Comments on: England, England

England, England

betweenthebars — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:41:53 -0800

BBC Land "Popular BBC shows such as Doctor Who, Sherlock and Top Gear could be turned into theme-park attractions as part of a development deal involving the Hollywood studio behind Mission Impossible and Star Trek."

What rides would you like to see at the BBC theme park?

By: doubtfulpalace

doubtfulpalace — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:47:39 -0800

I, Claudius.

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:47:59 -0800

My TV habits have gotten increasingly Anglophile over the years and I still think this is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard.

By: doubtfulpalace

doubtfulpalace — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:48:13 -0800

Or perhaps Survivors.

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:49:08 -0800

Although god bless the British dark humor - someone in the "what rides would you want to see" comments has suggested "a kids' ride, maybe something based on Jim'll Fix It". look it up

By: barchan

barchan — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:58:09 -0800

Heh. Nice title reference - his 2nd best book IMHO. Anyway, if it's not on the Isle of Wight with the king and queen waving at you, I would like to have a ride based on Would You Lie to Me, wherein I could go by on a train and watch David Mitchell in his kitchen, worrying about death.

By: droplet

droplet — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:58:13 -0800

Oh, that's terrible! Almost worse than my thought having that killer roller coaster be put in a Doctor Who park as some sort of Dalek-themed ride.

By: betweenthebars

betweenthebars — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:58:51 -0800

I'm looking forward to the Moffat Coaster even though it will have too many twists and will leave me angry.

By: otto42

otto42 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:01:43 -0800

Arrested Development did this already in season 3. It was called Wee Britain.

By: Wordshore

Wordshore — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:04:37 -0800

It won't be real unless it contains this particular fairground ride, complete with the trippy music, interesting tobacco to be purchased nearby. Oh, and sugar lumps.

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:05:00 -0800

:-(

By: DirtyOldTown

DirtyOldTown — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:07:42 -0800

The Call the Midwife Super Splashy Natal Flume Ride.

By: leotrotsky

leotrotsky — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:08:17 -0800

I don't know about you, but I'm not getting on the Richard Hammond ride.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:10:27 -0800

Welcome to The Gordon Ramsey Experience YOU WORTHLESS GOBS OF SHITE.

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:11:35 -0800

The Call the Midwife Super Splashy Natal Flume Ride. SHUT UP VANESSA REDGRAVE

By: endotoxin

endotoxin — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:17:25 -0800

Black Books wading pool and Barbeque. Father Ted historic Library. Fawlty Tower drop. Blackadder's Trench Maze, now with 50% more Mustard Gas!

By: lumpenprole

lumpenprole — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:21:14 -0800

The "Threads: Your Childhood Is Ruined" slow cart to starving misery.

By: sobarel

sobarel — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:22:05 -0800

A Newsnight themed haunted house: the ghoulish figures of Peter Snow and Jeremy Paxman loom at you out of the dark, a swingometer creaks ominously, and then when you think it's all over Tom Paulin appears to explain on how many levels you should have been terrified if only you weren't a feckin' idiot.

By: Thing

Thing — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:22:45 -0800

Black Books wading pool and Barbeque. Father Ted historic Library. Fawlty Tower drop. Blackadder's Trench Maze, now with 50% more Mustard Gas! In England, these aren't BBC programmes. BBC America must be weird weird place where they show Father Ted.

By: sio42

sio42 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:25:52 -0800

I said no out loud to this. However, I'd go to an Endeavor murder mystery dinner.

By: sexyrobot

sexyrobot — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:27:18 -0800

I dunno, a Dalek-themed teacup or tilt-a-whirl ride sounds awfully fun.

By: DoctorFedora

DoctorFedora — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:29:11 -0800

so basically it's just a permanent version of the London Olympics opening ceremony?

By: PlusDistance

PlusDistance — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:29:20 -0800

The Queen's Christmas Message Scream Machine The Downton Abbey "Most Dangerous Game" Outdoor Safari Park Benny Hill's Sexual Harassment Teacups The Royal Shakespeare Company Presents: King Lear Miniature Golf

By: fshgrl

fshgrl — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:30:12 -0800

One year Range Rover set up a little course at the Rolex Three Day Event which is one of the biggest spectator events in the country and almost exclusively horse people and former pony club types. It gave prospective owners the opportunity to take a Range Rover under over or through all manner of off road type obstacles. It was located in the VIP area, which probably sounded good on paper. The VIP area is in fact open to almost anyone with several hundred dollars so thousands of people and, for many years, featured a well supplied unlimited open bar. I wasn't there but I heard people were taking their free drinks on the test drives 4 and 5 at a time. I sort of imagine this is what this theme park would be like.

