Guest Rogue 9 Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 over here in the U.S. we have a channel called T.L.C. and they run alot of British shows, and I would have to say your cop shows suck and they really don't paint Americans in to good of a light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 If you want a more accurate picture of the British psyche, you should watch Monty Python's Flying Circus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Kinnison Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 The brits are a buncah inbred nutters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jabba The Hunt Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 your talking about british tv american tv really sux espically their robot wars where the "heavy wieghts" weapon is the pick axe our heavy wieghts have huge crushers on them that can put 2 tonnes on an area smaller than my little finger ------------------ iM. diSleXIc. sO. pLeaSE. tRanSlaTe. AnY oF tHe mmistypes/SpElLinGs jabbathehunt@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Originally posted by Jabba The Hunt: your talking about british tv american tv really sux espically their robot wars where the "heavy wieghts" weapon is the pick axe our heavy wieghts have huge crushers on them that can put 2 tonnes on an area smaller than my little finger Once again, the British can't speak their own language. You could not have picked a WORSE possible show to use to claim that American television is "worse" than British with. No matter what country made that show, it would suck. Period. NO ONE has television that compares to American. NO ONE. Not even Canadian TV. There's only like six shows I consider good that came from outside the US and only TWO came from Britian (Mr Bean and Whose Line is it Anyway?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 <font size=7>MONTY PYTHON WHO'S LINE?</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Hey wait a minute! What about Fawlty Towers and Blackadder? 2 of the funniest shows ever produced for TV. ------------------ "That's the last time I trust the strangest people on Earth!" - Homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thorpie Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 And what about Red Dwarf? Didn't you lot try and copy it and cocked it up a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thorpie Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Oh yeah, it's only some of our royal family that are inbred - hence past insanity! Try watching the Bill - that's decent - if they show that in America. [This message has been edited by Thorpie (edited April 03, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Well we've managed to mess up almost every show we have tried to copy from a UK original. I keep hearing rumors of a Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy movie being made in Hollywood, and the prospect of that just frightens me! I just know they'll manage to kill everything that was great about it. ------------------ "That's the last time I trust the strangest people on Earth!" - Homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thorpie Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 It pains me to tell you, but we beat you to it. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is already a film, made about the late 80's early 90's in the UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 I forgot completely about Red Dwarf! I love that show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deac Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 And what about Doctor Who? That's Brittish. And I think American stuff's quite good, and a lot of Brittish TV's awful. I hate it at the moment. SW and Star Trek are american. Food and Drink (used to be fair, with BSE reports and stuff) has now become a sitcom. E.G (Anthony Worral Tompson begins to walk to kitchen) Anthony: And today we'll be making Steak+Kidney pie! (Blathers on as camera goes to Oz Clarke) Oz: I'll get him with the cork from my Chateau La blanc 2000 £5, exclusive to sainsburys, tastes and smells great! Fires cork at Antony. Anthony dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 Originally posted by Thorpie: It pains me to tell you, but we beat you to it. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is already a film, made about the late 80's early 90's in the UK! Really? Was it any good? Who was in it? I have a copy of the BBC H2G2 mini-series that came out in the early 80s. It's pretty cheesy in spots, but still pretty fun. I would love to see a big budget version of the story, if they could pull it off. I kinda feel the same dread over Lord of the Rings btw. I hope they do it justice. ------------------ "That's the last time I trust the strangest people on Earth!" - Homer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Zaarin Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 British TV used to be good, up until about 3 years ago. Then all programmes became one of 3 things: <OL> [*]DIY Shows [*]Cookery [*]Sport [/list=a] As for the Hitch Hiker's mini-series, the first half is good. Then it turns into the worst thing you've ever seen. The best thing about it was probably Peter Jones' narration.<font size="-2" color="#414141"> [This message has been edited by Admiral Zaarin (edited April 03, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted April 3, 2001 Share Posted April 3, 2001 The animations are kinda cool too! When you stop to think they were all hand done, no computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 Yes, British cop shows are for whusses. American cop shows show car crashes and explosions and such but Britsh cops shows just show people JAYWALKING or something whussy like that. Nute, don't EVEN be dissing Battlebots. #of times I said "shows" or "show": 4 ------------------ Was I supposed to eat the heads too? 'Cause I took nooo prisioners! Once again, evil is defeated through the use of decorative agricultural technology! Official forum Psychic [This message has been edited by Taarkin (edited April 04, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jabba The Hunt Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 ok ive got a lot to say - firstly you should know what a big fun i am of the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy and I know every single version writen of it and who was involed in production - Douglas Adams firstly produced the radio version and then did more epidodes and some books, then it was made into a TV show by the BBC it has never i repeat never been made into a film before all they did was string the TV show together - also the new film coming out is being made with Douglas Adams so he will keep a close check on how many mistakes the americans are making Red Dwarf - im also a very big fan of this - yes the americans did try to make this in their country but the creators from our country still wrote the scripts and directed the shows - it just had a different cast and TV company - the reason why it wasnt successful is that most of the americans didnt find it funny!!! i think thats everything i had to say ill get back to you if there is anything more ------------------ iM. diSleXIc. sO. pLeaSE. tRanSlaTe. AnY oF tHe mmistypes/SpElLinGs jabbathehunt@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 I would watch the Society of Robot Combat's annual war back when very few people knew of combat robotics and I must say Battlebots is a mere parody of the work of actual combat robotics engineers (one of whom i'm related to. he works for NASA and Carnegie-Mellon). In short, i was not impressed. I will be when i actually get off my ass and build my robot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkshake Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 Well I'm sorry but compared to the British Robot Wars, BattleBots does Suck. Battle bots shows three fights over 20 minutes over here because the BBC doesn't show Adverts, Robot Wars get a full 5 fights over 45 mins. PLUS like Nute said, Battlebots looks very much like a parody, Robot Wars is not, it is a show for the true Fan of Robot Killing. Goto http://www.robotwars.co.uk/ if you have realplayer you can check out a few of the fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 Battle-bots...! Pfft--! I'd take one out with a bowling ball. Game over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 The SORC didn't have stupid weaponry in the combat arena. it was just a dirt pit. And there were not "scoring" whatever. It was whoever's robot stopped working lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jabba The Hunt Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 Robot Wars!Robot Wars!Robot Wars! ------------------ iM. diSleXIc. sO. pLeaSE. tRanSlaTe. AnY oF tHe mmistypes/SpElLinGs jabbathehunt@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deac Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 Choas2, Hynodisk, Razer and Killalot rule! Robot Wars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rogue 9 Posted April 4, 2001 Share Posted April 4, 2001 Battle Bots is Run on Comedy Central of course its a parody of sorts , TLC coming out with a new robot wars show and they tend to rip british shows off so we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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