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Basil egy kizsákmányoló, hoteltulajdonos, aki rengeteget dolgozik, és akinek az életét megkeserítik halott vendégek, hotel ellenőrök és a csőcselék. Legnagyobb fejfájást a "viperafészek" - saját felesége Sybil (Prunella Scales) okozza. Együtt vezetik a hotelt - a Waczak szállót a rendíthetetlen nyugalmú Polly (Connie Booth) segítségével, és a másik alkalmazott Manuel (Andrew Sachs) bárminemű segítsége nélkül. Manuel egy gyakornok pincér Barcelonából, és dühös a főnökére, aki minden frusztrációjának céltáblája. Basil utálja a vendégeket, durván bánik a személyzettel, mániákusan elront mindent, ami az útjába kerül, kiállhatatlanul sznob és menthetetlenül nős. Mind a felesége, mind a nyavalyás vendégek, mind pedig az ostoba spanyol pincér, Manuel halálra gyötrik őt, pedig ő mást sem szeretne, minthogy jómódú, "előkelő" vendégei legyenek a szállóban. (TV2 Come:dy)
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Admittedly, John Cleese was trying a little too hard at times (and I say that as a big fan of his) and some scenes were forcefully funny, but the result was simply excellent. Fawlty Towers and Blackadder are, along with Red Dwarf and IT Crowd, my favorite British sitcoms, and Basil Fawlty comes second in the competition for the worst hotel owner. First place, of course, goes to Norman Bates.
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The funniest taste of the British sitcom scene. John Cleese as a neurotic and simultaneously frustrated hotel owner can exhibit his acting genius without worrying about someone interrupting him with an unexpected "and now for something completely different" and the brilliantly stubborn Manuel and sarcastic Sybil are the best possible partners for his verbal and facial onslaught. The episodes The Wedding Party, Germans, and The Psychiatrist are far above any ordinary rating.
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John Cleese is one of my favorite actors, and Fawlty Towers is a legend in British television comedy, often regarded by the British as the best sitcom of all time. So, I had no doubt that I would enjoy a few pleasant evenings with this series, but the opposite was true. With each episode, my rating dropped, and if I had seen them all, I'd probably give it two stars. The problem is Cleese's overacting and the overall excessiveness. Many jokes have great potential, but they are exaggerated to the point of awkwardness. Sometimes a hint is enough... The conversational humor style of Yes, Minister would suit the series much better. Overall impression: 50%.
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