By: allthinky

allthinky — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:30:20 -0800

Brideshead Revisited. The original, natch.

By: dr_dank

dr_dank — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:30:20 -0800

Its really a trap for pretentious Anglophiles to resettle them away from Real Americans. Internees can live out their lives eating spotted dick, talking like Dickensian street urchins, and fawning over soccer without bothering the rest of America.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:31:03 -0800

Some say that the BBC executive heading this project knows only two facts about theme parks - both of them wrong - and that he's confused by roller coasters. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

By: Dip Flash

Dip Flash — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:34:10 -0800

fawning over soccer Can I buy one way tickets for the guys in college who did a semester of study abroad in the UK and ever after would correct anyone who used the word soccer?

By: Spatch

Spatch — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:35:10 -0800

And no trip would be complete without a spin on The Rimmer Experience: a place of wonder, excitement, and... wonder.

By: hellojed

hellojed — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:35:24 -0800

In The Loop-de-Loop rollercoaster.

By: delfin

delfin — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:37:15 -0800

Vyvyan Basterd's University Challenge Showdown or Neil Pye's Heavy Heavy Heavy Lentil Patch

By: Thing

Thing — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:38:39 -0800

I actually like the idea of this theme park. It exploits the popularity of UK cultural exports, but keeps it all in one place rather than tweeing up the whole of the country for tourists. Its really a trap for pretentious Anglophiles to resettle them away from Real Americans. Internees can live out their lives eating spotting dick, talking like Dickensian street urchins, and fawning over soccer without bothering the rest of America. Noooo. We don't want them either. I doubt they could adapt to the reality. We would have to keep them in a Truman Show-like false reality forever lest they find out the awful truth.

By: orrnyereg

orrnyereg — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:40:00 -0800

The 'Thick of It' ride would consist of you cowering in a chair while hologram Peter Capaldi hurls abuse at you.

By: orrnyereg

orrnyereg — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:41:49 -0800

Sorry, should have said "whilst" instead of "while".

By: Flashman

Flashman — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:42:13 -0800

The Moral Maze, perhaps?

By: junco

junco — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:43:04 -0800

The 'Thick of It' ride would consist of you cowering in a chair while hologram Peter Capaldi hurls abuse at you. OK I thought this was a terrible idea but you just won me over.

By: junco

junco — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:43:38 -0800

Then you get interviewed by Hologram Alan Partridge.

By: fiercekitten

fiercekitten — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:46:48 -0800

A daily chat with Graham Norton followed by shopping at a 19th Century Selfridge's? A clone lab and thrill ride inspired by Orphan Black? (I have no idea what channel that's on in the UK but over here it's BBC America.

By: imabanana

imabanana — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:48:04 -0800

I've always been surprised more entertainment companies don't try this. How is there not a Nintendo theme park yet? It would be a massive cash machine.

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:56:22 -0800

I don't know about you, but I'm not getting on the Richard Hammond ride. You are a terrible person. Well done.

By: edgeways

edgeways — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:00:02 -0800

The Prime Suspect panopticon? The Dr Who running in corradors haunted house? Dowton Abby upper class twit shooting range? Monty Python's abuse/argument/being hit over the head experence? David Attenborough's 'indeed' nature walk? Black Books' drunken misery gift shop? IT Crowd's nerdtorium? Endeavor incepant burnout? The Foyal's War sepia toned antique bumper cars? . . .

By: Chitownfats

Chitownfats — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:00:29 -0800

The Bletchly Circle Carousel. I love those women.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:13:09 -0800

dudes we could REMAIN INDOORS and play numberwang

By: Spatch

Spatch — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:13:51 -0800

The Magic Roundabout... Roundabout? ok I got nothin

By: sfenders

sfenders — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:17:08 -0800

University Top Gear Challenge. EastEnders versus the Daleks. I, Claudius, call upon the services of one Sherlock Holmes. Antiques Roadshow of Little Britain. Absolutely Fabulous Sunday Politics. Doctor Who in the Dragon's Den. MasterChef meets Mastermind: Mock the Weakest Link.

