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What TV series makes you laugh?
Do you feel bored and gloomy? Do you want to cheer up? Then the British sitcom Black Books might be a great choice for you. I usually shy away from situation comedy but this series manages to use this as well as other types of humour in a way that seems to work brilliantly. Black Books was filmed in 2000-2004, so you won’t see it on TV, but you can download it as I did. I decided to watch it to improve my English listening skills, so imagine how glad I was to find it not only useful for me but also really absorbing.
Set in a small London books shop, the series shows everyday life of three main characters: Bernard Black (acted by Dylan Moran), an Irish misanthrope, the shop host who hates his customers; his assistant Manny (Bill Bailey), an extrovert devoted to Bernard, quite practical but clumsy; and their friend Rose (Tamsin Greig) who works in a shop nearby.
What makes this series so winning is the actors work along with hilarious script and thoroughly crafted decorations.
I would definitely recommend watching Black Books to those who is interested in superb English humour and improving their English listening skills.
High quality writing! Everything is perfect as far as I can tell except this one sentence:
What makes this series so winning is the actors work along with hilarious script and thoroughly crafted decorations.
I would put it:
What makes this series so (appealing, great, fantastic) is that the actors work with a hilarious script and (carefully-crafted, well-designed, well-conceived) sets.
Note: I gave some adjective choices that fit better. "Winning" sounds odd unless you say something like this was "such a winning series." Even then, it's a bit out of context.
Note: most style manuals say compound adjectives before nouns get hyphens (carefully-crafted set)
Note: "sets" fits better in this context. A set is where actors act. If your are talking about things the actors use - those would be "props." "Decorations" are things you put in your house to make it look nicer.
Again, great work. These are advanced suggestions!
What TV series makes you laugh?
Do you feel bored and gloomy? Do you want to cheer up? Then the British sitcom Black Books might be a great choice for you. I usually shy away from situation comedy but this series manages to use this as well as other types of humour in a way that seems to work brilliantly. Black Books was filmed in 2000-2004, so you won’t see it on TV, but you can download it as like I did. I decided to watch it to improve my English listening skills, so imagine how glad I was to find it not only useful for me but also really absorbing. engaging
Set in a small London books shop, the series shows the everyday life of three main characters: Bernard Black (acted by Dylan Moran), an Irish misanthrope, the shop host who hates his customers; his assistant Manny (Bill Bailey), an extrovert devoted to Bernard, quite practical but clumsy; and their friend Rose (Tamsin Greig) who works in a shop nearby.
What makes this series so winning is the actors working along with a hilarious script and thoroughly crafted decorations.
I would definitely recommend watching Black Books to those who is are interested in superb English humour and improving their English listening skills.
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