Battle of the Sitcoms - Semi Final No 1

[BLUEBLOOD]

Oh how i enjoyed that b*stard alarm clock going off at stupid o'clock this morning to remind me that my holiday was over and i have to drag my sorry *** into work :'( :'(

After some pretty close QF ties last week i'm expecting a couple of straight forward semis, starting with ...

Only Fools and Horses (Criko) vs I'm Alan Partridge (seany t)

 

[Harold Bishop Killer]

I wonder..................

It has to be OFAH!

And if Blackadder wins their semi it will be a cracking final. (assuming that OFAH win this - which they will - coz everyone knows it will make sense!)

 

[OldBlueLady]

So Cricko's locked in the wardrobe or something and therefore unable to advocate his choice here I'm guessing from what was said. Question is, will Only Fools really need any help on it's path to the final?

Don't be such a plonker Rodney!

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

I'm so torn............i absolutely love Partridge but OFAH is just such a classic.

I will have to give this some thought.

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

So Cricko's locked in the wardrobe or something and therefore unable to advocate his choice here I'm guessing from what was said. Question is, will Only Fools really need any help on it's path to the final?

Don't be such a plonker Rodney!

Kay, i don't think that this will be such a landslide as you think.....there are a lot of younger folk who will vote for Partridge

 

[OldBlueLady]

Kay, i don't think that this will be such a landslide as you think.....there are a lot of younger folk who will vote for Partridge

Only Fools was the favourite from the start of this though, and I really don't think it'll have too much problem. I know there are people who think Alan Partridge is good, blimey, do I (Statski, Uxbridge, JoshC)?! But better than Only Fools.....? I really can't see that somehow.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Only Fools was the favourite from the start of this though, and I really don't think it'll have too much problem. I know there are people who think Alan Partridge is good, blimey, do I (Statski, Uxbridge, JoshC)?! But better than Only Fools.....? I really can't see that somehow.

There are some of us who think that OFAH is a pile of bloated, over-rated toss you know.

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

There are some of us who think that OFAH is a pile of bloated, over-rated toss you know.

Hmmmmmm,

you not wanting to go up against OFAH in the final then Paul!!!!

;)

 

[MK Shrimper]

Hmmmmmm,

you not wanting to go up against OFAH in the final then Paul!!!!

;)

I'll take it on, doesn't bother me but I seriously cannot see the attraction of OFAH.

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

I'll take it on, doesn't bother me but I seriously cannot see the attraction of OFAH.

I could....it was good comedy in its day, did not have to be edgy, political or controversial to get a good laugh and has got classic lines and sketches that will live on for ever...........

 

[SUFCLiam]

I voted for Only Fools and Horses and it takes a early lead

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Yep.................has to be

Only Fools and Horses. It is an English institution and should win the final as well.

 

[jerseyshrimper]

only fools and horses

 

[MK Shrimper]

Yep.................has to be

Only Fools and Horses. It is an English institution and should win the final as well.

You're angling for neg rep my friend...... :madman:

 

[Pubey]

SZ really has gone down the pan with OFAH beating Partridge

I'm leaving



for a week

 

[seany t]

Well, here it is; D-Day.

Let's face it, I doubt I can persuade anyone who loves OFAH to change their allegiance, as it's one of those shows that people love more than their own mothers. But I can remind everyone of how great Alan Partridge was.

Arguably the finest comic creation ever, Alan Partridge has had a career laid bare on TV and radio for us all to marvel at. From his first newsreader appearance on “The Day Today”, through to his own chat show on “Knowing me knowing you”, Alan was always destined for stardom. But when BBC cutbacks and poor ratings took their toll in the early 90’s, this monumental programme was there to document Alan fighting for a new series, before eventually having a nervous breakdown and driving to Dublin bare-footed in his Lexus after a Toblerone binge-eating session.

However that’s not where the story ends. For Alan bounced back, and is the very embodiment of the phrase. Relocated to a temporary caravan, Alan got a job on local radio and together with his trusty P.A. Lyn and his exotic partner Sonia, plotted a way back into the nations’ hearts.

Some people thought Series 2 to be weaker than the first when it initially aired, but time has, if anything, proven it to be consistently even better. But both are a tour de force, featuring the brilliant Geordie - Michael, a superb canal boat episode, Alan filming “Crash! Bang! Wallop! What a video!” and all of the below:

Lyns pay raise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOvjrU_yM5I

Air bass - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lecytazY6n4

Dan! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2D3-FkoXNU

“Stop getting Bond wrong!” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czWLEbNwjCI

Ladyboys - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW4yAPpEwT0

Alan being smooth with the reception girls - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa291zWzz3A

Memorable lines:
• “Well done Lynn... that was textbook”
• “Convoy? Michael your hanging around with a person who uses a collective term for a single object.”
• “I wish I'd be at bit more spontaneous. Sometimes I feel like going out, stealing a traffic cone, putting it on my head and saying, "Look at me, I'm a giant witch."”
• “The temperature inside this apple pie is over 1000 degrees. If I squeeze it, a jet of molten bramley apple will squirt out. Could go your way; could go mine. Either way, one of us is going down!!!! “
• “My girlfriends 33, I’m 47. Shes 14 years younger than me. Back of the net...”
• “I'm going nowhere, Lynn. Quite literally - I'm on the ring road!”

Lastly, I don't want to get into slagging off OFAH, but this is for you MK Shrimper: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2007/04/call_me_crazy.html

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

You're angling for neg rep my friend...... :madman:

Mate...........just yanking your chain

;)

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Partridge- finest comedy character ever created. Do like OFAH but it just seemed to go on forever and ever and the last ones were bloody awful.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Alan Partridge, Aha!

Far more original comedy than OFAH. You did well reaching the semi's Sean mate but you'll have to go some to win here.

 

[Nobby Snide]

thedraw is a fix....look at the other semifinal..ffs!!!!