冤家成双对 [* 第三季

简介

　　本剧集是BBC 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St even M?!offat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《`)Frie/nds》，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
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``们^看来，《Coup \,ling》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《Fri[/ends》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$%意保持创意、编剧一体化是分不开的，美剧的创
(意一般也就为最初几集编剧@.@，以后主要. 的编剧工作都是由其它编剧根据最初的+
角色(设定来自由发挥*[``，编剧队伍的构成也是不断变 #化，老的走新的] 来，造成美剧情节_连贯性差甚至前后矛盾， 故事往往缺乏深度，人物性格平面化! ，缺少发展。这都?是题@ 外话了。　`　《Cou?pling》的主要人物包括优柔寡断、,性格不成熟的帅哥S _+teve，Stev/e_的莫`逆[%之#交、举止语%+言古怪、总也\!找不到女友的Je ff，?头脑简单、外表性感的“donke_`y” Pa )tri$ck三位对\Por*!n、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Jane，*,%St+e+*v:e,的继任女友、Jeff!$?的同事、曾经非常“不羁”（
[包括和Je,ff还有P=-$at/rick）过的Susan，S usan的莫逆、对衰$
+老_ )和肥胖极度敏感的美容师S.all`+y三位女士=。在第一集中
;，Steve+/^决定;[“再次”和女友Jan$)e`分手，(结果却被Jane三言两语引诱到洗手间 亲热；= Patr/^ick想把:+ 和] Susan的 :@关系再[ @进+ 一-步，却被告知根本不存在什么“关系”； S[usan在洗手间碰到匆忙出来买D$urex的!!$Steve，向他表示好感，两人订下约会以后St.)?ev.`e钻进隔间继续……。本剧的主线包^,括Steve和 Sus[:an[;之间逐渐正式起;来的关系，Jeff寻找艳遇]]# 过程中的种种意外以-_及后来和(上司发展出来的一段关系，Patrick和Sally之间若有若无到若即若离再到 _%情深@ ;难舍的感情发展，还有Jane在\ 事业和异性关系中(:的各种奇事，等等。　　/本剧在情节设计\中所达到的精致和完美程度让)-#人叹为观止，而`@六位^当时并不(-*算大明星的青年演员的所展现精湛演技更 /$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IMDB、A]MA ZON和BBC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NB*@C 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《?(Frie# nds》的接班人，于是 #:20?0[3; 年大?*张旗;?_鼓地决定翻拍-`_*美版《Coupling》。美国的fa/]ns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$^出一集Pi/lot就因$!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。　　200\-3年底，@本剧获得英国喜剧奖（BCA=）最?@佳电视喜剧奖。_.BBC已_\)_经在2004年正式开拍+并播出第$^ ,4季，不过Jeff这个人$- ^物将不再出现，而#=)代之以新角色\——经营Sci-F![i书店的Oliver，*由Richard My$lan扮演。从已经播出的几 集来看，%_\/应该说在更换主要角色之?`一的背景下，基本保持了 .:前3季的水+,准，但是[同时也流露出对前3季中成功情!节进行拷贝的迹象，希望这仅仅是偶然。　　Two&_+-#39s c=$)ompa@[;ny,` t! hree9s a ;crowd... s++\o  what do y ou do[ ##%\with six? #On ave+rag:#]e
, men and[=/ w omen thi!-
)nk about sex every six //seco nds. Sh?orten that to 
every seco-nd,% and y,:ou've go! t? Couplin#g. It`9s m o$:re t
.h:*/a n just -a_:^ on!;e night s/=$`tand!　　When a c_:$^ouple g`.(et![#s to^*gether, ^-.[it's never just the t#/$w
](o of t;_-?hem - they =also bring bag?% gage - and Susan ( ; (S (ara**h Alexande
;r) an](]d Stev =e (Jack Dave\/nport) /--are no e/xception@. Th 
ei\r b]a:.ggage ^\, is a cr=$owd of (^best$ fr^iends* and exes_]; #? `who _[?talk about all % ) ^ aspec#?#ts of sex and # rela-ti\`onsh-ips on _!their neve
r-en@d@+=:ing que_`!st to  *fi)nd?  true?^ love. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...　　+S;%.!usan Walker i@s a beautiful go-getter /wit[!h an.`## u?; ninhibited a[(
t!(@ titude who used to dat;e P=?atrick ;;$Maitland (B \en
