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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《Friends》，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。
《Coupling》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“donkey” 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Jane，Steve的继任女友、Jeff的同事、曾经非常“不羁”（包括和Jeff还有Patrick）过的Susan，Susan的莫逆、对衰老和肥胖极度敏感的美容师Sally三位女士。在第一集中，Steve决定“再次”和女友Jane分手，结果却被Jane三言两语引诱到洗手间亲热；Patrick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Steve，向他表示好感，两人订下约会以后Steve钻进隔间继续……。本剧的主线包括Steve和 Susan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、AMAZON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2004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《Coupling》。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。
2003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-Fi书店的Oliver，由Richard 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 company, three's a crowd... so what do you do with six? On average, men and women think about sex every six seconds. Shorten that to every second, and you've got Coupling. It's more than just a one night stand!
When a couple gets together, it's never just the two of them - they also bring baggage - and Susan (Sarah Alexander) and Steve (Jack Davenport) are no exception. Their baggage is a crowd of best friends and exes who talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...
Susan Walker is a beautiful go-getter with an uninhibited attitude who used to date Patrick Maitland (Ben Miles), the sextet's charismatic, cocky player, London's king of conquests - a guy who's just too cool to worry about being smart. Attractive Sally Harper (Kate Isitt) is a beauty therapist who is Susan's unashamedly vain best friend, who aggressively battles aging with heavy doses of moisturizer and men - including Patrick.
Meanwhile, Steve Taylor, while getting together with Susan, can't seem to shake loose from his vivacious and slightly vacuous ex-girlfriend Jane Christie (Gina Bellman), a woman supremely confident in her ability to seduce anyone of either sex, and who refuses to be dumped unless she's the one doing the dumping. Jeff Murdoch (Richard Coyle) is Steve's "porn buddy" who is, in equal parts, obsessed and bewildered by actual sex; charming in his way, but with an uncanny ability to say the wrong thing at the worst possible time. He works in the same office as Susan, with whom he had a disastrous and unsuccessful one-night fling.
Coupling has been honoured with the prestigious Silver Rose of Montreux, Best TV Comedy Award, and is recent winner at the 2003 British Comedy Awards.
With a new guy on the scene, a baby on the way, commitment in the air, and love on the horizon, the dynamics of the six friends are definitely changing.
At the end of last season Susan and Steve discovered they were pregnant (well, mostly Susan), confirmed bachelor Patrick and Sally finally admitted their true feelings for each other, and poor Jane was left on her own, once again.
But it's not all doom and gloom for Jane. As the new season opens, things are looking up. There's this guy called Oliver, who has his eye on her. Is it possible that lifetime loser in love Oliver might just get somewhere with lifetime loser in love Jane? Trouble is, his apartment is a little "un-edited" and his living room has lost the battle with magazine nudity...
Susan and Steve are now well and truly an item. So why is he dreaming about being executed by a fetus with an axe?
Meanwhile Sally and Patrick are settling into their new relationship. But since the dawn of time, men and women have been falling in love - and men have been trying to get home straight afterwards. Can fallen playboy Patrick ever find his way back from the enchanted glade of his one true love and get a decent night's sleep?
