Author Topic: Peep Show (Read 2104 times)

Howard Alan Treesong · « **on:** May 03, 2008, 11:14:06 PM »

Eric P sent me Peep Show and I started watching Season 1.

It's like the Britcom for people who think The Office is too cheesy and upbeat.

The characters are impossibly unlikeable.

Eric P · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2008, 11:21:27 PM »

just wait.

just.

wait.

(mwhahahahahaha)

in other britcom news, i have started watching In the Thick of It, which follows cabinet ministers. It's funny but i feel that a lack of specific uk gov't knowledge forestalls a bit of my enjoyment.

i have also started to watch Gavin and Stacey, which won some awards (which is how i heard of it). The production values are ace, but the content...well it's very...safe i guess. Though admittedly i've only gotten 2 out of 6 episodes in.

the latest season just started but thanks to a package filled with kungfu films, i haven't had a chance to watch it

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2008, 11:28:39 PM »

yeah, I'm sure it gets much worse than where I am (halfway through season 1)

but it's already excrutiating to watch Mitchell/Webb interact with others, esp. women.

Wow just wow.

I love how Britcoms are so short - it's very tempting to try to polish off the whole thing this weekend. I can do the first two seasons without blinking, at least.

Eric P · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2008, 11:31:17 PM »

it allows them to remain focused. and in most cases is a good thing

TVC15 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2008, 11:36:21 PM »

mmm black books. Just hearing the name of the show makes me want to watch the first season ep The Blackout.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2008, 11:43:32 PM »

I've seen Black Books, yeah

Eric P · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2008, 11:56:05 PM »

black books, while good, didn't really maintain its quality throughout the show's lifespan. the third season is certainly the weakest, while i feel that the first season is the best.

TVC15 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2008, 11:58:49 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on May 03, 2008, 11:56:05 PM

black books, while good, didn't really maintain its quality throughout the show's lifespan. the third season is certainly the weakest, while i feel that the first season is the best.

Same. The first season is the only one Graham Linehan did. He's why I ended up trying Father Ted, and it blessedly had the same sort of absurd feel as the first season of Black Books.

Eric P · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2008, 12:01:44 AM »

but my god Father Ted is excellent from start to finish.

it is nearly as perfect a comedy can get. though having catholic roots certainly didn't hurt my enjoyment of it at all.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2008, 12:08:43 AM »

father ted is one of the few shows i can watch over and over and over, the only other one is blackadder seasons 2-4

Eric P · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2008, 12:18:35 AM »

i also add 30 rock to that list.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2008, 12:52:57 AM »

I am waiting til 30 Rock season 2 is done to watch it -_-

just finished 1.4 - cooking dinner now (STEAKS), then'll finish up S1

Eric P · « **Reply #12 on:** May 04, 2008, 01:00:57 AM »

Quote from: dcharlie on May 04, 2008, 12:52:19 AM

i've rewatched the I'm Alan Partridge series a few times too - also awesome.
and Brass Eye/The Day Today never get old.

Father Ted can never be ruined - it's 3 series of perfect.

i couldn't get into alan partridge nor could i get into saxondale. oh man i couldn't get into saxondale.

Eric P · « **Reply #13 on:** May 04, 2008, 01:06:15 AM »

yeah i think i started with the last series and reading wiki entries gave me the idea that i was really going about it the wrong way, but then there were YEARS of the show in various incarnations to catch up on.

OH!

I snagged That Mitchell and Webb Sound Radio series. ZOMFG. Too Funny.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #14 on:** May 04, 2008, 01:40:39 AM »

I love Partridge! ...a-ha

aoi tsuki · « **Reply #15 on:** May 04, 2008, 01:48:00 AM »

^^^
Thanks for reminding me about their radio show. i've had it downloaded for a while but haven't listened to it.

First episode of series five is on The Pirate Bay.

dcharlie: Super Hans.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #16 on:** May 04, 2008, 04:11:59 AM »

finished S1

never before has a show so clearly delineated the depression and self-loathing driving most sexual encounters

FatalT · « **Reply #17 on:** May 04, 2008, 05:40:20 AM »

My favorite episode from Peep Show was "The Bad Thing."

Eric P · « **Reply #18 on:** May 04, 2008, 08:29:38 AM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on May 04, 2008, 04:11:59 AM

finished S1

never before has a show so clearly delineated the depression and self-loathing driving most sexual encounters

mwhahahahahahahaha

just wait

Eric P · « **Reply #19 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:19:58 AM »

season five so far is so very painful

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #20 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:20:56 AM »

I finished S2 last week ... gonna try to polish off S3 this evening, I think

Eric P · « **Reply #21 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:23:19 AM »

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #22 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:24:38 AM »

Quote from: Eric P on May 11, 2008, 12:23:19 AM

yay

it's that, or get ready for my trip

and who can pack for a Tuesday morning shuttle on Saturday? come on

Eric P · « **Reply #23 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:33:28 AM »

i know someone who packs a week before she goes anywhere

fully packs

everything.

a week before she goes anywhere

she's like....mengele on vacation

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #24 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:47:53 AM »

in my defense (?) my Monday is totally shot, but, uh

a full day of tomorrow should be sufficient, right???

okay time to Peep my Show on

Eric P · « **Reply #25 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:55:36 AM »

yeah should be fine.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #26 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:58:04 AM »

whyyy do I waaaatch this shoooooow

every season the relationships get somehow even more awkward

Eric P · « **Reply #27 on:** May 11, 2008, 12:58:43 AM »

*cough*

yes

about that.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #28 on:** May 11, 2008, 01:28:58 AM »

god, 3.1 was probably the most depressing episode yet

I am starting to wonder if this show can even be classified as a "comedy"

Eric P · « **Reply #29 on:** May 11, 2008, 01:30:10 AM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on May 11, 2008, 01:28:58 AM

god, 3.1 was probably the most depressing episode yet

I am starting to wonder if this show can even be classified as a "comedy"

tragedy is when it happens to me
comedy is when it happens to you

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #30 on:** May 11, 2008, 01:33:02 AM »

but the first-person perspective of Peep Show means it is happening...to me

Eric P · « **Reply #31 on:** May 11, 2008, 01:41:03 AM »

i usually have to pause the episode several times

they're masters at their craft

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #32 on:** May 11, 2008, 01:41:23 AM »

poor Sophie, whose dating life is so without prospects she continues to endure Mark -_-

"I suppose doing things you hate is just the price you pay to avoid loneliness."

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #33 on:** May 11, 2008, 02:54:19 AM »

Big Suze is hot <3 <3

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #34 on:** May 11, 2008, 04:16:19 AM »

S3 done. not sure where they can go from here.

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Author Topic: Peep Show (Read 2104 times)