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Did anybody give that David Cross feat. Neil off of The Inbetweeners sitcom a go? I gave up after episode 1, just nothing likeable about any of the characters and they almost ruined Neil for me.

 

Obviously not one of the worst ever but i couldn't get in to Lead Balloon neither, probably doesn't help that i love CYE and Seinfeld and resent the obvious pilfering from the two shows plus the episode i saw had that Miranda bint in it.

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Are you ready for some Dick and Fanny... No it's not the abrieviation of ITV's "Take Me Out.... it's the actual episode title for Coming of Age ep 2.

 

We start with Matt and Chloe in the drama (how ironic) class as there in a play about the war. There characters in the play are called Dick and Fanny... ARE YOU SURPRISED BY THIS REVELATION... of course not, to the writer of this show that fucking hilarious and what da kids like innit. Twat. Anyway the innuendo names lead to some 'classic' comedy exchanges such as

 

"I'm so glad you came"

"I'm very wet, Dick"

"I could do with something warm inside me"

"I'd prefer to stuff myself with spotted dick, dick"

 

So after they off some lines in what must be the worst play imaginable (written by a dog with a crack addiction possibly), Matt can't seemingly kiss Chloe, in one of those "awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" moments only upsetting to someone who's reality in based on Gummi Bears and back alley unprotected sex. We then go to "the random welsh prick" as he shall be named as he gets mugged by a very very small female 10 year old mugger. It's like the scene where Mark gets mugged in Peep Show except a) It's not funny and b) It was written by a stroke victim with his feet. She muggs him and gets his phone by kicking him in the balls... THAT'S THE BEST IDEA THEY HAD.... REALLY?

 

Then we cut to DK, the lovable rapping, fat bird shagging rogue of the show, clearly inspired by classic TV characters like Del Boy and Robin Askywyth. He encounters Welsh Prick's missus Divine Brown, who isn't talking to Welsh Prick. DK then shows Divine that he has found the "Ultimate Wank Mag" which consists of a women next to car. He then shows a series of crude self made cut outs fo him shagging said model with there heads on porn cut-outs. It shpuld be noted here that this is a clear sign DK needs to seek some of treatment as he is clearly quite mentally unstable to spend several hours putting this collarge together, then again this is a character who clearly surpasses Columbo for cunning wit so what the fuck am I whinging about.

 

DK then says "everyone says I'm stupid" (we guessed) and he eventually fucks off screen (I have realised at this point that DK is almost like an upgraded modern day version of Lenny Luther from Superman IV) and Welsh Prick arrives... he tells Divine he got mugged by a little girl, she laughs... no one else does. Prick says he's lost his mojo because of the mugging, then DK walks in and eats a slug (there is no real reason this occured).

 

The girls have a brief scene and Chloe suspects that because Matt didn't kiss her, he MUST be gay, yeah fat people one week now the queers are gonna take a thrashing. Prick still can't get his mojo, Divine tells her "its slobbering like a hungry dog" pointing to his cock then saying "it needs a massive bone", at this point Terry Jones does a hutchence in his room at the sight of it.... but back to the comedy revolution, Divine calls the mugger and she storms off to get Prick's phone back.... DK turns up again and sticks his finger in the electrical socket for no reason.

 

Prick is in his shed and the muggers grandmother turns up and beats him up, she somehow finds his house and actually beats him up with the cane... WHAT IS THE FUCKING POINT OF THIS SCENE. Chloe then tells Divine about her plans for marraige and kids which ends up with her worrying her kids will get sent down for drug smuggling etc, it makes no real sence though it was the first bit and only part that was in some way tolerable, and now we go Millie Jackson and Back to the Shit. DK flies across the canteen on rollerskates with a firework up his crack, for no reason. Prick and DK try and help Matt pluck the courage to kiss Chloe and DK does some sort of phenomenally shit rap than he ends with saying "BALAMORY" to... get this.... WILD AUDIENCE APPLAUSE.

 

Matt later appears dressed like an emo/member of BrokNYCYDE (cos they is all what gays look like innit) and then he has a epiphany moment and cries into pricks arms... DK wins money on a slot machine thus bringing an end to his shit comedy plot device on earning money doing stupid shite (hopefully he spent the money on a good writer for episode 3 but I bet he actually spent it on shoe polish and a cunt themometer). Prick gets his back by, and get this, he accidently gets a hard on and pokes the old grandmother, who now insists that the little mugger gives him his phone back. DK crashes is moped looking at Pricks Dick, Matt gets to kiss Chloe and the episode finally dies to the credits.

 

Once again it was a fucking mission to sit through it and I was nearly in tears of pain by the end as every fucking shit comedy device and wank one liner was wheeled out in the vain hope that some cunt laughed. This show is terrible, they all deserve ebola for this. Bunch of fucking sadists... good day

 

EDIT: apologies for the spelling mistakes

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ARGH! I hate this show with a fucking vengeance. Even if I see it on the TV Guide I'm reminded of the bit in Preacher where Herr Starr, frustrated at the utter shit on TV announces "I think I'm going to shoot the fucking TV again". I actually feel sorry for the parents and families of the window lickers that wrote this show! Although, I do try and see a good point in all things, and there is one good point to this show.

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Did anybody give that David Cross feat. Neil off of The Inbetweeners sitcom a go? I gave up after episode 1, just nothing likeable about any of the characters and they almost ruined Neil for me.

 

Obviously not one of the worst ever but i couldn't get in to Lead Balloon neither, probably doesn't help that i love CYE and Seinfeld and resent the obvious pilfering from the two shows plus the episode i saw had that Miranda bint in it.

I powered through Todd Margaret, largely on the strength of the cast (Cross, Inbetweeners Neil, Sharon Horgan, Will Arnett) but didn't think much of it.

 

I prefer Lead Balloon to Curb, haven't really watched Seinfeld in years.

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Will Arnett and David Cross?? I don't know if I now have to see it just because of them, or avoid it because I don't want to be let down.

 

Although that said, Lead Balloon was fucking terrible so I shouldn't really be taking that review as any indication of whether I'll like the show or not..

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