长篇影评
1 ) Perhaps
这部剧在我的电脑里默默躺了大半年，最初是为了学英音，好看的英剧并不多。我不喜欢肥皂剧，大名鼎鼎的Friends硬是没看过。唯二看过的美剧是欲望都市和权力的游戏。
于是，在几乎剧荒的时候，才翻开电脑找到这部剧。一季季看过来，竟然也能找到共鸣。三男三女各自八卦，每个人的特点（或者说缺点）都无比鲜明：Jane婊，Sally作，Susan渣，Jeff智障，Steve巨婴，Patrick滥交。但终究讨厌不起来，还会发现有些小可爱。
Susan永远一副大女主的姿态，有事业有思想有态度，对感情拿得起放得下，是我一直很羡慕但又无法成为的那种女生。故事的开头，Steve和Jane分手，Susan和Patrick分手。与Jane反复死缠烂打相比，Susan干脆利落，毫不在意，甚至根本不承认那是relationship，还顺手在厕所勾搭上了Steve，让见过了大风大浪的Patrick瞬间有点懵，于是喜提‘渣女’桂冠（非贬义）。
Jane则属于有点让人神烦的女生，典型的持靓行凶，强盗逻辑，自我中心，里面的人或多或少都有些烦她。现实生活中我应该是不会跟这种女生做朋友的。但她骨子里又是善良的，忽闪着一对大眼睛，永远需要人陪。可能她只是太孤独。
至于Sally，一开始并没有太喜欢她，永远焦虑皮肤细纹屁股大，面霜一天要涂好几层，感觉永远神经兮兮的。看到后面越来越发现，嗯，是我本人。Sally其实长得不差，内心却总是敏感自卑缺爱。在她第一次见Patrick的时候，他找她要电话，她却给了Susan的电话，因为觉得不可能有人跟自己要电话，导致Susan和他在一起了。后来，他们经历了朋友、炮友、开放关系，最后终于成为正经的情侣。但因为Patrick太花心，Sally也一直不放心。后来在Patrick的橱柜里，Sally发现了一枚戒指，还大声质问Patrick这是送给谁的。Sally就是骨子里一直觉得自己不配被爱呀。印象最深的一个情节，第三季最后一集，Patrick表白成功，本来是happy ending， Sally却误以为自己因以前的约会对象怀孕，悲凉地说，‘There is nothing in this world so good that I can’t screw it up.’ 想起了我曾经最喜欢的《暗涌》：害怕悲剧重演，我的命中命中，越美丽的东西我越不可碰。
幸好Sally和Patrick结局还算不错。可能因为Sally的关系，我也挺喜欢Patrick的。（不由吓了一跳，这可是最容易被当作渣男的类型）。当然Patrick的渣主要在于性伴侣过多，或许曾经还有出轨。但在他确认了the one后，也显示出浪漫和深情的一面。此处应该有警告，珍爱生命，远离渣男。但人无完人呀。哪怕是高帅善良的Steve，也但太懦弱没担当，跟他在一起会特别累。幸好她碰到的是大女主Susan，她只需要一只听话的小奶狗就行了（中间也因为气不过分了两次）。希望最后当上爸爸的Steve能成熟一点。Jeff说话总让人尴尬，总是活在自己的脑洞中，却又异常单纯专一，笨拙得可爱。
所谓对的人，并不是优秀的完美的人，而是行为是否合拍，志趣是否相投，你抛出去的梗他是否能接住，你的小情绪他是否能捕捉。她若爱你，你在同事面前大跳脱衣舞她依然爱你。他若不爱你，你美若天仙风华绝代主动求欢依然不爱你。
感情才是真正没道理的。与其理性算计，爱才是最勇敢的事情，至于结果，Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.
2 ) to Sally and Patrick ：你是我的蜘蛛人
至于这六个小伙伴，一本正经从床上开始谈恋爱一路走到的翘臀美人Susan和不太成器的帅哥Steve的关系，明显是爱情主线，分屏探讨男女不同的婚恋观；而完全脱线的Jeff和生活在自己次元的Jane分别负责添乱搞笑和引入新元素；最后就不得不提及这对小伙伴了——三脚架VS皱纹女。他们的感情才是这里面最有意义的谈恋爱。
无所不能拥有傲人资本的Patrick在Sally面前第一次吃了败仗，从此就注定二人关系的不平凡。可偏偏是一个闷骚白目男，一个傲娇自卑女，有感情埋在心底（也可能是忘记了）。早在第一次见面的时候，就给错了电话号码，可是有情人终成眷属这句话总不是盖的，兜兜转转，真正相爱的人还是会走回到一起，继续他们的幸福生活。
现实生活大概不会如此，有刻意制造的浪漫，有无心经营的幸福，可是谁会真的注意床头柜上，随手放下，紧紧挨着的高脚杯呢？
又有谁会真的在最狼狈的时刻相遇，在互相拆穿和对抗到底后欣欣然的走到一起？
为了梦中一只蜘蛛三更半夜飞奔而去？
《蜘蛛侠》的梗用的实在太好，除了一如既往的无厘头和前后呼应的宿命感之外，或许更是一种爱情的态度：
我是你的蜘蛛人，为了你无所不能。
千丝万缕的关系，虽然结成了难以挣脱的网，但同时也是永远将我引向你的轨迹。
很好也很遗憾的是，这两个人大概永远不会好好谈恋爱。可是谁在意呢？爱情说到底不是用嘴巴谈出来的，而是用心暖出来的。
祝天下人都找到自己的蜘蛛人。
3 ) 成双对的少女心
斯蒂文又开演讲会了，义正严辞，慷慨激昂，喜欢女同的斯蒂文真是萌死了
兜兜转转的萨莉和派崔克两人才是我的心头之爱，第二季不举的梗达到一定境界了，那时候编剧还没花功夫写他俩，这季第三集还是二的，萨莉的小模样要心痛死我了，最后编剧给了欢喜结局，爱死编剧了
棒的要命的，男女梦境和男女视角，也只有腐国才拍的出这么高质量的东西吧
其实简好有魅力的，和詹姆斯的时候，都要弯了
4 ) 第三季最后两集喜欢的对白
然后，好像哪天茅塞顿开一样，第三季开始每集都笑的在床上打滚，昨天看完了第三季最后两集。有两段对白讲的酣畅淋漓，个人喜欢的不得了。
另外，主题曲我也很爱，就都贴出来分享下。
You won't admitt love me,
and so how am I ever to know, you always tell me, perhaps,perhaps,perhaps.
