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I think people look back on the past as better than it actually was, that was kind of my point in this thread, when was the last time there has been so much good comedy in one year? A good while back I'm sure, people don't tend to give new stuff a chance, they write it off very quickly, "the old stuff is the best" That's not saying I don't like Only Fools and Horses, Father Ted, Dad's Army (in small doses) and of course Fawlty Towers, I love all of those, but this year I think has been particularly good, most of those comedies weren't around at the same time (apart from Only Fools and Horses and just about everything as it's been going for ever

yes, I love dark twisted comedy but that was just too far for me, very funny in parts but just too cringing, it was painful, very well written though and very clever

this was only the 2nd series of Little Britain, I loved the Fast Show as well, comedy which you can quote over and over again to the point of even annoying yourself has got to be good! Interesting to see Peep Show is top so far, wasn't really expecting that Never seen Mine all Mine or Shameless so can't really comment on them

Simple enough question, there have been some absolutely superb comedy series this year, really top notch stuff (obviously no Alan Partridge.... but that's another matter) and the top 4 are very close, I've put them in alphabetical order so as not to sway the vote by putting my choice top (oh what a coincidence, it's top anyway ) My top 5 in order would be: 1) Green Wing - so very very good, didn't think it would work, but it did, and with some style, i think it had 8 episodes, each of them an hour, and each of them absolutely brilliant, people didn't like the way it ended on a cliffhanger, quite literally, I like that 2) The Mighty Boosh - Why hasn't it made a prime time slot? 5 billion times better than the Smoking Room which I didn't do the justice of adding into the poll it was that shit, I've no doubt Nays will choose this as his favourite of the year and I can't say I blame him, it's a completely different kind of humour to Green Wing so it depends what mood I'm in as to whether I prefer this or Green Wing, at the moment it's GW but it changes all the time, any program that comes up with things like a Klu Klux Goose and other greatness is worthy of a watch in my opinion (but I keep forgetting as it's on at 7 :evil:) 3) Peep Show - Another absolute work of genius, as good as, if not better than the first series, filming most of it from the view of the characters (both what they can see and hear and most importantly their thoughts as well), again something I wouldn't have thought it would work but having watched the first series I knew it would, very cringing at times, far more so than the first 2, GW is slightly, TMB not at all, different sort of humour again really, filthy language, explcit scenes, whatever, all the better for it I say, absolutely brilliant, haven't seen this weeks episode yet but can anyone tell me what happened after they were prodding Jeff (yes I've remembered his name, no idea whether it's Geoff or Jeff though) through the letterbox with a broom to get him away from sophie? did he just go away or what? I guess not as wouldn't make a great storyline... Not enough Johnson in this 2nd series for my liking but hey, can't have everything 4) Little Britain - Completely different again, sketch show for a start which makes it different, one of the only ones about at the moment and the only decent one, mainstream appeal and the only one of the shows (apart from maybe Max and Paddy) where you can quote the catchphrases in conversation (go on, you know you want to quote that sentence and say "yeah I know"!). I do really like it, but shame they got rid of the scottish hotel owner, he was one of my favourites, and while some of it got a bit tedious it kept coming up with new stuff and was consistently funny, got huge coverage in the press who seem to think it's comedy of the year, it's not, but it's very good, shows the quality of comedy this year I guess (yeah i know) 5) Max and Paddy's road to Nowhere - Well it's 5th, but a distant 5th really, a little bit disappointing after Phoenix Nights but definitely wasn't as bad as the critics made out, didn't they understand it or something? It had a lot to live up to, and in all honesty it didn't really live up to it until the final episode, which I thought was absolutely superb, Billy the Butcher ("you know how he got his name don't you?" "yeah, cos he was a butcher before he became a doorman...") and all that, doubt we'll see a 2nd series of it though, I'd love to see a 3rd series of Phoenix Nights but I can't see it happening. Final thing; nice catchphrase to come out of this "ow dare you", which is quite widely used around my area, it's not "can you 'ear me now, can you 'ear me now you lanky streak o' piss" but it's still good! So there you have it, my top 5, I'd expect Little Britain to come out top, purely because more people have watched it, don't know what I expect to come 2nd really, we shall see, that's the beauty of the polls, vote away note - I was going to put the jasper carrot sitcom in the poll as a joke but it was that poor I can't even remember its name (don't tell me as I'll assume you don't have a life if you know ) Also if there's a glaring omission from the poll, which there probably is, I'll add it in, I'm not too good at remembering what went on at the start of the year!

