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Fleabag

On 18 Aug 2016 at 11:41pm Jeff wrote:

Is it just me that thinks this is the best thing on tv at the moment?

On 19 Aug 2016 at 10:30am Earl of Lewes wrote:

Apparently, yes.

On 19 Aug 2016 at 1:53pm ClarifiedButler wrote:

The best thing on TV at the moment is the Olympics. Fleabag is a mixed bag. A pretty weak premise delivered fairly well (as you would expect from a cast mostly made up of RADA grads). It seems to lack anything truly special. I look back on series such as Porridge, Blackadder, Father Ted and the League of Gentleman as the real benchmark of British sitcoms(there are of course many more). There really does need to be some kind of cultural inquest into why it is impossible to make sitcoms up to the same standard. Sitcoms used to be hugely entertaining but with a social commentary, something we always had over the vast majority of American imports. We can and should be doing much better if Fleabag really is the best thing on TV at the moment, because it falls woefully short of the pedigree of British comedy.
As usual, most people disagree with me about Fleabag. Most people see it as in some way ground-breaking because it is smuttier and more slickly presented than Miranda and therefore marks some kind of progress. Most people are mostly wrong most of the time. My guess is that Fleabag might get a second series, but in 10 years we will still be watching Father Ted repeats without a second thought to Fleabag at all.

On 19 Aug 2016 at 5:13pm CofE wrote:

Fleabag may not have the timeless combination of quirky but relatable characters as those 80/90s classics. But I think Fleabag is fab. The humour of the main character makes the show, the rest of them don't have enough of strong and predictable personality to make the entire shoe a success. That being said, it may work better in its original form: as a play.