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Mount Pleasant on Sky1
bazellis
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Anyone else watching this?
I thought this was supposed to be a comedy but It's like a British Desperate f***ing Housewives. What kind of demographic are they aiming for?
Totally disappointed:mad:
I thought this was supposed to be a comedy but It's like a British Desperate f***ing Housewives. What kind of demographic are they aiming for?
Totally disappointed:mad:
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I'm a bit disappointed as well as the 'laughs' are a little desperate.
Its nothing like "Desperate Housewives". DH is well written and well acted with good comedic timing and has a totally different tone.
"Mount Pleasant" is awful in every way. Overacting to the extreme (especially by the main couple) and an absurd lack of originality. Almost every line is something you'd easily here somewhere else.
The main woman (her from Corrie) over pronounces every single word and is totally overacting.
And what amazingly original plots do they choose for the first episode? A jealous wife and a plot about internet dating.
WOW! That's never been done before.
This is so dire.
You're right! there's nothing funny about it
I noticed the Dog and Dart pub got a lot of airplay
It was my local in the 1960's A good pub between Lymm and Warrington
Maybe the writer's local:rolleyes:
I don't think the acting made the programme that bad, the script was just quiet bland and desperate. A lot of it was like 'so what' such the scenes with Pauline Collins and Bobby Ball discussing over a jacket and so other nonsense.
I couldn't work out if Angela Griffin's character was supposed to be a mate or boss, and Sally Lindsay's character Lisa was despise by me within 30 mins. I just found it hard to believe one woman having that much jealousy silliness in her and be married, and I just don't think the actress fits the role well.
That said though it's just the first episode and it might just improve as it goes along, so I might look in next week and perhaps the programme can prove me wrong in my opinion for the first episode.
Garbage. Pure unadulterated rubbish.
Based on 30 seconds :rolleyes:
Can't help thinking there's a bit of Anti-Sky snobbery against this from people.
So far as snobbery is concerned, I think you'll find that it's anti-rubbish "snobbery". If Sky1 makes itself synonymous with crap programmes, that's hardly the viewers' fault.
David Morrissey's Thorne was sort of alright. But that's the best I could manage.
Angela Griffin grates my teeth though..Always had.
Count me in as another one who liked it , like somebody has said if this was on ITV1 people wouldn't be so negative over it , oh and Angela Griffin is fit as
PJ
Good Northern actors and humour.
You are not alone. We enjoyed it a lot and will be watching again.