Paid Members Accident Prone Posted May 11, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2022 3 hours ago, gmoney said: Black Books series 1 is better than the other 2 series, and I reckon that's probably down to Linehan's involvement in that series. I compare series 1 of Black Books to series 1 of BlackAdder, in that both are almost unrecognisable when it comes to character dynamics and the way the episodes are crafted from that point on, and that's probably why I enjoy both first series considerably less than the proceeding series'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCW Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 The stuff I liked as a kid growing up watching Ted (mainly Jack's swearing and catchphrases) has been replaced by the odd turns of phrase that would have passed over my head as a young fella. Like Ted's response to Father Larry Duff asking him 'how's it hangin?' (its hanging fine Larry) creases me every time I hear it! Linehan's 'fuckin hell' from the audience in the King of the Sheep competition is forever tainted though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobowithaShotgun Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On a recent rewatch of it there's small lines that had me in bits too. When Giant Reed and Hud Hastings are talking about the beast in front of Chris the Sheep, when Hud goes "I hear it's as big as a jaguar!" - the way way Giant says "the car?!" in a thick Cork accent absolutely kills me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpiritOfTheForest Posted May 11, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted May 11, 2022 23 hours ago, SuperBacon said: Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 31 minutes ago, SpiritOfTheForest said: Â Father Purcell is very close to Father Damos cock there. Noticed how he chose Damo and not Eoin. Almost like he knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted May 12, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted May 12, 2022 Father Ted.  The finest comedy series ever made.  We watch them all at least 3 times a year, and still notice things we’ve not seen before in the backgrounds.  Perfectly cast, and just gut wrenchingly funny.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 Just wonderful.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted May 14, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, SuperBacon said: Just wonderful.  This is tremendous. As a side note, that BBC Archive Twitter account is a cracking follow. The amount of cool footage they have is incredible, and doesn't even scratch the surface of what's in the BBC vault (no Saville jokes please!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SuperBacon Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 This makes me VERY happy that someone made this. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted June 16, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted June 16, 2022 I have a tradesperson coming to the house on July the 19th. I'm going to milk that one for all its worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Happy July 19th everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevendaughters Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 on the Mathews/Linehan contribution thing, my view was always that Linehan was the half of the duo that structured and formalised and wrote bang after bang jokes, whilst Mathews was basically the details man, the person who understood the world this was rooted in, the guy who responsible for this being an above-average farcical situation comedy. If you watch the Mathews-solo sitcon Val Martin, TD (starring Ardal O'Hanlon) it tries to coast on fewer gags and more Irish specificity. It's a shame it isn't funny at all, but it is well-observed. furthermore, there is definitely something to the idea that IT Crowd is Father Ted transplanted into a less well-observed arena; Linehan replaces the careful attention to language and mise-en-scene and culture with broader performances and famous people. I always felt Katherine Parkinson was told to basically 'do Elaine' as her character notes. I can't watch it at the minute partly because of Linehan but also it is playing on a 24/7 channel in my own brain through overwatch. Tentacles of Doom my current favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 29 minutes ago, sevendaughters said: IT Crowd is Father Ted transplanted He won't like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted July 19, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted July 19, 2022 5 hours ago, SuperBacon said: Happy July 19th everyone! He's just had his bath, remember? Just before Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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