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Samwise
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British comedy about a alcoholic misanthrope who runs a book store. Had three seasons that aired from 2000 to 2004.
It's really goddamn good. Netflixed it a while ago, got my own copy of the DVDs for Christmas, and it's still gut-bustingly funny on the second viewing.
Stars Dylan Moran, whom many will remember from Shaun of the Dead. (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost show up in a couple of episodes.)
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IainC
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British comedy about a alcoholic misanthrope who runs a book store. Had three seasons that aired from 2000 to 2004.
It's really goddamn good. Netflixed it a while ago, got my own copy of the DVDs for Christmas, and it's still gut-bustingly funny on the second viewing.
Stars Dylan Moran, whom many will remember from Shaun of the Dead. (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost show up in a couple of episodes.)
I'm a big Bill Bailey fan, Black books is more awesomer for his presence. Edit: More Bill Bailey Awesomeness: Love songsCockney Rock MedleyBilly Bragg Tribute |
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« Last Edit: January 06, 2009, 12:12:15 PM by IainC »
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schild
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God no, not this.
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K9
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DraconianOne
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I like Dylan Moran. I like Tamsin Grieg. I really like Bill Bailey.
For some reason, I never quite got into Black Books.
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Signe
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I think I'll rent this. I haven't seen it and I Bill Bailey, too. |
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K9
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The episodes with the heatwave and the piano are probably my favourites.
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I love the smell of facepalm in the morning
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Ookii
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Fucking wine bottle lollipop gets me everytime. In fact that episode was the best by far.
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Samwise
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The bit that cracks me up consistently is Manny holding up the "OH NO!" sign. I need to get a screencap of that and add it to my avatar rotation.
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Azazel
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Necro!
I used to really dislike this when it was on TV. It just kind of annoyed me whenever it came on, so I'd change the channel. (I don't use a TV guide, I just flip around and whatever's on can be background noise if it's ok or actually watched if it's good).
But we picked up the 3-disc set of all 3 seasons a year or so ago on the cheap, and finally started watching it recently. Like a lot of series (Philadelphia) it takes a little bit to get past the absurdity of the way the world works in it, but it's actually quite good.
Still, not as good as Spaced.
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NowhereMan
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Eh, Spaced in the second series descended into "hilarious movie take-off" only not as subtle as the first series. It's still amazing but I prefer Black Books overall, the house sitting/wine making episode is probably one of my favourite episodes from any show ever.
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Der Helm
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I just picked this up and watched the first few opisodes. Apparently I like british humour, because I was in tears from laughing throughout it. Still, not as good as Spaced.
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