And behind door number 22... a guide to some music of the more traditional kind
Catherine Munn and Jacob Martin list their Top 5 programmes to watch over the festive period.
And behind door number nine... some dazzling musical delights
The complete arts guide, for week 9
From a rather inauspicious beginning in the very first episode, Prince Arthur and his secret-wizard servant Merlin have grown to care for and trust each other, even if they'll only admit it when faced with separation or death. Thanks in no small part to the charm and chemistry of actors Colin Morgan and Bradley James, this is a veritable medieval bromance of epic proportions.
Some of the best bromances develop out of a good friendship between the two actors. That is certainly the case with Abed and Troy, played by Danny Pudi and Donald Glover, who through their hilarious skits at the end of each episode showcase a fantastic onscreen chemistry that translates into some of the most amusing interactions in this outstanding sitcom.
This duo pretty much defines the good cop/bad cop trope. Or rather, the good cop, sexist, homophobic, smash-your-bloody-head-against-the-wall trope. Whilst Sam and Gene may not have always got on – that Very Manly Fight by the bedside of a comatose hospital patient springs to mind – very few DCIs and their DIs get to be immortalised in Camberwick Green dream sequences.
The captain of the Starship Enterprise and his first officer have a good claim to being the first on-screen bromance. Like any good partnership, each brought something which the other lacked: Spock, detachment and pure reason; Kirk, intuition and emotional insight. Even the idea that nothing was more important to Kirk than his ship didn't stand up to events when he sacrificed the Enterprise in a gambit to save Spock's life.
Arguably the definitive bromance of British TV, best mates Tim and Mike (aka real life pals Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) are life-long friends who know each other so well they can read each other's minds, as handily demonstrated by this clip. They'd take a bullet for one another (albeit a paint loaded one), go to war together (albeit, ahem, Robot Wars) and will quite happily continue to play hide and seek well into their twenties. What more could you want in a friendship?
Has there ever been a closer bromance then that of Vanilla and Chocolate Bear? They’ve lived together since college, confessed their guy love for each other and their children are even going to get married. They share a wealth of in-jokes but also feelings for each other- particularly JD who forever pushes the boundaries of platonic friendship. I wish I was their friend.
Without the endearing bromance of Moss and Roy, The IT Crowd would just be the annoying Jen trying to fit in with some “standard nerds”. However, the pair’s social ineptitude and reliance on each other culminate in many amusing situations, including encounters with “real men” and kissing each other to avoid the eyes of the police. Moss even compares them to a stagnating old married couple, doing the same things together for years; in other words, they have a true, long-lasting, geeky bromance.
When easy-going Thomas Magnum first moved into famous novelist Robin Masters’ estate as a security consultant, he and major-domo Jonathan Quayle Higgins III resented each other. But over time they developed a grudging respect which turned into a deep friendship, with each prepared to risk life and limb to help the other. However, their constant good-natured bickering never relented, and was often an infinite source of comedy.
One is a strangely pretty smart-arse, the other is an oddly attractive donkey-faced pain-in-the-arse. This is a love/hate bromance featuring tea and coffee eating contests, falling for the same woman, ginger jokes, guyball, the spoon of destiny, threatening kittens at gunpoint… the list goes on. In a bizarre show, this relationship seemed the most normal, but in the real world? Not so much.
Best buddies Joey and Chandler definitely never lose their charm. In fact, Joey was so charming he got his own show; but it never really worked without Chandler. They go through everything together, from “The one where Joey moves out” to “The one where Chandler crosses the line” and kisses Joey’s girlfriend. Whatever happens between these two, they always work it out with a couple of beers and an episode of Baywatch.
- Charlie & Hurley, Lost
- Holmes & Watson, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock
- Chuck & Morgan, Chuck
- Jeeves & Wooster, Jeeves and Wooster
- House & Wilson, House
KURT AND BRIAN!!!!!
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