冤家成双对[ 第三季
剧情简介
本剧集是B /BC 2台2000年正式` % 推出:的以青年人:$$为题材和( )*对象的 系列情!_ 景喜剧，创意和编剧均由]@).Steven Moffat一人担当。三男三女的主要人物构成很容易#使人联想=.到=当=^]时正走红（其实已经在走下坡路）的《Friends》，@因此 很有不*少%*根本没看过-@本剧的媒体人士和 评论家想当然地将$本剧称作英国/版的《Friend:,s》$_;`，而在那些有幸欣赏过本剧的观众们!, 看 *):来，《Coupling》在=`情节设定、人物表演、喜剧元%. 素的( \设计和!表现等诸多方面所达到的`水平，要比《Friends》高几 个 /档次。相比之下，《,Friends》只能,? 说是一部“业余”水平% 的好作品而)已。%当+*.然总体 ]\来说，英-剧的水准本身%=就高于美剧，这和英剧注意保持创+ =意、编:_ 剧! 一体化是]*分不开的-\ ，美剧的创意`^一 )般_+,;也就为最初, 几集编剧，以后?主要的编剧工作都是由其它.编剧根据最初的角/$色设定来自由发挥，编剧队伍的构成$也是不! 断变化，老的走新的来，造成美剧情*(节连贯[#性/差甚至前后矛盾，故事往往缺乏深_度#*，人物 性格平面化，缺少发.=_展。这都.?.是题外-(话了。 ?#. 《Co`+u pling》的主要人物 包括优柔寡$ 断、性格不成熟的帅哥Steve;，Steve的莫逆之交 、举止语言 ) 古怪、总也找不到]+ 女友的Jeff$^* ，头脑简单 @、外表性*(感的$“donke *y” Patrick三位对Porn、特/别是lesbian porn非常热( .中的男士，以及Steve的前 ?女友、!%!神神叨(:叨、擅用%@?性感作武器的Ja%ne，St%*#-eve的继任#(女友、= Jeff的同事、曾经非常“不羁”（包括和 ^[Jeff还有P at*rick;）# %过的Susa[^n，S`%$usan的莫逆、对衰老和`(%肥胖极度敏感的美容师S* ally三位女士。在第一集中，Steve决定“再次”和女 $\友Jane分手，结果却被J_ane三言两语 引诱到洗 [手间亲热；P/` atrick想把=_ 和Susan的)关系再进一步，却被告 \*$#知根本不存+在什=`么“关系”； Susan在洗手间碰;?=到匆忙出 +来买Durex的S#;tev`?e，向他表示好感，两人订下+ ^约会以后 ?-S # teve钻进隔间继%续……。本剧的主线 _包括Ste ve和 Susa n之间逐渐正式起来的关系，Jeff \^寻找艳遇过程/.#中的种种意外以及后来和上司发展出来 的; 一段关/=系，Patrick^+@和Sally之 ;%间若有若无到若即 若离再 ;到情= 深难舍的感情发展 ，_,/还有Jane在事业和异性关系中的各种 [奇事 ? ， 等等。 ? 本剧在情节设计中所达到 _的精致和完美程度让人叹为观止，而六 `位当时并不算大]明星的青年_\+演员 %的所 展现精湛演技更是具有. 顶尖演员的水 平，; 无怪乎播出]之后立刻走红大洋两-: 岸，在IMD; B、%/ A#:M AZON和BB(: C网站可.@- 以领略到其受欢迎的程@$度。2002;:?%年底，第3季播 /:毕，故事情节基本告一段落。美国NBC看$$到这部“英]国版《Friends》”在英美两地均广受欢迎，觉得正好 可以(搬:-来做 200+4年终于+^要关张的《Friends》/-的接班人, ，于是2003年大张旗鼓地决定翻拍美版《Coupli ]ng》],:。美国的fans本来以为这 #是件好事，没想$^] /到NBC的翻拍愚蠢地采用了全台((@词.[照搬的方法，: 虽)然 !个人\ \没看过，不过也可以想象到有多恶$+心，结.^]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学习的， ..不=象中国有些搞影视的+? 骂声越大越?_要上）。在这里http://www.nbc.com/Coupling/可以看到这个计划的尸体，还有一些彻底走了味儿的剧照。 2. 003`年底，本剧获.? 得英国喜剧奖（B.:CA）最佳电视喜剧奖。.@BBC已经在200=_^4年正式开拍并播(#/出第4季，不过J:eff这个人物将不再 \出现，-而代之以新角+色— —经营;#Sci- ^,Fi书店的Oli; .$ ver) ，由R$:ichard Mylan扮演。从已经播出的几集来^`看，应该说在更换主要角色之一的 背景下，//[*基本保持了前3季的水准，但是-\同时也流露出对前3=季中成功情节进,!行拷贝( 的迹 !象，希望这仅,仅是偶 ?然。,- Two's compa)ny_ @, thr ee's a crow; #d.!!: +.. so w/-hat do you do wi:`]: th s:(,ix? . On avera*_ge, $;men and w/o #[m,^en t ?=#h)-ink abo^-ut sex ev ery si_x [seco`=nds. Short@#e;*n t^!`hat t)[$o every %.second,,($* and you^:-;&#^ \:39)`^-ve go?t Coupling. It's more t h/an ju st,[ a one night stand! When -a,= co upl*`;e gets^^ together, it's n/\@ever jus`()t the =tw: (o^] @of the]) m - they also bri+,ng baggag e]^ -\%! and :S/-usan (Sarah Alexa?[nder) and Steve$=)$ (Jack Davenport) are no exc=eption. #Their %ba:% ?ggag)-@e is % a cro*wd -of bes t fri -ends and exes wh=o [#talk_/ ab_out al_l aspects of sex and relation shi,ps on their never-e/`)nding q!`uest *to find true`@; love. (Perh) =aps, perhaps, p`]er]*#% haps._*..* Susan Walker is a be%.