By: Area Man

Area Man — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:19:08 -0800

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Rollercoaster

By: eriko

eriko — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:20:06 -0800

The Top Gear Thrill Ride: Ambitious, but rubbish. Clearly, we need something a dark ride based on The Young Ones. It'll be like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, but louder. MUCH louder.

By: infinitewindow

infinitewindow — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:20:15 -0800

Doc Martin's Indoor Bay Beach and Rural Surgery

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:26:58 -0800

In England, these aren't BBC programmes. BBC America must be weird weird place where they show Father Ted. Yeah, from what I understand "BBC America" doesn't broadcast solely BBC programs, but rather more "British" programs in general. Although, now that STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION reruns are on heavy rotation on there, we're lucky to even get BRITISH shows. Seriously, TNG but not QI? There is no justice.

By: gusandrews

gusandrews — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:27:19 -0800

CHARLIE BROOKER'S HALL OF BLACK MIRRORS AND NEWS(WIPE)EUM

By: gusandrews

gusandrews — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:28:30 -0800

also probably something Mongrels themed. don't bring the kids!

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:30:56 -0800

So if they open up to non-BBC shows.... DARKPLACE DARKPLACE DARKPLACE

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:31:10 -0800

Bungee jumping at Sperlonga.

By: gusandrews

gusandrews — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:31:37 -0800

and wouldn't a ride that made you feel like Brass Eye be fun

By: JHarris

JHarris — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:32:34 -0800

I'm down with it. They could call it the BBC World Service.

By: four panels

four panels — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:43:40 -0800

'Peep Show' Dog Park

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:43:54 -0800

NL YCN NCTC STR

By: Pinback

Pinback — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:00:29 -0800

Richard Curtisland? (Yeah, OK, but Monkey Dust was a BBC programme...)

By: book 'em dano

book 'em dano — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:02:36 -0800

One of those lip sync/star-in-your-own-music-video places but with Simon Amstell making fun of you.

By: LastOfHisKind

LastOfHisKind — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:06:30 -0800

I'm envisioning spending a relaxing week or two in The Village. "Be seeing you!"

By: octothorpe

octothorpe — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:09:57 -0800

Although, now that STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION reruns are on heavy rotation on there, we're lucky to even get BRITISH shows. Yeah, lately BBC America seems to be the Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica channel. I guess because Patrick Stewart and Jamie Bamber are brits? I can't see any other connection.

By: delfin

delfin — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:18:21 -0800

The Royle Family presents Ride the Wild Arse

By: droplet

droplet — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:23:45 -0800

There'll need to be a Royston Vasey gift shop, of course. And for costumed characters that wander the park, I propose Sir Digby Chicken Caesar and his trusty sidekick, Ginger. Not to mention a Numberwang game on the midway. And a panto theater that alternately hosts Would I Lie to You?, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News For You, and QI the rest of the year.

By: Artw

Artw — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:24:59 -0800

I'm envisioning spending a relaxing week or two in The Village. Tsk. It's called Portmeirion.

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:40:26 -0800

You sir are no Welshman!

By: wenestvedt

wenestvedt — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:41:18 -0800

I'm most looking forward to the food court!

By: goshling

goshling — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:47:55 -0800

Jester Balowski's Medieval Torture Hour Experience!

By: wenestvedt

wenestvedt — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:51:47 -0800

Also, the Hands-On "Help Deliver a Breech Calf" activity in the James Herriot Children's Petting Zoo.

By: Orange Dinosaur Slide

Orange Dinosaur Slide — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:05:41 -0800

Tricki-Woo's Got Flop-Bott Flume.

By: greenland

greenland — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:15:51 -0800

I have no idea how I got off the Reichenbach Falls ride, but everyone else seems to have one.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:22:14 -0800

The St. Barts Free-Fall Drop Nobody is allowed to see you land

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:14:48 -0800

The Misfits Community Service Experience

By: immlass

immlass — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:23:15 -0800

My idea of going to a British TV theme park is still visiting Castle Howard. When we lived in Yorkshire in the early 80s, every American who visited us wanted to see it in person. We finally had to get a VHS copy of the Brideshead miniseries and watch it so we understood why people were swooning in various rooms or at the fountain or whatever.

By: saulgoodman

saulgoodman — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:58:54 -0800

Oh come now--surely you'd be willing to cough up a few sterlings at a crappy exchange rate for "The TARDIS Experience," a vast indoor maze you enter through a blue police box facade with a trick door mounted to the side of a warehouse painted up to look like background scenery? (Well, I would anyway...)

