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.