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Just finished watching the final episode from "The Inbetweeners" season 2 online. If you haven't heard of this show before, do yourself a huge favor and at least watch the first episode online. It's basically a British TV version of Superbad, but obviously substitute the sarcastic American humor with a wittier English comedy.

It follows the tried and true formula of recording the devastatingly hilarious happenings of four teenage boys in a comprehensive (Americans, read: public) high school as they muddle through girls, school and just generally being huge dweebs, although not dweeby enough to be absolute losers... this, my friends, is how we've arrived at "The Inbetweeners" title. Moving on, Will (Simon Bird) narrates the sitcom as the preppy "briefcase wanker" (he carries a briefcase to school, hence the original "baggage-themed" insult). He makes friends with the rather socially-inept group consisting of Simon (Joe Thomas), Jay (James Buckley) and Neil (Blake Harrison).

If you're looking for more info about the cast and plot line, look it up here: http://www.e4.com/inbetweeners/. I'm not your TV Guide.

It airs on E4 in the UK but I first found it on BBC America a few weeks ago. I'd seen a commercial for it and had made a mental note to Wikipedia it later on and was pleasantly surprised to find it listed under the free TV programs to watch on my Comcast On Demand menu. Apparently, an American version was aired for a short while over here but failed...and this of course leads me to assume that either A. we Americans have a very limited sense of humor and would rather watch another dimwitted sitcom starring Ray Romano or B. they tried to dilute the original so much that it lost its spark (admittedly, this is the more likely scenario). Even the episodes on BBC America cut out a good deal of prime humor because it's either too vulgar or sexual. Rest assured, however, that it's by no means an offensive show, unless you're one of those people who tend to make an annoying habit of being offended at everything.

So at this point in time, I'm basically just scanning for any information I can find about season 3 and when I'll be able to find it online. If you're anything like me and feel that you'd appreciate an unboubtedly original hybrid of "Monty Python" and Superbad, find this online and watch them: http://www.tvduck.com/The-Inbetweeners.html