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Just got in, turned on the television to canned laughter, the BBC1 tv guide states 'Sitcom. Gerald and his H+S team identify an irregular speed bump on the streets of Baselricky. At home, he contends with bathroom hoggers'

Why is it on BBC1 ?

Why is it on after the watershed ?

Will it improve ?

(Could it get worse ?)
 
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Turgid. Is this written by the same Ben Elton who did Blackadder?
 
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It's got universally slammed by the newspaper TV critics and the trailer that I saw was enough to put me off. For once, I'm grateful I'm an hour ahead of UK time...... and to answer CH's query, yes I think it really could get worse....
 
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Why is it on BBC1 ?

Why is it on after the watershed ?

Will it improve ?

(Could it get worse ?)
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Why is it on at all?

I was unlucky enough to accidentally catch a few minutes of a scene set in toilet. Calling it toilet humour is doing toilets an injustice.
 
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I turned it off shortly after I posted as it clearly wasn't going to improve.

If it really is Ben Elton wot wrote it then the money from the Queen stuff has eaten his creativity
 
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That is quite a critical review.
 
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I am struggling to think of the last decent sitcom the BBC made, indeed the only funny British sitcom I can think of still being made is Peep show on Channel 4.
 
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geordiejohn said:
I am struggling to think of the last decent sitcom the BBC made, indeed the only funny British sitcom I can think of still being made is Peep show on Channel 4.
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Here here........
 
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Yeah. Who doesn't fancy Dobby?







I'll close the door on my way out.
 
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Next installment just starting, will report back if it has improved

(Not Going Out last Friday was a good as the rest of the series btw)
 
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I gave it a good eight minutes - under extreme duress after three - then decided to go for a random search on Youtube.

Found this on the second go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F99faLJYpo8&feature=endscreen&NR=1
 
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