Kath and Kim is the worst comedy ever!!
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banabenny77 — 20 years ago(November 20, 2005 01:15 AM)
Proven wrong? You really are a moron. Whether or not you enjoy a program is due to personal tatses and opinion. It isn't a right or wrong scenario. Just because you happen to be of the mind that a particular program is unoriginal or unfunny, doesnt mean that it universally is. If you cant work that out your either a complete imbecile or just laughingly pompous.
The reason DTF did poorly, and Kath and Kim does well, is because more people like Kath and Kim. Ie, what is liked sells, not a difficult concept is it?
Instead of just accepting that as an obvious part of the entertainment idustry, you have a big cry. Thats why people tell you to get a life. Its not that you dont enjoy the program, Im sure lots of people don't. Its your sad, pathetic 'dummy spit' method of conveying your view that makes you look a complete loser.
And as for DFT Time slot? Oh poor babies Ever heard of the Late show? Exceedingly popular program that performed at a simlar timeslot. Botrtom line is it was high quality, as a result people found it. They didt care what time it was on.
So crappy little DTf didnt rate. Maybe next time they should make a program that actually appeals to enough people to be worth putting on TV.
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ltd_productions — 20 years ago(December 03, 2005 05:39 AM)
Sometimes I have to sit back and wonder why I am scrolling through these posts when I could be doing something more valuable with my time. To the guy that just keeps going and going and going and going on and on - slandering Kath and Kim by comparing it to a British sketch show - buddy, let it go. I think people just need to be more accepting of each other's tastes. 'Little Britain' might not be you favourite show on the boxso don't watch it, man.
I think 'The Office' is one of the greatest tv shows ever to be produced, and still (i work in a dvd store) i hear customers crap on about how it's unfunny and slow and blah blah blah - but i bite my lip and keep on working coz it's THEIR opinion and who am I to say anything? I live to fight another day
As for the whole 'Double the Fist' comments made previously - they seem very, very bitter and I am thinking to myself - is this guy some disgruntled writer or associate of the show?
Andapparently the ABC are just money-hungry etc. - (coughs) the last time I checked, the ABC is a government-funded free-to-air tv station - not like their rivals at TEN, SEVEN or NINE
I think 'Kath and Kim', 'Double the Fist' and 'Little Britain' are all TV shows that have attracted wide audience appeal and gained cult-like status, kudos to them. Even if a series doesn't gain their audience immediately, the advent of the DVD TV SERIES has led to the cult revival of many overlooked tv shows that's my bit (and to think, I don't even write in these posts)
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jlprizm86 — 9 years ago(August 08, 2016 10:50 PM)
Wow. Maybe you should give up on liking comedy. You already lost me at Kath and Kim not being hilarious but then put the final nail in the coffin by calling Seinfeld boring and unfunny. Maybe comedy as a genre is not your thing.
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Papillon_Vert — 19 years ago(July 09, 2006 11:45 AM)
While double the fist was hillarious it was never going to appeal to a mass audience. That's why it had a bad timeslot.
Arrested development was treated even worse by Seven. It's on Mondays at 12.00am or 12.30am or whenever they can be buggered putting it on. -
DasGrendel — 20 years ago(November 15, 2005 03:32 PM)
Shows like Little Britain and Kath And Kim are character-driven comedies. You watch it because you enjoy and like the characters, not the sketches. I agree - they aren't the most brilliantly-written series I've ever seen but they are fun (which, I think you'd agree, is one of the main prerequisites for TV comedies).
I mean, I was watching the League Of Gentlemen on the weekend, and then started watching Little Britain. It was so repetitive, and (compared to League) poorly-written, that I ended up switching it off and watching the commentary on League. At least Kath and Kim has a plot in each episode, unlike LB which just rehashes the same jokes in different settings. That said, I think some of the characters in LB are pretty funny, like Vicki Pollard and Daffyd.
I never heard of that comedy you were talking about on the ABC. Where can I see it? Unfortunately it is just nasty fact of the industry that if a shows doesn't rate, they get pushed back and taken off the air. It is a rare show that is given the opportunity to stick it out in TV.
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josiebreen — 20 years ago(November 30, 2005 04:09 AM)
Just bought the series 1 DVD (had only ever seen a few episodes before) and I think it is brilliant, and I'm not from Australia. Most of us have seen the dire Aussie soaps so can get what Kath&Kim are parodying so well!
They are both fantastic character actors and there is some great comedy writing and observation going on. Love it.
So, you don't need to be from Australia - do you need to be from Slough to get the Office? Torquey to get Fawlty Towers? -
chronicsurfer — 19 years ago(February 15, 2007 03:12 PM)
Hey there!
This show was recommended by an Aussie friend. I liked it so much that I just got my own copy of Series 1-3 (Costed me a fortune, though!).
I am not from Australia but I LOVE this show. As an Indian, the accent was hard to understand but once I grasped it, I liked it very much! Everytime I watch, there seems to be something funny which I missed earlier. -
angelsista_87 — 20 years ago(December 16, 2005 09:26 PM)
i dont know what planet your from but kath & kim is hilarious!! I laugh everytime i watch it. its such a clever show if you really listened to the things you said you'd see how its funny on multiple levels. i get sick of shows with people saying dumb things that arn't that funny. kath & Kim is a really well written show so you must be CRAZY not to love it!!
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Wooooo_Bananas — 20 years ago(December 22, 2005 06:14 AM)
I have seen all the Australian comedy that has been made in the last few years and the worst is not Kath and Kim, it would have to be in this order of worst to not so worse:
- Ronnie Johns half hour/The B-Team/Pizza (undisputed tie, mainly because I don't give a stuff)
- Let loose live
- Comedy Inc.
- Kath and Kim
- Big bite (only gets this slot becuase of Mr. G, if he wasn't in it I would say second spot)
Worth mentioning: Rove Live (not in the list because I can't tell if there trying to be funny, Zing~!)
Best to not quite the best: - Micallef P(r)ogram(me)
- Micallef Tonight
- We can be heroes
- Eagle and Evans
- Welcher and Welcher
Best of all time: - Micallef P(r)ogram(me)
- Full Frontal (95-96)
- Late Show
Worst of all time: - Ronnie Johns half hour/The B-Team/Pizza (undisputed tie, mainly because I don't give a stuff)
- Comedy Company
- Bullpit
There that should put an end to the madness, and BTW none of the Australian produced comedy is on the same level as everywhere else which is a shame really, though Micallef did a good job.
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scoutanna — 20 years ago(January 10, 2006 12:13 PM)
Heyplease keep the U.S. bashing to a minimum! I'm American, and I love K & K. I am sure some of the references and in-jokes go over my head, but I think this show is hilarious. Personally I find it translates quite wellcluessless people in the 'burbs are the same in any country.