对白一，关于卫生间装不装锁。Susan和Steve同居Ing~
Susan：man and toliet- the love that dare not speak its name. what's that about.
Steve：（开始发飙~）
We are man, throughout history we have always needed, in times of difficulty to retreat to our caves.
It so happens in theis modern age that our caves a fully plumped.
The toliet for us, is the last bastion, the final refuge,the last few square feet of man-space lefe for us!
Somewhere to sit, something to read, something to do, and who gives a damn about the smell?
Because that for us, is happiness. Because we are man, we are different, we have only one word for "soap", we do not own candles, we have never seen anything of any value in the craft shop.
We do not own magazines full of photographs of celebrities with all their clothes on! (这是你们的心声啊心声~~）
When we have conversations, we actually take it in turns to talk! But we have not yet reached that level of earth-shattering boardom and imhuman dispair where we'd have a haircut recreationally.
We don't know how to get excited about REALLY, REALLY boring things, like ornaments, bath oil, the countryside, vases, small churches.
I mean, we do not even know what in the name of god's ass is the purpose of the potpourri! looks like breadfast, smell like your auntie!
Why do we need that? so please-in this strange and frightening world, allow us one last place to call our own, this toliet, this blessed pot, this fortress of solitude. you girls, you may go to the bathroom in groups of two or more, yet we do not pass comment, we do not make judgement, that is your choice.
But we men will always walk the toliet mile alone!
对白二：在Sally对Patrick意外的表白后 Patrick表示要和她说清楚
Patrick：Sally.
Sally：Patrick. (环顾四周，因为地点是他们6个人经常聚在一起喝酒的酒吧，但是现在一个人都没有）private function?
Patrick: yeah, there's something later.
Sally: oh, so that's not us, then.
Patrick: no, no. definitely not us. Sally...you are the most wonderful woman in the history of the entire universe. you're incredible, you've got the looks of a miss world with the brains to match. you're more than a woman, you are like a .....man.....seriously, you could be a bloke anytime you want, obviously a bloke with some pretty serious defects, but who cares about that. I've seen you down drinks with best of them. I wish I had a mother like you, or a grandmother, or any kind of ...... ancestor. and since you said what you said (回放下，前一集Sally脱口而出， I'm mad of Patrick.......) I've had a lot time to think, but obviously that is not always possible, nontheless i have been able to consider your.....application, and....and this is the point, this is the important point.
Sally, you need someone good enough for you,(Sally开始忍着眼泪猛点头，她觉得已经被拒绝了，然后我也开始含着眼泪打滚 ><)
you don't want some mutton-head city boy, who spends all his time thinking about their cars and his golf clubs. you want someone who can love you the way you deserve to be loved, the way I want you to be loved. Sally, you need someone who will love you forever...properly.
You are my friend, Sally, and I want to see you with the best, you need mr.amazing, mr.incredibly, superbly...fantastickness. and in your heart, I'm sure you know I'm right.
Sally: I don't want mr. superbly, incredibly fantastickness, you stupit, stupid ass!!! I WANT YOU!!!
(笑点开始来了）
Patrick：oh, for god's sake, Sally.....
Sally: What? What?!
