Watched 'game-on' on the BBC in the mid-90s, but since lost the VHS recording. Just after getting all 3 series on DVD, and my suspicions confirmed: Series One featuring Ben Chaplin, the only one worth watching. The man is awesome, what a pity Hollywood came calling just before the recording of the 2nd series. Neil Stuke, with the greatest respect, is not in the same league as Chaplin, and in my opinion, the character of Matt Malone is devalued in series 2 and 3 with Stuke playing the lead-role. Series One is up-there with the best of English comedy, in the 90s or any era. Just a great shame Ben Chaplin didn't feature in all-18 episodes.. He's the King!!

This show is a completely under-rated classic! Matthew Malone is one of the funniest comedy sitcom creations ever and show go down in the books next to Cosmo Kramer and all the other greats. Mandy is hot and poor bloody Martin, what a sad tosser! Its a shame they stopped making this show cause I love it, my fave Matt was Benny from the first series but his replacement was wicked too. An all round great show and one of the best of the 90s. Gotta love the themetune too. If you dont know this show too well then go check out the re-runs.

The show was brilliant. its not very often i like the friends sharing a flat kind of shows but this is a rare exception (along with young ones). Can everyone just get over the fact that Neil Stoke played matt in 2 and 3. Neither of them are any worse than that other. Its no good saying "I found ben funnier than matt" because they both would have read the same scripts and if neil had been matt all along you'd never have noticed at all.Janhus, Britain doesn't use laugh-track/canned laughter in its comedy shows, the laughter is only occasionally adjusted according to the "The Stage" website. America are famous for using laugh track not Britain.

I've been watching repeats of the first series of "Game On" and it soon reminded me why I stopped watching the second series. No offence to the other actors involved but without Ben Chaplin it's just another bland, middle-of-the-road sit-com.If you want to see an incredibly well drawn and brilliantly portrayed agoraphobic loser, interacting wonderfully ineptly with his almost-as-sad flatmates, then watch the first series. After that all you'll get is three rather bland characters (funny how Martin and Mandy didn't seem so bland with Chaplin's Matthew around) wondering aimlessly through their empty lives and occasionally being vaguely amusing.Come back Ben! We miss you!