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Johnson from Peep Show is probably my favourite character in any TV series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXGfkfNRcFw&t=277s "More fool you, rear end in a top hat"
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I hope y'all are watching The Thick of It. "I hate schoolchildren. Might as well be talking to loving geese."
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Noreaus posted:I hope y'all are watching The Thick of It. I'd forgotten how cringeworthy it was! My toes have all curled up and refuse to uncurl. "Charlotte! That's an easier name!" 
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Sep 8, 2012 22:06
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(Next week on Thick of it) Yay the (not-)Labour people next week!
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Noreaus posted:I hope y'all are watching The Thick of It. Ianucci hasn't missed a beat in its absence. I was in tears through most of it; the coalition angle is just amazing.
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Sep 8, 2012 22:23
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Mannion's speech to the children was genuinely hard to watch. Great episode all round, good to see this show back.
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Sep 8, 2012 22:31
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Didn't like it, the Lib Dems were poo poo, the Tories struggled to carry it. Glen's justification for still being around was clumsy and he's already done this whole irrelevance arc at least twice. Best part was Terri trying to get fired, worst part was the presentation scene. Didn't they used to cut out the cringeworthy parts and just give us the reactions?
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I thought it was great. The Lib Dem aide is the Daily Mail guy from the Rise of the Nutters?
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It's been far too long since The Thick of It had new episodes. Really liked it, old characters were as good as ever, the new ones were pretty funny. Nice to see there can be good episodes even without Malcolm. Loved the bit where the idea gets axed and Stewart is just lost for words. Mannion is great. He was my favourite opposition guy in the earlier series, and the specials. "Oh, Piss Christ, I've been spotted." "What do you ask for, the, the, uh, Wanker?" Next episode's looking pretty great too.
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Sep 8, 2012 23:48
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Mannion kills it in every scene he's in. The rest are mostly forgettable, with the exception of Emma Messinger and Phil Smith. Looking forward to the Lib Dem characters getting some actual characterisation, and the return of Tucker.
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The only strange thing for me was Phil Smith losing his bite. Other than that, it was loving fantastic. Mannion is the absolute stand out though.
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Etherwind posted:Mannion kills it in every scene he's in. The rest are mostly forgettable, with the exception of Emma Messinger and Phil Smith. Looking forward to the Lib Dem characters getting some actual characterisation, and the return of Tucker. Mannion was fantastic. "I'm bored of this. I'm going for a Twix."
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Gorn Myson posted:The only strange thing for me was Phil Smith losing his bite. Other than that, it was loving fantastic. Mannion is the absolute stand out though. Wait wait wait, Will Smith's character is called Phil Smith? Jesus. I enjoyed it a lot, and as for the libs being limp and undistinguished, surely that's the joke? (it might not be the joke)
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Wasn't sure at first, but really enjoyed it. Not convinced on the Lim Dems, but I'm sure they'll grow into it. Stuart is a fantastic character. It would have been really easy for them to just have another Malcolm (like The Fucker, but I'm sure he'll be in it at some point), but Stuart offers a different side of that coin.
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I'm hoping that Stuart getting cut out of the loop a little at the end of the episode means its building up to a return of The Fucker.
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Red7 posted:I'm hoping that Stuart getting cut out of the loop a little at the end of the episode means its building up to a return of The Fucker. It's probably an attempt to dramatise why Steve Hilton quit.
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Metrication posted:I thought it was great. The Lib Dem aide is the Daily Mail guy from the Rise of the Nutters? Yep, I thought it was strange that they had him there and couldn't get over Glen working for the Tories/Lib Dems either, both were offputting. Next week.. is it just me or did Ben refer to Nicola as the leader of the Opposition? Surely not. Please, no!
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James R posted:Yep, I thought it was strange that they had him there and couldn't get over Glen working for the Tories/Lib Dems either, both were offputting. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9528308/The-Thick-of-It-BBC-Two-an-interview-with-the-Rt-Hon-Nicola-Murray-MP.html
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Metrication posted:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9528308/The-Thick-of-It-BBC-Two-an-interview-with-the-Rt-Hon-Nicola-Murray-MP.html #tash-hag is genius
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Mannion absolutely kills it. His "She's making eyes at me. I wish I could make redundancy at her" and "The bailiffs have come to take away my will to live" lines loving slayed me. Can't wait for return of The Fucker. Gyro Zeppeli fucked around with this message at 10:55 on Sep 9, 2012 |
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Sep 9, 2012 10:28
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The Raj bit had me tearing up with laughter, it's just so cringeworthy.
