Since we don't watch television, we do watch a few selected series on DVD. The nice part is that if you wait long enough, you can just watch the episodes one after another, commercial-free! No waiting until next week!
We've watched some fantastic series--Arrested Development, a genius show that was canceled; Futurama, a genius show that was canceled; Freaks and Geeks--canceled; etc. I think the only show that made it through its intended conclusion was Six Feet Under.
Anyway, we just wrapped up another series, a British sitcom called Coupling. I have to say that on the whole I'm not a fan of "British humor." Some of it I find hilarious, but some of it just leaves me feeling kind of irritated. Coupling falls in the former category. In fact, in a couple of episodes I've laughed until tears fell down my face. The premise sounds suspiciously similar to Friends--3 guys and 3 girls, a group of friends, who meet primarily at a bar and basically recount dating and life challeneges. However, it's actually even funnier than Friends and there are quite a few differences. I can say, if you're ever looking for a new series, Coupling is a great one. The seasons are extremely short (this final season was 6 episodes long, at a half-hour each) so they're easy to digest. It's very, very funny. Go watch it.
Posted by Shelby at October 18, 2007 10:57 PM