本劇集是BBC 2臺(tái)2000年正式推出以青年人題材和對(duì)的系列情喜劇，創(chuàng)和編劇均Steven Moffat一人擔(dān)當(dāng)。三三女的主人物構(gòu)成容易使人想到當(dāng)時(shí)走紅（其已經(jīng)在走坡路）的Friends》，因此很有不根本沒看本劇的媒人士和評(píng)家想當(dāng)然將本劇稱英國版的Friends》，而在那些有欣賞過本的觀眾們來，《Coupling》在情節(jié)設(shè)定、人表演、喜元素的設(shè)和表現(xiàn)等多方面所到的水平要比《Friends》高幾個(gè)次。相比下，《Friends》只能說一部“業(yè)”水平的作品而已當(dāng)然總體說，英劇水準(zhǔn)本身高于美劇這和英劇意保持創(chuàng)、編劇一化是分不的，美劇創(chuàng)意一般就為最初集編劇，后主要的劇工作都由其它編根據(jù)最初角色設(shè)定自由發(fā)揮編劇隊(duì)伍構(gòu)成也是斷變化，的走新的，造成美情節(jié)連貫差甚至前矛盾，故往往缺乏度，人物格平面化缺少發(fā)展這都是題話了。《Coupling》的主要人物包優(yōu)柔寡斷性格不成的帥哥Steve，Steve的莫逆之交舉止語言怪、總也不到女友Jeff，頭腦簡(jiǎn)單外表性感“donkey” Patrick三位對(duì)Porn、特別是lesbian porn非常熱中的士，以及Steve的前女友、神叨叨、用性感作器的Jane，Steve的繼任女友、Jeff的同事、曾經(jīng)非“不羈”包括和Jeff還有Patrick）過的Susan，Susan的莫逆、衰老和肥極度敏感美容師Sally三位女士。在一集中，Steve決定“再次和女友Jane分手，結(jié)果卻被Jane三言兩語引誘洗手間親；Patrick想把和Susan的關(guān)系再進(jìn)一步，被告知根不存在什“關(guān)系” Susan在洗手間碰到匆忙來買Durex的Steve，向他表示好，兩人訂約會(huì)以后Steve鉆進(jìn)隔間繼……。本的主線包Steve和 Susan之間逐漸正式起的關(guān)系，Jeff尋找艷遇過程的種種意以及后來上司發(fā)展來的一段系，Patrick和Sally之間若有無到若即離再到情難舍的感發(fā)展，還Jane在事業(yè)和異關(guān)系中的種奇事，等。本劇情節(jié)設(shè)計(jì)所達(dá)到的致和完美度讓人嘆觀止，而位當(dāng)時(shí)并算大明星青年演員所展現(xiàn)精演技更是有頂尖演的水平，怪乎播出后立刻走大洋兩岸在IMDB、AMAZON和BBC網(wǎng)站可以領(lǐng)略到其歡迎的程。2002年底，第3季播畢，事情節(jié)基告一段落美國NBC看到這部英國版《Friends》”在英美兩地均受歡迎，得正好可搬來做2004年終于要關(guān)張的Friends》的接班人，于2003年大張旗鼓決定翻拍版《Coupling》。美國fans本來以為這件好事，想到NBC的翻拍愚地采用了臺(tái)詞照搬方法，雖個(gè)人沒看，不過也以想象到多惡心，果只播出集Pilot就因?yàn)榱R聲太大而個(gè)計(jì)劃擱（這點(diǎn)上國佬是值學(xué)習(xí)的，象中國有搞影視的聲越大越上）。在里可以看這個(gè)計(jì)劃尸體，還一些徹底了味兒的照。2003年底，本劇獲得英喜劇獎(jiǎng)（BCA）最佳電視喜劇。BBC已經(jīng)在2004年正式開拍并播出4季，不過Jeff這個(gè)人物將再出現(xiàn)，代之以新色——經(jīng)Sci-Fi書店的Oliver，由Richard Mylan扮演。從經(jīng)播出的集來看，該說在更主要角色一的背景，基本保了前3季的水準(zhǔn)，但同時(shí)也流出對(duì)前3季中成功情進(jìn)行拷貝跡象，希這僅僅是然。Twos company, threes 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 youve got Coupling. Its more than just a one night stand!When a couple gets together, its 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 sextets charismatic, cocky player, Londons king of conquests - a guy whos just too cool to worry about being smart. Attractive Sally Harper (Kate Isitt) is a beauty therapist who is Susans 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, cant 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 shes the one doing the dumping. Jeff Murdoch (Richard Coyle) is Steves "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 its not all doom and gloom for Jane. As the new season opens, things are looking up. Theres 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 nights sleep?
