Posted by: ravendiva on: March 25, 2008
The ultimate classic Brit-Com. Keeping Up Appearances. Who could ever forget Hyacinth Bucket (It’s pronounced Bouquet), and her rag tag sisters Rose and Daisy, as well as her rich sister Violet (the one with the Mercedes and room for a pony)?And hell lets not forget the biggest freak there every was Mr. Benny Hill himself… just typing his name I hear that stupid song and a vision of him chasing some scantily clad buxom bimbo in a field instantly comes to mind.But my all time favorite is The Vicar of Dibley . Seriously Alice Tinker walked down the aisle to “Two Become One” with a person dressed as a teletubbie as her bridesmaid (CLASSIC!) Plus any thing that Richard Curtis does I’ll love (ie, Bridget Jones, Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral….do I need to say more?), Some of my other favorites are : Footballers Wives , French and Saunders and of Course Ab Fab, and even though these aren’t considered sitcoms Little Britain and FoTC (really not sure about this one since the both are Kiwis.. speaking of which did you know that Bret was Figwit [Frodo Is Great… Who Is That?] from LOTR movies… he was a hot little elf). And thank to my lovely roommate I know have added Black Books and Red Dwarf to my repertoire.
And I just started watching Ballykissangel, with only 2 episodes under my belt I have a lot to go. This will keep my busy until Lost returns.
Now the second is something that only a handful of people know about (and it amuses my roommate to no end) is my not so secret love for K Drama’s. Many of weekends I have stayed in bed and watched an entire series… they are that addicting. What is a K Drama? Well it refers to televised dramas, similar to Western miniseries, produced in the Korean language for Korean audiences. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave. For the most part Asian countries are still very tradition, but you tend to find individualism in the younger generations KBS, MBC and SBS tend to cater toward the more traditional audiences. But with K Dramas you’ll often find an entertaining and sweet story…these stories pretty much make Sex in the City look like well you know starts with p rhymes with corn. Some of my favorites are:
Until next time .
March 25, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Hey there girlie. You are TOOO funny. Wish you could have went to that talk they had at school with me about British TV and how the model for it is making its way into TV in the US. Keep up the good writing!!!!