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  • pjmaybe 7 Apr 2008 12:34:56 70,678 posts
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    Can't believe there's not a thread for this but I guess I could be the only fan.

    Anyone watching this? As far as it goes, it's a bloody funny slow-burner of a comedy series. David Renwick's always been a bit of a fave but some of the stuff in this series has been fucking brilliant.

    I never thought I'd see dog on girl pron on the Beeb at 45 mins after the watershed.

  • armyourfists 7 Apr 2008 12:40:34 917 posts
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    I have to say I was pretty confused when I walked into the living room and saw my parents watching a dog going at it with a lady on the tele. I stayed to watch the rest of it though and it was surprisingly good.
  • Tricky 7 Apr 2008 12:58:16 4,038 posts
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    I think the first series was better (if only for the "will they meet each other/won't they" aspect which, brilliantly, was never realised), but it's still top-notch comedy.

    It's not often you see a suicide turned into a comedy thread that results in dog pron, that's for sure.
  • pjmaybe 7 Apr 2008 16:22:20 70,678 posts
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    I thought the way they handled the lack of the bloke from the 1st series was well done. Great piece of pathos for a comedy show.

    This week's episode opener just had me rubbing my eyes and almost had me reaching for the telly remote. I couldn't figure out why she was appearing as a negative and then...blammo, cheap throwaway gag but handled beautifully nonetheless.

    Compare and contrast Love Soup with My Family.
  • pjmaybe 14 Apr 2008 12:41:33 70,678 posts
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    Great episode on saturday. Particularly liked the veiled dig at Little Britain!
  • Bru-Man 15 Apr 2008 13:19:21 200 posts
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    Sorry, I should have started a thread on this myself, bloody love this series!

    I'm a bit taken aback that they killed Gil off in the background though, especially after the entire first series was the "will they ever meet" setup. Bit callous I thought, although I suppose they had to reference it at some point.

    Would have been cool if the second half of the series was about Gil, leading up to the time he died - perhaps they could have still been just missing each other the whole time...
  • pjmaybe 15 Apr 2008 13:58:56 70,678 posts
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    Was a bit sidelined, I guess they didn't see the point in carrying on with that storyline with another actor in place.

    Nicely alluded to this week though, I thought.

    Missed Sheridan Smith's large mammaries this week, definitely but Montserrat Lombard's pigtails more than made up for 'em.
  • bloke 15 Apr 2008 14:14:23 1,489 posts
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    Great series - lovely writing.

    We do all know that Tamsin is 'Debbie from the Archers', don't we?

    (Also saw her 'live' doing Much Ado last year).
  • woodnotes 15 Apr 2008 14:15:32 4,790 posts
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    bloke wrote:
    Great series - lovely writing.

    We do all know that Tamsin is 'Debbie from the Archers', don't we?

    (Also saw her 'live' doing Much Ado last year).
    People listen to The Archers?
  • bloke 15 Apr 2008 14:16:05 1,489 posts
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    woodnotes wrote:
    bloke wrote:
    Great series - lovely writing.

    We do all know that Tamsin is 'Debbie from the Archers', don't we?

    (Also saw her 'live' doing Much Ado last year).
    People listen to The Archers?
    Zillions. Scary, isn't it?
  • bauhaus 15 Apr 2008 14:37:07 3,510 posts
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    Tamsin = Hot!
  • Bru-Man 16 Apr 2008 12:45:15 200 posts
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    bauhaus wrote:
    Tamsin = Hot!
    Strange man.
    Montserrat Lombard = Hot! = correct :)
  • Grunk 16 Apr 2008 12:49:22 4,717 posts
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    I guess there's no way to see the episodes that I have missed?
    Iplayer only does 7 days.

    Shame since I paid for it.
  • tombo 16 Apr 2008 12:58:42 2,055 posts
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    woodnotes wrote:
    bloke wrote:
    Great series - lovely writing.

    We do all know that Tamsin is 'Debbie from the Archers', don't we?

    (Also saw her 'live' doing Much Ado last year).
    People listen to The Archers?
    o/
  • pjmaybe 16 Apr 2008 13:01:20 70,678 posts
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    Hopefully there'll be DVD boxsets eventually as I missed quite a few of the early series 1 episodes.

    Great comedy though. Doesn't go out of its way to throw belly laughs in your face, but is quietly impressive nonetheless.

    I have a strange morbid attraction to Tamsin Grieg as well, can't quite figure out why but would definitely stork Montserrat Lombard in preference.
  • Shinzou 7 May 2008 14:57:07 887 posts
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    Did anyone else notice the dark haired girl romping around in the lesbian love scene this week was that that Romanian girl off "How do you solve a problem like Maria?"

    Please someone tell me it wasn't just me.
  • otto Moderator 7 May 2008 17:15:59 49,238 posts
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    woodnotes wrote:
    bloke wrote:
    Great series - lovely writing.

    We do all know that Tamsin is 'Debbie from the Archers', don't we?

    (Also saw her 'live' doing Much Ado last year).
    People listen to The Archers?
    Wait - there are people that don't listen to the Archers??

    Can someone tell me what happened to Love Soup? I was watching one series where it was all about a man and a woman who lived parallel lives and never met, and the next thing I know they've changed it completely and it's all just about the Archers/Black Books/Green Wing woman. WTF??

    What happened?

    say no to Eurogamer sigs

  • pjmaybe 19 May 2008 16:35:41 70,678 posts
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    Original bloke died of a heart attack.

    Actually, that's how this series more or less ended - on a trademark bit of Renwick style pathos, with Alice pretty much not "finding the one" and a bit of a creepy throwback to the original series.

    Shame that's it. No more. Ever.

  • Kay 19 May 2008 16:37:04 15,604 posts
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    I did like this show. I thought the whole wheelchair woman bit was a bit creepy and unnecessary, though. Something about her eyes really freaked me out.

    K
  • pjmaybe 19 May 2008 16:40:11 70,678 posts
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    Kay wrote:
    I did like this show. I thought the whole wheelchair woman bit was a bit creepy and unnecessary, though. Something about her eyes really freaked me out.

    K
    SHE creeped you out?!

    Her hubby didn't? :)
  • Kay 19 May 2008 16:46:42 15,604 posts
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    The hubby was more than a bit weird, and obviously a perv. But the woman was like a scary statue, and her eyes... like she was obviously crying out for help, but could never do anything about it.

    K
  • pjmaybe 19 May 2008 16:49:19 70,678 posts
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    As I said, this is what Renwick does best. The bit where she phoned the guy up and he's standing with his head in a noose was a bit freaky too :)

    Will miss letching at Montserrat Lombard every saturday night now.

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