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ritkio · 10-02-2003, 06:08 PM

i am appaled at this new series that has appeared on NBC. it is called coupling. for some of u who dont know, it is a bad rip off of a british masterpiece called coupling. this NBC version degrades this once fine show by turnin it into another friends. when will the maddness end? for those of u who havent seen the orignal, please dl it or the first season is available for purchase and write ur feed back. i wanna see if maybe i have just done too much shit lately and have fryed my brain or if this is really happenin and i am not the only one that sees that. i see the future of american television is bleak and disgustin and if this is what NBC has to offer. Then i say sod them all and i hope they go to hell before they destroy another good show--ritkio

quadro2000 · 10-02-2003, 06:28 PM

I never saw the British version. I watched the first episode. I thought it was a bunch of short little jokes about sex randomly spliced together. I'm glad it's bad; I don't need another show to watch on Thursday night.

Cynthetiq · 10-02-2003, 06:51 PM

sucked. end of discussion.

meanSpleen · 10-02-2003, 07:03 PM

Buy the UK Series One DVD. Trust me, you'll be doing yourself a favor. The BBC version is AMAZINGLY funny, and continues to amuse me after repeated viewings (including the series two and three shows as well)

I'm happy that the NBC version is so crappy. I don't think I can live with myself if it wasn't crappy enough and stayed on the air.

rogue49 · 10-02-2003, 07:41 PM

I haven't seen the old one, so I can't compare.

But the new one, the are pushing the boundaries with sexual reference.
And I love Rena Sofer....VERY hot stuff!

Averett · 10-03-2003, 03:15 AM

I saw the first one. Ooohh lets see how shocking we can get! Yawn. Didn't go back for this weeks episode.

bundy · 10-03-2003, 06:47 AM

i hope this one doesn´t come down here.
i loved the original british version.
i get the feeling this adaptation would be more insulting than amusing.

djflish · 10-03-2003, 01:50 PM

Successful British comedies are always trying to be remade in the US, and they all suck! Why bother messing with the original??!

It is impossible to remake a comedy that is better or even equal to the original

Psivage · 10-03-2003, 02:43 PM

I enjoyed it. Very funny.

phredgreen · 10-05-2003, 03:23 AM

i'm generally in agreement with the above.

the uk's coupling was pure gold, i see no reason to redo it. i simply won't watch the american version. i've seen too much other american-made garbage to beleive that they can make a decent comedy for prime-time viewing anymore.

Elegant Holmes · 10-05-2003, 10:29 PM

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i've seen too much other american-made garbage to beleive that they can make a decent comedy for prime-time viewing anymore.

What of the Simpsons, and Frasier? I agree the English have a much more cereberal sense of humor. They would not like Jim Carey or Jerry Lewis. That is so French.

scavengertype · 10-06-2003, 01:06 PM

We should all stop watching new sitcoms, they go away REAL fast then. When was the last time you watched a new one that was even decent? They have all become clones of each other. I can't believe fucking "Good Morning Miami" is still on.

Averett · 10-06-2003, 01:55 PM

If we stop watching sitcoms, we'll just get a huge batch of reality TV to watch. Ack!

bundy · 10-07-2003, 06:17 AM

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Originally posted by Averett
If we stop watching sitcoms, we'll just get a huge batch of reality TV to watch. Ack!

and thats a bad thing??

j/k

Thraeryn · 10-07-2003, 06:27 AM

I have no television.

SabrinaFair · 10-07-2003, 10:12 AM

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Originally posted by scavengertype
We should all stop watching new sitcoms, they go away REAL fast then. When was the last time you watched a new one that was even decent? They have all become clones of each other. I can't believe fucking "Good Morning Miami" is still on.

That show is crap...
But the female lead (Ashley Williams) is really cute and charming. That's really the only explanation I can think of, because that show is bland and tired.

Kaos · 10-07-2003, 05:33 PM

Guess I am against the crowd a bit on this one. I have never seen the British Version and usually I can't stand their programming. (I hate Monty Python, please don't ban me!)

I enjoyed Coupling...wasn't the best new show by far, but it had it's moments.

