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Episodes, anyone?

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NonnoMum · 24/01/2011 22:10

My new favourite programme? Anyone else into it?

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vmcd28 · 16/02/2011 21:28

Lucykate, agreed. I think they're the two who hold it all together

Hassled · 16/02/2011 21:32

YankNCock - that's interesting, the US reviewer's response. I'd assumed it was very different to anything they would have seen.

I'm quite liking it. Only quite. I had higher expectations for some reason.

Jacquix · 17/02/2011 11:47

I think it's only OK too. Missing something. Perhaps it's chemistry; it is totally true that Greig and Mangan do not work as a couple. I'm also v disappointed by Mangan's performance after he was so good in Green Wing. Perhaps he's only got one good character, like Ricky Gervais/David Brent? BUT LOVED the outburst to the security guy at end of Episode 2. Tamsin Greig is brilliant and deserves better material.

PS I long to gatecrash a party and behave appallingly so people can describe me as an unannounced cunt.

WhatsWrongWithYou · 19/02/2011 17:26

I'm jumping in rather late to this but I agree with a lot that's been said; I've seen most of it (missed the episode before the cyber-sex one), and have found myself trying to enjoy it and waiting for the big moment but it never really comes.

And what potentially should be (and is clearly meant to be) a big moment, such as the snogging between MLB and TG at the end of this week's, just isn't.

For one thing, I find it utterly unconvincing that his character would be in that position with hers. I suppose the joke will be that he's cynically doing it to further his own ends (haven't we heard that one before?) - ha bloody ha.

I agree that network girl is good, and also the head of comedy with her permanent anxious, perplexed expression, repeatedly saying 'that's so funny' is hilarious. More should be made of her I think, rather than the dreary will-they-won't-they scenarios we seem to be stuck with.

BitOfFun · 19/02/2011 17:31

I was just going to say that the constipated blonde is my favourite, WhatsWrongWithYou Grin

WhatsWrongWithYou · 19/02/2011 17:49

'Constipated blonde' - that's it! That's surely what the actress has been channelling - genius!

StickyProblem · 20/02/2011 17:16

SPOILER ALERT if you haven't seen Ep 6

Aargh it makes me so angry, I just have to rant!!

I just couldn't believe the end of Ep6 (although I didn't see the last 10 seconds or so). I couldn't believe the bit where Beverley was kicking MLB on his sofa. The whole angry - fighting - restrains her - looks into her eyes - snog was just revolting IMO. I guess he did say "if you want me to stop, say" to make sure it wasn't a Terry Duckworth scenario (showing my age) but it was just vile.

Beverley is such a badly-written, not to say non-written character! I would say the people who wrote that character don't live with women, don't know any women and probably weren't even born of woman.

The bit where Beverley and Carol were stoned, and Carol was talking about her affair with Merc and how guilty she felt when his wife went blind, and Beverley didn't show the remotest interest, instead she came out with the hilarious crack "I'm absolutely starving" (or whatever). Is it really that unbelievably hilarious to show people smoking dope, then getting the munchies? Is it that unheard of and amazing? I was watching Ali G last night and they did the exact same thing, except they laboured it less because they actually made more jokes at the same time. I was really moved by Carol's story, and Beverley is a writer fgs, surely she'd have asked her something about it?

I was shouting at the TV when they were in Costume and Morning was in that short suit. Beverley was making all these cracks about "we can see her vagina", The costume designer said "Tell me what you want" and he was exactly right. Of course she couldn't just say "the skirt is too short". In real life someone with Beverley's completely absent communication skills wouldn't even be serving tea in a TV studio, never mind half of a successful writing team.

The best bit, which was fantastic, was the bus full of tourists all shouting "How you doin'?" at MLB. He's been the best actor in the whole thing, apart from Carol.

Pixel · 20/02/2011 19:19

I thought the whole point was that Carol didn't feel guilty when Merc's wife went blind. All she was worried about was how it affected her because now Merc couldn't leave his wife for her. When she said that his wife had gone blind on holiday she actually wailed "how could this happen to me?". Totally selfish.

Agree about the costume thing though, "you can see her vagina" was more cringy than funny.

WhatsWrongWithYou · 20/02/2011 21:20

I agree - and all the comments about 'Morning's' boobs - some women actually have them - get over it. (I know the implication was that they're not real but they look it to me, and I actually know women who are built like that).

They're making Beverley unsisterly, jealous and frumpy.

FluffyMuff · 20/02/2011 22:39

I really enjoyed it, but I didn't look into it very deeply.

  1. turn brain off
  2. try not to get annoyed with SM
  3. perv at a very-well-aged MLB

Can't see there being a 2nd series, where exactly would it pick up?

StickyProblem · 08/06/2012 15:32

On that note... anyone watching Series 2?! Grin

I am actually really enjoying it, although hoping for no more "beating tiny fists against MLBs manly chest" crap.

MLB is really gorgeous to look and and he can act too! Beverley is a nicer character now things aren't going her way. Carol, and Merc on the loo, really made me laugh (ep 4).

Clawdy · 08/06/2012 19:04

It's great...love MLB too.Yes,Bev is much more sympathetic now and Stephen Mangan as always is cute. Unfortunately I was eating during that loo scene,so I got a bit uneasy....Smile

ByTheSea · 08/06/2012 20:40

We're loving it. But we liked the first series too. That loo scene had us squirming and cringing. Oooo I do lurve me some cringeworthy telly.

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