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fellatio_Martinez · Feb 18, 2020

Gleneagles65 said:
League of Gentlemen is up there with the best.

Yes, series 1-2 are classic.

Liquid Gold · Feb 18, 2020

I went to a pup quiz night hosted by Big Mad Andy where the questions were all Peep Show themes and the prizes were things like McCoys, Ribena & a Twirl, or coupons for Pringles.

ajsccfc · Feb 18, 2020

Fools and Horses is like Royle Family where they were fantastic but then the poor Christmas specials started to dilute the quality. The Office intentionally avoiding doing the same was a masterstroke, although I did like the Brent film

Si80 · Feb 18, 2020

Peep Show is excellent. Doesn't make my Top 5 though..
1 - IT Crowd
2 - The Office
3 - Always Sunny In Philadelphia
4 - Bottom
5 - Early Doors

fellatio_Martinez · Feb 18, 2020

ajsccfc said:
The Office intentionally avoiding doing the same was a masterstroke, although I did like the Brent film

I thought the Brent film was utter dross and undid all the good work 2 series and a Christmas special did.

It's no wonder Stephen Merchant didn't want anything to to do with it.

Grendel · Feb 18, 2020

Benidorm anyone?

fernandopartridge · Feb 18, 2020

Saddlebrains said:
Im shocked at how many people havent mentioned Only Fools and Horses. Surely up there for lots of people not just myself?

Certainly, I really do think though most of the stuff post 1990 was pretty poor and the 2003 comeback an embarrassment. First 4 or 5 series were the best.

Saddlebrains · Feb 18, 2020

Liquid Gold said:
I went to a pup quiz night hosted by Big Mad Andy where the questions were all Peep Show themes and the prizes were things like McCoys, Ribena & a Twirl, or coupons for Pringles.

Thats class

ajsccfc · Feb 19, 2020

fellatio_Martinez said:
I thought the Brent film was utter dross and undid all the good work 2 series and a Christmas special did.

It's no wonder Stephen Merchant didn't want anything to to do with it.

I didn't mind it but I don't consider it as part of the Office canon, it was more like a tribute act to David Brent than the actual character from the show.

OffenhamSkyBlue · Feb 20, 2020

fernandopartridge said:
Certainly, I really do think though most of the stuff post 1990 was pretty poor and the 2003 comeback an embarrassment. First 4 or 5 series were the best.

I think many programmes fall into that bracket - try to milk a successful formula within an inch of its life. Comebacks, spin-offs and Christmas specials are usually (in my view) crap. The best programme makers know when to call it a day.

Deleted member 5849 · Feb 20, 2020

John Sullivan lost the ability to write sitcoms. Only Fools... was kept afloat longer than most of his by the strong characters.

fellatio_Martinez · Feb 21, 2020

ajsccfc said:
I didn't mind it but I don't consider it as part of the Office canon, it was more like a tribute act to David Brent than the actual character from the show.

Well if you're viewing it completely outside of The Office TV canon then I suppose it's tolerable.

My biggest issue was how David Brent was mocked and disliked by everyone, including his band, for the majority of the film before a sudden and completely unrealistic turn around near the end when he became the hero and everyone loved him. It just felt shoehorned in and was basically the Finchy "fuck off" moment all over again.

That's Gervais one trick pony move. He did the same in Afterlife but with even less nuance.

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