劇情介紹
本劇集是BBC 2臺(tái)2000年正式推出的以青年人為題材和對(duì)象的系列情景喜劇，創(chuàng)意和編劇均由Steven Moffat一人擔(dān)當(dāng)。三男三女的主要人物構(gòu)成很容易使人聯(lián)想到當(dāng)時(shí)正走紅（其實(shí)已經(jīng)在走下坡路）的《Friends》，因此很有不少根本沒(méi)看過(guò)本劇的媒體人士和評(píng)論家想當(dāng)然地將本劇稱(chēng)作英國(guó)版的《Friends》，而在那些有幸欣賞過(guò)本劇的觀眾們看來(lái)，《Coupling》在情節(jié)設(shè)定、人物表演、喜劇元素的設(shè)計(jì)和表現(xiàn)等諸多方面所達(dá)到的水平，要比《Friends》高幾個(gè)檔次。相比之下，《Friends》只能說(shuō)是一部“業(yè)余”水平的好作品而已。當(dāng)然總體來(lái)說(shuō)，英劇的水準(zhǔn)本身就高于美劇，這和英劇注意保持創(chuàng)意、編劇一體化是分不開(kāi)的，美劇的創(chuàng)意一般也就為最初幾集編劇，以后主要的編劇工作都是由其它編劇根據(jù)最初的角色設(shè)定來(lái)自由發(fā)揮，編劇隊(duì)伍的構(gòu)成也是不斷變化，老的走新的來(lái)，造成美劇情節(jié)連貫性差甚至前后矛盾，故事往往缺乏深度，人物性格平面化，缺少發(fā)展。這都是題外話了。 《Coupling》的主要人物包括優(yōu)柔寡斷、性格不成熟的帥哥Steve，Steve的莫逆之交、舉止語(yǔ)言古怪、總也找不到女友的Jeff，頭腦簡(jiǎn)單、外表性感的“donkey” Patrick三位對(duì)Porn、特別是lesbian porn非常熱中的男士，以及Steve的前女友、神神叨叨、擅用性感作武器的Jane，Steve的繼任女友、Jeff的同事、曾經(jīng)非?！安涣b”（包括和Jeff還有Patrick）過(guò)的Susan，Susan的莫逆、對(duì)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(jié)果卻被Jane三言?xún)烧Z(yǔ)引誘到洗手間親熱；Patrick想把和Susan的關(guān)系再進(jìn)一步，卻被告知根本不存在什么“關(guān)系”； Susan在洗手間碰到匆忙出來(lái)買(mǎi)Durex的Steve，向他表示好感，兩人訂下約會(huì)以后Steve鉆進(jìn)隔間繼續(xù)……。本劇的主線包括Steve和 Susan之間逐漸正式起來(lái)的關(guān)系，Jeff尋找艷遇過(guò)程中的種種意外以及后來(lái)和上司發(fā)展出來(lái)的一段關(guān)系，Patrick和Sally之間若有若無(wú)到若即若離再到情深難舍的感情發(fā)展，還有Jane在事業(yè)和異性關(guān)系中的各種奇事，等等。 本劇在情節(jié)設(shè)計(jì)中所達(dá)到的精致和完美程度讓人嘆為觀止，而六位當(dāng)時(shí)并不算大明星的青年演員的所展現(xiàn)精湛演技更是具有頂尖演員的水平，無(wú)怪乎播出之后立刻走紅大洋兩岸，在IMDB、AMAZON和BBC網(wǎng)站可以領(lǐng)略到其受歡迎的程度。2002年底，第3季播畢，故事情節(jié)基本告一段落。美國(guó)NBC看到這部“英國(guó)版《Friends》”在英美兩地均廣受歡迎，覺(jué)得正好可以搬來(lái)做2004年終于要關(guān)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(guó)的fans本來(lái)以為這是件好事，沒(méi)想到NBC的翻拍愚蠢地采用了全臺(tái)詞照搬的方法，雖然個(gè)人沒(méi)看過(guò)，不過(guò)也可以想象到有多惡心，結(jié)果只播出一集Pilot就因?yàn)榱R聲太大而整個(gè)計(jì)劃擱淺（這點(diǎn)上美國(guó)佬是值得學(xué)習(xí)的，不象中國(guó)有些搞影視的罵聲越大越要上）。在這里http://www.nbc.co m/Coupling/可以 看到這個(gè)計(jì)劃的尸體，還有 一些徹底走了味兒的劇 照。 2003年底，本 劇獲得英國(guó)喜劇獎(jiǎng)（BCA）最佳 電視喜劇獎(jiǎng)。BBC已經(jīng)在20 04年正式開(kāi)拍并播出第4 季，不過(guò)Jef f這個(gè)人物將不再出現(xiàn)，而 代之以新角色— —經(jīng)營(yíng)Sci-Fi書(shū)店的Ol iver，由R ichard Mylan扮演。從已經(jīng)播出的 幾集來(lái)看，應(yīng)該說(shuō)在更換 主要角色之一的 背景下，基本保持了 前3季的水準(zhǔn)，但 是同時(shí)也流露出對(duì) 前3季中成功情節(jié)進(jìn)行拷貝的跡 象，希望這僅僅是偶 然。 Two&am p;#39;s comp any, thre e&#3 9;s a crowd ... so w hat do you d o with si x? On a verage, me n and w omen think ab out sex eve ry six seconds. S horten that to every second, and you& ;#39;ve got Coupling. It 's more than jus t a one nig ht stand! W hen a coupl e gets tog ether, it& #39;s nev er just the two of the m - they also bri ng baggage - an d Susan (Sarah Alexan der) and Steve (Jack D avenport) are no exceptio n. Their baggage is a crowd o f best friends and exes who t alk about all aspects of sex an d relationship s on th