i've not for a single second recognised a parody of piers morgan in this time, it's just wishful thinking on his part
― or something, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 23:10 (five years ago) link
imagine wanting to ride on the coat tails of alan partridge
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 23:35 (five years ago) link
given alan’s solid victory at the end of this, i can’t help wondering whether they chose a shuttlecock specifically because a bouncing metaphor would be too obvious
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 7 March 2019 22:38 (five years ago) link
I liked the part in ep 2 when Alan got turned on by the video of the woman washing her handsAlso the female lead in this is so cute
― calstars, Thursday, 7 March 2019 23:23 (five years ago) link
her performance is astoundingly good, given 80% of it comes from the requirement for subtlety
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 8 March 2019 00:30 (five years ago) link
That thousand yard stare into the camera while Alan goes off
― calstars, Friday, 8 March 2019 01:15 (five years ago) link
yeah in each of these eps after a certain point she just gives up on anything besides carrying on with her job. you can imagine her hitting the bottle. it's all a disaster but she just rides the tide of the show, trusting it's steel-plated enough to tromple over the rough spots
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 8 March 2019 01:24 (five years ago) link
> I liked the part in ep 2...
A pedant writes: the hand washing was episode 1.
I liked the impractical set - the steps to the interview area - the ones that took slightly too long to traverse.
― koogs, Friday, 8 March 2019 04:46 (five years ago) link
You mean the same as they did on "Knowing Me, Knowing You"? (I haven't seen any of this btw).
― The Vangelis of Dating (Tom D.), Friday, 8 March 2019 09:07 (five years ago) link
Anyone else follow the random Twitter debate about vegetarianism going on in the background?
― Alba, Sunday, 10 March 2019 22:21 (five years ago) link
Alba otm, also wb Alba
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Sunday, 10 March 2019 23:27 (five years ago) link
Hello! I have been around, here and there.
― Alba, Monday, 11 March 2019 06:58 (five years ago) link
"would bang"?
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 11 March 2019 08:52 (five years ago) link
lol I read it as 'would ban'
― kinder, Monday, 11 March 2019 09:16 (five years ago) link
omg that face
― kinder, Monday, 11 March 2019 22:03 (five years ago) link
Best one yet I think
― Number None, Monday, 11 March 2019 23:38 (five years ago) link
thought i was going nuts when “dramatisation” kept switching to “dramatization” and back
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 07:52 (five years ago) link
I didn't enjoy this one as much, the prerecorded sections really fell flat and the Sidekick Simon section was wasted.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 08:22 (five years ago) link
i completely missed the giant clue in alan’s photo library, but caught all the noel edmonds shots (and initially thought the sunderland bloke was noel edmonds)
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 08:49 (five years ago) link
first half especially was really not v funny. felt very "written".
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 08:51 (five years ago) link
yeah, the scottish interview didn’t work for me once i saw whet they were doing
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 08:51 (five years ago) link
It's getting better with every episode. Loving his rivalry with Ruth
― paolo, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 08:59 (five years ago) link
it was great how in episode 1 that rivalry could have all been in alan’s head, but last night it was absolutely real
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 09:03 (five years ago) link
yeah I think that's my favourite bit so far. and the pre recorded segments.
― kinder, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 09:41 (five years ago) link
last week’s battle re-enactment did nothing for me but this week’s corporal punishment segment was pretty good
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 09:44 (five years ago) link
I for one was disappointed that one of Alan's corrections of Ruth was actually incorrect - the DVLA has not become the DVSA, that is a separate organisation formed by the merger of the DSA and VOSA, not DVLA and VOSA as Alan stated! disgusting tbh
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 15:05 (five years ago) link
All of Ruth’s contradictions of Alan in ep 1 were correct - the above has to be a delightful Easter egg for those who get it, showing that Alan’s status has risen, but not necessarily his accuracy
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 17:17 (five years ago) link
tbh the only reason I know that is because I've been having to deal with the DVLA over the last couple of weeks, so I know very well they still exist!
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 17:18 (five years ago) link
that did seem like a big error for ruth to make! i love you colonel poo, in a way
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 19:54 (five years ago) link
"As American as Mom's apple pie" is a throwback to the radio shows, right?
― kinder, Monday, 18 March 2019 22:26 (five years ago) link
'As American as chocolate chip cookies and Mom' s apple tart' IIRC.Much better this week. The look of panic on Alan's face when he realised what was happening during the song at the end was excellent.
― Matt DC, Monday, 18 March 2019 22:28 (five years ago) link
yeah that's what I meant. I don't think I've ever heard of it outside of AP!
― kinder, Monday, 18 March 2019 22:30 (five years ago) link
"Less unique than others" also
― kinder, Monday, 18 March 2019 22:36 (five years ago) link
i hurt a stomach muscle from laughing so hard at the end
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Monday, 18 March 2019 23:15 (five years ago) link
I tried watching Alpha Papa the other day, and made it about 20 mins before giving up - but I haven't watched any since the 'I'm Alan Partridge' days.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 00:25 (five years ago) link
it’s not necessarily a bad thing, but this show is nowhere near as good as iap series 1 or the day today, as per coogan’s claim a few weeks ago.
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 08:01 (five years ago) link
it's certainly shaping up to be Partridge's least essential TV series
but it's grand like
― Number None, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 08:56 (five years ago) link
It's much better than IAP Season 2, which was largely terrible other than the sex people episode.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 09:07 (five years ago) link
largely terrible
i do not understand this at all
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 09:24 (five years ago) link
Are we about to fight the IAP2 wars again?
― Lammy's Show (Tom D.), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 09:26 (five years ago) link
I think the movie is the least essential AP and basically the only thing I won't rewatch any more
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 09:37 (five years ago) link
yeah, that's why I said series
― Number None, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 09:38 (five years ago) link
the movie has some incredible moments, mainly but not only the cuddly toy opening
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 09:51 (five years ago) link
It's a curate's egg of a series. Irish Alan was superb, but the Monty Don thing was mainly tedious.
― chap, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 10:11 (five years ago) link
i saw it three hours ago and i can’t even remember the monty don thing
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 10:42 (five years ago) link
but yes, curate’s egg describes it perfectly
Initialism vs acronym distinction takedown was great in ep 3
― calstars, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 16:09 (five years ago) link
I laughed aloud several times through this. Each episode has been better than the one before, which is good, because I thought the first episode was a comedic flatline.
― my future think tank (stevie), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 21:10 (five years ago) link
"ok.. a billion pounds"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 23:02 (five years ago) link
best
― seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 07:56 (five years ago) link