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 Britcoms for Beginners January 3, 2004
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I love britcoms, and British television in general, as much as anyone, but this book is lacking in one key are: no episode guide to any of the series! As far as I'm concerned, this should be the most important part of a book like this, and its omission is a big flaw. Without episode guides, it's simply a overview of Britcoms for beginners. It would only require one sentence for each episode and since some of the series are only 12 or 20 episodes it wouldn't have taken up much space. Still, if you just want a simple overview of Britcoms and a bit of trivia, it's ok.
 Good overall view, not too specific March 6, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This will tell you about a bunch of them, and some you've never heard of, but not too much on one program. If you're just getting into Britcoms, this is a good primer that will introduce you to the genre that so many of us think is far superior to the drivel on American TV!
Britcom-hahahahahahaha! January 29, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's quite a bit of interesting trivia and information in the booklet. It mentions the noteworthy shows of the 70s, 80s, and the 90s. If you want to blend in England or watch popular British telly, this is the book to get. Also the book notes some useful information on how it differs from American television, so I reckon that this might be a good read for students of television.
An excellent book for the Anglophiles among us February 1, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's almost inarguable that Britain has more than its share of classic sitcoms: Are You Being Served?, The Good Life (Good Neighbors to Americans), To the Manor Born, Fawlty Towers, Yes, Minister, Black Adder, Red Dwarf, Absolutely Fabulous . . . the list goes on and on.This book is a splendid overview of most of these that have made it to America. Each one gets several pages of text and a few photographs. The text provides an overview of the series concept, how it came about, and usually an episode summary or two to give one a flavor of the series. I found that I learned a little bit about the series I had seen and had some fond memories brought back. I also felt that I got a good idea of what the unfamiliar series were like. An excellent book for the Anglophiles among us.
 best of britcoms December 30, 2001
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
i love british comedy..this book is well described and has been loaned many times..a keeper.
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