eir neve r-ending que st to find true love. P erhaps, perh aps, perhaps ... Susan Wa lker is a beau tiful go- getter with a n uninh ibited at titude wh o used to dat e Patrick Ma itland (Be n Miles), the sextet& ;#39;s ch arismatic , cocky playe r, London& amp;#39;s ki ng of conque sts - a g uy who&#39 ;s just too cool to wo rry about being smart . Attractive Sally Harpe r (Kate Isitt) is a beauty therapist wh o is Susan 's un ashamedly vain best friend , who aggr essively battles agin g with heav y doses of mo isturizer and men - i ncluding P atrick. Meanwhi le, Steve Ta ylor, w hile getting to gether with Su san, can&am p;#39;t se em to shake lo ose from his viva cious and sligh tly vacu ous ex-girlfr iend Jan e Christie ( Gina Bellma n), a woma n supremely con fident in her ability to seduce anyone of either sex, and wh o refus es to b e dumped u nless s he's th e one doing the dumping. Jeff Mu rdoch (R ichard Coyle) is Steve&a mp;#39;s &am p;quot;por n buddy& quot; wh o is, in equ al parts, obsessed and bewildered by actual se x; charming in his way, but with an unc anny ability to say t he wrong thing at the worst p ossible time . He work s in th e same office as Susan, with whom he had a disastro us and u nsuccessful o ne-night fl ing. Couplin g has been honoured with t he prestigiou s Silver Ro se of Montreu x, Best TV Comedy Award, and is r ecent w inner at the 2003 Bri tish Comedy Awards. With a new gu y on th e scene, a bab y on the way, commi tment in the air, and love on the horizo n, the dyna mics of the six fri ends are def initely changi ng. At the end of last season Su san and S teve discovere d they we re pregnant (well, mostly Susan), confirme d bachelor Patrick and Sally finall y admitted thei r true feeli ngs for e ach other, and poor Ja ne was left on her own, on ce again. But it's n ot all doom and gloom for Jane. As t he new s eason opens, t hings are looking up. There&am p;#39;s thi s guy called Ol iver, who ha s his eye on h er. Is it po ssible tha t lifetime lo ser in lo ve Oliver mig ht just ge t somewhere with l ifetime lo ser in love Jane? Tr ouble is, his ap artment is a little &qu ot;un-edited&a mp;quot; a nd his living room has lost the battle wit h magazine nu dity... Susan and Steve a re now well an d truly a n item. So why is he dreamin g about bein g execute d by a fetus with an axe? Meanwhil e Sally and Patrick are settling i nto their new relationsh ip. But since the da wn of tim e, men and women have been f alling in love - and men ha ve been trying to get h ome straigh t afterward s. Can fallen p layboy Patric k ever fin d his w ay back f rom the enchant ed glade of hi s one true lov e and get a decent night& amp;#39;s sl eep?詳情
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