08-22-2017, 11:17 AM
(04-25-2017, 04:15 PM)G.Elias Wrote: If you have Netflix the show called The League of Gentlemen is worth watching,kind of creepy very black humour,don't know if it will work for our friends in the US,its set in a small village in the North of England,very English type of humour,actually more like very Northern Englissh type of humour,don't know if the folks in Southern England would even get it(LoL).
Definitely work a watch. I think most people will know within a few minutes if they like it or not. It is technically a sitcom, but more like a sketch show since it has so many separate elements.
Stylistically it owes a lot to horror movies (I could list a lot of influences, but The Wicker Man seems the most obvious). It is a small village where something feels very wrong, populated by bizarre characters. Don't expect it all to be neatly wrapped up and explained, instead enjoy the weirdness. Half of it remains a mystery. Lots of the humour comes from the sense it is treading very close to taboo issues. It is adult, more in terms of themes than especially bad language.
It is very British. But I know that isn't always the most useful label. When I was in Michigan I had a friend ask me if I liked British comedy. Turned out he meant old stuff like Benny Hill and Are You Being Served, whereas I was thinking much more recent.