Simpsons for me as well I'm afraid, highly unoriginal choice but it really is that good Some of South Park is brilliant as well, other bits aren't so good

we're not top of the food chain for nothing you know! :wink:

Can't beat a good pork...

Go on, you asked for it, shite christmas jokes.... What do you call a bunch of grandmasters of chess bragging about their victories in a hotel lobby? Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer :roll: I think that would be an appropriate note to go to bed on!

only under JG, I don't think anyone has made it work since, but with more sides playing 4-5-1 and relying on wingers it's not really going to help if we're vulnerable down the flanks, every time you play 3-5-2 it's really 3-2-3-2 with the first "2" being wingbacks, so it effectively turns into 5-3-2 just with the wing backs given a bit more freedom to get forward, but not too much, i'm not a fan of 3 at the back at all really (other than on champ )

no team in the premiership plays 3 at the back, there's got to be a good reason for it, the reason I'm guessing is that it doesn't work, probably as it leaves you exposed down the flanks, we tried it under taylor and it didn't really work and we were the last ones to use it in the premiership I think

so you mean was it down to a lack of guidance when he was a youngster in the academy? In that case it's easy to argue that it is, but I wouldn't blame DOL, Aitken or anyone on the staff at the moment to be honest (even Angel and Herbie )

no

Is that a reward or punishment? Also is that the toast that DOL spoke of?

good point, i just remember it being blocked out of the crowded box from a cross, but the cross wasn't from a corner like i thought

wasn't it from a poorly cleared corner? (i might be wrong) in which case he hadn't even had to chase back, he could just jog back, even less of an excuse!

it was a bit of a fluke really but still the mistakes were there, it was just 3 mistakes leading to a goal, first one being mellberg sticking his leg out, if he'd got the ball though then there'd have been no problem, this through mark off, but he wasn't watching the ball, as someone else said... school boy error, thirdly sorenson, why dive so early, yes i thought he'd have put it there as well but it's not a penalty, you don't just guess (oh and his crap kick indirectly lead to it) it's easier to blame someone for the 2nd goal i reckon (as you seem to want to blame someone, i'm quite happy saying it was a crap first half but we weren't really out played just gave away 2 silly goals...), what was barry doing? if you're on the edge of the box to pick a man up wouldn't it be wise to pick them up?

the canteen at work isn't the coldest place on the planet by any stretch of the imagination, the company provides every worker with a fleece and a body warmer, i sit there in a short sleeve tshirt not in the slightest bit cold, yet the main table of women wear fleeces, body warmers, the lot and are still cold! unbelievable

if they finished top and we finished 2nd would you be happy? well i wouldn't exactly be ecstatic, but i'd soon get over it because it's far better than us finishing 5 places above them but us finishing 10th or something, if we're both in the champions league i wouldn't have a problem with that

rip them up probably, there's plenty spare there so they won't have to rup seats up in other stadiums where people actually want to sit, while they're at it they can smash the unused toilets

if you hate blues more than you love villa you might as well go to the sty every week to support the opposition

jlloyd?

like hitz in the 3-1 loss, that was just a bit special!

ollie for me, never have i enjoyed watching a defender play quite so much (i was only around for the last couple of seasons of God and was a bit young to appreciate him), an absolute legend

england v france for example, pass to vass then he's the one who starts the tournament with a goal, instead go yourself and beckham become public enemy number 1