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Another Random Obsession - BritComs

If I could truly explain my obsession with British Comedies I would, but you'll just have to settle for what I write here. 

I. LOVE. THEM.

It started when I was a kid and they would come on PBS on Saturday nights. I remember watching:

Are You Being Served


Fawlty Towers


Keeping Up Appearances

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098837/

Waiting for God

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098945/

As Time Goes By

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105943/

These shows ranged from the 70's to the 90's and I would definitely not be considered their targeted audience as I was young and these focused on middle aged to elderly characters. It didn't matter that they were about older people or that the setting seemed dated or even that they reran episodes frequently because there were only 6 episodes in a season! I watched them religiously!

Then as the internet became a thing and I got older and had money to purchase dvds, PBS introduced me to some new shows and others I manged to search and find on my own, I had many more to watch (some even age expected, I refuse to say appropriate) shows like: Absolutely Fabulous, Coupling, The Vicar of Dibley, The Office, Spaced, Black Books, Father Ted, the IT Crowd, and a really strange one called The Mighty Boosh. (Check out IMDB for the descriptions of these!)


Let me tell you about The Mighty Boosh. It's kind of a sketch comedy, but mostly not. Its whimsical and super weird and I can't tell you how many times I've watched every single episode (same with Spaced and Black Books). I had introduced two of my friends to the show and they became obsessed with this oddity as well. Where this show is a bit different form the others is that there was this really brief window where it was added to the Adult Swim lineup on Cartoon Network and there was a big enough cult following that they came to the States for a meet and greet. A friend of mine who I guess could be considered an even bigger fan than I am surprised me with a trip to LA to see them. It literally was out of the blue, she bought two round-trip tickets, reserved a room, and got the meet and greet tickets and then told me we were flying from Fl to CA, for basically a less that 48 hour trip, to meet the cast. I have never done anything so spontaneous in my life and it was one of the best trips I have ever taken.

The short of it is that I'm obsessed with britcoms and I think you should be too. 

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  1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2020 at 2:58 PM

    The Saturday night PBS line up used to be my favorite! I haven't watched any of the newer ones you mentioned but I can't wait to check them out.

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