主演:傑克·達文波特 吉娜·貝爾曼 莎拉·亞曆山大 Kate Isitt 本·邁爾斯 理查德·柯伊爾
《冤家成雙對 第三季》是由知名导演Martin Dennis 执导的一部美劇,傑克·達文波特 吉娜·貝爾曼 莎拉·亞曆山大 Ka 等倾情出演,该片讲述了: 本劇集是 BBC 2台2000年正式推出的 以青年人爲題材和對象的系列情景喜劇,創意和編劇均由Steven Moffat一人擔當。三男三女的 主要人物構成很容易使人聯想到當時正 走紅(其實已經在 走下坡路)的《 Frien ds》,因此很 有不少根本沒看過本劇的媒體人士和 評論家想當然 地將本劇稱作英國版的《Friends》,而在那些有幸欣賞過本劇的 觀衆們看來,《Coupling》在情節設 定、人物表演 、喜劇元素的設計 和表現等諸多方面 所達到的水平,要比《Fr iends》高幾個檔次。相比 之下,《 Friend s》只能說是一部“業余”水平的好作品而已。當然總體來 說,英劇的水准本身就高于美劇,這和英劇注意保持創意、編劇一體化是 分不開的,美 劇的創意一般也就爲最初幾集編劇,以後主 要的編劇工作都是由其它編劇根據最初的角色設定來 自由發揮,編劇 隊伍的構成也是不斷變化 ,老的走新的來,造成美劇 情節連貫性差甚至前後矛 盾,故事往往缺 乏深度,人物性格平面 化,缺少發展。這都是題外話了。 《C oupling》的主要人物包括優 柔寡斷、性 格不成熟的帥哥Steve,Steve的莫逆之交、舉止 語言古怪、總也找不 到女友的Je ff,頭腦簡單、外表性感的“donkey” Patrick三位對Porn、特別是lesbian porn非常熱中的男士,以及Ste ve的前女友、神神 叨叨、擅用性感作武器的Jane,Steve的繼任女友、Jeff的同 事、曾經非常“不羁”(包括和Jeff還有Patrick)過 的Susan,Susan的莫逆、對衰老和肥胖極度敏感的美容師Sally三位 女士。在第一集中,Steve決定“再次 ”和女友Jane分手,結果卻被Jan e三言兩語引誘到洗手間親熱;Patrick想把 和Susan 的關系再進一步,卻被告知根本不存在什麽 “關系”; S usan在 洗手間碰到匆忙 出來買Durex的Stev e,向他表示好感,兩人訂下約會以後Ste ve鑽進隔間繼續……。本劇 的主線包括Steve和 Susan之間逐漸正式起來的關 系,Jeff尋 找豔遇過程中的種種意外 以及後來和上司發展出 來的一段關系,Patrick和Sally之 間若有若無到 若即若離再到情深難舍的感 情發展, 還有Jane在事業和異 性關系中的各種奇事,等等。 本劇在情節 設計中所達到的精致和完美程度讓人歎爲觀止, 而六位當時並不算大明星的青年 演員的所展現精湛演技更是具有頂尖演員的水 平,無怪乎播出之後立刻走 紅大洋兩岸,在IMD B、AMAZON和BBC網站可以 領略到其受歡迎的程度。2002年底,第3季播 畢,故事情節基本告 一段落。美國NB C看到這部“英國版《Friends》”在英美 兩地均廣受歡迎,覺得正好可以搬來做20 04年終于要關張的《Friends》的接班人,于是2003年大張旗鼓地決定翻拍美版《Coupling》。美國的fa ns本來以爲這是件好事,沒想到N BC的翻拍愚蠢地采用了全台詞照搬的方法,雖然個人 沒看過,不過也可以想象到有多惡心,結果只播出一集Pilot就因爲罵聲太大而整個計劃擱淺(這點 上美國佬是值得 學習的,不象 中國有些搞影視的罵聲越大越要上)。在這裏http://www .nbc.co m/Coupling/可以看到這個計劃的 屍體,還有一 些徹底走了味兒的劇照 。 2003年底,本 劇獲得英國喜劇獎(BCA)最佳電視 喜劇獎。BBC已經在2004年 正式開拍並播出第 4季,不過Jeff這個人物將不再出 現,而代之以新角色——經營 Sci-Fi書店的Oliver,由Richard Mylan扮演。從已經 播出的幾集來看,應該說在 更換主要角色之 一的背景下,基本保持了前3季的水准,但是同時也流露出對 前3季中成功情節進行拷貝的迹象,希望這 僅僅是偶然。 Two's c ompany, t hree's a crowd... so what do you do with six? On aver age, men and women think about sex every si x seco nds. Shorten that to every second, and you' ;ve got Coupling. It 's more than jus t a one night s tand! When a couple gets togeth er, it 9;s never just the two of them - they also bring baggage - an d Susan ( Sarah Alex ander) and Steve (J ack Davenpo rt) are no except ion. Thei r baggage is a crowd of best friends and exes who talk about all asp ects of sex and relationships on their never-endi ng qu est to find true l ove. