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To the Manor Born (1979)
Shameful.
Unfortunately, this is one of those series that portrays the English as being a nation of foppish aristocrats. We all know this is not the case - our country is, after all, the origin of the word 'chav' - and yet some of my American friends are calling this a 'true British sitcom,' etcetera.
This is a largely forgettable series that should appeal to the upper-middle classes and Tory voters. It focuses around Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton and the trials and tribulations of being so fantastically rich that you never need to do anything, besides being generally obnoxious and judgemental to everybody around you, and Richard DeVere, who is constantly being lampooned for his non-English heritage.
To The Manor Born shares The Royle Family's amazing variety for place and people, as well as its stereotypical portrayal of an English societal class, using its subject of upper class for 'comedic' racism and the development of inferiority complexes.
Having watched a good few episodes from the series, I find it to be unforgettable and often rather boring. It is suitable for background viewing, if you can stand Audrey's shrill voice.
I advise you to steer clear. An acquired taste for sure.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch in Friends Forever (2002)
An atrocious "film"
First let me say that the producers of this film must have had an incredibly low budget. I was never fond of the original sabrina (animated) series anyway, but this is pure tripe.
The voice of Sabrina (I admit, Emily Hart did not do a great job as a voice actress, but her voice was well-suited to the character.) Is now voiced by what sounds like an air-headed preteen girl. This particular voice gets very old, very fast.
The only real reason I ever watched the animated series was for Salem, the cat (Nick Bakay) - but he's not in this one. Instead, another unknown, not to mention annoying voice-actor is voicing him. The animation, also, is damn near atrocious, looking incredibly 2d and flat.
Anyway, onto the storyline. The idea is, on sabrina's 13th birthday she receives a message from a big-wig in the witches' realm, and is asked to attend a witches school - which happens to be a large castle.
(Sound familiar, anyone?)
Anyway, she is a half-witch. And everyone else is a witch! Oh no! (Yet somehow she still manages to perform pretty advanced magic - conjuring fish, removing spots from her body)
But she cannot fly. And neither can her friend Nicole - another half witch - who doesn't have such excuses as "I just washed my hair and I can't do anything with it." That Sabrina seems to be filled with, and seem so convincing to her "friends." - Therefore everybody makes a mockery of Nicole. Somehow, though, Sabrina manages to disguise her being a half-witch (though, she has exactly the same 'symptoms' as Nicole.)
This is a blatant rip of Harry Potter, and I expect Disney or whoever made this film will be sued very soon. This is only really to be viewed by preteens, or "ppl hu spel lik dis"
0.1/10 - DON'T WATCH IT.
The Weekenders (2000)
I agree completely
Yes, I agree - some of Disney's "hits" have been complete flops - but this series is fresh, and instead at being aimed at younger children is aimed at teenagers. Regular injections of humour (usually between Tino and his mother, or Tish and Lor) keep the show afloat.
Monster by Mistake (1996)
Dull.
Basically revolving around a boy and his sneezing, this show consists of awful dialogue, animation and the jokes are mostly puns. It lacks emotion. Almost every episode is basically the same.
Don't watch it.