Just got round to watching the last one - this really is comic genius. Hope I'm wrong, but I don't put the chances of it being recommissioned at more than 50% for the reasons we've already discussed - none of the BBC channels is the natural home for it. And I'm guessing its viewing figures were OK but not great.
Anyone else agree that this has future cult status written all over it?
Favourite line from this episode was the drag-hunting. But 'wristbands' and the 'Games Workshop' lines were close seconds!
The canonical list of Nelsonisms (starting with episode 8)
- Robert Mugabe! Those poor animals!
- Dame Helen Mirren! That's fruity stuff!
- Horne and Corden! She's been sedated!
- Dermot Murnaghan! We're saved!
Anyone wanna do any other episodes? OK, it's just me that's this obsessed then...
The canonical list of Nelsonisms (starting with episode 8)
- Robert Mugabe! Those poor animals!
- Dame Helen Mirren! That's fruity stuff!
- Horne and Corden! She's been sedated!
- Dermot Murnaghan! We're saved!
Anyone wanna do any other episodes? OK, it's just me that's this obsessed then...
From watching the doc some of the earily attempts were absolutely shocking compared to the finished masterpiece.
It could have been a total trainwreck, couldn't it. What really came across was the amount of effort, time and money they'd taken to properly develop everything. And just how much fun they have!
Take a close look at the hospital scene at the end of the final episode. I know this is sad, but freeze frame it and look at the detail. Question - what scale is it? I mean are those life-size hospital beds and props or was it all built to a smaller 'puppet' scale?
Looking at the behind-the-scenes programme - I don't think the puppets are big enough to put in full-size beds, so I'm guessing they didn't just hijack the set of Casualty for an afternoon. But looking again at the level of detail - I can't believe that it's a small-scale puppet set either.
I was in work the other day and without even realising I was singing "Everybody Loves a Lesbian..." to myself and the people around me thought I was nuts...although some people knew where the song was from and at one point or another during the day were humming it too!
Saw the 'making of' last night (final episode not on iPlayer yet - wake up BBC:mad:).
Loved the way the puppeteers and 'voicers'seemed able to react to things 'in character'. A scene would break down for some reason and 'Nelson' or 'Marion' would have a look or a comment:)
Loved the description of Destiny as "a self obsessed 'it' bitch."
Loved the way the puppeteers and 'voicers'seemed able to react to things 'in character'. A scene would break down for some reason and 'Nelson' or 'Marion' would have a look or a comment:)
I also liked the way the puppeteers voiced the characters themselves on set/between scenes etc. I think it showed the involvment they have in the characters.
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Anyone else agree that this has future cult status written all over it?
Favourite line from this episode was the drag-hunting. But 'wristbands' and the 'Games Workshop' lines were close seconds!
The canonical list of Nelsonisms (starting with episode 8)
- Robert Mugabe! Those poor animals!
- Dame Helen Mirren! That's fruity stuff!
- Horne and Corden! She's been sedated!
- Dermot Murnaghan! We're saved!
Anyone wanna do any other episodes? OK, it's just me that's this obsessed then...
Mark Fowler!
It could have been a total trainwreck, couldn't it. What really came across was the amount of effort, time and money they'd taken to properly develop everything. And just how much fun they have!
Take a close look at the hospital scene at the end of the final episode. I know this is sad, but freeze frame it and look at the detail. Question - what scale is it? I mean are those life-size hospital beds and props or was it all built to a smaller 'puppet' scale?
Looking at the behind-the-scenes programme - I don't think the puppets are big enough to put in full-size beds, so I'm guessing they didn't just hijack the set of Casualty for an afternoon. But looking again at the level of detail - I can't believe that it's a small-scale puppet set either.
MARK FOWLER! so I dont have rabies after all!
Sir Robert Winston! I can't believe I'm going to be a dad!
Holy Fritzl!!!
"Russell Howard! What in the name of Marty Feldman has happened to your face?"
Still funny, either way!
K
"Russell Howard! What in the name of Marty Feldman happened to your eye?"
http://bbc.co.uk/i/swgkn/?t=6m44s
Even Russell Howard got it wrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b767qBXlrZ4#t=2m56s
Nelson is so cute! Love Marion too! "A little piece of .... WIBBLY STRING!"
One of the best lines, for me, from the last ep that no-one's mentioned yet was:
"No! Running into a cellar to try to blow a building up! That's not what Guy Fawkes Night is all about!!"
Loved "More than words" and "5/11" too...
SER-IES TWO! SER-IES 2! SER-IES 2!
I'm going to mis-correct someone again, but wasn't the full quote something along the lines of:
"No! Running into a cellar to try to blow a building up for political ends! That's not what Guy Fawkes Night is all about!!"
Over to "degsy" to correct the correction and provide the link!
K
There's a conversation about certain matters with a Austrian connection:
Marion (wistfully): "Ahhhh incest......"
:eek:
Loved the way the puppeteers and 'voicers'seemed able to react to things 'in character'. A scene would break down for some reason and 'Nelson' or 'Marion' would have a look or a comment:)
Loved the description of Destiny as "a self obsessed 'it' bitch."
I also liked the way the puppeteers voiced the characters themselves on set/between scenes etc. I think it showed the involvment they have in the characters.
Couldn't find it yesterday:mad:
Just had a thought.
How long will it be before some idiot accuses the BBC of being 'PC' by including an Afghan hound and Persian cat.
"Ramming multiculturism down our throats........:mad::mad::mad:"
I thing they've taken most of the Mongrels episodes off iPlayer now - every episode was up a week ago.