简介：<p>　　本剧集是BBC 2台2000年正式推出的以青年待遇题材和对象的系列情形喜剧，创意和编剧均由Steven Moffat一人担任。三男三女的重要人物构成很收留易使人联想到那时正走红（其实已经在走下坡路）的《Friends》，是以很有不少底子没看过本剧的媒体人士和评论家想当然地将本剧称作英国版的《Friends》，而在那些有幸阅读过本剧的观众们看来，《Coupling》在情节设定、人物表演、喜剧元素的计划和暗示等诸多方面所到达的水平，要比《Friends》高几个档次。比拟之下，《Friends》只能说是一部“专业”水平的好作品罢了。当然总体来说，英剧的水准本人就高于美剧，这和英剧属意贯穿连接创意、编剧一体化是分不开的，美剧的创意一般也就为起首几集编剧，今后重要的编剧事情都是由其它编剧按照起首的脚色设定来自由发扬，编剧部队的构成也是不竭改变，老的走新的来，形成美剧情节联贯性差甚至前后冲突，故事往往窘蹙深度，人物性情平面化，窘蹙发展。这都是题外话了。<br/>　　《Coupling》的重要人物包孕游移不决、性情不成熟的帅哥Steve，Steve的一面之交、举止措辞古怪、总也找不到女友的Jeff，脑子简略、外表性感的“donkey” Patrick三位对Porn、出格是lesbian porn很是热衷的男士，以及Steve的前女友、神神叨叨、擅用性感作武器的Jane，Steve的继任女友、Jeff的同事、已经很是“不羁”（包孕和Jeff还有Patrick）过的Susan，Susan的莫逆、对朽迈和肥胖极端敏感的美收留师Sally三位姑娘。在第一集中，Steve决定“再次”和女友Jane离婚，成果却被Jane言简意赅勾引到洗手间激情亲切；Patrick想把和Susan的关系再进一步，却被告诉底子不存在什么“关系”； Susan在洗手间碰着急忙出来买Durex的Steve，向他暗示好感，两人订下约会今后Steve钻进隔间继续……。本剧的主线包孕Steve和 Susan之间逐步正式起来的关系，Jeff寻觅艳遇进程傍边的各种不测以及后来和部下发展出来的一段关系，Patrick和Sally之间若隐若现到若即若离再到情深难舍的感情发展，还有Jane在事业和同性关系中的各类奇事，等等。<br/>　　本剧在情节计划中所到达的精美和完善水平让人叹为观止，而六位那时并不算大明星的青年演员的所展示精湛演技更是具有顶尖演员的水平，无怪乎播出今后立刻走红大洋两岸，在IMDB、AMAZON和BBC网站可以领略到其受欢迎的水平。2002岁终，第3季播毕，故事情节根抵告一段落。美国NBC看到这部“英国版《Friends》”在英美两地均广受欢迎，感觉正好可以搬来做2004年关于要关张的《Friends》的接棒人，因此2003年大张旗鼓地决定翻拍美版《Coupling》。美国的fans原本以为这是件功德，没想到NBC的翻拍愚昧地采取了全台词照搬的方式，固然小我没看过，可是也可以想象到有多恶心，成果只播出一集Pilot就因为骂声太大而整个计划搁浅（这点上美国佬是值得进修的，不象中国有些搞影视的骂声越大越要上）。在这里nk2/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbc.com%2FCoupling%2F&link2key=f4b133810e target="_blank">http://www.nbc.com/Coupling/</a>可以看到这个计划的尸身，还有一些彻底走了味儿的剧照。<br/>　　2003岁终，本剧获取英国喜剧奖（BCA）最好电视喜剧奖。BBC已经在2004年正式开拍并播出第4季，可是Jeff这小我物将不再出现，而代之以新脚色——经营Sci-Fi书店的Oliver，由Richard Mylan扮演。从已经播出的几集来看，应当说在更换重要脚色之一的布景下，根抵贯穿连接了前3季的水准，可是同时也吐露出对前3季中成功情节举行拷贝的迹象，停整理这仅仅是有时。<br/>　　Two's company, three's a crowd... so what do you do with six? On average, men and women think about sex every six seconds. Shorten that to every second, and you've got Coupling. It's more than just a one night stand!<br/>　　When a couple gets together, it's never just the two of them - they also bring baggage - and Susan (Sarah Alexander) and Steve (Jack Davenport) are no exception. Their baggage is a crowd of best friends and exes who talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...<br/>　　Susan Walker is a beautiful go-getter with an uninhibited attitude who used to date Patrick Maitland (Ben Miles), the sextet's charismatic, cocky player, London's king of conquests - a guy who's just too cool to worry about being smart. Attractive Sally Harper (Kate Isitt) is a beauty therapist who is Susan's unashamedly vain best friend, who aggressively battles aging with heavy doses of moisturizer and men - including Patrick.<br/>　　Meanwhile, Steve Taylor, while getting together with Susan, can't seem to shake loose from his vivacious and slightly vacuous ex-girlfriend Jane Christie (Gina Bellman), a woman supremely confident in her ability to seduce anyone of either sex, and who refuses to be dumped unless she's the one doing the dumping. Jeff Murdoch (Richard Coyle) is Steve's "porn buddy" who is, in equal parts, obsessed and bewildered by actual sex; charming in his way, but with an uncanny ability to say the wrong thing at the worst possible time. He works in the same office as Susan, with whom he had a disastrous and unsuccessful one-night fling.<br/>　　Coupling has been honoured with the prestigious Silver Rose of Montreux, Best TV Comedy Award, and is recent winner at the 2003 British Comedy Awards.<br/>　　With a new guy on the scene, a baby on the way, commitment in the air, and love on the horizon, the dynamics of the six friends are definitely changing.<br/>　　At the end of last season Susan and Steve discovered they were pregnant (well, mostly Susan), confirmed bachelor Patrick and Sally finally admitted their true feelings for each other, and poor Jane was left on her own, once again.<br/>　　But it's not all doom and gloom for Jane. As the new season opens, things are looking up. There's this guy called Oliver, who has his eye on her. Is it possible that lifetime loser in love Oliver might just get somewhere with lifetime loser in love Jane? Trouble is, his apartment is a little "un-edited" and his living room has lost the battle with magazine nudity...<br/>　　Susan and Steve are now well and truly an item. So why is he dreaming about being executed by a fetus with an axe?<br/>　　Meanwhile Sally and Patrick are settling into their new relationship. But since the dawn of time, men and women have been falling in love - and men have been trying to get home straight afterwards. Can fallen playboy Patrick ever find his way back from the enchanted glade of his one true love and get a decent night's sleep?</p>…