Grounded For Life

Elmo

I think this was a really underrated sit-com in the early 2000s.

It looks like someone in England has commissioned a series based on the show called Meet The Doyles. If it is anything like the English version of That 70s Show it will flop.

http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/meet_the_doyles/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255734/

Same premise as the American version. Irish second generation family. They first child is born as teenagers, who is now a teenager while they have 2 other young boys.

I wonder if the third child will disappear for no reason like in the american version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI-4JTRzb60

tvnutz

I loved Grounded for Life,especially the first 2 seasons. Near the end it got a bit dodgy,the grandad and youngest kid just disappeared without explantion and they were funny characters.

It was always underrated but I really enjoyed it. The uncle was the funniest character. And the mother was fit!

Killer_banana

Sorry for being slightly off topic but there was an English version of 'That 70's Show?' :eek: That sounds horrendous.

colinod0806

i loved this show years ago it was extremely underrated

tvnutz wrote: »

I loved Grounded for Life,especially the first 2 seasons. Near the end it got a bit dodgy,the grandad and youngest kid just disappeared without explantion and they were funny characters.

It was always underrated but I really enjoyed it. The uncle was the funniest character. And the mother was fit!

i still ogle her weekly on rules of engagement;)

Kunle

Yes i loved that show, no wonder it was underrated RTE showed it at about 3 in the morning from the third season onwards.

Elmo

Killer_banana wrote: »

Sorry for being slightly off topic but there was an English version of 'That 70's Show?' :eek: That sounds horrendous.

Yeah ITV did an English version. I brought it up as That 70s Show and Ground For Life are both produced by Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_Like_These

It was really bad since they didn't have the same history and yet they wanted to just use the same scripts. For example it didn't work when The President comes to visit and they decided to replace him with Prince Charles rather than the Prime Minister :rolleyes:

Kunle wrote: »

Yes i loved that show, no wonder it was underrated RTE showed it at about 3 in the morning from the third season onwards.

It was underrated in the US even though it got 5 season.

Starting out on FOX and then Moving to The WB. Cancelled by Fox after 2 eps of Season 3, only to be picked up by The WB for 3 more seasons.

tvnutz

Just watched the first 3 eps there after seeing this thread. Hilarious stuff. Forgot how good it actually was. They all seem to be on youtube. I'd recommend people to give them a look. Only about 25mins an episode.

take everything

tvnutz wrote: »

Just watched the first 3 eps there after seeing this thread. Hilarious stuff. Forgot how good it actually was. They all seem to be on youtube. I'd recommend people to give them a look. Only about 25mins an episode.

Always liked it.
All decent comic actors.
Uncle Eddie was in goodfellas.

Basq

take everything wrote: »

Uncle Eddie was in goodfellas everything.

FYP!

Ah no, Kevin Corrigan's a great actor.. but he's been in every TV series recently from Fringe to Community to Damages. Also had an excellent guest-role in 'Freaks & Geeks'.

Never really liked this show tbh.. although I did think Bret Harrison stole most scenes as it went on.

I'm sure Elmo won't like this, but some of the humour / dialogue reminded me of a Chuck Lorre effort. Flashes of wit among a lot of lazy writing.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Funny that this thread should pop up, as I started rewatching this series last week. Great show.

Kevin Corrigan and Donal Logue are two of my favourite actors because of this show.

petes

Really liked this when it was on. "Eddie" was great in it.

And Megyn Price is a fox!!

Elmo

basquille wrote: »

I'm sure Elmo won't like this, but some of the humour / dialogue reminded me of a Chuck Lorre effort. Flashes of wit among a lot of lazy writing.

Yeah! I am not saying it is the best comedy ever but it is certainly way above anything Chuck Lorrie is throwing out, it also helps that the series had a good cast over all, which sometimes makes a show and also it is an enjoyable easy going show which again helps such a series. The use of flashbacks being fairly originally in a sit-com. And it is after all a Family comedy, unlike hallious double entranta that pepper every ****ing Chuck Lorre show.

Chuck Lorrie is just copying the same shows but putting in unlikeable actors and characters into the badly written stereotypical roles. Even as an Irish Catholic Family the Doyle's take the piss with out being overly stereotypical (okay they bought a pub!).

Chuck Lorrie V Casey Warner (I think we know who wins).

Basq

Elmo wrote: »

Yeah! I am not saying it is the best comedy ever but it is certainly way above anything Chuck Lorrie is throwing out, it also helps that the series had a good cast over all, which sometimes makes a show and also it is an enjoyable easy going show which again helps such a series.

Agreed!

But on that logic, I do think the fairly strong cast (well, Jim Parsons mainly) of 'The Big Bang Theory' makes it far superior to other Chuck Lorre efforts such as 'Two And A Half Men' and 'Mike & Molly'.

Elmo

basquille wrote: »

Agreed!

But on that logic, I do think the fairly strong cast (well, Jim Parsons mainly) of 'The Big Bang Theory' makes it far superior to other Chuck Lorre efforts such as 'Two And A Half Men' and 'Mike & Molly'.

One actor doesn't make an Ensemble. As the for characters of TBBT are far too typical. Take Johnny Galecki who played David in Roseanne, as far as I was concerned he was playing a nerd/geek in that Carsey-Warner show with out the need for the typical SBTB hunched shoulders, squeaky voice and glasses.

However Roseanne's humour was far drier and caustic then either TBBT or GFL.

SFTOUOA - Sorry for the over use of acronyms.