By: Joakim Ziegler

Joakim Ziegler — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:46:23 -0800

I'm uncertain how well Top Gear's thinly veiled racism will translate to a theme park attraction, to be honest.

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:57:26 -0800

The Caustion Playhouse! 50£ and your jemmie done in without the re-curing role.

By: dialetheia

dialetheia — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:04:35 -0800

The 'Thick of It' ride would consist of you cowering in a chair while hologram Peter Capaldi hurls abuse at you. I would definitely pay good money for this experience.

By: ambient2

ambient2 — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 01:00:31 -0800

The Old Vic, complete with real beer, Dirty Den and Angie, occasional menacing looks from Nick Cotton.

By: iotic

iotic — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 02:57:17 -0800

It's a Royal Knockout

By: glasseyes

glasseyes — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 02:57:23 -0800

a permanent version of the London Olympics opening ceremony? If only, then we'd get to keep the NHS.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 03:08:25 -0800

"The TARDIS Experience," a vast indoor maze you enter through a blue police box facade with a trick door mounted to the side of a warehouse painted up to look like background scenery? I've tried it. It's really unsatisfying. You wander around for most of an hour achieving nothing and then in the last minute a magical door marked EXIT appears, conveniently, wherever you are.

By: mattoxic

mattoxic — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 03:43:00 -0800

What rides would you like to see at the BBC theme park? Magic Roundabout! Magic Roundabout!

By: Ned G

Ned G — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:28:41 -0800

How about the newsnight experience? You go back and forth, back and forth, back and forth in a car shaped like Paxman's head for an hour. Then you come out feeling slightly disorientated and unsatisfied.

By: dances with hamsters

dances with hamsters — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:50:02 -0800

I'm uncertain how well Top Gear's thinly veiled racism will translate to a theme park attraction, to be honest. It'll be built to look like an American courthouse. I don't know about you, but I'm not getting on the Richard Hammond ride. You must not be this tall to ride this ride.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:57:21 -0800

My Lord, dear Tony, I had the loveliest of times at Auntie Towers. I especially enjoyed the Points of View Barbican: the view is quite nice, much better than the Panorama Panorama. On a clear day you can see all the way to Walford Common! Such a wonderful surprise to discover that the insides were all made of ivory as well. Hiring Tim Vine to play the presenter was a particularly nice touch. Were I forced to complain, I'd say if anything the licence fee is too low. Warm regards, Delighted of Tunbridge Wells

By: dances_with_sneetches

dances_with_sneetches — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:59:31 -0800

The Dr. Who "Blink" statue garden.

By: aydeejones

aydeejones — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:05:39 -0800

Gordon Ramsay head goes "rawr, you sodding cow" when you put a quarter in it, similar to the sabre tooth tiger at the denver museum. I know he's channel 4 material but we broke the BBC in America. How about Ali G psychedelic ride on the London to Egham bus

By: terretu

terretu — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:26:23 -0800

The uneven political coverage wurlitzer.

By: saulgoodman

saulgoodman — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:32:27 -0800

I've tried it. It's really unsatisfying. You wander around for most of an hour achieving nothing and then in the last minute a magical door marked EXIT appears, conveniently, wherever you are. (That's actually just "The Steven Moffat TARDIS Experience"; no refunds or returns...)

By: Elly Vortex

Elly Vortex — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:32:29 -0800

Patsy and Edina's Hallucinogenic Wonderland

By: jbickers

jbickers — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:44:29 -0800

I got into Who with the reboot and 9, and it's hard to imagine now, but back then it was almost impossible to find something Who-related to spend your fan-bucks on. There were a few novelizations after a while, but no real merch. And then, somewhere between 10 and 11, they realized what a license to print money Who is. Have you been in a Barnes & Noble lately? God, there's so much licensed Who merchandise and books and toys now. Makes the completist collector in me twitch. Kinda surprised there isn't much Sherlock merchandise yet. (At least, I haven't seen any here in the states.)

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:08:33 -0800

Hold on. You mean England isn't already a BBC theme park?

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:14:54 -0800

Sigh...

By: whuppy

whuppy — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:15:32 -0800

Srsly tho, I would love to do a couple laps on the Top Gear track, even in a reasonably-priced car.

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:18:47 -0800

And now I just saw a website describe my homeland as being "the most timey wimey country of all". Meanwhile from every other news report I hear from back home the place has slumped into a state of post apocalyptic decay. Basically they should erect a walled highway between this shitshow and Kensington so Americans can go back and forth and avoid bothering the locals.