DonnieBoy · 10-09-2003, 07:41 PM

I have also not seen the british version of this show but I like the NBC version. Course I also like scrubs....

but Good Morning Miami??? WTF is that? that show belongs on ABC with "Life with Bonnie" BLEH course the lead girl is hot and now they did add Tiffiny (sans Amber) Theisen... she is always good eye candy...

DB

Dano069 · 11-06-2003, 06:46 AM

NBC's Coupling has been cancelled.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/1...eut/index.html

Praise Jeebus

Snakebyt · 11-07-2003, 01:43 PM

i watched the first couple episodes of the one on NBC, i was not impressed at all. Maybe it will grow on me but i doubt it

Dano069 · 11-07-2003, 02:06 PM

For those of you searching for the British version of Coupling, check our either BBC America on satellite or perhaps, your local PBS station. WTTW in Chicago is showing it at 10 P.M. on Sunday nights (at least, I think it's Sunday's)

The difference between the two shows? The British version is more risque. The episode I saw, two of the male characters went into an adult bookstore. You could see dildos and vibrators in the background. I doubt NBC would let that happen.

Support the arts, donate to Public Television!

burgerdog · 11-08-2003, 03:54 AM

At least w/ the US version all they did was recast. the scripts were word for word the Brittish show (which owns)

Psivage · 11-08-2003, 08:55 AM

I enoyed Couplings, probaly going to buy the BBC verison. Wasn't Friends base on a british T.V show?

shred_head · 11-10-2003, 09:58 PM

The British version is great. Its hilarious and has 3 chicks I'd like to bang. And the actor who plays Jeff on the British version could never be copied, he's just too out there. Actually I haven't watched the one on NBC, I just can't imagine its worth the time to sit through it.

jvwgtr · 11-11-2003, 11:38 AM

The British version is one of my all time favorite shows.
I wanted to like the NBC version so badly...but it was just off somehow.

Did anybody hear they're planning to butcher The Office next?

View Poll Results: Do u think the old coupling is better and the new NBC version?
Yes, NBC has gone to far this time!!	6	24.00%
Yes, the first one is better.	7	28.00%
Havent seen either so no comment.	5	20.00%
The new 1 has its good qualities and its bad ones	1	4.00%
No, the new coupling by NBC is better	1	4.00%
The British show was pure excrement and the new one is awesome!!	0	0%
They both suck	5	20.00%
Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

10-02-2003, 06:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
ritkio Upright Location: nc	New Coupling i am appaled at this new series that has appeared on NBC. it is called coupling. for some of u who dont know, it is a bad rip off of a british masterpiece called coupling. this NBC version degrades this once fine show by turnin it into another friends. when will the maddness end? for those of u who havent seen the orignal, please dl it or the first season is available for purchase and write ur feed back. i wanna see if maybe i have just done too much shit lately and have fryed my brain or if this is really happenin and i am not the only one that sees that. i see the future of american television is bleak and disgustin and if this is what NBC has to offer. Then i say sod them all and i hope they go to hell before they destroy another good show--ritkio Last edited by ritkio; 10-02-2003 at 06:18 PM..

10-02-2003, 06:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
quadro2000 All Possibility, Made Of Custard Location: New York, NY	I never saw the British version. I watched the first episode. I thought it was a bunch of short little jokes about sex randomly spliced together. I'm glad it's bad; I don't need another show to watch on Thursday night. __________________ You have to laugh at yourself...because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't. - Emily Saliers

10-02-2003, 06:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	sucked. end of discussion. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-02-2003, 07:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	Buy the UK Series One DVD. Trust me, you'll be doing yourself a favor. The BBC version is AMAZINGLY funny, and continues to amuse me after repeated viewings (including the series two and three shows as well) I'm happy that the NBC version is so crappy. I don't think I can live with myself if it wasn't crappy enough and stayed on the air. __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

10-02-2003, 07:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	I haven't seen the old one, so I can't compare. But the new one, the are pushing the boundaries with sexual reference. And I love Rena Sofer....VERY hot stuff!

