I think Ricky needs a Merchant to keep the crap he thinks is funny filtered. Ricky has a juvenile sense of humour where as Steve appears at least to be a bit better in that sense and maybe kept 'some' of this sort of thing out of other shows
I think Ricky needs a Merchant to keep the crap he thinks is funny filtered. Ricky has a juvenile sense of humour where as Steve appears at least to be a bit better in that sense and maybe kept 'some' of this sort of thing out of other shows
I was just thinking the same. I think Merchant reigns him in a bit and last night it really showed.
That last episode really was dire... I wasn't fan of the first series but the first couple of this series were ok, but Ricky mate really, last night was just weird
I really hope by the end of the series something happens that redeems it. Because as it is now, the show isn't offering anything special, and what Ricky had to say about tv through the character of Andy Millman in Extras was great, it IS sad when writers dumb-down entertainment for the masses and resort to crude potty humor to get laughs. I'm not ready to give up yet, I think there may be some redemption for Kev, and the new handyman prat will probably get his comeuppance.
Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your pov) at the same time without Kev there would be no show.
Not this series certainly. The whole thing is now half an hour of him talking about (or miming) sex with old women. It's excruciating.
Got away with it when he was much more in the background and tempered by Dougie's contempt for him. The whole thing doesn't work without little Karl and his round bald Manc head.
I don't think I've heard a TV channel being described as 'basic'before, but leaving that, wasn't it on at 10pm or later? Is that prime time?
And how many of the masses did it attract?
I suspect you may be giving gervais credit for a depth which he doesn't have.
Substitute 'mainstream' instead of 'basic', or even 'non-satellite/ cable' if it helps you to see the point the FM is making. I'd say that 10pm probably is prime-time for more 'adult oriented' shows. I've no idea how many viewers it gets or what's considered a good audience for C4 (or any other channel for that matter) before you ask.
The FM's point is that Gervais does, or at least appeared to, have 'depth', as you put it, in series one that seems to have deserted him in series two.
Substitute 'mainstream' instead of 'basic', or even 'non-satellite/ cable' if it helps you to see the point the FM is making. I'd say that 10pm probably is prime-time for more 'adult oriented' shows. ...................
I may have expressed it badly. I understand the point, it was just I'd never heard the word "basic" used for what I call "terrestial" channels. Though I suppose that's wrong, now that we have Freeview.
Prime time for 'adult oriented' shows? Possibly. I'd have thought more people watched the news at that time.
Actually, I've just had a look on BARB. Week 28/4 - 4/5.
BBC News - about 4.5 million.
Derek -1.81 million (down from 2.29 the week before).
the EPG mentions London Zoo, so be nice to see them away from the home
Lets hope so...although I notice next week's is based at an animal sanctuary. Is this Gervais's way of preaching to be nice to animals as well as old people I wonder?
I am so trying to like this but, damn, it's becoming harder with each episode. It's just so
...........misguided. So much cringe, but not for the right reasons.
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I was just thinking the same. I think Merchant reigns him in a bit and last night it really showed.
The masses? masses? How many viewers does this show get?
Plenty, But more when it is dumbed down for those who can't watch anything that requires concentration
So the point is valid
Not this series certainly. The whole thing is now half an hour of him talking about (or miming) sex with old women. It's excruciating.
Got away with it when he was much more in the background and tempered by Dougie's contempt for him. The whole thing doesn't work without little Karl and his round bald Manc head.
When the program is on a basic channel in a prime time slot, I would say it's intended for the "masses".
The laughs just seem cheap and while that's not uncommon, I had hoped Ricky would dig a little deeper.
I don't think I've heard a TV channel being described as 'basic' before, but leaving that, wasn't it on at 10pm or later? Is that prime time?
And how many of the masses did it attract?
I suspect you may be giving gervais credit for a depth which he doesn't have.
The FM's point is that Gervais does, or at least appeared to, have 'depth', as you put it, in series one that seems to have deserted him in series two.
the EPG mentions London Zoo, so be nice to see them away from the home
I may have expressed it badly. I understand the point, it was just I'd never heard the word "basic" used for what I call "terrestial" channels. Though I suppose that's wrong, now that we have Freeview.
Prime time for 'adult oriented' shows? Possibly. I'd have thought more people watched the news at that time.
Actually, I've just had a look on BARB. Week 28/4 - 4/5.
BBC News - about 4.5 million.
Derek -1.81 million (down from 2.29 the week before).
Lets hope so...although I notice next week's is based at an animal sanctuary. Is this Gervais's way of preaching to be nice to animals as well as old people I wonder?
...........misguided. So much cringe, but not for the right reasons.
He also sounds like Paddy Considine in A Room for Romeo Brass.