The Miz Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Warwick Davis is a great Actor when he is being serious. He is only funny when he is falling over or wearing a bear costume. So in other words he is in a comedy show where people are meant to laugh at things connected to things to do with his stature. Which is totally contradicting all the stuff Gervais was saying in his interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted November 25, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 25, 2011 Rev has a great cast but the show is very middle of the road. I've watched two episodes and it often feels like they're scared to fully commit to certain scenarios for a laugh, just in case it offends. Just blah. Â I don't think Life's Too Short is as bad as some are saying. It isn't a classic but it is better than a lot of comedy shite on the Beeb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Miz Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Rev has a great cast but the show is very middle of the road. I've watched two episodes and it often feels like they're scared to fully commit to certain scenarios for a laugh, just in case it offends. Just blah. Â Agreed they are trying to hard. The first series was great. Now though after the success of series one they are trying to hard now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Has Him & Her really been getting good reviews? I watched several episodes of the first series of that and it was just awful, in some ways worse than Coming of Age. Â I've read a few recently, most of them either touting it as a new Royle Family or holding it up as an example of 'fresh' new comedy in contrast to the tired Gervais format. I'm left scratching my head, as it seems to me a show premised on a couple of slobs with a load of twats for friends who seem to be constantly pissing or shitting in the middle of conversations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 That's what I remember of it as well. Boring as fuck, everyone in it is forgettably unlikeable, and there's always someone on the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted November 25, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted November 25, 2011 Has Him & Her really been getting good reviews? I watched several episodes of the first series of that and it was just awful, in some ways worse than Coming of Age. So far I've only managed the first episode of series one of Rev and I'm not sure I'll bother with any more. I might though, as the US sitcoms have had this week off (and possibly are off now until the Christmas specials?) so there's a gap in my comedy viewing that needs filled. I've downloaded Greg Davies' and Sarah Millican's (I know) stand-up DVDs. To be fair, she's been pretty funny whenever I've seen her. And I haven't heard her make a joke about men leaving the toilet seat up, which instantly makes her better than any other female stand-up comic I've seen. Â She was brilliant as a guest on Graham Norton's show- last year I think. Left Sean Piddly Duffly Combs speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Loki Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I loved TNA back in those days. Goldielocks gave me the horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Miz Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Tonights show was maybe worse than last weeks. Nothing actually happened. The only parts I found funny were those involving the secritary and the bit at the end with Ricky telling Les Dennis to fuck off. Â Dreadful show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Les dennis Is such a legend. Stole the whole thing without saying a word. Â Again just very poor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigmonkey Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Thought it was very enjoyable tonight - not sure if it is really deserving of the criticism it is getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffingtonClyro Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 The one bad thing you could say about The Office is that it spawned so many shit copies of the whole "Gervais" awkward comedy concept. The office was ten years ago, yet people are still copying that form of sitcom and humour. I think this could be the end of Gervais and Merchant as a writing double act, maybe take a fresh approach. I find Merchant to be extremely funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fye Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I thought the climbing was funny but then they ruined it with too long an awkward moment to follow it, they are still jumping from documentary to sitcom. Other funny bits were being locked in the bathroom and Les Dennis cameo. It seems like Davis is going through previous characters as he felt very Gareth Keenan like at times tonight. I am still disappointed with it but still going to watch it in case we get another episode as good as the second one with Depp in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 I loved TNA back in those days. Goldielocks gave me the horn. See, Loki hates this series so much it has reduced him to talk about fucking TNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Last night's episode bothered me mainly because quite a few of the laughs just seemed to be 'haha look at the little fella fall over'. If they'd stuck with just the toilet scene and the bookcase for physical humour, the whole thing would've been a lot less unsettling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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