramJohn** · January 12th, 2010, 02:50 PM

Having posted a thread myself on this year's bloody 'crap' of TV programmes this Christmas, may I say I 'totally agree' with you.

Thank God for my missus and this website .... or I think I might soon be on the Vodka and Tablets!!!

Keep up the good work.

**scoundrel** · January 12th, 2010, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xhanxhu

Here's my issue with US Television.

It does not matter what is made - be it a superb effort or mediocre pap, if the corporate marketing geniuses do not support by buying advertising space, then those shows die. It's why we have this constant deluge of reality tv.

The new tenet of young America. Stupid = cool.

Meh

It's no different here. Big Brother and its offspring; the Jeremy Kyle Show; Celebrity Dancing on Cow Shit; X Factor etc etc etc. Total sewage, massively popular. We are ourselves our own worst enemies as a society for watching this unspeakable crap. Its just the same either side of the Pond.

davecsm · January 12th, 2010, 03:10 PM

Well one of my points was about the return of Survivors - and it's just fair to point out that it returns to night at nine on the Beeb - well worth watching in my view. However, in the US there would be 24 programmes, but here we get a series of six.

I suppose the old adage 'Always leave them wanting more' may have some justification.

MrKinkade · January 12th, 2010, 06:58 PM

Can some explain one to me what LOST you know the hit TV series is all about ? Iam viewing it dubbed into Italian so I might be missing something.

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December 7th, 2009, 11:16 PM	#22
iufrenchman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 238 Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 2,536 Times in 228 Posts	Benny Hill Don't know what my comrades across the pond thought but I loved the Benny Hill show and the way they managed to work in the "legal: (one only knows the American censors were wary) .. anyway thank you!!

December 8th, 2009, 01:51 PM	#24
tabler Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St James Park Posts: 7,026 Thanks: 112,470 Thanked 146,041 Times in 8,008 Posts	That is true brian, I really dont think you can make comparisons. We have both made damn good shows and we have both made bloody awful ones. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Velcome to zee Forum. You must obey zee rules!*

January 12th, 2010, 02:45 PM	#26
Clouddancer Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Spain - Costa Blanca Posts: 811 Thanks: 10,238 Thanked 11,623 Times in 809 Posts	I don't suppose we will ever be able to really compare, as we probably both only get to see some of the better efforts, & don't get to see the majority of the dross that they all turn out. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. [Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.

January 12th, 2010, 02:50 PM	#27
IngramJohn Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hiding behind a Tree in Robin Hood Country. Posts: 890 Thanks: 16,450 Thanked 7,880 Times in 886 Posts	TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU Having posted a thread myself on this year's bloody 'crap' of TV programmes this Christmas, may I say I 'totally agree' with you. Thank God for my missus and this website .... or I think I might soon be on the Vodka and Tablets!!! Keep up the good work.

December 7th, 2009, 11:15 PM	#21
chupachups Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,056 Thanks: 13,387 Thanked 6,316 Times in 1,013 Posts	sapphire and steel ? joanna lumley, yummy, esp when she flashed her sussies on children in need david mccallum, still brilliant in ncis as "ducky"

December 8th, 2009, 10:28 AM	#23
brianwp Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: United States Posts: 1,464 Thanks: 4,856 Thanked 25,699 Times in 1,431 Posts	I'm not going to take sides here, because as an American I don't have a good perspective of British tv shows. How can I judge, therefore? I grew up in the US, and loved many of the old shows, just as some of you grew up in the UK and loved your shows. And I'm sure of this, because I used to watch several English shows that I grew to love just as much as US shows, like Masterpiece Theatre, (Upstairs, Downstairs was the first among many that I remember, like I Claudius, and the Flambards), Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and of course, good old Benny Hill! Nah, it's all relative.

January 12th, 2010, 03:55 AM	#25
xhanxhu Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 Thanks: 79 Thanked 189 Times in 7 Posts	Here's my issue with US Television. It does not matter what is made - be it a superb effort or mediocre pap, if the corporate marketing geniuses do not support by buying advertising space, then those shows die. It's why we have this constant deluge of reality tv. The new tenet of young America. Stupid = cool. Meh

January 12th, 2010, 03:10 PM	#29
davecsm Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 13 Thanks: 53 Thanked 97 Times in 13 Posts	Well one of my points was about the return of Survivors - and it's just fair to point out that it returns to night at nine on the Beeb - well worth watching in my view. However, in the US there would be 24 programmes, but here we get a series of six. I suppose the old adage 'Always leave them wanting more' may have some justification.

January 12th, 2010, 06:58 PM	#30
MrKinkade Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 211 Thanks: 467 Thanked 1,452 Times in 205 Posts	Can some explain one to me what LOST you know the hit TV series is all about ? Iam viewing it dubbed into Italian so I might be missing something.

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