Subj : Re: Buzzcocks To : All From : The Doctor Date : Fri Dec 18 2009 10:14 am From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) In article <8TCWm.136692$cf1.78226@newsfe03.ams2>, john smith wrote: > >"Monsieur Tabernac" wrote in message >news:sdkki5991ns54bl2h97ertfcuniveh9s58@4ax.com... >> On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:36:27 -0000, "Soze" >> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Monsieur Tabernac" wrote in message >>>news:0eeki55mtl3n0r6h6nqvsucipmv6afgp3a@4ax.com... >>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:41:10 +0000, Cradok wrote: >>>> >>>>>Soze wrote: >>>>>> I often wonder how many of these things are scripted on these shows >>>>>> mind. >>>>>> Tennant`s comeback didn`t get such a good laugh and he did comment >>>>>> that >>>>>> Cribbens had got the better lines. >>>>> >>>>>The way I believe these things usually work is that the presenter is >>>>>mostly scripted, and everyone knows what's going to be coming up on the >>>>>show, so they can prepare material, discussions and one-liners ahead of >>>>>time. There's still a fair bit of ad-libbing, though, and they record a >>>>>couple of hours of stuff and cut it down. >>>> >>>> I downloaded and watched this show. Being Canadian and all, I'd never >>>> seen "Buzzcocks" before. I have to say that anyone who says that >>>> British television is far more sophisticated than US television has >>>> never seen this show. I don't think I've seen much worse than >>>> this.... IMHO, of course. >>> >>>Popular British television hasn`t been very sophisticated in my lifetime. >>>Especially nowadays, most of the best watched stuff is absolute tosh. >>>Although in fairness a good deal of it is re-workings of crappy American >>>shows. >>> >>>Buzzcocks possibly doesn`t translate well overseas, it`s fairly typical >>>British humour and a reasonably popular show. Likewise I find the vast >>>bulk >>>of American comedy to be ####...God knows what you`d make of The Mighty >>>Boosh...the comedy series that lead captain Noel Fielding writes and stars >>>in. >>> >> >> I understand British comedy quite well (and really like "The Mighty >> Boosh"), however IMO my dislike of this Buzzcocks show isn't because >> of the comedy not translating, rather that there wasn't any real >> comedy, just "celebrities" mugging and telling lame jokes (and >> thinking they're funny) -- are you sure this is typical British >> humour? I hope not. > > > > >Is there even such a thing as "typical British humour"? > >>shrug< > >I dunno. > >Maybe humour's more regional? > > Monty Python's Flying Circus -- Member - Liberal International This is doctor@nl2k.ab.ca Ici doctor@nl2k.ab.ca God, Queen and country! Never Satan President Republic! Beware AntiChrist rising! http://twitter.com/rootnl2k http://www.myspace.com/502748630 Merry Christmas 2009 and Happy New Year 2010 --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 - Meridian, MS - USA (1:396/4) .