[TV] UKCC24 - Semi Final One - Fawlty Towers vs Father Ted

[Stumpy Tim]

@Simster will not be happy with the voting so far...

And he's right. Father Ted is far superior

 

[jcdenton08]

Love both. Gone with Basil just for the sheer quality. 12 of the best

 

[A1X]

Voted Ted

 

[Mellotron]

Are we going to see a surge from the Teds?

 

[Questions]

In the finest NSC tradition, Porridge supporters are blaming a biased referee and saying the voting was rigged.

There’s them and us and we’re still on the side of us.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

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That building burned down in the 1990's, wasn't even in Torquay, or even a hotel, but a retirement home in Bucks.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Original odds from November. The top shows in the betting were the last standing.

I'm becoming a bookie


Spaced 40/1
Peep Show 12/1
The League of Gentlemen 16/1
Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights 20/1
The Royle Family 10/1
Early Doors 100/1
The Office 7/1
Fawlty Towers 3/1
Father Ted 5/1
The Young Ones 20/1
Drop The Dead Donkey 16/1
The Detectorists 25/1
This Country 40/1
The Fast Show 12/1
Breeders 25/1
Inside Number 9 33/1
Psychoville 66/1
The Inbetweeners 25/1
The Day Today 100/1
Nathan Barley 100/1
The IT Crowd 16/1
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle 25/1
Not The 9 O'Clock News 14/1
Fleabag 33/1
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 40/1
Only Fools & Horses 5/1
Blackadder 8/1
I'm Alan Partridge 20/1
The Mighty Boosh 33/1
The Thick Of It 33/1
Red Dwarf 25/1
Porridge 10/1

Whatever happened to Dad's Army?

 

[ROSM]

Whatever happened to Dad's Army?

Its in the plate competition against Are You Being Served, Allo Allo, Love thy neighbour, Til Death Do us Part, It ain alf hot mum and Mrs Browns Boys

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I'm voting for Father Ted as that's really funny and Fawlty Towers is...ummm..well let's just say I watched the "Top 10 funniest moments" and it included him asking to be hit in the face and throwing himself about, hitting a car with a branch and putting a custard pie in a man's face

Be honest, it's a bit naff innit.....

 

[jcdenton08]

I'm voting for Father Ted as that's really funny and Fawlty Towers is...ummm..well let's just say I watched the "Top 10 funniest moments" and it included him asking to be hit in the face and throwing himself about, hitting a car with a branch and putting a custard pie in a man's face

Be honest, it's a bit naff innit.....

Are you saying you haven’t actually seen the full episodes?

Because the moments on their own might not give you the full picture. Each episode is very carefully crafted, so moments like Basil goose-stepping or his meltdown with the car are like a crescendo of everything leading up to that point.

Much like Blackadder seasons 2-4, each and every episode is crafted down to the syllable. Or should I say Sybil? No, I shouldn’t.

 

[Mellotron]

Its in the plate competition against Are You Being Served, Allo Allo, Love thy neighbour, Til Death Do us Part, It ain alf hot mum and Mrs Browns Boys

That’s given me an idea - maybe if we do one like this again we should separate by decade or something (ie best 80s comedy) to stop the demographics winning out too often.

 

[happypig]

"Feck" "Arse" "Drink" "Girls"

 

[Mellotron]

"Feck" "Arse" "Drink" "Girls"

(surprised it’s made it this far given it includes a character straight from Mrs Browns Boys/Vicar of Dibley tbh.)

 

[Questions]

I’m leaning towards FT now.

 

[Mellotron]

We have our first UKCC24 finalist;

Fawlty Towers.

 

[Eeyore]

We have our first UKCC24 finalist;

Fawlty Towers.

Started as 3/1 favourite. Expected to play Blackadder who was 5th favourite

So the final is basically Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur