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Boy Meets Girl Series 2


tracy_j

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I just thought I would give my quick review on this comedy for people who can access it as it is running at the moment on TV and the first episode is still available on iplayer for a few days.

Following on from the first series in which a cis man meets a MTF woman and they fall in love, this series is expanding on things as life progresses.

There seems to me to be a bit of a change from the first series as the trans angle seems to be excluded from the advertising, the line being 'A comedy about love across the age gap'. To me, although it's maybe the right approach, I am fairly ageless in outlook and I don't really understand that as any gap is not obvious to me. It just seems wrong.

Introductions aside I will give a few comments on the meat of the comedy:

I did find the first series a sensitive and well thought out approach to trans people from an introductory viewpoint. As a comedy things got a bit silly at times though and would not to be to the taste of many. This series seems to go even further along that line, such that the MTF female (Judy) and her boyfriend (Leo) appear to be the only sensible people in the program. In fact taken a bit further, Judy appears to be the most sensible. The slapstick comedy, I think, has gone too far!

If one can look beyond that though things have expanded somewhat. The support group meeting has been introduced at a superficial level, and with that an FTM character has been introduced. Some additional issues which would concern both MTF and FTM trans people have been introduced, in a bit of a jovial way which may not please some, but is at least an attempt to bring things out into public knowledge. Leo and Judy's relationship has progressed to the point of engagement for a future wedding (it is entertainment, but it does happen with some).

I am beginning to wonder where I see this, as it does seem to be a traditional BBC comedy with a trans theme running in tandem. I think the acting is a little stilted at times but all in all I think the BBC have handled things in a sensitive manner and although some trans people may not be too impressed I think it does bring things out to the public in a way that none should find offensive.

In essence I find it a good thing

I have only seen the first three programs as yet so I will see where it leads.

Tracy

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Hopefully our PBS will run it here in the States. It sounds good from your review.

Hugs,

Charlize

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The UK has better LGBT shows but, here its mostly comedy with us as the target. Waterloo Road comes to mind with gay and trans* students and dramatic plot lines. I loved Lip Service but, seems not many viewers are interested in that nitch of diversity. I don't see PBS running any of them not only that their edgy but also that few Americans understand the British dialects and culture. I'm still looking for a British dictionary by counties and when you get to like Glasgow, they should have bloody subtitles. And, I have watched everything I find and spent a lot of time on folk music forums. There is most of it on the web here now but all the new or good stuff you have to pay extra for.

But, when you see good shows please pass on the titles.

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