Episodes

[jasonf]

Episodes#1

Posted: 1/10/11 at 9:24pm

Anyone watch it on Showtime last night? I actually thought it was pretty funny - looking forward to more...

Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.

[Scripps2]

Episodes#2

Posted: 1/11/11 at 3:38am

This premiered on UK television last night. I thought there was a lot of dry British humour in there, and that would appeal to a British, rather than American audience.

However there was also the great visual/cultural gag of replacing Richard Griffiths with Matt Le Blanc. And the unintended visual/cultural gag of Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig's Americanised haircuts: effectively the same as their British haircuts but now designer scruffy as opposed to just-got-out-of-bed.

I'll definitely be watching next week.

[jasonf]

Episodes#2

Posted: 1/11/11 at 8:14am

I love the dry British humor, which is I guess why I liked it.

Can't say I knew anything about the haircuts since I didn't know the two leads, but I loved the Richard Griffiths part, and the woman who was in charge of comedy at the studio made me laugh every time she opened her mouth.

Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.

[Scripps2]

Episodes#3

Posted: 1/18/11 at 5:51pm

This is getting bad reviews over here.

It seems to be (giving them the benefit of the doubt) exploring where comedy stops and cringe starts - rather like a certain presenter at a recent awards ceremony.

[Scripps2]

Episodes#4

Posted: 5/1/12 at 4:35pm

I can't believe this is back for a second series after the bad reviews it got. Having said that, I'll be watching.

And I didn't realise Matt Le Blanc picked up a Golden Globe for it until I read the pre-publicity.