Anyone else watching The Inbetweeners on E4? (currently two episodes into is second series, Thursday nights)
I would agree with Stewart Lee that most of E4 is offal, but this is the major exception
Wikipedia article
It's essentially about four male friends going through Sixth Form in your average British school, and gets its name from the social class of those not cool enough to be popular but not geeky enough to be nerds.
Similar in humour to fellow C4 sitcom Peep Show (and shares some of the writers), and loosely described as a British American Pie/Superbad
Some great funny character highlights vids of the four main characters-
Simon
Jay
Neil
Will
I caught one episode of the first series on a repeat run and thought it was hilarious, quickly bought the DVD and am loving the second series. Easily stands alongside Newswipe as the best thing on TV at the moment
One thing I've heard of it, and what I would definitely agree with, is that it's the anti-Skins. I've never been a fan of Skins, I've only seen about 6 random episodes but I find nearly every character in hideous and repulsive wankers, and the setups and plots completely ridiculous.
Basically I agree 100% with Stewart Lee Here!, that there's this massive cynicism about the way the show is put together and written.
I get its meant to be a kind of warped reality in the way Teachers was, but it doesn't represent what being a teenager is like one iota.
The Inbetweeners however really reminds me of my own Sixth Form days; I had friends like that (everyone knew someone like Jay) we always hung out together, were unsure of ourselves, not overly comfortable around girls, weren't going out every night partying, drinking, having sex, taking drugs like Skins would have you believe, etc
I would agree with Stewart Lee that most of E4 is offal, but this is the major exception
Wikipedia article
It's essentially about four male friends going through Sixth Form in your average British school, and gets its name from the social class of those not cool enough to be popular but not geeky enough to be nerds.
Similar in humour to fellow C4 sitcom Peep Show (and shares some of the writers), and loosely described as a British American Pie/Superbad
Some great funny character highlights vids of the four main characters-
Simon
Jay
Neil
Will
I caught one episode of the first series on a repeat run and thought it was hilarious, quickly bought the DVD and am loving the second series. Easily stands alongside Newswipe as the best thing on TV at the moment
One thing I've heard of it, and what I would definitely agree with, is that it's the anti-Skins. I've never been a fan of Skins, I've only seen about 6 random episodes but I find nearly every character in hideous and repulsive wankers, and the setups and plots completely ridiculous.
Basically I agree 100% with Stewart Lee Here!, that there's this massive cynicism about the way the show is put together and written.
I get its meant to be a kind of warped reality in the way Teachers was, but it doesn't represent what being a teenager is like one iota.
The Inbetweeners however really reminds me of my own Sixth Form days; I had friends like that (everyone knew someone like Jay) we always hung out together, were unsure of ourselves, not overly comfortable around girls, weren't going out every night partying, drinking, having sex, taking drugs like Skins would have you believe, etc
