Highly Overrated But Still Good

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

'The Young Ones' was one of the first sitcoms to appear as part of the 'alternative comedy boom'. It went out on BBC2 in November 1982 and met with very little reaction, yet when it was repeated a short time later in early 1983, it established itself as one of the most popular shows on television.I loved 'The Young Ones' as a child though at the same time I was terrified of it. It had the feeling of being trapped in a nightmare. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Meyer and was all about four students - psychotic punk Vyvyan, tantrum-throwing Cliff Richard fanatic Rick, glum hippie Neil and smooth-talking wideboy Mike, none of which seemed to do any studying. Each week, we would see incredibly surreal things taking place, such as a giant flood sealing the characters in their house or inanimate objects talking to each other, however the four seemed to take it all in their stride. Alexei Sayle appeared each week in different guises but most of the time was seen as the boys' deranged landlord Mr. Balowski. Musical acts were also commonplace in the show, with top bands such as Madness and Dexys Midnight Runnners making appearances.It was violent, crude and heavily reliant on slapstick, more so than any comedy show had been previously but it struck a chord with millions of viewers. Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson seemed to be the main comedians in the show but Nigel Planer and Christopher Ryan also made 'The Young Ones' the great show it was. I am not really a fan of Alexei Sayle but some of his scenes here were undeniably hilarious. Further proof that the show had caught on came when the cast did a recording ( in character ) with Cliff Richard of 'Living Doll' for 'Comic Relief' in 1986. A video game version of 'The Young Ones' was released in 1985 for both the Commodore 64 and the ZX Spectrum but due to glitches in the programming ( the game was unsolvable ) it was considered a commercial failure.The most memorable moments from the show for me included Rick mistaking a tampon for a 'telescope with a mouse in it' ( don't ask! ), Vyvyan eating the television set in a bid to hide it from the T.V detector man, Vyvyan expressing his hatred for the sitcom 'The Good Life' ( you would have to see it to find it funny ) but my favourite had Vyvyan leaning out of the window of a moving train, only to be decapitated by a train coming in the other direction. We then see his headless body pull the emergency cord, get out of the train and kick his disembodied head up the track like a football! The show came to a conclusion after only two seasons. In the final episode, 'Summer Holiday', the boys were killed off when the double decker they had stolen went over a cliff and burst into flames. Talk was rife of a Christmas special after the final series ended but the plan never came to fruition.In 1987, Ben Elton and Rik Mayall teamed up once again with Ade Edmondson and Nigel Planer to do 'Filthy, Rich & Catflap' in which Rik played an out-of-work actor, however it didn't catch on in the same way 'The Young Ones' did and only ran for six episodes. In 1991, Mayall and Edmondson wrote and starred in the show for which they are best remembered - 'Bottom'.Even though much of it has dated now, 'The Young Ones' is loved by fans as much now as when it first appeared. Special mention must be made of Peter Brewis' superb theme music.

This sitcom is wonderful, outlandish (to say the very least) and completely insane. Two of the main stars are Rik Mayall and Adrian Emondson, which does mean that sometime in the show the stars just go for meaningless, whacked out violence (mostly done by Emondson). This show starts Mayall and Emondson's list of sitcoms they did together (which are quite like this, Bottom and Filthy, Rich and Catflap).The main plot of this show is basically 4 university students that really shouldn't belong in the same room together for 15 minutes let alone them all living together. What they get up to is so outlandish that it makes the Oz books look like realistic fiction.So if you want dumb, violent, outlandish comedy then this maybe the show for you to watch. If you hate dumb, violent outlandish comedy then go watch something else, you will not like this (or any other Mayall/Emondson collaboration despite them being less outlandish).

Anarchic comedy at it's best.Rik Mayall reportedly based his character on himself, only he deliberately made it the most annoying version possible. He and Adrian Edmondson (Vyvyan) still occasionally tour as a comedy team in England.Neil was my personal favorite character in the show. Don't ask me why. I just dug him. And Christopher Ryan made a great straight man. I get the feeling he's better than anyone outside of England will ever know.Alexei Sayle was the most talented guy on the screen. It looked like his bits were mostly ad-libbed. He seems like Britain's answer to Robin Williams.The music acts were a nice plus too. Seeing as said acts didn't get much American TV time.This is one of Britain's best comedy shows.

But living in Norway, where can i find their DVD?? posters,DVD ++ if anyone know where to find it, please mail me...vickywhity@hotmail.comthanks!!my favorite episode must be when they all are going to the contest against the rich kids - in a game show.. very funny;) I dint think many people from Norway know that there even is such a show because it is shown so late on the night... to bad:(but I really love it.. Thumbs up to the Young ones!!greetings from Viktoria