Talk:Britain's Best Sitcom

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Contents 1 not shocking 2 is it really true? 3 NPOV? 4 Only Fools and Horses vs. Blackadder 5 BBC 6 Copyvio

[edit] not shocking

Yes the top 10 were all BBC made but is that quite so shocking when you consider that something like 60% of British sitcom production is completed by them (plus of course it used to be much higher!). Whilst Father Ted was great don't forget it was a bit of a cult show.

More than 60% if you're talking about quality stuff that people watch years later. What has ITV done since Men Behaving Badly? What has Channel 4 done since Father Ted? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.146.47.250 (talk) 21:42, 19 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] is it really true?

"top ten programmes were all their own productions". In the strict TV meaning of "production" (i.e. the company that made the programme) Dibley was made by Tiger Aspect [1] as was at least the last (worst) part of Blackadder (same page). So I think the article should say "were all shown on the BBC" not "were all their own productions". -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 00:14, 11 May 2004 (UTC)

I agree, but think that "were all first shown on the BBC", or "were all produced to be shown on the BBC" would be better to distinguish Blackadder, say, from imports such as Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, or if the BBC showed other British shows from other networks. I don't know that the BBC have done this, although other channels have (UK gold in particular). Another alternative is "are all BBC shows", but that's more vague. Silverfish 11:00, 11 May 2004 (UTC)

I think I like your last suggestion best (as otherwise the more precise we get, the more ungainly the resulting prose). -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 13:24, 11 May 2004 (UTC)

How about "were all commissioned or made by the BBC"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.146.47.250 (talk) 21:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] NPOV?

"The high position achieved by The Vicar of Dibley and the low positioning of Fawlty Towers and Open All Hours surprised many observers."

Says who? Personally I'm not in the least bit suprised by the high position of The Vicar of Dibley. I think a citation is needed. Failing that- just remove it. Anyone agree? -Matt

There was a lot of press articles about this very topic at the time. It was a surprise to many people, therefore it should stay.--HDC7777 13:14, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Only Fools and Horses vs. Blackadder

I'm almost positive that Blackadder won this competition? Edit: I checked the website, and it says they came 2nd.. but I'm still sure I remember Rowan Atkinson picking up the award. -Mikay 19:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BBC

Further to some of the above posts, I've removed the alleged "criticism" of the BBC for the entire top ten being BBC productions. This was a poll open to all, so unless there's any suggestion that the BBC fiddled the results this is a pointless (and unsourced) statement. Personally I don't think it's at all surprising that the top ten are BBC productions, who else makes decent British sitcoms? I also removed a paragraph about "some" being surprised at the performance (or lack of) by certain programmes, as it was unsourced and weasel-y. Just thought I'd explain the removals. Cheers, Miremare 21:37, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyvio

Publishing the entire list here might actually be a copyright violation. The JPS^{talk to me} 14:59, 7 September 2007 (UTC)