By: dances_with_sneetches

dances_with_sneetches — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:45:25 -0800

The All-Babies-Look-Like-Winston-Churchill sperm bank.

By: saulgoodman

saulgoodman — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:51:01 -0800

When things get so bad economically, people start courting tourist dollars, you know there's trouble. Tourist dollars are terrible for building strong, economically autonomous communities, in my experience.

By: Elementary Penguin

Elementary Penguin — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:19:21 -0800

Maybe they could open some casinos next. That's usually the next stage in this sort of decline.

By: Herodios

Herodios — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:35:26 -0800

What rides would you like to see at the BBC theme park?

Gerry Anderson's Suspension of Disbelief Theatre.
Dave Lister's Stasis Leak ("What is it?" Step inside, come out three million years later: Boffo.)
Steed and Peel's Very Dangerous Chess Game.
The Young Ones Mystery Thrill Ride (You never know if you'll get sick, go to the moon, defuse a bomb, drill for oil, crash a bus, etc. Or the ride may simply explode.)
Mister Bean's House of Mirrors (Ecce homo qui est farba.)
Lunch, shouting, and insults at Chef Blackstock's Château Anglais.
Then (if you've all done very well) a visit to Grace Brothers' Gift Shop.
Exit via ~~Prince~~ ~~Lord~~ ~~Mister~~ Captain Blackadder's Cunning Plan.

By: Herodios

Herodios — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:42:58 -0800

Yes, as a matter of fact, I do realize that the Avengers and Fireball XL-5, et al were not BBC productions.

By: Kitty Stardust

Kitty Stardust — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:05:06 -0800

Noel Fielding's House of Scarves.

By: ckape

ckape — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:21:02 -0800

We're still getting the kinks out of the Life on Mars ride. We hit them with cars fine, but they keep imagining themselves in New York or on a space probe.

By: marienbad

marienbad — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:37:10 -0800

I'm uncertain how well Top Gear's thinly veiled racism will translate to a theme park attraction, to be honest. You must be This tall, and not Argentinian to ride this ride.

By: anemone of the state

anemone of the state — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:48:26 -0800

endotoxin: Black Books wading pool and Barbeque. Father Ted historic Library. four panels: 'Peep Show' Dog Park edgeways: IT Crowd's nerdtorium? ... Black Books' drunken misery gift shop? Channel 4, not BBC. edgeways: The Prime Suspect panopticon? ... Dowton Abby upper class twit shooting range? ... Endeavor incepant burnout? ... The Foyal's War sepia toned antique bumper cars? All of those are on ITV. kitty stardust: Noel Fielding's House of Scarves. Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy is from E4. Are these all really on BBC America and if so, is BBC America the only way Americans get their British shows? Have you not torrents?

By: reynir

reynir — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:16:39 -0800

Benny Hill's Sexual Harassment Teacups Their first album is class. Question Time Adventure, a room with many doors but no matter which one you open Nigel Farage lurches out with a pint, a fag and a rictus grin.

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:37:28 -0800

Are these all really on BBC America and if so, is BBC America the only way Americans get their British shows? Have you not torrents? Some of us don't know squat about how torrents work. But you'll actually find a few of these shows on other channels - The IT Crowd is something I've seen more on Comedy Channel or the Independent Film Channel, and I think the older and stogier things (Benny Hill, Are you Being Served?, Father Ted) are on Public Broadcasting. The Young Ones was once on MTV. I think BBC America currently carries Doctor Who, Top Gear, Sherlock, The Graham Norton show, and...wow, I actually think that might be it for actual British television programming on BBC America, the rest is reruns of the American Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and the occasional brief run of things like Broadchurch or original programming.

By: Chitownfats

Chitownfats — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:52:26 -0800

The W1A Self-Referential Hall of Funhouse Mirrors.

By: Nanukthedog

Nanukthedog — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 02:43:00 -0800

All Creatures Great and Small Petting Zoo

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 03:18:46 -0800

OK, so there's a line I want to do, and I know that immediately it will be pointed out that I'm just being bigoted and ignorant, but I still want to do it, so I'll apologise immediately after: There already is a Top Gear theme park. It's called Essex. Sorry.

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 04:54:21 -0800

Malcolm Tucker's Adventures in Obscenity OR A contesty thing where you get into a chair and he swears at you until you cry, ya eff star star cunt.