Slog - Comments on A Special Relationship http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship Okay, here's one reason to live even if John McCain winds up winning the election. Little Britain USA is coming to HBO... Via Towleroad—where you can read about the (inevitable) gay-rights group upset about a skit that features two openly-gay performers. Of course, it's not a gay-rights group that any has ever heard of before (West Hollywood Gay and Lesbian Alliance), and doesn't have a website that I could find with a quick Google search. So there's a chance it's a publicity stunt. And WHGLA's chief complaint—"This is the most politically incorrect, offensive and obnoxious material ever seen in this... Copyright 2008 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:39:59 -0800 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:38:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Dan,

You really think that McCain, well Palin will allow anything like this to be shown in the US? Frankly, I expect to see copies of QAF destroyed upon Palin's assent to the Dictatorship of America.

Sorry, still moving to Canada or killing myself if the GOP wins in November. It will be easier than the death McCain/Palin has planned for the rest of you people.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141471 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141471 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:47:28 -0800 Comment by Bek Video not available, who's in the skit? Matt Lucas is gay but David Walliams is not.

Little Britain *is* funny but I feel it necessary to warn you - most people aren't laughing at the same things you are laughing at. Be ready for the stream of absolute fucking dickhead morons who enjoy it because they like laughing at people who are gay (or have disabilities, or are underclass) and completely miss the point of the jokes. Happened in England, will happen in America too.

Give it a few weeks and this will be a redneck favourite.

]]> Bek http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141473 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141473 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:52:28 -0800 Comment by Mac Like most British comedies, "Little Britain USA" will sail completely over the heads of middle America.

]]> Mac http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141477 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141477 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:58:10 -0800 Comment by Dave @2 - Rosie O'Donnell is the other queer. It's the fat fighters sketch, so you can imagine where it'll go.

]]> Dave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141478 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141478 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:59:41 -0800 Comment by Abby Whenever I feel upset, I go re-watch Daffyd interviewing Elton John. Always cheers me up.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141482 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:16:19 -0800 Comment by E Meh. The first two seasons of Little Britain were on BBC America back in 2003-2004, and those seasons & the subsequent one have been released on DVD with regularity for those who find amusement in this "entertainment". Exposure to a continuous stream of Little Britain on DVD for 4 hours easily reveals the show's shortcomings: Matt Lucas is brilliant, but too often dragged down (heh) by the dulling weight of David Walliams, whose one-trick characters seem tiresome and one-dimensional. Enjoy, all.

]]> E http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141484 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141484 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:24:27 -0800 Comment by wench Complaining about Little Britain being offensive is kind of like complaining that South Park is tasteless. That's hilarious.

Little Britain is growing on me, but I can't imagine watching four hours straight... small doses, that's the trick.

]]> wench http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141503 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141503 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:45:48 -0800 Comment by kanzleramt This show is going to be an absolute disaster over here. Americans are so easily offended and try to find and excuse to take offense. Especially in Seattle, where everybody thinks they are a date raped black vegan lesbian eskimo. The humor simply doesn't translate.

I wonder how the Tingtong Mackadangdang character will go over in the US?

Americans can only take bland tepid Friends style humor.

]]> kanzleramt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141509 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141509 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:51:50 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes Sheesh, you show one British clip and the next thing you know cranky trolls are hating on America.

I love my American friends who say "Yeah, it's funny, but people in this country are too dumb to get it." Hey, dummy! YOU'RE an American, too! So... you're the smartest American in the world? How come you're a middle manager who sits under bad florescent lights all day?

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141519 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141519 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:56:35 -0800 Comment by Abby @9: yeah. The thing is, America is a big place- find enough of a niche of people who do think it's funny, and that's fine. All Americans don't have to like it. Even our minorities of people who do like such things can be quite large comparatively, and in certain cases that's enough to survive on.

@6: also, Matt Lucas is an Arsenal fan, which adds to his awesomeness.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141525 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141525 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:00:51 -0800 Comment by kanzleramt Oh, Little Britain is funny for about 2 episodes.

Then they make the mistake of imitating American sitcoms, and pad the series out with 600 more episodes where they do the same thing over and over.

]]> kanzleramt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141536 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141536 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:10:13 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Matt Lucas is an Arsenal fan Motherfucker. I'll never watch another episode.]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141807 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141807 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:10:23 -0800 Comment by scary tyler moore computer says no. cough cough.

]]> scary tyler moore http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141935 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141935 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:31:09 -0800 Comment by Abby @12: not only is he an Arsenal fan, but Arsenal have him on their official Internet video channel all the time. And he goes to 'Arsenal in the community' events with the players. And whoever films Premiership games always flashes to him in the crowd during home games. This only endears him to me further.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141958 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141958 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:37:20 -0800 Comment by Bruce Garrett Looks like the original story about the "West Hollywood Gay and Lesbian Alliance" being upset about the show is itself a work of fiction...possibly of British origin...

http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=2386&MediaType=1&Category=26

]]> Bruce Garrett http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141962 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141962 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:38:14 -0800 Comment by TMW Oh Dan, you've just made my year.

]]> TMW http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141963 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/a_special_relationship#c1141963 TV Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:38:20 -0800