10-03-2003, 03:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	I saw the first one. Ooohh lets see how shocking we can get! Yawn. Didn't go back for this weeks episode. __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

10-03-2003, 06:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	i hope this one doesn´t come down here. i loved the original british version. i get the feeling this adaptation would be more insulting than amusing. __________________ Ohayo!!!

10-03-2003, 01:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	Successful British comedies are always trying to be remade in the US, and they all suck! Why bother messing with the original??! It is impossible to remake a comedy that is better or even equal to the original __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

10-03-2003, 02:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Psivage Psycho	I enjoyed it. Very funny.

10-05-2003, 03:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
phredgreen who? Location: the phoenix metro	i'm generally in agreement with the above. the uk's coupling was pure gold, i see no reason to redo it. i simply won't watch the american version. i've seen too much other american-made garbage to beleive that they can make a decent comedy for prime-time viewing anymore. __________________ My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Thomas Paine

10-06-2003, 01:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
scavengertype Tilted	We should all stop watching new sitcoms, they go away REAL fast then. When was the last time you watched a new one that was even decent? They have all become clones of each other. I can't believe fucking "Good Morning Miami" is still on.

10-06-2003, 01:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	If we stop watching sitcoms, we'll just get a huge batch of reality TV to watch. Ack! __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

10-07-2003, 06:27 AM	#15 (permalink)
Thraeryn Loser	I have no television.

10-07-2003, 05:33 PM	#17 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	Guess I am against the crowd a bit on this one. I have never seen the British Version and usually I can't stand their programming. (I hate Monty Python, please don't ban me!) I enjoyed Coupling...wasn't the best new show by far, but it had it's moments.

10-09-2003, 07:41 PM	#18 (permalink)
DonnieBoy Insane	I Like It... I have also not seen the british version of this show but I like the NBC version. Course I also like scrubs.... but Good Morning Miami??? WTF is that? that show belongs on ABC with "Life with Bonnie" BLEH course the lead girl is hot and now they did add Tiffiny (sans Amber) Theisen... she is always good eye candy... DB

11-06-2003, 06:46 AM	#19 (permalink)
Dano069 is Nucking Futs! Location: On the edge of sanity	NBC's Coupling has been cancelled. http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/1...eut/index.html Praise Jeebus __________________ I may look attentive, but I'm taking peeks down your blouse faster than the human eye can follow.

11-07-2003, 01:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	i watched the first couple episodes of the one on NBC, i was not impressed at all. Maybe it will grow on me but i doubt it

11-07-2003, 02:06 PM	#21 (permalink)
Dano069 is Nucking Futs! Location: On the edge of sanity	For those of you searching for the British version of Coupling, check our either BBC America on satellite or perhaps, your local PBS station. WTTW in Chicago is showing it at 10 P.M. on Sunday nights (at least, I think it's Sunday's) The difference between the two shows? The British version is more risque. The episode I saw, two of the male characters went into an adult bookstore. You could see dildos and vibrators in the background. I doubt NBC would let that happen. Support the arts, donate to Public Television! __________________ I may look attentive, but I'm taking peeks down your blouse faster than the human eye can follow.

11-08-2003, 03:54 AM	#22 (permalink)
burgerdog Tilted Location: All Under Heaven	At least w/ the US version all they did was recast. the scripts were word for word the Brittish show (which owns)

11-08-2003, 08:55 AM	#23 (permalink)
Psivage Psycho	I enoyed Couplings, probaly going to buy the BBC verison. Wasn't Friends base on a british T.V show?

11-10-2003, 09:58 PM	#24 (permalink)
shred_head Psycho Location: Atlanta, GA	The British version is great. Its hilarious and has 3 chicks I'd like to bang. And the actor who plays Jeff on the British version could never be copied, he's just too out there. Actually I haven't watched the one on NBC, I just can't imagine its worth the time to sit through it. __________________ "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" -- Albert Einstein "A clear indication of women's superiority over man is their refusal to play air guitar." --Frank Zappa

11-11-2003, 11:38 AM	#25 (permalink)
jvwgtr Completely bananas Location: Florida	The British version is one of my all time favorite shows. I wanted to like the NBC version so badly...but it was just off somehow. Did anybody hear they're planning to butcher The Office next?