Obvious humour to the extreme. If I fell over in a really funny way, that'd get the kind of laugh I find that MBB exhibits.
Now Father Ted...that was some good Irish comedy :cool: (if anyone compares the two, I will not be liable for my actions :mad:)
I enjoyed some of the episodes from the last series but the Christmas specials were awful. Oh and the laugh that Mrs Brown does frequently to the camera is annoying.
Well if you don't like it - DON'T WATCH IT. Plenty of people do like Mrs Browns Boys - hence its solid ratings and winning awards.
I do find it slightly irritating when people feel the need to start threads saying how much they hate a TV programme - why not post about ones you like and switch off the ones you don't.
Well, because we have to pay for programmes we don't like or watch as we do for the ones we ike and watch plus, a forum is about discussion not just appreciation.
I think it's tripe. Love' Father Ted,' got the box set and even watch he repeats. Love 'The Thick Of it'. Don't want to see some bloke dressed up as a woman, being cringey.
Miranda. Royal Bodyguard. Citizen Khan. Mrs Brown’s Boys. The Royle Family....
BBC1 has lost the plot when it comes to sit-coms these days. No, I don’t care that Miranda, TRF and Mrs Brown rate well - They’re embarassments, all of them. They make Allo Allo look sophisticated.
I watched part of one episode - truly awful, seemed like a poor 70's US sitcom hammed up to the hilt with added swearing (and the studio audience on laughing gas going hysterical over the slightest thing).
I steer well clear of it now.
But I accept that others do find it funny - good luck to them, it's just not for me.
Then again, I did not find Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen, Shooting Stars or Vic and Bob at all funny.
I can't stand it. I find it distasteful at best and what I find even more disgusting is that my grandparents and their mates love it and find it hilarious. :eek:
Well if you don't like it - DON'T WATCH IT. Plenty of people do like Mrs Browns Boys - hence its solid ratings and winning awards.
I do find it slightly irritating when people feel the need to start threads saying how much they hate a TV programme - why not post about ones you like and switch off the ones you don't.
Why do you find it slightly irritating when people feel the need to start threads saying how much they hate a TV programme? The OP is posting on a forum about TV programmes, nothing in rules says that all threads must be positive and gushing, it's not a crime to post a thread asking who else doesn't like a certain show. If you want only positive threads then you're going to be unlucky, I don't want to be bored out of my mind by only reading positive feedback because it doesn't attract debate.
For the record, I love Mrs Brown's Boys, I even enjoy the dire Christmas specials, probably because I appreciate Brendan O'Carroll's portrayal of a woman who reminds me of my late mother in law (except that my MIL never, ever swore).
The humour if that's what you call it is desperate at the best of times. There are only so many times you can laugh at someone braking the forth wall and swearing in an Irish accent. Don't even get me started on them protracted heart felt moments
You're not the only one. Grace Dent didn't like it either:
It is Two Pints of Lager and Packet of Crisps, but more than ten times as crass and not as cerebral. It's that sitcom in BBC1's Extras that the Ricky Gervais character was embarrassed to be the start of, despite it bringing him adulation and wealth.
It's THE worst "comedy" BBC have EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER done!!! (that's saying something)
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Its truly awful.
You usual have some empathy for the main character but that is the programmes major problem - the main character. Some of the other characters are bareable but grandfather looked about a 35 year old actor in a beard!
I'm Irish, and find it crap. He originally did Mrs Browns boys for Irish TV 20 years ago and was rubbish then.. The BBC polished a turd and its still crap.
However when Angellica Huston played Mrs Brown in the movie Agnes Brown, it was somewhat acceptable, but Brendan O'Carroll is a talentless git.
You're not the only one. Grace Dent didn't like it either:
It is Two Pints of Lager and Packet of Crisps, but more than ten times as crass and not as cerebral. It's that sitcom in BBC1's Extras that the Ricky Gervais character was embarrassed to be the start of, despite it bringing him adulation and wealth.
Sums it up nicely. For me it's the obviousness of the studio audience that pushes it up the richter scale of dreadfulness.
I've watched afew episodes and I just don't get it at all. I think it will appeal to those with Irish blood. My grandad is Irish so my aunty and nan love it. The humour of it is lost on me!
I'm Irish and i am not a fan so please do not put all Irish people into the same category. Its like saying all people from London like Eastenders.
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Complete and utter puerile crap.
Obvious humour to the extreme. If I fell over in a really funny way, that'd get the kind of laugh I find that MBB exhibits.
Now Father Ted...that was some good Irish comedy :cool: (if anyone compares the two, I will not be liable for my actions :mad:)
I do find it slightly irritating when people feel the need to start threads saying how much they hate a TV programme - why not post about ones you like and switch off the ones you don't.
I think it's tripe. Love' Father Ted,' got the box set and even watch he repeats. Love 'The Thick Of it'. Don't want to see some bloke dressed up as a woman, being cringey.
BBC1 has lost the plot when it comes to sit-coms these days. No, I don’t care that Miranda, TRF and Mrs Brown rate well - They’re embarassments, all of them. They make Allo Allo look sophisticated.
I steer well clear of it now.
But I accept that others do find it funny - good luck to them, it's just not for me.
Then again, I did not find Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen, Shooting Stars or Vic and Bob at all funny.
Why do you find it slightly irritating when people feel the need to start threads saying how much they hate a TV programme? The OP is posting on a forum about TV programmes, nothing in rules says that all threads must be positive and gushing, it's not a crime to post a thread asking who else doesn't like a certain show. If you want only positive threads then you're going to be unlucky, I don't want to be bored out of my mind by only reading positive feedback because it doesn't attract debate.
For the record, I love Mrs Brown's Boys, I even enjoy the dire Christmas specials, probably because I appreciate Brendan O'Carroll's portrayal of a woman who reminds me of my late mother in law (except that my MIL never, ever swore).
Agree with this. The same joke can only be told once or twice. Not funny anymore.
I do find it slightly irritating when people bizarrely feel the only ones who should discuss a TV programme on a forum are those who like it.
It puzzles me whenever it happens.
Far from it, there are many!
THIS
Its truly awful.
You usual have some empathy for the main character but that is the programmes major problem - the main character. Some of the other characters are bareable but grandfather looked about a 35 year old actor in a beard!
However, I thought it was just dreadful.
However when Angellica Huston played Mrs Brown in the movie Agnes Brown, it was somewhat acceptable, but Brendan O'Carroll is a talentless git.
Sums it up nicely. For me it's the obviousness of the studio audience that pushes it up the richter scale of dreadfulness.
I'm Irish and i am not a fan so please do not put all Irish people into the same category. Its like saying all people from London like Eastenders.