RaspberryLucozade
It's amazing how one's tastes change as one gets older. I was ten years old when this first came out and at the time I loved it. I was wary about revisiting after so many years, worrying that it would not have lived up to my happy memories. I was right to be wary, I can't believe I used to find it funny.'Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps' followed the lives of 5 twenty-somethings from Runcorn - slovenly Johnny and his equally slovenly girlfriend Janet ( Ralf Little and Sheridan Smith, who had earlier appeared with each other on 'The Royle Family' ), sleazy Gaz and his fiery girlfriend Donna ( Will Mellor and the gorgeous Natalie Casey ). The only one not to be in a regular relationship is Louise, an annoying, whiny voiced young girl with the mental ability of an infant.I tried watching this again recently but I found I could not sit through it. It was just far too hard going. It was badly acted and badly written. I do enjoy a bit of childish humour ( I loved 'Bottom', 'Men Behaving Badly', 'Spaced' and 'The Young Ones' ) but that kind of humour is only funny if it is done properly, Here it seemed far too forced.Like 'Little Britain', 'The IT Crowd' and 'The Office', 'Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps' should be locked away in a vault, never to be seen again.
bob362
i wake up every Day a happy person.And two pints of larger and a packet of crisps only make me happier the best comedy ever i say i watch it every day yes the program is sarcastic and sometimes a bit exaggerated but i disagree with these unconnected decisions the program overall has changed my life and has made my life an enjoyment to live. My life is commonly referred to two pints as i am very funny and sarcastic but i get all my sarcasm from the stock characters gaz,Johny,Janet,Donna,and Louis i am thrilled when i watch the AMAZING ACTIng PLEASE CONtact me if you disagree with these overall opinions at my email bob362@hotmail.co.uk BEST PROGRAM EVER!!!!!!!!!
IridescentTranquility
. . . you time your evening shower so that you are putting your pyjamas on when it starts on TV. And I do this with Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.As some people have pointed out, bits of it are pretty crude (this is no Keeping Up Appearances) but then, when the central characters are all twenty-something, I'd be surprised if it wasn't.Some of the situations are slightly mad and you have to suspend your disbelief, like Janet talking to the unborn baby via the hoover, as I recall - the said baby actually has some wonderful close-up shots. Obviously we'll never be able to get babies to act, but the expressions on the face of this little thing are priceless. It looks like he thinks being named Corinthian McVitie Keogh is the very least of his problems.On the other hand, other situations are almost plausible. The occasion of Louise getting a job where she can access anyone's personal information is like a little goldmine - I'm sure she didn't mean for it to turn out as it did, but wouldn't anyone in that position be even a little bit tempted to find out more about their friends and associates? I think I'd find it difficult to resist.What gives Two Pints of Lager all the more credit is that the characters are human. As a twenty-something, I'll freely admit to being drawn to childish things when I need comfort, and I think of Johnny and his addiction to Jammie Dodgers as an example. It's not trying to be intellectual, it's not obviously judgemental, it's just showing the lives of young people in an average lifestyle.The more I watch it, the more I want to watch it.
lovinglady55
This programme is one of the funniest programmes on TV. I absolutely love all the characters in this show, they're all so funny. Well Done BBC, you couldn't have got any better people to play these characters. I haven't always been a REALLY BIG fan of this show, however I have been a big fan. Then I was bought the 'Two Pints of lager...' DVD for Xmas and now i am hooked. One of my favourite episodes is 'Fokky Mockin Bokka'. I am also a big fan of Will Mellor (Gaz) and Natalie Casey (Donna), they play the characters perfectly. Another funny episode is the musical, 'When Janet met Jonny', i think i speak for many people when i say, the songs in this episode are absolutely rolling-on-the-floor funny. xx