2000’s era British Shows - Bongland Nostalgia

[BetterFuckChuck]

I just remembered another program.

Come Dine with Me was great. But not for the reasons it was intended to be. I thought it was great because more than any other reality program it exposed how ugly and narcissistic the middle class can be. Far beyond that comfy BBC style portrayal you see in other programs. You really get to see a level of pettiness not seen anywhere but a real life office or retail job.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=yXai3HCMV3E
https://youtube.com/watch?v=h2x7pSKPrQ8
Facejacker did a Come Dine with Me sketch. No one but Kayvan Novak was in on it. They all thought it was just a normal Come Dine With Me episode. A lot of middle class people in the UK have this bizare desire to completely kiss arse to rich men no matter how gross and offputting they are. In the hopes that he might give them a tenner or something. You see that here. No one once goes "Hey the weird sex tape room and the soliciting of sex from Thai massagers is a bit weird, innit?" They all just go "Oh well he just lives differently from us.". The complete arse kissing is hilarious.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=SSBJlQOmuws

I’ll have to watch that because it sounds great. Come dine with me is usually not my cup of tea but like most reality tv when it gets into arguments and cringe its great. Thats why most reality tv is boring now. Gogglebox could never

And facejacket i didnt put in the OP both because its slightly past the cutoff but also because i never really watched it like i watched fonejacker. Was it good? It seems very borat

 

[FatalTater]

Rosemary and Thyme was a fun lil' detective show. Kinda reminded me of Murder She Wrote, but with gardening. It had 3 seasons.

 

[BetterFuckChuck]

after test-running Avid Merrion's return on his youtube, Leigh Francis is bringing the Bo Selecta schtick back

However i'm not too excited for this. I dont resent Leigh so much for disavowing the show in order to remain employed, but this looks like it'll be really tripe and dated without the easy humor as a buoyancy

 

[Friendly Primarina]

If you liked Spaced, Big Train or Black Books; you are doing yourself a disservice if you haven't watched Green Wing

https://youtube.com/watch?v=XmPWUnWnljU

A year late but I was obsessed with this show as a young adult. This part always gets me:

 

[Mike Matei's Penis]

Does the increasingly bad decisions of Todd Margaret" count? Was that even british?

This show was sort of funny for two seasons, I watched it because of some of the Arrested Development actors being in it. Then the end of season two has the main character cause a

Spoiler

nuclear holocaust, have everyone die and the third season is all a fucking dream?

and I couldn't get part the first episode of the third season it was so boring and unfunny.

 

[khaine]

How could you forget Top Gear was revived in 2002?

 

[Fools Idol]

Do stage shows count?

Fucking loved Bottom, it's a 90's show but some of the stage shows where in the 00's.

 

[Power Appreciator]

Masterpiece. HBO's Rome wishes it was Plebs