Hey guys, it’s Jillian here! As per the request of Jeremy, I wanted to give my two cents on the three shows we watched last class. As I remember, Hancock was pretty funny, albeit slightly obnoxious because of his continual commentary. However, this seems a break from past satire, where the commentary was much more subtle. Maybe this was the whole purpose of Hancock, to be obviously satirical to get to a point? Porridge and Fawlty Towers were both more subtle, which is why I think I liked them better! In all three, the topic of class and the importance of social status was a major facet of the commentary, which is really interesting because it seemed much more of a bigger deal to the British than Americans. Even though we obviously also distinguish class and the importance of status in the US, I found it particularly interesting that even the specific accents were so important to British status.
3 thoughts on “Hey guys, it’s Jillian here! As per the request of Jeremy, I wanted to give my two cents on the three shows we watched last class. As I remember, Hancock was pretty funny, albeit slightly obnoxious because of his continual commentary. However, this seems a break from past satire, where the commentary was much more subtle. Maybe this was the whole purpose of Hancock, to be obviously satirical to get to a point? Porridge and Fawlty Towers were both more subtle, which is why I think I liked them better! In all three, the topic of class and the importance of social status was a major facet of the commentary, which is really interesting because it seemed much more of a bigger deal to the British than Americans. Even though we obviously also distinguish class and the importance of status in the US, I found it particularly interesting that even the specific accents were so important to British status.”
PS I totally somehow made my comment the title, and so its all big and linky! Ooops 🙂
I noticed that in “Hancock” and “Porridge,” the comedy came strictly from the dialogue; there was very little physical body movement included (which may very well have been a result of limited space on the set). Also, the actors seemed to keep their facial expressions the same throughout the show. In “Fawlty Towers” however, the actors used quite a bit of movement and facial expressions to create more physical comedy, such as when the waiter dropped things or was clearly exasperated by his wife’s requests to hang the painting. I appreciated the physical comedy in “Fawlty Towers,” but it really reminded me of American comedy and how it often plays heavily on the characters silliness through wild movements and expressions. I did, however, prefer the former two sitcoms because they relied solely on smart, witty dialogue to get laughs.
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PS I totally somehow made my comment the title, and so its all big and linky! Ooops 🙂
I noticed that in “Hancock” and “Porridge,” the comedy came strictly from the dialogue; there was very little physical body movement included (which may very well have been a result of limited space on the set). Also, the actors seemed to keep their facial expressions the same throughout the show. In “Fawlty Towers” however, the actors used quite a bit of movement and facial expressions to create more physical comedy, such as when the waiter dropped things or was clearly exasperated by his wife’s requests to hang the painting. I appreciated the physical comedy in “Fawlty Towers,” but it really reminded me of American comedy and how it often plays heavily on the characters silliness through wild movements and expressions. I did, however, prefer the former two sitcoms because they relied solely on smart, witty dialogue to get laughs.
Home Depot will provide a survey prize of $5,000 to one or more Participated customers in a sweepstakes period. To give better customer satisfaction, Home Depot stores have updated the rules and restrictions, secured a connection on the website, renamed it homedepotsurvey.com.co from homedepotcomsurveys.com. Customer opinions are collected through the Home Depot Survey in an effort to improve Home Depot services.