Just watched the first couple of episodes the other day for the first time and honestly some of it is incredibly dated at this point.
But did you mention the war? I did but I think I got away with it.
there is too much butter on. those. trays.
no no señor… uno, dos, tres.
some of it is incredibly dated at this point.
Like what? I understand if you don’t find it funny، but dated is an odd comment.
I suspect “dated” means “an ambient level of racism that fit in the 1970s”
It satirised an ambient level of racism which is perennial.
Hmm… still an odd comment given Fawlty is the most politically incorrect character and is always the butt of the joke.
Kinda like David/Michael in The Office or Larry in Curb.
Like All in the Family? But honestly that show was also very satirical about the racism it portrayed and if you didn’t know better it would appear very cringe worthy. Same could be said about the Jeffersons. But that show was a spin off of All in The Family so I guess that tracks.
Yes I’m old.
I find parts of it incredibly funny but also parts are clearly a sign of the times.
Like for example the show opening with berating the foreign worker and the slew of language and culture jokes directed at the bellman.
Some funny stuff but also rubs me the wrong way.
Understandable.
I think it’s supposed to rub you the wrong way. In that first episode, for example, Basil is berating Manuel for repeatedly failing to understand instructions, but then a guest who speaks fluent Spanish walks in and Manuel understands him right away, making it clear the problem was Basil’s shit Spanish, not Manuel’s ability to understand instructions.
Ultimately, Basil is a delusional hypocrite and always the butt of the joke.
Yes and there are ways to do that without becoming racially icky and that’s where it gets the dated and sign of the time stamp from me.
I don’t disagree there are other ways to go about it; however, I don’t see time as a factor here. The Office did this just 2 decades ago, and Curb did this and it wrapped up just last year.
Yeah and that’s two decades ago. Soon enough people are going to talk about how dated and cringe parts of both of those already are.
Curb just ended last year. South Park is still going strong.
Not really sure why you’re trying to make it sound like it’s “objectively” dated “and everyone agrees” when it’s clearly just a matter of preference.
You can just say you don’t like it and it’s not for you without trying to speak for others.
I used to love this as a kid!
First episode of the second season is one of my all time fav TV episodes. Watching John Cleese melt down is too funny
