Father Ted

[Sly]

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No loitering. In an area where you sit and relax.

[darren]

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love that sly mate.LOL

Great picnic area looks lovely.
not many trees from what i can see.

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Richard1978
i heard it ended because dermot morgan died shortly after the third series.

he said wouldnt it be odd if i died shortlly after the third series and he did.

[Sly]

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Even that's not said that often. It just has more impact because it's not done as often, and when it's done it becomes iconic.

Remember the scene in the picnic area where the sign says no swearing allowed?

That sign cracks me up every time.

No swearing.
No paddling.
No single women.
No tree climbing.
No loitering.

Brilliant, just brilliant.

[darren]

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hey sly yes u are correct there is not to much bad language im always shocked whemn i watch it i always imagine there is more than there is.
a certain swear word they use an E instead of U.

To be honest the swearing was pretty minimal. I just had a look at the dvd's and the bbfc rates them at 15. Compare it to something like Bo' Selecta which was also a 15 bbfc rating and you'd notice there was quite a gulf with the language. I think the Office was a 15 rating as well. I think the ratings are pretty stupid.

[Sly]

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To be honest the swearing was pretty minimal. I just had a look at the dvd's and the bbfc rates them at 15. Compare it to something like Bo' Selecta which was also a 15 bbfc rating and you'd notice there was quite a gulf with the language. I think the Office was a 15 rating as well. I think the ratings are pretty stupid.

[darren]

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you where to young to watch it mate with the colourful language.
id not have let u if i was your daddy.hehe.

hey blitzkid.

yes it had a great supporting cast and one off characters like father stack, bishop brennan,larry duff,miss dineen,dick byrne.

dont know who they found such great actors to play them.
but they did it super well.


i hope there are no rabbits here i hate them.hehe

I think it was after the first few episodes, i'd have been 10 or 11.

[BlitzKid]

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Best sitcom ever. Father Ted never stops being funny for me, if anything it gets funnier with every viewing. One of the show's main strengths is that it had such a great cast of supporting characters played by great actors, alongside the main regulars. So many one-shot characters like Father Stone and Father Barty Dunne (The Laughing Priest) are just as well-loved by both hardened and casual fans of the show as the main cast are.

Fawlty Towers is great too, but Father Ted just beats it IMO. They have Tedfest every February in Ireland, it's expensive but looks great fun, I've been meaning to go for years!

[nuttytigger]

I think it was after the first few episodes, i'd have been 10 or 11.

[darren]

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when where you first told about father ted N.T.
Hard to believe its 95 when it started.

its a show that no matter how much i watch it i still find it so funny.

its not just the main cast who are funny its others like tom,mary and john, and the other priests you see once in a while.
for exmple father stack,the dancing priest,noel furlong.

I hate fawlty towers, but my husband loves it, and life of Brian etc. I've never liked any of it.

I do love father ted, I'm glad my mum told me to watch it.

[nuttytigger]

I hate fawlty towers, but my husband loves it, and life of Brian etc. I've never liked any of it.

I do love father ted, I'm glad my mum told me to watch it.

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No.. No.. No

I used to love Father Ted, but having seen them so many times now, they are not funny anymore.
The depth of character is just too shallow.. thick priest, silly priest, drunk priest, annoying priest..etc, etc,etc

No way you can compare them to Fawlty Towers, which, everytime I watch, some 30+ years on, and know every scene and line... is just comedy gold

Having watched all of the Teds repeatedly I agree - you don't laugh as much, unless your in the mood to - so I don't watch them on repeat on More 4 anymore unless I feel like it but I still feel it was far more funnier than Cleese's Towers - that programme just makes me feel sick and gets me agitated - I really cannot see why it has become so revered. Even Cleese's A Fish Called Wanda is far more funnier and cleverer than Faulty Towers...as for that film, Cleese has never really achieve the same success since...

[Richard1978]

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I'm probably guilty of watching FT too many times. The writers mention in the script book that most of the regulars apart from Ted were fairly 1 dimensional, which was one of the reasons they ended after 3 series, though the 2nd & 3rd had more episodes (10 & 8) than a normal British sitcom (6/7).

[sixtyten]

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No.. No.. No

I used to love Father Ted, but having seen them so many times now, they are not funny anymore.
The depth of character is just too shallow.. thick priest, silly priest, drunk priest, annoying priest..etc, etc,etc

No way you can compare them to Fawlty Towers, which, everytime I watch, some 30+ years on, and know every scene and line... is just comedy gold

[darren]

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yes i love both equally.

the cast for father ted was perfect and i mean for the other priests and characters you see.

i thought father stone was a good laugh.
he just talks in the same tone and depresses everyone.

his parents are some crack especially his dad.
wouldnt it better if he had been killed.

Yes i love Father Ted, so many great scenes. Its quite similar to Fawlty Towers as in the situations they get themselves in, but still very original with great characters and genuine hilarious moments that have stood the test of time. I bought the box set and it reminded me how great it is.

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Father Ted was far better than Faulty Towers - people go on and on about it being 'genius' which it certainly wasn't. At least Father Ted was funny, surreal and didn't try to be anything but enjoyable fun.

My favourite episode was when Ted had to kick Bishop Brennan up the ****!

KRILLLLLLLLLLLLLEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!