Vampiro Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Has anyone managed to catch this? Its a script written by Frank Skinner. I like Skinner, hes a very funny guy when ive seen him on The Frank Skinner Show. But this Shane is appauling. Its so cheap and tacky. I do laugh sometimes at how bad the jokes actually are. Does anybody actually like it? What are your views on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedJon Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 I've seen worse but not by much, I've put it on a couple of times and I can't undertand what "Fun Time Franky" is thinking it's just way too ordinary and not very witty. This from a fellow baggies fan as well, shocking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 I like Frank generally too, specially Fantasy Football League, even unplanned I liked. But I can't really take to this at all. I end up rolling my eyes at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mistoffeles Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Shane is beyond dreadful. The jokes are stale, predictable and just plain bad, the plots are nonexistant, none of the characters are likeable/memorable and don't get me started on the acting. Like people have said above Frank Skinner is funny. His stand up is good, Fantasy Football League was amazing and even Baddiel and Skinner unplanned, despite its critics, was enjoyable in places. Shane however is unforgivable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 I liked the joke with the teenage kid with a face full of acne, and he asked about the explosion in the sweetcorn factory. It's daft yeah, but theres nothing better on so I watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshladbaz Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 it maybe tacky but some of it is funny, but i think sir frank should stick to what he's used too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 i like it but then thats me :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 I dont think the script is too bad infact some of it made me laugh. The way Frank performs is what puts me off. He was great on Fantasy Football but i dont think that Shane is gonna go the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIZZLE Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 just seen it for the first time last night thought it was kinda corny but had its funny parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 I quite like it. The best thing is how he either uses a joke once and develops it later on, or gives you some random information that is made into a joke later on. It pays to concentrate ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Flair Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I think it is a really good show. I saw the topic and thought "Yes, people who like Shane". How wrong I was! Someone said that the acting was bad. How in the blue hell did you get that??? There is nothing wrong at all with the acting. Even the younger guy (I can't remember his name) and Velma (How could I forget her) can act. I don't know what you are basing that comment on. The jokes are funny or at least contribute well. The part of the show I am most in tune with are the expressions on Shane's face when something is said and we know the joke, he knows the joke, but he doesn't want to say. Take last night for example, when he was in the car with the bartender. Something about sticking his nose in it I think (I am not very good at remembering things!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mistoffeles Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 A quote from last nights episode: ''You're a very good looking young man Shane...and witty...and charming'' Not only is that not particularly true but it makes it all the more intolerable that you know Skinner wrote it himself. 'Shane' is nothing more than Frank's affectionate love letter to himself. The show is ridiculously unfunny and not worth a second series. Of course, he's famous so it will obviously get another run and thats a real shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Genetic Jackhammer Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 i seen some of it, complete crap skinner dont suit it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Flair Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 A quote from last nights episode: ''You're a very good looking young man Shane...and witty...and charming'' Not only is that not particularly true but it makes it all the more intolerable that you know Skinner wrote it himself. 'Shane' is nothing more than Frank's affectionate love letter to himself. The show is ridiculously unfunny and not worth a second series. Of course, he's famous so it will obviously get another run and thats a real shame. Ok, but that is your opinion. How do you know that Shane is nothing more than Frank's love for himself? Could someone have written that part for him? Or maybe...just maybe...does he think that it might fit in with the storyline of that one show! I guess you hate HHH for keeping midcarders down and you resent JBL's push don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I guess you hate HHH for keeping midcarders down and you resent JBL's push don't you? I hate HHH for keeping midcarders down and resent JBL's push. But I like Shane.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedJon Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I really don't like the show but, Franks a baggies fan so he rules :thumbsup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Flair Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 But Chris, you are special, so there are always exceptions to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mistoffeles Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Ok' date=' but that is your opinion. How do you know that Shane is nothing more than Frank's love for himself? Could someone have written that part for him? Or maybe...just maybe...does he think that it might fit in with the storyline of that one show! I guess you hate HHH for keeping midcarders down and you resent JBL's push don't you?[/quote'] This is ridiculous. I based my opinion on the fact that Frank Skinner said he wrote it himself alone and that it says that it was written by Frank Skinner in the credits. I can't see how you relate that to me hating Triple H at all. What has keeping midcarders down got to do with this? For your information, I like Triple H. I think he is great on the mic and one of only a few wrestlers deserving of the WWE title at the moment. This isn't however the wrestling forum, this is the TV forum and should be kept that way. Personally, I think that making a good looking actress say to your own character (played by yourself lets not forget) that they're good looking is a tad arrogant. I suppose that makes me hate Bradshaw of course. How inane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I think what sums up shane is the lyrics to its opening credits, "there must be something better, oh there must be some thing better" Yes frank there is, anything other than your show, its crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Flair Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I was being sarcastic at the fact that you think he is trying to make his own character look good by getting another woman to tell him that. Maybe...just maybe, the whole series is about him and the comment actually belongs within the storyline! Why I brought HHH up was because people see the same happen to HHH and I wanted to know if you jumped on the same badwagon as everyone else and not form your own opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mistoffeles Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I was being sarcastic at the fact that you think he is trying to make his own character look good by getting another woman to tell him that. Maybe...just maybe, the whole series is about him and the comment actually belongs within the storyline! Why I brought HHH up was because people see the same happen to HHH and I wanted to know if you jumped on the same badwagon as everyone else and not form your own opinions. Oh come on. The first episode was all about a good looking teenage underwear model finding him hilarious and sexually irresistable. He wrote it himself! During the series everyone seems to talk about how funny Shane is, who is practically giving lines from Skinners own act. He wrote it himself! And then, to end as he started, another good looking woman finds him hilarious and sexually irresistable. I'm sorry but can you really not see how I would find this arrogant? Also, how do any of these examples that I'm giving benefit the storyline? Infact, first things first, does Shane even have a storyline? As for the opinion comment, what bandwagon am I jumping on here? Response to the show has been mixed, infact I would say a majority seem to like it. The fact is I don't agree with you which means I must just be fooling myself into not liking it, secretly longing for a DVD boxset of the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Flair Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I don't get it? What is wrong with making your character seem sexually irresistable? Are you saying that nobody ever finds an ordinary man sexually irresistable? he has lines from his own act because he wrote it himself, you said that. I don't see the arrogance because he is playing a part. It is not Skinner and Shane is not really him. What benifit does he have by making his character seem likeable to women? It is dealing with the pressures that this man, Shane, has. It is that simple. It isn't about Skinner being sexually appraised to himself, it isn't about Skinner trying to make himself seem like the big man as far as the ladies are concerned and it isn't about Velma really wanting breast implants. The show is about an ordinary man who has problems with his family, trying to deal with a 16 year old feminist daughter and take care of what comes up in his day to day life. He likes this woman and this woman likes him. Has that never happened to anyone before? I see no wrong in having that as a storyline for one episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mistoffeles Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 This debate is demeaning us both, lets just agree to disagree. I know I've been insulting his arrogance but fair play to him. The attractive barmaid saying he was ''A good looking young man'' happened to be the funniest line in the whole series. It's good for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Flair Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Respectable. Very respectable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabster Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I'm a Frank Skinner fan but Shane is absolutely dreadful. I love my sitcoms, and know a good sitcome when I see one, but this lame. Very chessy, acting is wodden and the audience...bah. Maybe because Seinfeld rules everything, it makes everything else look so crap. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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