wordsfromlee Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Mr_Danger said: Have they? I watched two episodes and noted a lack of laughter track being quite refreshing. Surely my brain isn’t so broken than there was one that I didn’t even notice. I did like what I watched though,  a bit like a less shitter Ideal. Was it part of the raft of BBC3 sitcoms that were coming thick and fast at the turn of the century? Surprised I never caught it first time around. Benedict Wong too! It's only on some episodes. I think episodes 6 has one for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted August 29, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 8/28/2021 at 11:24 AM, wordsfromlee said: It's only on some episodes. I think episodes 6 has one for some reason. Apparently that ep was the pilot, and there was a version of it with a laugh track. Both versions were identically labelled, hence the error. It'll probably be sorted out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Best news of the year. New series of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing started last night. 11/10 obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Wiseau Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, SuperBacon said: Best news of the year. New series of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing started last night. 11/10 obviously. Good news - it started last Sunday so you've only got one day to wait for episode 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 26 minutes ago, Harry Wiseau said: Good news - it started last Sunday so you've only got one day to wait for episode 2. I thought Friday was a strange day for it! It's been a long week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Just noticed they've added the boxset of The Thin Blue Line on the iPlayer. This was probably the last decent sitcom to have Ben Elton's name attached to it. Also thought David Haig was great in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Vigil A murder whodunnit on a submarine? Great concept, and this has a superb cast but the awful writing and stupid ham acting (and the need to take the story into conspiracy areas) let this down. I'll be honest, I'm not a massive fan of this type of thing but it autoplayed and I was too lazy to reach the remote. Despite my criticism though, I would walk on broken glass to sniff Suranne Jones armpits, so I'll watch the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Perry said: Just noticed they've added the boxset of The Thin Blue Line on the iPlayer. This was probably the last decent sitcom to have Ben Elton's name attached to it. Also thought David Haig was great in this. Decent? Like shite was it decent. It was fucking awful. Brittas Empire awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 4, 2021 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 4, 2021 I really like The Thin Blue Line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Keith Houchen said: Decent? Like shite was it decent. It was fucking awful. Brittas Empire awful. The difference is even though he was an absolute bell end, I sort of sided with Gordon Brittas. Whereas Beans Plod character (cba to look it up) was just unlikeable, smug with zero redeeming features whatsoever. If you make the character that way, you HAVE to include a smidgen of humility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCW Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Anyone watched and stuck with Ted Lasso? I watched the first two eps and found the writing lazy and the whole show a bit too schmaltzy. I can already picture the Coldplay montage when he eventually wins everyone over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted September 4, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, DCW said: Anyone watched and stuck with Ted Lasso? I watched the first two eps and found the writing lazy and the whole show a bit too schmaltzy. I can already picture the Coldplay montage when he eventually wins everyone over. I love Lasso. But I can see why it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. But if the world was full of more people like Ted Lasso it would be a better place. It took me 4 episodes for me to get invested though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) Ted Lasso is the most overrated (mostly by Americans)show of the last couple of years. It gets by on heart alone. Jason Sudekis is really good as Ted and Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple and the others are all fine but it’s the mesh of American style and British style ‘comedy’ that doesn’t work for me. It’s a fine show with an excellent central character, an easy watch but with very few laughs. I’d probably say it’s at the higher end of watchable shitcoms. Also started watching The White Lotus. I can already tell Murray Bartlett is going to be one of my favourite new (to me) tv actors. He’s excellent in this. Plus Steve Zahn balls. Edited September 5, 2021 by Mr_Danger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 It's pretty watchable but I'd completely agree on the overrated by Americans bit, and especially by US football fans. It seems just because it's set here, it almost immediately pops it up a few marks above what it would be. Having said that, I'd love an AFC Richmond shirt, and I do love seeing all the locations and places I used to frequent. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted September 5, 2021 Awards Moderator Share Posted September 5, 2021 The second series of Back to Life is up on the iPlayer and it’s just as wonderful as the first. Daisy Haggard is a gem, the supporting cast are a treat but her parents are the stars. The old man in particular. An easy, funny watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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