)?# Miles), the sext\?e`[ t&_[)#39s% charismatic, [co[%cky?( player, Londo^ n's king of conques\ *ts ?/ - a -/guy` who&#39s just t]*oo cool to worry abo)u/t being ^!*smart):. At#``,tra`%ctiv$$e Sally Harper:
($ [Kate Is=@itt
_) is]* a
?b-:e$
%aut_%y  ^t.herapist.$ who is Susan*9s unash[ *amedly_ vain +best fr* :iend@$;, who ag*gr`;essiv-=ely battles -/_aging@ ]=#$wit=h heavy d$@@%oses of moisturizer and men - incl:*uding Patrick.　　M-!eanwhile, Stev$e Taylor, while getting toge!-ther w`/])@ith *$Susan,\/ can'(#t see m to shake loose from_  his #_viva !ci=ous and sligh$(_tly )/va
;cuous,* ex-girlfri\/end Jane Christie (Gina Bellm%_an), a woman supre@)mely,
^ con^`fident in h]+er ability to se/duce
`=` an%*yone o:f eith$]er sex, and who refuses t?`o be d., umped[\% u:nless she&#$)3;$- 9s th)$e one do^.ing the dumping.-:; J!eff Mu^[r[ doc *h (Ri /,cha_
@rd Coy
`le)
is Steve]'s &\quot_p^?o(,rn budd^[%-y" who is,/- in._ (equal ,par_^ts, obsess(e@)d and: bewildered by a/ctual sex cha!rming in his`-_], way, ) ;but $$ with a:./n uncanny abil ity t?`o say the wrong thing at the wors .+t possibl_#e time. H\ #e works in -the \ @same off%ice as Susa(n, wit\ =.h]^ whom he? had a \[ disastro\/)us and unsucce%))ssful one-ni$ ;g%
ht fling.　([　Coupling has been?/ honoured with the presti][g!#@ious Silver Rose of Montreux, Best !TV Comedy,\ /Aw,ard, and +is`^$? r?$ece^#nt ]winner at t *h)e 2003 Briti=sh Com+ edy Awards.　　-With a ne )w guy on th=e -@%%scene, a baby on t\$he way, ? commitment /-in$=, th\#)/e air, an$d
= love ,$%)on(
[th]e h-o[/rizon,//( the@)+` d%]^ynami_cs of the six friends are definitel)!
y changing.　　*[)At the end o[)%f *:,l_/ast ._season((] Susan
\ a$(+nd Stev,!e _di?/?scovered they were pregnant (well, mo[$stly * S(@us$$a#
%n), confirmed bachel]o=r Patrick and `Sal_ly finall y adm\ itted /their true f#)[eelings for e!a ch other, a?nd poor, Jan
e was lef;:t on (he (r ow$* n, once #:#!again.　:#　But it&!
#39s n:)+ot all doom and gloom f=o-$_r J $ane. \
As? *the new season ope@`(ns, thing![*s !;are `]looking up. \@There% .`'s this/ gu
$
y
``called Ol*(iver,-% !$]who has his eye\+=) on he[/r. Is it possi%#
ble tha; t lifetime los)`er= in love Oliver migh*,.t just  g?;,e!t somewhere with lifet;\ ime loser in love Jane? Tr]?ouble is,$
 his apa(rtm./ent is a little "un-edi,(.*ted&_quo.)[t\? a!.?(nd his )living$^ room has; lost the +battle with magazine nudity...　　Susan and * St? eve are now well a$![\n!$d truly a!n item. .So#(  +why is h?/;e .dreaming a[bout b$[eing e@-xecu , ted by a ]^fe:tus with an axe?　 ,:^　Meanw(( hile )]Sally .
and =, Pat`)rick are `settl$ i[!ng into +their new rel;!at=ionship. Bu)+:t ;
-since the\- da^wn of tim,], e, men and women have been fal=#ling in love - @and ++m=#
en
-have be:^en try/.%in((#:g t`o get home straight a [fterwards. Ca]/ n= %-fallen playb.*o(]_y Patric ;k ever fin_d his way] back]` from t*he@ [enc=ha$)nted `glad-: e of his o! ne)] true love and get a de=
;c$%ent night's \^sleep?