$/autif@,,ul go-getter\ with an uninhibited a/?ttitude - ) wh\!o$ use [d to date /#Patrick Maitland (Be*( [n Miles), the sexte)(t's c h(ari)smati(+c, $+cock/(+y pla -?yer, @ Londo*(n's king + o f conquests - a guy^ who's just to=,`]o co-#`ol to worr ,y ab. out being s-% mart. . At .tractive Sall*[y Harp: er (Kate Isitt ) is a. beauty+( ? therapist who @ is Sus(%a%$n&=^#)#(39s? una/ shamedly vain b$ e^st , friend, who ag _!g:ressiv*+@ely b.(attles aging with heavy=$/ #,doses of moistur#izer an?!#d men - in* clu;! ding Patri c@k. Mean;@ #whil ;e[ /, Stev %e ;_Taylor, while gettin@@g =t#ogether with Susa n, ( ca=n't seem to s hake lo/;)os_ e.] _ from his =:v?\ivacious a(nd slightly v acuou* +s e;?x-girlfriend Jane# Christie (Gina Bellman),\ a wo\ man `sup:reme:_^^ly con:@:fident in her ability to seduce anyo*;ne of :either sex, and wh+o refu^ ses to be d\umpe$^d: unless @she \9? /,s the one doing t_ *he du`mping. Jeff Murdoch (R_`$i?_cha=-rd Coyle_) is S. tev]e's &quo?. tporn buddy& quot who i_!s;*, in equa]%l p*,arts, : o bsessed and _%bewilder\;#^ed by act@=ua - /l:; sex c%;-@harming in his way, but w ith an _ uncann y abi!/?li$t$\y $t$^o / say ]! the w;rong thing at the worst possible -^time. He w::orks i @n the same% of@ :)fice a s Sus= an ?, wit,: h wh= om he had a!.+ dis. astrous and@ u[ns;,ucce, ssful o ##n =e-night flin* (g. Cou/p li\\?ng!, * has bee $n /+ho:`noured with[%_: the) ?presti `=gious %Silver ` Rose of Mon[!^treux,( Best TV C omedy Award, and is-]; \recent winne]\r at the 2003 Br i-.^t ish Comedy Awards. W_+i !!th a new guy on the) \` scene, a bab y on the way, commitment i n ^the air, and love `@o /= +n the hor#iz*+on, # the dynamics of the s,,$ix frien_ ds are definitel^ y c%@;@hanging. $ ,@ At th_:e: end of last s`e(!_ason Susan]- and Steve dis!@, \c_(_*over ed t\ hey were pregn@@[;ant ( (:`w ell, mostl?\ y Susan), conf *.i ; @rm,?^ed bachelor Patri[_$ck and + Sally finally admitted## their true feelings for each] o?;ther, and poor !(Jan* - e was left on her` own, o nc(e aga))^in. B ut it.-: &_/#39s not al ,:l doom and gloom f+/]or J_ ane. ^$A_ s the ne_ w s+eason.` opens, things are l( :oo=k_^#ing:\$ up. T [h.e:=!.r?#: e's this g^uy c# alle.%d O([liver, who h a ^s his eye on her. Is it, \po; -s, sible that lifeti_.me loser in love *,O?=/live@%r might just get some% where * wit$+h li ;/)+fetime l ^oser in love+/# Jane?$* T \;rouble is, hi!)*?s ?ap%artm ent :?is a little &qu. otun-edite[\d&q_uot and h;: `=i s li_]ving $ro) om \has lost the ba ;:ttle,( w +ith magaz:- ine nudity... Susan and Steve_, are now well an\%\d truly a:#[n item. S[ =o_= why is h[e dr# eaming[, ab\ [out being # e -xecuted by a fe: tus with an axe?! Me; %(an `^ while S- ally and P:atr+ick are s[)ettling $i. `=!nto their *)n:]ew :%r: @ela tionship. B@[`u%%t si?*= nce the dawn ?#of ti :^me, m;#en `([and @women $ have b/ e:*en falling in l_%:ove - a.. !!n/@?+ d men h_ave )* been tryin%@g to get home ? = straig$h,t afterward !,s; . Ca) =n fallen playboy Patrick ev/er find`.* [ ]*his ;.wa-y ,ba ck from th e en`*chant!$$ed glade of h,is one *#(^true love and [ get a d,)_ecent night's !sleep?