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The third series of Coupling, first aired in 2002, takes fans of the BBC's comedy of sex, manners and modern relationships into new realms of engaging surrealism, leaving those irritating comparisons with Friends trailing in its wake. The men are constantly in pursuit of a basic grasp of the "emotional things" that make women behave the way they do. The women analyse everything to death. But thanks to Steve Moffat's scripts, tighter and quirkier than ever, these characters are living, breathing human beings rather than cynical ciphers for comedy stereotypes.
The performances are as strong as you'd expect from an established team, with actors such as Jack Davenport (the ever-perplexed Steve), Ben Miles (unreconstructed chauvinist Patrick), Sally Alexander (dryly intelligent Susan) and Kate Isitt (neurotic Sally) wearing their roles like second skins. But in the surreal stakes, it's Richard Coyle as Jeff, wondering aloud what happens to jelly after women have finished wrestling in it, and Gina Bellman as Jane, musing on the importance of a first snog in identifying what men like to eat, who really raise the laughter levels. All things considered, this is superior comedy for all thirtysomethings--genuine and putative. --Piers Ford
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Includes all seven episodes:
- Split
- Faithless
- Unconditional Sex
- Remember This
- The Freckle, the Key and the Couple Who Weren’t
- The Girl With One Heart
- Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By M. Gardner
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Format:DVD
Imagine taking Joey out of Friends. Imagine taking the Cat out of Red Dwarf. Imagine removing Baldrick from Blackadder's side. What if there was no Barney in How I Met Your Mother, no GOB in Arrested Development or if Green Wing was lacking Dr. Alan Statham. Such occurances would by no means spell the end of a show (probably for commercial reasons), but they should. Ensemble comedy is exactly that. There are several cogs, and they are all integral. Yeah the show can go on, but it won't be quite as good.
The same can be said of Coupling Season 4. No Jeff means less laughs. Not necessarily because Oliver, try as he might, is any less technically funny, but because over three previous seasons we've grown to love and appreciate everything that Jeff did and said. Would the show be the same if Patrick or Steve had left? No, it would have suffered greatly. The same for the characters of Susan, Jane and Sally.
The trouble with this season is that it's different. The emptiness left by Richard Coyle's departure is felt all the more keenly precisely because Oliver is basically superfluous. We already had a witty, nervous, wreck of a man in Steve,, and the sheer bizarre audacity of some of Jeff's comedy is sorely lacking.
Moffat's writing is still sharp as ever, and the rest of the cast are on form as always. The feel is the same, the tone identical. But the dynamic has changed, and not for the better. Unavoidable perhaps, but lamentable all the same.
Give it a try. There are still some very funny laugh-out-loud moments, and the character development of the old core five is excellent. But there is definitely something lacking. And his name is Jeff.
The same can be said of Coupling Season 4. No Jeff means less laughs. Not necessarily because Oliver, try as he might, is any less technically funny, but because over three previous seasons we've grown to love and appreciate everything that Jeff did and said. Would the show be the same if Patrick or Steve had left? No, it would have suffered greatly. The same for the characters of Susan, Jane and Sally.
The trouble with this season is that it's different. The emptiness left by Richard Coyle's departure is felt all the more keenly precisely because Oliver is basically superfluous. We already had a witty, nervous, wreck of a man in Steve,, and the sheer bizarre audacity of some of Jeff's comedy is sorely lacking.
Moffat's writing is still sharp as ever, and the rest of the cast are on form as always. The feel is the same, the tone identical. But the dynamic has changed, and not for the better. Unavoidable perhaps, but lamentable all the same.
Give it a try. There are still some very funny laugh-out-loud moments, and the character development of the old core five is excellent. But there is definitely something lacking. And his name is Jeff.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
All of a sudden my late night TV viewing habits have shifted from Leno and Letterman to a curious never-heard-of-it-before sitcom about a sextet of "Friends", 3 female, 3 male (hmmm, sound familiar?). The show (series 1) started airing 11:30pm for 6 nights last week, on BBC America, and is about as well written and funny a program as ever there was. And I am hooked.
As a native New Yorker, grown tired years ago of "Friends" (I cringe when having to witness the show's Hollyweird depiction of a NYC street scene, replete with stereotypes that disappeared when Elvis was in knee-pants), "Coupling" is a clever, well-performed and hilariously entertaining breath of fresh air.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Mark Roberts
Format:VHS Tape
This is the best sitcom on TV at the moment by far. Try to explain it to someone who hasn't seen it and you won't be able to explain why you were creased up in pain from laughing.
It's a bit like Friends meets a Whitehall farce with a generous dash of weirdness thrown in (ever seen Spaced ?), the type of weirdness that reflects real life, the things we do which are not spoken of !!
Still, while series one is fantastic, the first episodes of series two are even better. I can't wait for them to come out on video. Then I'll have to prepare for weeks before I can bring myself to watch episode one again !!!
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Absolutely hilarious
One of the best sitcoms to come out of England in modern times. I have watched the whole series several times and occasionally watch favourite episodes.
Published 3 months ago by Madeleine
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Absolutely hilarious
One of the best sitcoms to come out of England in modern times. I have watched the whole series several times and occasionally watch favourite episodes.
Published 3 months ago by Madeleine
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good yea!
a funny british series to check out. directed in a more interesting way than you're average sitcom. one to try!
Published 3 months ago by Abi Higgs
2.0 out of 5 stars
Oops, there's someone missing
COUPLING without Richard Coyle (Jeff) is like RIO BRAVO without John Wayne, SOME LIKE IT HOT without Marilyn Monroe, THE PARTY without Peter Sellers, DIRTY HARRY without Clint... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Frank Joericke
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Laugh Out Loud Funny
So are you bored with current offering of "funny" TV shows? If so and you want to discover an oldie but a goodie, this is the show for you. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jessica Simpson
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Like friends only funny
This is awesome, found myself laughing out loud almost non stop. Buy this if you want a smart funny comedy
Published 23 months ago by Cobeleye_davydenko
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Bring back pre PC television
I had forgotten how funny this series was originally and for the price of a couple of cinema tickets now have several hours of 1st class entertainment. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2011 by jackt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Out of the Nudity Buffer, into the Giggle Loop
At first glance, "Coupling" had all the signs of being a British re-working of 'Friends'. That alone was enough to put off some friends of mine, who consequently missed out on one... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2011 by Jasper West
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite there!!
This does not match the past three series and most people would agree this almost soley down to the absence of the character Jeff who made the programme what it was. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2010
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite there!!
This does not match the past three series and most people would agree this almost soley down to the absence of the character Jeff who made the programme what it was. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2010
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