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Highly Recommend

posted a year ago by DesertDingo (36)
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9/10 for me and the one point drop is for it doesn't have CC and sometimes I cannot quite get the British Accent. (Warning) It took me to the 3rd show to really get drawn in but now kind of binging a few a day when I can. In Season 4 episode 8 now (understanding the accent better too). When the 1st season ended and 2 started with all new comedians, I was hoping it would be as good. It was. It has been interesting as the seasons have gone on I get 'attached" to them a bit. It is interesting to see how their personalities work into the tasks. Some are quite brilliant in how they work them out. Great show. Give 3 or 4 episodes. If you liked Who's Line is it, hmmm adding Practical Jokers but not quite. But it is on that line being with a great group of comedians. The TaskMaster and his sidekick have even grown on me. This was recommended to us in a grief group. There ya go. If it got me to chuckle (often) during this, you know it's the real thing. I found it on Pluto. I am watching the original. It is in some other countries as well. I peeked at Norway and very good too, except it is Norweigen but it is subtitled. I just am amazed USA hasn't made it yet. We get some of our best shows copied from the UK. I hope this gets some here to check it out. Let me Know what you think. :) Anything that even makes me just smile has got to be good.

[–] Nanook (1992) a year ago

The shows that have made me laugh the most recently have been TM, Nathan for You & Impractical Jokers. What a great idea for a grief group. Not in one, but can get pretty blue, and these are some of the mere few things that can produce belly laughs.

I liked the show from from the start, but either I or the show really found its groove over the first few seasons. And you said it right: each season takes a little getting used to, but by the end, I find myself missing each group already. So far, I'd say they've gotten better each series, and to date S14-15 have been my favorites. Just started S16 and it's seemingly dropped in quality, but I'm fighting off a rough bout of allergies, so who knows? For the other English-speaking series, I rank them AU, then NZ, and have enjoyed my sampling of the various European subtitled series. What has impressed me the most is they rarely duplicate bits from the other shows. Truly impressive. All I can tell you is keep your hopes set to low for the US version from 2018. It was hugely disappointing. I say that as a Yank.