Alan Partridge comes to BBC America

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"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

seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 10:42 (five years ago) link

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

Favourite moment this time was the coy way he said goodbye to the "shaved boy in a wig"

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 08:03 (five years ago) link

i wonder if he was clantily scad

seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 08:10 (five years ago) link

Tash-hag

And of course people have reversed the backwards footage.

Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 09:29 (five years ago) link

I know it's very obvious, but I just loved the way he crowded out every single woman on the "special women's episode", as happens so often in real life, blah blah.

I loved how you could see him tune out the second Deegle mentioned putting fuel in a turbocharger.

I didn't watch a lot of Mid-Morning Matters, so I'm not really sure I'm getting a grip on Simon's character. Does he have one, or is it just this? I don't really know what he thinks about anything.

trishyb, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 09:37 (five years ago) link

lolly was a highlight again

koogs, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 09:44 (five years ago) link

the way the guy at the start flirted with alan was hilarious, and how alan’s responses to the guy gradually built up. kmkywap done with flair.

seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 10:18 (five years ago) link

And call back to the ladyboys film in the Linton Travel Tavern.

Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 10:23 (five years ago) link

best one yet

kinder, Tuesday, 26 March 2019 21:04 (five years ago) link

I loved how you could see him tune out the second Deegle mentioned putting fuel in a turbocharger.

the thing i loved most about this is that you know exactly what’s going through his mind the whole time (and so he doesn’t have to say a single word for this to work), but you need to really understand alan and why he’s trying so hard not to interrupt her, for the joke to really hit hard. when he finally cracked i actually cried laughing, mainly from the anticipation of him saying exactly what we knew he was going to say.

this episode in particular was full of beautifully timed gags that completely paid off. easily the best of the series.

also, now that there’s only one episode left, i can’t help wondering if it will end with him just... hosting the show. no sacking, no catastrophe, just the very real prospect of a second series.

seedy ron (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 21:32 (five years ago) link

Fucking rantillion!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-JL7zdjltc

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 26 March 2019 22:17 (five years ago) link

Rantallion! It's one of the swears the woman at the British library taught him

my future think tank (stevie), Wednesday, 27 March 2019 07:41 (five years ago) link

I also really appreciated how he didn't touch the books, even though he was really frustrated and he clearly wanted to, and twenty years ago he would have, and there would have been a row. I was waiting for that to happen, and not looking forward to it.

trishyb, Wednesday, 27 March 2019 09:22 (five years ago) link


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