Comments on: An American Were-Teej in London: I Love British TV and Haven’t Shaved in Weeks

By: petrino

petrino — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:11:47 +0000

im so happy i gave up tv.

By: Diablo

Diablo — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:41:14 +0000

No offense, but this is the typical “American” tourist behavior.

Also, Indian TV is far better…if you love batshit crazy stuff.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:56:01 +0000

Great post but aaaaah the people from Geordie Shore aren’t from Ireland! They’re from Newcastle and the surrounding areas of the North East of England- Geordie is actually the name of the accent. And the accent is incredibly annoying, even to me, and I HAVE that accent :<

By: Gabbi

Gabbi — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:42:17 +0000

To be fair crossing the road in central London can be a nightmare as it is and I live here. Just find a big group, cross when they do and be fully prepared to leg it if you have to.

By: Sara Clemens

Sara Clemens — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:35:40 +0000

Dude, I went to London for my honeymoon and holy god did crossing the street stress us out. I know it should be easy—it’s just the opposite of what we know, after all. But its so ingrained it became a weird psychological battle with ourselves every time we had to do it.

By: GrandWazoo

GrandWazoo — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:29:00 +0000

I didn’t read the article but I saw the picture and just had to give a shout out to Geordie Shore. So entertaining.

By: Marney

Marney — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:43:02 +0000

Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace is the funniest, most ridiculous show ever! Episodes 1 & 5 are the best!

By: Geoff Warhammer

Geoff Warhammer — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:05:33 +0000

Nice to see you appreciating life in Blighty! I can certainly echo Mr B in point you towards the Thick of It- must watch TV!

If inane and weird is your thing it’s probably worth looking up the Mighty Boosh (or the more obscure but definitely superior Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace- full episodes are on youtube).

I’m rather surprised by your taste for Geordie Shore- we definitely see the guys in that in the same manner you guys see Snooki and co (although they get less attention!).

Final show worth a mention is Misfits. Not to everyone’s taste, but a nice spin on the Superhero trope.

Also, not sure why you are swiping your card everywhere- we’ve had chip and pin for years!

By: Mr B

Mr B — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:56:51 +0000

Glad you are enjoying our tv.

Although I think most Brits into ‘geek’ culture (excuse the term) hate reality tv shows such as the aforementioned geordie shite with a burning passion. And if they dont, they should.

The best British show on tv (until recently) was almost certainly ‘The Thick of It’ which was related to the movie ‘In the Loop’ and was the basis (I think) for a failed attempt at a U.S version that eventually became the show ‘veep’. Although the swearing in the Brit version is so much worse from what Ive heard.

Also, ‘Life on Mars’ and its follow up ‘Ashes to Ashes’ are absolutely fantastic. Get them now.