Little Britain gushing: series 1

Call me a little late on the ball, but I’ve fallen madly in love with Little Britain. (I’ve only seen the first series, but I’m still in love.) The show is based around a constant barrage of shear silliness and completely politically incorrect stereotypes. For me, the show speaks about a general dissatisfaction for contemporary life and the rise of stupidity, mediocrity, and hatred. (beyond that, though, it’s generally hilarious.)

Apparently, it’s going to be remade for American television. I don’t understand this – the commentary and references made in Little Britain is can be applied to North American society just as easily as British. Take Daffyd Thomas, for instance: the “only gay in the village”, Daffyd will kick anyone out of the village if they do not match up to his standards of what it means to be “gay” – even if they genuinely are gay. He manages to sum up both homophobia and provincialism at once. When I used to live in Small Town B.C., people like Daffyd were everywhere – people who would actively push people out of their chosen circles if they threatened their chosen place at the top of the Small Town heap. (the dance teacher, the art teacher, the harpist, etc.) Daffyd takes this mentality to the absurd. Being gay, for him, is his small town niche.

The fact that there’s two more series excites me. I think I’m going to spend winter break watching all of those TV shows and movies I haven’t been able to watch because of school, or at least series 2 and 3 of Little Britain.