Patrick：I WAS TALKING ABOUT ME! (气氛瞬间破坏）
接下去就是Steve和Jeff滚出来跳那个什么spider man的诡异舞蹈 笑惨了我
片尾曲：
if you can't make you mind up, we'll never get started,
and I don't want to wind up, being aparted, brokenhearted..
so if you really love me, say yes, and please don't tell me,
perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.
主题曲也是我的泪点。
5 ) giggle loop
所谓的“giggle loop”按照杰夫的话来说，就是在一个非常严肃、庄重的时刻，突然向你袭来一股笑意，你拼命想要抑制住，而这股笑意却像金字塔一样越堆越高，然后在一个瞬间轰然倒塌。剧里腐男三人组在简姑妈的葬礼上像疯子一样大笑的场景让我想起了一件好久之前的事。
初中的时候，有一次期末复习，在英语课上，老师临时离开教室，其他同学都在读书，我和同桌趁着机会开始聊起天来。聊到兴奋处，英语老师的身影如幽灵一般慢慢从我身旁的玻璃窗上显现，火热的气氛瞬间冻结。下一秒，同桌就被拉到教室后面挨了打，“啪啪”响亮的声响让喧闹的教室里瞬间安静了下来。每个知情或不知情的人，都被这两声吓得不敢动弹。说话的是我们俩个，同桌替我挨了打，其实我觉得非常对不起他。可是就在这关键的时刻，我却做出了一个当时看来非常不可思议的举动——我竟然“噗嗤”一声笑了出来。连自己也完全无法理解为什么我会这么做。更丢脸的是，当时围观了所有事情经过的坐在我前排的男生，是我暗恋的对象。时隔这么久，我依然清楚地记得当他看到我笑时露出的鄙夷的表情。我的还未发芽的初恋就这样扼杀在了摇篮里。
如果时光能够倒流，我多么希望前排的男生是杰夫，这样，当我在人生中最尴尬的时刻，他能够毫无在意地拍拍我的肩膀，告诉我，我不是一个没良心的人，这一切都是该死的“giggle loop”的错。
6 ) S3E2, Jeff says sth about ass.
Asses are the human race's favorite thing.We like them on each other, we like them on magazine covers, we even like them on babies.
When we're alone, we like to scratch them, when there's a fire, we like to warm them, and who among us hasn't, in a lonely moment, reached back for a discreet fondle?
We love our asses.When God gave us our asses, he had to stick them round the back just so we wouldn't sit and stare at them all day. 'cuse when God made the ass, he didn't say, "It's just your basic hinge. Let's knock off early." he said,"behold ye angels, I have created the ass. Throughout the ages to come, men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name."
复习coupling又看到第三季了，以前以为就三季呢后来才知道还有第四季，但是没有jeff了那还有什么好看的吗（摔！
偶的Jefferson啊，偶真是耐死你啦！
不知道为什么到结尾竟然想哭。。。
舍不得看完啊，jeff绝唱季ToT...Steve对toilet的那段演说真他妈笑死我了, blessed pot哈哈哈！fortress of solitude哈！哈！哈！和之前对靠垫和lesbian spank的一样醍醐灌顶！！！最后一集的那段Sally的表白真是边哭边笑还被虐啊！！！
Steven Moffat is such a genius.
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音像店门关上，背后是一个spiderman，我的心轻轻滴碎了~
结局真的是巨感人，sally说，自己为patrick疯狂的时候也真的好感动啊。
哈哈哈哈哈哈
经典！
S03E07
每次到了季终就会更精彩。听说第四季没有jeff了，不要这样哇！
ep06有Hotel Babylon两主演哦~
看了许多遍之后，每回都有不一样的感觉，这一季我最喜欢的是patrick和sally之间，最后一集最后一段实在太耐人了，又哭又笑的，我看了好几遍啊！！
记得这个还没看完 于是晚上又偷偷翻出来看 大半夜的 笑惨我了。。。jeff咋这么搞呢。。。每次看他都会笑翻。。steve慷慨激昂的长篇大论~~~虽然中途小虐了一次 最后还是很欢乐啊~patrick和sally 治愈了~~话说可能最后一集的名字叫做perhaps,perhaps,perhaps,所以我听主题曲就更有感觉了。。。
Steve, Patrick, Jeff是真爱三人组啊！！
后两季不比第一季
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Jeff大抽抽 哇咔咔
好看死了！
你们就到处乱来吧= = 反正我只要能看到傻兮兮的Jeff就够了⋯⋯