New Show Poll! ⭐️

Yeah I was referring to the poll ✌️ well anyways have a good day 😁

Fredrik Nybacka

Well, I do watch plenty of other shows 🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

Haha, very true! I sound so vitriolic and almost angry in my previous comment! 😂 Didn't mean it to come across quite that way, just got on my soapbox a bit! 😇 But absolutely - you do need to see the shows to have an opinion on them! 😁

Ash Jeffries

I think maybe something not Ricky Gervais :S also dont really enjoy the inbetweeners, however I'm sure you will make it watchable

Fredrik Nybacka

I think Ricky mentioned he was a bit lazy in originality with Life's Too Short, he felt like he was churning out more of the same content. As for votes? Everyone's swapped their vote to back one of the two front-runners, leaving the other two under-represented!

𝖦𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖬𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇

Well, there is only one way for me to have an opinion of it! 🤪😋

Mandy Cane Lane

The office is hilarious. You will love it x

Charlie Costa

It was close but The Office won, so starting with that. Will see how things continue! 🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

Perhaps after I finish season 4 of Peep Show, I can try. We'll see. 😅😅

Mandy Cane Lane

I found it interesting that Life's Too Short got so few votes. I am good with anything though! 🙌🏻🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

I am very interested in Man Down! And have heard Opeth. They are alright 🤪

Mandy Cane Lane

Yeah that's fair enough

NareikAC

He was joking. And everytime I have tried to downlaod things I can never find the ones I want, and the things I have downloaded, quality was an issue...

Mandy Cane Lane

There is no bad acting in The Office UK. It is a more divisive show than the far more accessible After Life but on a different plain in terms of writing and direction. I found After Life absolutely appalling and I'm happy to be honest about it. Dreadful writing, far too glossy, zero nuance, an insufferable, quite frankly evil main character (Gervais as Tony) propped up and hero worshipped by one dimensional, docile, implausibly stoic simpletons; cardboard cut-out characters there simply to propagate a narrative that induces chronic indigestion. Its popularity is astonishing. It's all very surface level and nothing to think about so i think it struck a chord with the masses, something that Ricky would have retched at circa 2001. Or even 2007. Like Andy Millman, "tortured genius" who divides an audience wasn't enough for Ricky. He wanted impossible wealth and fame. Netflix were happy to oblige. The Office is absolutely wonderful. Stephen Merchant is co-writer as he was with Extras and it shows. Cannot wait to rewatch it with you, Mandy! 🙏

Ash Jeffries

😂 this guy....

TheHigh

The Office UK is very overrated in my opinion. People like to claim that the bad acting is intentional but it just wasn’t a high budget production.

Josh B

i cant tell if your joking or not becaus well...autism and that. but with a 1-2 gig movie it takes about 2 minutes to download if it has enough seeds. i meant i have been pirating shows and movies for 15 years

NareikAC

15 years? There's got to be a quicker way.

Jeffrey44

Just download qBittorrent then go to https://unblockit.vegas you can download any tv show or movie you want, thats what ive been doing for the ast 15 years.

NareikAC

I just think start one of either inbetweeners or the office and then the other after the first one is complete. The office and inbetweeners are just 2 iconic shows that are the peak of British humour. I wonder how mandy would get on with another classic "this country" I absolutely love it and find it so funny but I think it may just be to British for her.

Charlie Costa

I thought Life's Too Short was good but I agree about Derek. The only thing Ricky's done which I didn't like...

Joe D

I know some people like it but I personally wasn't a fan of Derek at all. Don't think Ricky is a good enough actor to make it work and most of it just came off a bit ridiculous to me. The only thing with Ricky and Karl in which I don't like lol. It was tough to decide between the UK Office and Inbetweeners (I'd be equally happy with Life's Too Short but decided to go with one of those two since they have the most votes). Went with the UK Office in the end, but perhaps you could consider doing both unless you don't want to juggle too many sitcoms?

Joe D

Agreed It's excellent

𝑭𝒆𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆

Greg pops up about once or twice an episode, he shines, but it's not his vehicle.

𝖦𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖬𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇

I haven't seen all of Derek, it's certainly part of a deep dive into Ricky Gervais' work. If your plan is to cover Ricky's back catalogue, then I'd start in chronological order. Oh wait, too late you've already started 🤣 The Office re-invented the mocumentry but I do think it's evolved since then. You have to remember it for its originality, it was created before all the derivative mocumentary comedies came out. I've tried to revisit it, but concluded that door's best left shut. I'll be watching with you whatever wins though. If I had to recommend a Ricky Gervais dramedy to you, then I believe After Life is his magnum opus. The Inbetweeners formula involves elements you'll find disgusting, there's no getting round that. I mean it shocked a British audience too. Life's too short is the only one to feature celebrity cameos, That's probably the most natural continuation from Extras. So, even though it wasn't as highly rated, its in a similar ballpark, and has my vote.

𝖦𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖬𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇

Man Down is an essential watch. It's by, and starring, Greg Davies, and is (very loosely) based on his own life. It's genuinely one of the funniest British sitcoms ever, but it somehow flies under the radar. I know you'd love it Mandy. Also, listen to Opeth if you don't already. 🤣

Tony Mingoia

It is a very close poll!

