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I liked it a lot. But then I always like it a lot.

― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Friday, 2 December 2005 22:48 (twenty years ago)

I loved it.

But I wish jel hadn't pointed out jez and mark's teeth problems, as I'm really noticing it a lot myself now.

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Friday, 2 December 2005 22:52 (twenty years ago)

The second half veered towards gervais-like comedy of embarrassment territory. But it was still funny enough for that to be ok.

I quite fancy big suze too.

― JimD (JimD), Friday, 2 December 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

Yes - for a moment there I thought I was going to be in the ridiculous position of being jealous of Mark's sex life....

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Friday, 2 December 2005 23:03 (twenty years ago)

"Salad and a Hawksmoor church." Awesome.

― Raw Patrick (Raw Patrick), Sunday, 4 December 2005 00:09 (twenty years ago)

big suze is fucking hot.

― cutty (mcutt), Sunday, 4 December 2005 02:29 (twenty years ago)

she's a daftee though!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 4 December 2005 04:30 (twenty years ago)

this show is so depressing.

― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 4 December 2005 08:23 (twenty years ago)

bad too.

― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 4 December 2005 08:24 (twenty years ago)

no, it's good.

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 5 December 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)

both were in the weekend papers doing different things (one doing the guardian magazine survey, another re-visiting cambridge for the travel section).

anybody ever heard the radio 4 show that goes out under their real names? there's talk of it transfering to bbc2.

http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/10594/that-mitchell-and-webb-look-tunes-into

― koogs (koogs), Monday, 5 December 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

They were on the Mel and Des programme and said that they're doing a TV sketch show.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 5 December 2005 10:49 (twenty years ago)

this was a less quotable ep, more conventional sitcom than usual. but it was still fucking skill.

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 5 December 2005 10:51 (twenty years ago)

Fantastic again. And to think I thought it'd jumped the shark 2 episodes ago.

― Cracks (Crackity), Monday, 5 December 2005 22:26 (twenty years ago)

"I'm coming back for you... and your cock"

Slightly disappointed with this episode too, tho better than the last one. Horribly, it appears Big Suze still fancies Jez.

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)

"Promise me you won't try to sleep with her"
"OK - I'll try not to sleep with her"

― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)

I've lost all sympathy for either of the characters in this series, which takes a lot away from it for me unfortunately.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)

I have too much sympathy for Mark, which also takes something away.

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)

Jeremy has become much less sympathetic.

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

funny at times but not enough to make it worth watching

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:14 (twenty years ago)

how do you know?

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)

i am assuming that about a number of programmes tho granted e.g. Broken News (not seen it), current Simpsons (not seen them), oh and Faith And Hope on ABC.

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

i'm think mark used to be the central character really, but it's maybe tilted way over in the other direction. mark's sex-ph34r is a bit much, so i identify more w. jeremy.

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

maybe Little Britain too (xpost)

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

"Blessed" on BBC1..................... only joking!

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (and His Endless Stupid Jokes) (Dada), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:21 (twenty years ago)

I have seen peep show

saw an episode of little britain last week

disgustingly awful

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:44 (twenty years ago)

i guess you do have to watch something before deciding it wasn't worth watching. but how many times?

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

it is important to exercise some unwarranted prejudice or you'll be overloaded.

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)

otm

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)

I must have seen at least 5.5 eps of peep show

maybe only about 1.75 eps of little britian but that's more than enough

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)

avoid Broken News! I saw the end of it before a HIGNFY rerun last night, and within two minutes I was virtually screaming "Oh just fucking stop it!" at the screen. Unwatchably infuriating and unfunny.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

gaaah! i forgot to watch the e4 repeat last night! damn...

is it on again?

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

was Broken News that 'thing' on bbc2 last night? Toss, basically.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 14:17 (twenty years ago)

I agree with Dick and disagree with Martin. I think Broken News is often staggeringly good.

― the bellefox, Tuesday, 6 December 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

it's the funniest British thing to have been on Channel 4 since...

― Sororah T Massacre (blueski), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

haven't watched broken news properly but it seemed a little irritating

maybe you have to concentrate

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

so: see when big suze was telling mark about her sister? "and the only airline that understands is BA"? does anyone else think this is a preamble to her scamming mark for cash, or am i just a horrible and suspicious person?

i thought that last episode was fantastic. yes, it's far-fetched and silly, but wonderfully so.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

Big Suze would never do anything so mean!

― We Buy a Hammer For Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Mark's capitalist tirade on Friday's "ep" was too disturbing. And still it was unquestionably the funniest episode of the series, which is just frustrating.

― michaelleary, Sunday, 11 December 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

can't wait to watch this.

― cutty (mcutt), Sunday, 11 December 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

"I don't want to wake up in a phone box with a Trucker's penis in my ear."

"...And a little pill with a chicken on it isn't going to solve your problems."

― MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Sunday, 11 December 2005 18:32 (twenty years ago)

I've only seen the first episode of the 3rd season, and I was not impressed.

I have the next two episodes downloaded so can someone reassure me it gets better.

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Sunday, 11 December 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Three four and five are better then one and two.

― MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Sunday, 11 December 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

Love it now.

― Cathy (Cathy), Sunday, 11 December 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

nah

― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 11 December 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

I 'heart' Big Suze!

www.pfd.co.uk/clients/winklems/a-act-image.html

― gubbins, Sunday, 11 December 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

'you could win this; you owe us that'

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Monday, 12 December 2005 09:17 (twenty years ago)

I still don't like it much. It is nasty and its important realism is too often undermined by its unrealistic storylines and events. Yet it is not without wit; I will not claim that it has nothing, no talent, no verve, for it surely does.

― the bellefox, Monday, 12 December 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Here is another unrealistic feature: the way the two main characters go from hating and baiting each other to asking each other for sympathetic advice within, not a day or a week, but the space of a 30-second conversation.

I don't much like its portrtait of friendship, if that's what it is, as a matter of bile and loathing.

― the bellefox, Monday, 12 December 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

It is hardly offering up an example of thoughtful, mutually beneficial friendship; and this lack is part of its point.

This series has been very good stuff, without really changing or expanding the format, characters or central direction; more of the same, which is to be taken gladly amidst the poverty of comedy elsewhere on British TV. But a bold new direction would have elevated it further.

I do partially agree with the Pinefox; whilst I have no problem with sordid, bleak moments, it does sometimes seem like they are grafting on the 'darkness' and melancholy to fall into line with fashion; it does not arrive innately from the world created in the show - despite indeed the destructive 'friendship'. It can't currently ever hope to reach tragic proportions - as "Fawlty Towers" certainly did, and "The Office" very possibly. While it is often very intricately funny, and the characters work very well (Johnson is indeed an ace card whenever used... "my Skinner and Baddiel...!"), it could do with going a bit further outside its established frame; throw in a jarring, painfully moving episode, give other characters the POV-perspective. But, it does work as a fine - and certainly up-to-date - comedy; if indeed not a timeless one, I suspect.

― Tom May (Tom May), Tuesday, 13 December 2005 01:22 (twenty years ago)

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