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps... Susan Walker i s a beautiful go- getter w ith an unin hibit ed at titude who u sed to date Patrick Maitland (Ben Miles), the sextet 9;s charismatic, c ocky player, L ondon 9;s king of conquests - a guy who';s just too cool to w orry about being smart. Attractive Sally Harper (Ka te Isitt ) is a b eauty therapist w ho is S usan's unashamedl y va in best fri end, who aggressively battles aging with heav y doses of moisturizer a nd men - including Patrick. Meanwhi le, Steve Taylor, while getting together with Susan, can't seem to shake loo se from his vivacious and s ligh tly vacuous ex-gir lfriend Jane Chris tie (Gina Bellman), a woman supremely confident in her ability to seduce anyone of eithe r sex, and w ho ref uses to be dumped unless she's the one doing th e dumping. Jeff Murdo ch (Ric hard Coy le) is Stev e';s "po rn bud dy" who is, in equal parts, obsessed and bewildered by actual sex ; charming in his way, but with an uncanny ability to say the wr ong t hing at the worst p ossible time. He works in the same office as Susan, wi th whom he had a disastrous and unsuccessful one-nig ht fling . Coup ling has been hono ured with the prestigious Silver Rose of Montr eux, Best TV Comedy Award, an d is recent winner at the 20 03 British Comedy Awards . With a new guy on the scene, a baby on the way, commitment in the air, and love on the horizo n, the dynamics o f the six friend s are defi nitely chan ging. At the end of l ast season Susan and Steve discove red they were pregnant (well, mostly Susan ), c onfirmed bachelor Patrick and Sally finally admitted thei r true feelin gs for each othe r, and poor Jane was left on her own, once a gain. But it' ;s not all doom and g loom for Jane. As the ne w season opens, things are looking up . There' s this guy call ed Oli ver, w ho has his eye on her. Is it possib le that lifetim e lo ser in love Oliver mig ht j ust get somewhere wit h lifeti me loser in love J ane? Trouble is, his apartment is a li ttle "un-edited" and his liv ing room has lost th e battle with magazin e nudity... Susan and Steve are now wel l and truly an item. So why is he dreaming about being execut ed by a fetus with an axe? Mean while Sall y and Patrick are settling into their new relati onship. But since the dawn of time, men and women have been falling in love - and me n have been trying to get h ome straight after wards. Can fallen playboy Patrick ever f ind his way back from the enchanted glade of his one t rue love and get a decent night's slee 她朝两边 的贵宾席和下面的看台,团团一揖,“ 佐蒙人是肯定要杀我的,他们善用渗透之法,所以,林蹊在此恳请诸位前辈,诸位道友,看在我也算 为仙界立过一点功劳的份上,一起监督 一下,在我未晋天仙之前 ,不要让任何人, 以任何理由,打断我在刑堂的工作。