black books

[sieglinde]

I tried to watch this on BBCA and they had a laugh track and since I had not seen the first or second season, the characters did not make much sense. Is it worth getting the first season DVD set and watching them?

[JMikeD]

I'm not sure the characters have ever made any sense. There have been some funny moments, though. I wouldn't buy the previous episodes, I would rent or Netflix them.

[7thton]

Yes! Black Books is great. However, you're best off starting with season 1.

[mattack]

season 2 is on DVD too.. (added it to my netflix queue today)

[sieglinde]

I have Netflix, so I wouldn't buy them. I hope the DVD versions don't have a laugh track. This is so lame. I never understood why they had them. Either it is funny or it isn't, fake laughter doesn't help at all.

[dmdeane]

These come up on BBC America occasionally, although I haven't had a Season Pass or ARWL for it in a while. I've never seen the third season. Seasons one and two are hilarious though. If they had a laugh track it wasn't obnoxious enough to bother me.