Well, that was a whole of an answer! Happy to hear that you are still gonna post here, actually is my way of upgrading my English, but for free :D
I was not a big fan of Friends either, I've hardly looked at one episode, (I think Seinfeld is miles better than this), but Beverly Hills was also in my country a big hit, with Brandon and Brenda and girls splitted between Brandon and Luke's fans. To be honest, from time to time when I'm too tired, I'm using Sex and the City for improving my language, I feel that I don't have to use my brain on the story and in that way I'm not betraying the movie and I'm free to focus on the vocabulary.
I hope other readers see your replies (and my replies to your replies), because everyone can benefit from this - you always bring up such good points. I never got into Seinfeld, which I think is a shame, but I agree with you, I do think it's so much better. With Beverly Hills, I should mention that I was (and still am) a big Brenda fan, and if you like Shannen Doherty, I'd recommend 'Heathers'. About being tired and watching Sex and the City - this is a fantastic idea, very often simple, mindless shows can be the most beneficial because you can just relax and pick up some nice and natural language while doing so. It's also good to watch twice, once with subtitles.
A quick story: when I first moved to Ukraine in 2005 (Lviv), I had only 4 channels on my TV and no internet. I read so many books that year, but when I was absolutely knackered and brain dead, I used to watch Sex and the City and Nip/Tuck many nights on Ukrainian TV. They dubbed the programmes in an interesting way - it was more of a voiceover, with the English left in and Ukrainian on top. It was a bit of a mess with the sound, but the English in both programmes was so loud that I was able to relax and watch it just fine. I can't say I 'enjoyed' it, but it was amusing.
Well, that was a whole of an answer! Happy to hear that you are still gonna post here, actually is my way of upgrading my English, but for free :D
I was not a big fan of Friends either, I've hardly looked at one episode, (I think Seinfeld is miles better than this), but Beverly Hills was also in my country a big hit, with Brandon and Brenda and girls splitted between Brandon and Luke's fans. To be honest, from time to time when I'm too tired, I'm using Sex and the City for improving my language, I feel that I don't have to use my brain on the story and in that way I'm not betraying the movie and I'm free to focus on the vocabulary.
I hope other readers see your replies (and my replies to your replies), because everyone can benefit from this - you always bring up such good points. I never got into Seinfeld, which I think is a shame, but I agree with you, I do think it's so much better. With Beverly Hills, I should mention that I was (and still am) a big Brenda fan, and if you like Shannen Doherty, I'd recommend 'Heathers'. About being tired and watching Sex and the City - this is a fantastic idea, very often simple, mindless shows can be the most beneficial because you can just relax and pick up some nice and natural language while doing so. It's also good to watch twice, once with subtitles.
A quick story: when I first moved to Ukraine in 2005 (Lviv), I had only 4 channels on my TV and no internet. I read so many books that year, but when I was absolutely knackered and brain dead, I used to watch Sex and the City and Nip/Tuck many nights on Ukrainian TV. They dubbed the programmes in an interesting way - it was more of a voiceover, with the English left in and Ukrainian on top. It was a bit of a mess with the sound, but the English in both programmes was so loud that I was able to relax and watch it just fine. I can't say I 'enjoyed' it, but it was amusing.