# Almost Royal **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 13, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002 "2014-07-13T17:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/1 "2014-07-13T17:41:37Z")
Does anyone else like this little (30 minutes) tv show on BBCA as much as I do? Oh my goodness – I’m enchanted by this couple! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/2 "2014-07-13T17:42:29Z")
We are _not_ amused! Just kidding, I’ve never heard of this show. ---
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/3 "2014-07-13T17:49:36Z")
Not surprised. I’ve only seen four issues but hope there’ll be many more. Georgie and Poppy were visiting four U.S. cities – New York, Boston, Detroit, and Philadelphia, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/4 "2014-07-13T22:58:19Z")
> [@MizQuirk](#): > > Does anyone else like this little (30 minutes) tv show on BBCA as much as I do? Oh my goodness – I’m enchanted by this couple! They’re not a couple, they’re brother and sister - you know, friends with benefits! I think they’re pretty sharp on the quips; I’m enjoying it. I heard it’s BBC’s first comedy, that can’t be right, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/5 "2014-07-13T23:44:40Z")
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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/6 "2014-07-14T00:49:26Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > I think they’re pretty sharp on the quips; I’m enjoying it. I heard it’s BBC’s first comedy, that can’t be right, is it? No, that’s not right. It might be _BBC America’s_ first comedy but certainly isn’t the _BBC’s_ first comedy. And note that the title is _Almost Royal_, not Almost Royalty. And pay attention to the opening narration; I think in the first episode they were described as 50th and 51st in line for the throne, but the number has been dropping each episode. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/7 "2014-07-14T05:38:39Z")
I haven’t seen the show yet, but the characters were very funny when they were on Graham Norton a while back. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/8 "2014-07-14T09:12:36Z")
_Almost Royal_, as Dewey Finn noted. You might want to ask a mod for a change of the thread title. I’ve been watching and I think it’s hilarious. It’s basically _Borat_, but instead of an uncouth peasant from Kazakhstan, they’re good-natured, wealthy snobs from England. Poppy is funny and great at putting people off guard by flirting with them, but I think Georgie comes up with the best lines. I was a bit worried about them in that Detroit episode–it looked like they were roaming around in some rough neighborhoods! ---
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/9 "2014-07-14T13:45:47Z")
Yes – Mod, could that be changed, please? (Obviously I don’t know how to go about contacting the correct mod.) When I called them a couple, I meant them as a couple of actors playing parts as brother and sister. I thought Poppy seemed absolutely enchanting while insisting the two of them DO have benefits as brother and sister, and that in Britain selfies aren’t allowed and could ‘make you go blind’. Without the differences in American and British customs and languages, it wouldn’t be a show. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/10 "2014-07-14T16:15:02Z")
If you want to report a post, any post including your own, click on the red triangle in the upper right corner of the post, next to the post count link (i.e., #1, #2, etc). The report will go to the appropriate mod for the forum. ---
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/11 "2014-07-14T16:52:59Z")
Thank you for your help. I’ve made the request. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/12 "2014-07-14T17:00:16Z")
I watched the LA and the I think Boston episode (they go to a tea party meeting). I thought it was amusing but not riotous. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/13 "2014-07-14T17:30:24Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve been watching and I think it’s hilarious. It’s basically Borat, but instead of an uncouth peasant from Kazakhstan, they’re good-natured, wealthy snobs from England. sounds like something I’d like 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/14 "2014-07-14T18:10:37Z")
I’ve been loving this. My favorite moments are whenever Poppy becomes aware of the camera and starts model-posing. Her flirts with the shy oil change tech had me literally choking with laughter. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/15 "2014-07-14T23:42:02Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > No, that’s not right. It might be _BBC America’s_ first comedy but certainly isn’t the _BBC’s_ first comedy. I feel a breeze. 🙂 > [@](#): > > And pay attention to the opening narration; I think in the first episode they were described as 50th and 51st in line for the throne, but the number has been dropping each episode. That’s because other young royals ahead of them keep popping out babies! ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-royal/693002/16 "2014-07-15T12:01:47Z")
Yes, I love this show, too. Finally got to watch all the episodes last weekend.