Mandy Cane Lane

Haha, I am happy with any outcome! 🤗🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

I am really excited about IT Crowd but I do not have access to it yet. I have access to all these shows, so these come first 🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

Perhaps! Need to reorganize my life. Lol. Will see what I can manage 🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

🤪🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

😲, I have heard such good things 😬

Mandy Cane Lane

Whatever wins! 🙌🏻

Mandy Cane Lane

Mandy is evolving though. 🤪 And I love Greg Davies. Also have already seen the first episode. But let's see what wins!

Mandy Cane Lane

Haha, thank you Josh and Mr 44! I am excited for all of them really 🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

Haha, I get it! 🤭 To be fair I am also (very slowly) watching Peep Show. But whatever wins, goes! 🙌🏻🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

I have already seen the first episode of Inbetweeners. It was fun and I love Greg Davies! Any of these shows will be awesome!

Mandy Cane Lane

I am happy to watch any of these shows! But whatever wins will be next! It is very close though!

Mandy Cane Lane

I do not have access to Bottom yet. There are so many shows to watch! I am starting with (some of) what I have already been given. 🤗

Mandy Cane Lane

The Office is my choice because is such an iconic series.

Rusty Dog

Whatever wins. But the poll is very close! As far as sitcoms I am also watching Peep Show. Just very slowly 🤭

Mandy Cane Lane

I do not have access to OFAH yet. Will love to watch it soon though. But yeah, it has a LOT of episodes 🤭

Mandy Cane Lane

🤣🤣

Mandy Cane Lane

Ohhh! I am sure I will love it when I watch it!

Mandy Cane Lane

I plan to watch them all at some point. This is just to see what's now. The poll is so close though!

Mandy Cane Lane

I love learning new words 🤪

Mandy Cane Lane

Whatever wins, but it is super close!

Mandy Cane Lane

Lmao. I can only watch things I have access to 🤭

Mandy Cane Lane

Does he really appear that much? 😃

Mandy Cane Lane

I didn't think the results would be so close 😅

Mandy Cane Lane

The poll is so close!

Mandy Cane Lane

I would vote Lifes too short, but thats not gonna win, so i voted for The office, so that Inbetweeners doesn't get picked lol, thank me later Mandy =P

Industrialist2015ofUk

ITcrowd , office uk and inbetweeners are in top 5 all time English comedies for sho , shame ITcrowd isn't there !

TheHigh

If it remains this close in the vote, then I'd recommend reacting to both shows, either simultaneously or one after the other! 🙏

Ash Jeffries

The problem there is that the first series of Only Fools and Horses is only okay, not brilliant. It doesn't get brilliant until later.

Jeffrey44

Hooray!

Feathers McGraw

They're nowhere near as good as The Office or Extras in my view. Derek has some funny moments but it's so saccharine and mawkish. I only ever saw Life's Too Short once and it left me cold. Barely remember it really, not one I've felt compelled to re-watch. I've seen The Office UK about 15 times in its entirety. Absolute masterpiece!

Ash Jeffries

Derek and Life's Too Short are abominations

ShhhTempo

Yes I agree. Maybe she can initially just do the first series/season. Then back to other shows and can continue with another season at a later time if she likes OFAH.

Roger Hurst

UK Office for me, as its in a similar vein as Extras with really good characters and story telling

Danny

I think Inbetweeners is far too crude for Mandys liking

Danny

Itd take her over a year to watch though, so no new show for a year in that slot. Short shows with a dozen episodes you can get done and dusted quick

Danny

Hip hip...

Jeffrey44

No matter what she picks she will get a very good show and we will get very good content. 3 cheers for the legend that is Mandy 😊

Josh Read

i voted The Office but i also do agree that a little break from ricky/steve/karl stuff wouldnt go amiss just for fairness sake, inbetweeners is a great inbetween (get it)

Dairychoco

Bumbder

Alan

Inbetweeners is brilliant. At first it just seems like filthy and offensive sexual references, but you soon realise the BEAUTY and ART coming out of their disgusting minds. It's hilarious. Extras and Inbetweeners are the two best shows of all time IMO.

Alan

Love the inbetweeners! It’s always popular when people react to it. Could get more people to sign up to your Patreon

Dave

Just once I want to see Bottom pop up on one of these polls... :D

Spacedone

Personally while I love The Office, I think you should go with something different rather than just do a load of different Ricky Gervais shows. Inbetweeners is about as different as you can get.

Captain Howdy

It’s a shame that I can’t vote for Only Fools & Horses!

Roger Hurst

Office is great but Derek gets my vote because of a certain someone 🤭

AWR93

hasty rewrite

Hope The Office wins, but I have to admit I can't wait for you to see Derek.

𝑭𝒆𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆

Can't really go wrong with any of these. Although i think it would be hilarious to see your reaction to Inbetweeners, as it is an accurate demonstration of teenage boy behaviour/language in UK and many other European countries. You would learn so many new "words" :D

MH

Best to start with the original you will get through it easily and Derek is great too!

David Baker

Where is the option for 'Noel's House Party"? I voted for The Office as it is the most similar.

Jeffrey44

Yeah gonna say The Office but Derek for a certain character is tempting it has to happen 😂

Paul Watt

The Office UK is Ricky and Steve's masterpiece for my money! The Inbetweeners is great fun so I would like to see you react to that soon too! 😁

Ash Jeffries

Yeah The Office is probably best to start with and Derek after that :)

Lee Dellbridge