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Dead Ringers (2002)
BBC Quality not hitting the mark here
Us ex-pats here in Europe are lucky enough(sometimes) to get fantastic British comedy on BBC Prime. Unfortunately whilst Mr Culshaw is in this show, he does not actually quench my/our thirst for impressionistic comedy.
The writing of the show = childish + low-level (Suitable for Children's BBC?). Mr Culshaw, you will never be of the caliber of a Bremner, because of the fact the average person above 8 years old can hear your underlying voice/impression as being the same person.(Just like Mr Novelty of the 70s - Yarwood). I remember Culshaw on my local radio, Viking Radio, he was bad then and bad now. Learn to alter your underlying voice in your impressions, then you can go further, maybe.
Use some of the budget to pay for good script writers (Matthews/Linehan would be cool- but not their 'thing'). Congrats for the BBC commission, I'm surprised as well as other people are.
Best Impressions; David Brent, Tom Baker, Ann Robinson.
Impressions 50% of Males Could Do Given 1 Hour Training; Sewell, Ozbourne, Gluteus Maximus(my gag you can take for the show Jon), David Dickinson, Johnny Vaughn.
TERRIBLE Impressions; Schwarzenegger, Blair, Bush + any not listed under 'Best Impressions'.
Well done for effort though. Surely, the only way is up!
Extras (2005)
Classic. Absolute classic
After taking a couple of years getting 'into' The Office, I'm there now. I never really took to Gervais on the 11 O'Clock Show 8 years ago - I found his humour on the disabled etc very cheap. I asked peer opinion the next time I was back in UK about this Office thing, still never got it....and it was WINNING AWARDS!!
OK. Now I'm into The Office.
Brilliant. Addictive. Something to watch every evening. Now he's got something else, can't be as good surely?... IT IS!! I cannot believe that ONLY two guys have written this 'Extras' (Merchant, where HAVE you been?).
Watch for the details from RG, the mannerisms. His timing is Cleese quality from 30 years ago (Towers?). The dialogue is in this series also...pure genius.
I really can't say what my favourite scene is, but the Ross Kemp seriously bragging that the SAS stands for Super Army Soldiers is pretty good (check out Gervais' facial reaction to this).
Please Gervais & Merchant keep up the quality of this first series (or just don't bother) because I've read that another G.M. crop has been commissioned.
I know you won't let us down.
PS Any chance of being an extra??