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Etherwind posted:Mannion kills it in every scene he's in. The rest are mostly forgettable, with the exception of Emma Messinger and Phil Smith. Looking forward to the Lib Dem characters getting some actual characterisation, and the return of Tucker. The rest are mostly forgettable? Glenn, Terri, Stuart? They're all amazing characters. I'm wasn't sure what to make of the Lib Dems at first either, mostly because when I heard they were going to be included in the new series I expected them to be characterised as weak and pathetic Ben Swain-types. I was surprised by the outward aggression. But actually I'm glad they didn't just go for weak and pathetic-types for the Lib Dems because (1) that would be the obvious joke and (2) it would help to perpetuate the myth that Lib Dems aren't bastards. Also I really liked the fact that there was a whole episode without Malcolm, because as great as he is as a character I thought the show was getting too focused on him at the end of the third series. So my impression was that they've done a good job so far of keeping the show fresh. Mostly though I was just laughing a lot. I especially liked Phil and Emma's commentary on Glenn: "Oh look, here comes Denis Norden." "...and he's brought his laughter file."
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 Found this in the Comic strip megathread in BSS. Thought it might be received well here.
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If the ending was supposed to dramatise the way Steve Hilton quit, I would assume that they're building up to the return of The Fucker which will in turn lead to the Levenson inquiry type storyline they have mentioned in the past. Which is nice.
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Gorn Myson posted:If the ending was supposed to dramatise the way Steve Hilton quit, I would assume that they're building up to the return of The Fucker which will in turn lead to the Levenson inquiry type storyline they have mentioned in the past. I'm terrible at names, I misremembered the Fucker as being Malcolm's homunculus, Jamie MacDonald. In fact, I'm blanking on the Fucker entirely, so I need to rewatch series 3. e: Also, if anyone wants to know more, that Bake Off cartoon ran in the Saturday Guardian, and is pretty consistently good stuff. Mr. Squishy fucked around with this message at 14:13 on Sep 9, 2012 |
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Yeah, to those who watch TTOI religiously - I'm a bit lost as to who's who again, if I just watch Season 3 should that totally catch me up? Still enjoyed the opening episode regardless, just need a bit of clarification in places.
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One of the cast said there would be a swearing free episode, I'm guessing that would be the Leveson episode.
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Mr. Squishy posted:I'm terrible at names, I misremembered the Fucker as being Malcolm's homunculus, Jamie MacDonald. In fact, I'm blanking on the Fucker entirely, so I need to rewatch series 3. The Fucker is Cal Richards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXh4T-ShaL0 Is it just me or is Glen's acting young spiel actually worse than his past attempts to be young? lets go swimming fucked around with this message at 16:10 on Sep 9, 2012 |
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The pHo posted:if I just watch Season 3 should that totally catch me up? Yeah, that should be enough. Maybe the specials too, but Series 3 should be enough.
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I'm bored of this, I'm going for a Twix!
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FractionMan posted:
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Mickolution posted:Yeah, that should be enough. Maybe the specials too, but Series 3 should be enough. Cheers, might use it as an excuse to watch the specials too. When I watched them, I accidentally did it in the wrong order and confused the hell out of myself for the most part!
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I did the exact same thing and I think I know why...
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In case you missed Adam Buxton's Bug you can watch the music videos he created for the show on his Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLTJAZu70zo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXvsl8xgRxc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JMXVXnefBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWowQub_jVU
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The pHo posted:Cheers, might use it as an excuse to watch the specials too. When I watched them, I accidentally did it in the wrong order and confused the hell out of myself for the most part! Are the specials in the same 'universe'. I mean, in that In The Loop isn't since the same actors have different characters. i.e. The Fucker is an MP etc. I only ask as the Night Editor of The Mail is an aide to the Lib Dem MP at DOSAC.
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James R posted:Are the specials in the same 'universe'. I mean, in that In The Loop isn't since the same actors have different characters. i.e. The Fucker is an MP etc. I only ask as the Night Editor of The Mail is an aide to the Lib Dem MP at DOSAC. They are. Apparently he has made his way into politics since then according to a Guardian article.
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