On the positive side: John Cleese does rather impressively well considering the amount of concentration and energy his role required as a bare minimum, and that he nails it with an apparent ease. The episodes are relatively long for a comedy series and yet they never get dull, none of the episodes. The premise is typically that some pretty ordinary event has happened and Basil Fawlty (Cleese) somehow manages to make the most enormous mess out of it, but still gets out of the disaster okay in the end. The supporting cast is good. What really stands out is how hectic and full the dialog is, episode after episode and all episode long, and yet the delivery and pace make it so the viewer isn't overflown. Watching this one won't feel overly busy, and certainly won't have time to get bored either.
On the negative side: although the structure is definitely there, this series is more fun than it is funny. It's more of a fun ride. It may not be the most laugh-out-loud type series out there with the actual gags being more of the witty/sarcastic variety, or flat out grotesque, which is fun to watch but not quite outright hilarious.
7.5/10.
On the negative side: although the structure is definitely there, this series is more fun than it is funny. It's more of a fun ride. It may not be the most laugh-out-loud type series out there with the actual gags being more of the witty/sarcastic variety, or flat out grotesque, which is fun to watch but not quite outright hilarious.
7.5/10.