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Summary: Absolutely Hilarious
Review: Quite simply Coupling takes us were American Television won't allow Friends to take us. This often raunchy comedy about 6 friends is nothing short of a laugh a minute, one of my new personal favorates
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Summary: This Show Has Me Caught in the "Giggle-Loop"!
Review: "Coupling" was a discovery I made one night during an evening of channel surfing on the cable.I stopped the clicker on my local PBS station, which was showing a scene of some attractive, hip, thirty-somethings trading quips and witty banter (with British accents) at a local urban watering hole."This looks interesting" I thought. By the end of the thirty minutes I was completely hooked on the racey conversations and situations that occurred in the lives of the wacky characters Steve, Patrick, Jeff, Susan, Sally, and of course, Jane.Many folks have comparatively called this show the British equivalent of "Friends".While there might superficially be some similarities, I think "Coupling" goes much further into farcial comedy territory. Many American network TV shows deal in euphemisms and double entendres when it comes to carnal situations.But the BBC's "Coupling" makes no bones about the fact it's primarily about SEX and the crazy situations we get ourselves into because of it.The characters on the show are often vain, shallow and often crazy. But they are also gut-wrenchingly funny as they spin away their endless, wacky theories & ideals about the opposite sex and how to navigate them into bed.These discourses on dealing with modern sexual politics usually leaves one or more of the characters naked and humiliated by the episode's end!My personal favorite characters are Jeff(an imbecile with his stories about having one leg and ear collections!) and the totally non-sensical, spacey, Jane (this generation's Gracie Allen).The show is witty, well written (often using "Pulp Fiction" like time shifts in story structure) and just plain out and out funny! "Coupling" has now been released to a DVD featuring all six episodes of the hilarious, first season.Also included are some lengthy 'behind the scenes' interviews with both the cast and it's creators.If you enjoy a good sex farce then you'll love "Coupling"!
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Summary: Hilarious, much to my dismay....
Review: I live in Ohio with a couple of roomates. One of them is a HUGE anglophile. British culture, in my opinion, should be left to the brits, but he loves the stuff so the TV is inevatibly tuned to some british program (BBC america is the bane of my existence). He talked me into watching this show a few weeks ago and I must reluctantly admit that it is hilarious. I love this show! I had to buy the DVD set.Ok, so one great show and rugby. Is that all they've got? I hope they don't think that this makes up for Hugh Grant.
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Summary: From the perspective of a big "Friends" fan.
Review: I have always been a great fan of "Friends," but I will agree without hesitation that "Coupling" is a good deal better (particularly when compared to the current, fading, season of "Friends"). So don't think that the gushing positive comments about this show are strictly by people who don't like "Friends" - it's hard to see how someone could possibly say that "Coupling" isn't the superior show. It's also going to be important to grab the BBC show on DVD, because the upcoming NBC (American) version seems destined to utterly fail. If they manage to keep it on the air, I'd be shocked, knowing what American versions of British comedies tend to turn out like. There's a larger debate here about just WHY our American networks think they need to redo British shows for American audiences, but this isn't the place. Suffice it to say that you DO NOT want to wait for the American version. Get this one, and the next season when it comes, and the next...
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Summary: Could have been better
Review: Very much composed of one liners, but hardly connected.
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Summary: An oasis in the desert of "Friends" and other junk food
Review: For those of us who have never even so much as cracked a smile at the exasperatingly insipid writing of "Friends," this relatively new Britcom is a sharp, witty, and dead-on hilarious gift. On the surface, the series is about the dating/sex lives of six twenty/thirtysomething friends. But it's more about the real differences between men and women, the dishonest and/or inept ways we try to hide embarrassing things about ourselves (e.g., some guys' voracious appetite for lesbian porn) while pursuing members of the opposite sex, and foolish attempts at damage control when we're busted by the party we desire. The deck is stacked in favor of disaster because most of the main characters are prodigious sexaholics, head cases, or both. This mix is obviously rich in possibilities for farcical humor, and the creative talent behind this show rarely miss a shot. NBC is reportedly interested in an American version of "Coupling," obviously as a sexier upgrade for the soon-to-expire "Friends." Even though some of the UK creative directors are involved, I cannot imagine that NBC or any other major American network would air anything as raw as this. (E.g., the second season, which just ended on BCC America, featured one of the women snapping into an involuntary teeth grinding fit while performing oral sex.) So if a US remake actually airs, it will most likely be a lame reformulation that oozes the oppressive banality of "Friends." Why waste your time with watered-down ... that's engineered primarily to make the pop-cultural world safe for NBC's advertisers? Get the real thing--commercial-free no less!
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Summary: FLAT OUT FUNNY!!!
Review: This is one of the best English comedy tv series ever! If you like "Friends" you will love Coupling. I wish American tv could be this good!
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Summary: A GREAT TV SERIES!!!
Review: This show is great! The character's are hilarious, the relationships are twisted, and stories are outrageously funny! It like watching the english version of "Friends", but Coupling is far better! Get these DVDs and you won't be disappointed!
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Summary: Absolutely hilarious show!!
Review: This is a great show and is a must for anyone who appreciates great British Comedy... or is looking for a sexier alternative to Friends (which seems boring and unfunny in comparison!). This show is simply amazing and gets better each time you watch it.
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Summary: Please don't make an American version!
Review: This is a very funny series (and gets better with Series 2!). Anyone who likes British style humor will love this. Why they have to remake it is a mystery? This does not have thick impenetrable accents, and was actually made in English, apparently the first language of this great land... so why do it?
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