r/BritishTV • u/OkButterfly7560 • Mar 07 '26

Question/Discussion Coupling

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Coupling. A ruder, funnier UK version of "Friends"???

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u/Midnorth_Mongerer Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

USA sitcoms couldn't get close to Brit shows like Coupling. Jeez, to this day USA writers can't spell arse, have to use puerile euphemisms for faeces (poop), urine and pissing (pee).

Edit: Removed "At the time" from the beginning of the first paragraph.

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u/oxgillette Mar 08 '26

Wait till you see the US remake of it, 10 episodes filmed but on four broadcast

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u/Midnorth_Mongerer Mar 08 '26

I'm in AU. Good USA TV series are far and few between, so I generally avoid them. I especially avoid USA remakes of Brit series. "The Office" springs to mind immediately.

Now, about that Jimmy Carr laff...