Beefy's Corner - The Off-Topic Chat Thread

Bit like how Some Girls was only six episodes :'(

If it's any consolation, I can barely remember any of the players that played for Portsmouth last season. Although that's partly because we used about 50 different players over the season.

 

What a ****ing horrible ass this man is;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25174266

 

When someone told him to go to Hull, they actually said something else.

 

I think he doesn't realise that it's the fans who are the club, and if they don't like a name change then it shouldn't happen.

That's not bad at all.

 

Found a stream which shows back to back episodes of Seinfeld. I remember finding it funny when it was on in the 1990's, but I'd forgotten how funny I'd actually found it. It was one of the reasons why I never got into Friends. In comparison, this was actually very well written comedy performed by consummate actors.

 

Typical foreigner, his interests are with the brand rather than the fans. Everything that's wrong with modern football.

 

I like the canned laughter. It lets you know when you're supposed to laugh.

 

Yeah foreign owners ruin everything, ****ers.

 

I think they stopped canned laughter decades ago. A comedy has to be funny enough. If people are not laughing then the show gets canned, not the other way around.

 

I was being a little flippant. That's actually what Ricky Gervais says to Larry David re Seinfield in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

 

Yeah, I guessed you were but I couldn't resist writing my reply.

Never got into Curb Your Enthusiasm, even though I knew it had all the ingredients to be great. These days I can't do that scheduled thing of being around when a TV/radio programme comes on. I blame the iPlayer for starting that, and the further side effect is that by not being locked-in to a schedule, I tend to not bother to watch any of it. Hence, I occasionally miss the stuff that's actually worth watching.

 

The canned laughter is annoying, but can you imagine Fawlty Towers without it? Some suit it, some don't.

 

They don't can laughter. They stopped doing it in the late 60's.

EDIT: I must admit, I don't quite know why I'm making such a point about this..!

 

If you're watching a sitcom and you notice they always film the set from such an angle that there's one wall you never see (the big apartment in Friends, for example) it's because there is no wall there and there is in fact a studio audience.

 

My 12,000th post was an Archer reference, neat.

 

Indeed. The thing I can't stand about all American comedy [Seinfeld included] is that there is inevitably a sofa which faces the studio audience, and years ago the actors would all line up in a row with their feet all toeing an imaginary line, while facing the audience. Thankfully, British situation comedy has never suffered from that. Even the worst ITV crap hasn't suffered from that, and they've suffered from a lot. Quality being amongst them.

 

Anyone still enjoying the BIG BANG series ?

Into Series 7 now , and I am still enjoying it .

 

Oh yeah, by canned laughter I meant a laughter track in general. I think the only FT episode which wasn't in front of a live audience was the last one in case someone had a fear of rats!

 

Sploosh.

Or something.

 

Is that true..?