Andre Bo Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: 20 minutes ago, Andre Bo said: It's a bunch of lazy stereotypes living in a land of no economic reality, talking in stupid buzz-phrases, and it has lots of casual prejudice against various vulnerable social groups. Prejudice? Fat people, gay people, trans people... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Fat people, gay people, trans people...I expect they joked about fat people but I can't think of anything shocking with regards to the next two. Chandler's dad was trans but they hardly ripped into him or even made fun of him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, The OP said: I’m slightly torn on Ricksen. He seemed like an arsehole but not the worst by any means. He contracted the most terrible condition I can imagine. He didn’t hide away and raised the profile of the condition somewhat without pouring buckets of cold water on himself. I am not going to lose any sleep over it but it’s quite a sobering reminder of God’s twisted sense of humour if you have forgotten about all the children with cancer. Some people have been fair milking it though, the grieving's been going on since 2013, Stephen Hawking got less attention. Edited September 21, 2019 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 5 hours ago, welshbairn said: Some people have been fair milking it though, the grieving's been going on since 2013, Stephen Hawking got less attention. Hawking never wound up the **** tho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 What school did hawking go to? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Think the saddest thing about Fernando was watching him go through it all, from revealing he had the disease on Dutch TV right through his various charity events to the point he was in a wheelchair and unable to speak for himself at the end. Was really sad to see but he never shied away from the public and always came across as positive throughout his illness which isn’t easy to do.That Sun story is truly cringeworthy though, it’s almost as if the old firm supporters are the British/German soldiers during the First World War and are putting their differences aside on Xmas day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 13 hours ago, Stellaboz said: There should be no minute silences at games where he didn't play for that club. It's not like he was a well loved wee scoundrel across the country, or some revolutionary player. Jeez, wait till Gascoine self-implodes. At least they'll have nae trouble in the crem with him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Aw aye poor wife beating Gazza, had his problems loved him etc but didn't do shit to help him. Just kept on buying the Sun and every sad story of a broken old fool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 10 hours ago, 19QOS19 said: 11 hours ago, Andre Bo said: Fat people, gay people, trans people... I expect they joked about fat people but I can't think of anything shocking with regards to the next two. Chandler's dad was trans but they hardly ripped into him or even made fun of him. The entire purpose of Chandler's dad is so they can say "hey, his dad dresses like a woman! That's a bit weird" with varying degrees of tastelessness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 The entire purpose of Chandler's dad is so they can say "hey, his dad dresses like a woman! That's a bit weird" with varying degrees of tastelessness. No varying degrees of humour though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Friends may be shit but it’s probably the most harmless thing on tv. If you find it offensive then take a long hard look at yourself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I’d rather watch my granny get mugged, than sit through an episode of Friends. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, MONKMAN said: I’d rather watch my granny get mugged, than sit through an episode of Friends. You’re in luck then because they never seem to show repeats. The Big Bang Theory is similarly hard to find. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I think people forget that sitcoms as a genre are invariably shite. They’re full of lazy, cheap “laughs” and storylines designed to be as accommodating for the simple minded as possible. Friends only attracts such ire because it became so popular. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JTS98 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 14 hours ago, Andre Bo said: It's a bunch of lazy stereotypes living in a land of no economic reality, talking in stupid buzz-phrases, and it has lots of casual prejudice against various vulnerable social groups. Friends is of its time. It's absurd to judge people, books, tv shows, etc from the past by the touchy moral standards of 2019. It's also grossly unfair. Personally I think it's fine if you're looking for something easy to watch with the bird when you're feeling lazy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JTS98 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 4 hours ago, throbber said: Think the saddest thing about Fernando was watching him go through it all, from revealing he had the disease on Dutch TV right through his various charity events to the point he was in a wheelchair and unable to speak for himself at the end. Was really sad to see but he never shied away from the public and always came across as positive throughout his illness which isn’t easy to do. That Sun story is truly cringeworthy though, it’s almost as if the old firm supporters are the British/German soldiers during the First World War and are putting their differences aside on Xmas day. This always gets me. The way the media go on, you'd think Glasgow was some kind of segregated city where Old Firm fans never meet and live separated existences, only occasionally coming together to fight or try to kill each other. The reality is that they are work colleagues, neighbours, school pals, university classmates, drinking buddies, they play fives against each other. Obviously it helps to hype up 'the biggest and most intense rivalry in the world' but it's not reflective of 21st century life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I think people forget that sitcoms as a genre are invariably shite. They’re full of lazy, cheap “laughs” and storylines designed to be as accommodating for the simple minded as possible. Friends only attracts such ire because it became so popular. I could think of Seinfeld and The Office as two examples of good sitcoms so that invariably needs to go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I think people forget that sitcoms as a genre are invariably shite. They’re full of lazy, cheap “laughs” and storylines designed to be as accommodating for the simple minded as possible. Friends only attracts such ire because it became so popular. I agree with your first post and also the last part of this one. Some people just love knocking something that's popular. I don't agree with your view on sitcoms in general though. Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and you'll understand why. Friends is of its time. It's absurd to judge people, books, tv shows, etc from the past by the touchy moral standards of 2019. It's also grossly unfair. Personally I think it's fine if you're looking for something easy to watch with the bird when you're feeling lazy.This. You could see something "offensive" in almost every sitcom from the past if you chose to. Even early Still Game has references that would be considered offensive to some people now. The same way today's sitcoms will offend people in the future that we currently find funny and acceptable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Who is Global? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Bo Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 4 hours ago, JTS98 said: Friends is of its time. It's absurd to judge people, books, tv shows, etc from the past by the touchy moral standards of 2019. It's also grossly unfair. Personally I think it's fine if you're looking for something easy to watch with the bird when you're feeling lazy. This comment sort of proves my point. I didn't like it at the time either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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