Magnum Milano Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Just now, Hannibal Scorch said: Anyone caught The Show That Goes Wrong? I have only caught the first episode so far (and the previous TV version of their Peter Pan show), but I found it to be much better and funnier then the usual BBC "Comedy" output. I've been enjoying it, but not so sure it works as a series and think it would be better as a "one off" special, then maybe another special a few months down the line. Watching it week on week, you can see the jokes coming, which wasn't the case the start of the series. Still, there is some very clever stuff in there, plus there are some seriously talented comedy actors in the group (Dave Hearn, Henry Shields, Nancy Zamit and Charlie Russell, the latter's looks to camera always making me laugh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 20, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said: People Just Do Nothing Mum Don't Forget The Driver Vic & Bobs Big Night Out Mortimer & Whitehouse Go Fishing This Country Fleabag Detectorists This Time with Alan Partridge Back To Life Ghosts So a load of BBC Two, Three and Four bits and nothing about Friday Night Comedy then. Also, Mortimer and Whitehouse is not comedy is it? It has funny moments but that is a stretch.@Magnum Milano I can see that is possibly a problem. As I said, only seen the 1st episode and one of the specials, but it's harder to do things wrong then right which is why I admire the talent. Edited January 20, 2020 by Hannibal Scorch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Hannibal Scorch said: So a load of BBC Two, Three and Four bits and nothing about Friday Night Comedy then. Also, Mortimer and Whitehouse is not comedy is it? It has funny moments but that is a stretch Your initial post about BBC comedy mentioned nothing about Friday nights, I think that's why they're all listed. It took me a while to realise you meant that, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 20, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Merzbow said: Your initial post about BBC comedy mentioned nothing about Friday nights, I think that's why they're all listed. It took me a while to realise you meant that, too. yep, @SuperBacon said it better then I did. I only quoted Friday night fare rather then say that is what I meant. Which I still stand by. But could have made it clearer by actually saying it. I'm the idiot sandwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Milano Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Just now, Hannibal Scorch said: I can see that is possibly a problem. As I said, only seen the 1st episode and one of the specials, but it's harder to do things wrong then right which is why I admire the talent. Was the first episode the Christmas special or 'The Pilot'? I forget how they've been numbering them. I won't go into too much detail in case you haven't seen it yet, but in 'The Pilot' there is this scene involving Nancy Zamit and Charlie Russell which I thought was bordering on genius and the timing was to the nth to pull it off. Top level stuff right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 20, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2020 Just now, Magnum Milano said: Was the first episode the Christmas special or 'The Pilot'? I forget how they've been numbering them. I won't go into too much detail in case you haven't seen it yet, but in 'The Pilot' there is this scene involving Nancy Zamit and Charlie Russell which I thought was bordering on genius and the timing was to the nth to pull it off. Top level stuff right there. The first was the Christmas episode. So i'll look out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted January 20, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 20, 2020 I'm enjoying Goes Wrong Show far more than I expected for it's timeslot. Good to have a show you can watch with kids that is actually funny too. We watched The Lodge this evening and following through with the kitchen gag was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Outside of iPlayer, does it have a repeat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 20, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2020 Just now, Uncle Zeb said: Outside of iPlayer, does it have a repeat? nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Hannibal Scorch said: it's harder to do things wrong then right Assuming we learn from our mistakes, it’s more natural doing things wrong then right, rather than the other way round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted January 20, 2020 Moderators Share Posted January 20, 2020 @Hannibal Scorch, hilarious PITCOS jokes aside, can you please learn the difference between 'then' and 'than'? It's genuinely confusing at times and you do it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 32 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I watched Good Omens over the weekend, and while it was an ok 6-episodes/6-hours I thought it was also underwhelming and quite disappointing. David Tennant and Michael Sheen are pretty good in the lead roles of the demon and angel, and there are a lot of recognisable faces and voices in the others roles (given varying amounts of screen time), but I just did not find that either the characters or the story were interesting enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the tip on the Goes Wrong Show, going to watch that on iPlayer tonight. We saw The Play That Goes Wrong while in London last year and had a great time. We also saw Comedy About A Bank Robbery, which was really enjoyable too Edited January 20, 2020 by WyattSheepMask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted January 20, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 20, 2020 I saw Peter Pan Goes Wrong in the West End when we got some free tickets, I really enjoyed it despite going in worried it was going to be cack. I watched a live recording on the BBC of the same show (different night obvs) a couple of years ago and it was bloody awful. Something about being in the room cast a spell on me, the massive performances made sense. In my living room though... had to turn it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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