daveladocus Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 First episode of series 5 airs on Friday May 2nd. Anyone heard anything about it? Any predictions? I'm hoping it doesn't get a bit crap and spoil all the awesome stuff before it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 The last series stopped being funny when it sank into chuckle-brothers like farce. David Mitchell is the biggest 'I'll give anything a go' tv arsehole ever...now writing for the Guardian I noticed.Definitely one to avoided if you liked the first 3 series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Yeah, the last series was pretty ding. Hopefully this wll mark a return to form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 With any luck they'll have accepted their one-trick-pony status and put some effort into making really funny tv again.. I mean, that scene with the dead dog on the barge in series four; the programme failed as soon as the main characters became more ridiculous than the world they were trying to portray as ridiculous. I think Curb Your Enthusiasm may have suffered this fate too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Agree with you on Peep Show, disagree on CYE. The last series was up there with the best IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveladocus Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 the last series wasn't as good but still better than most things on TV. Maybe should have gone down the Fawlty Towers/Office etc route and stuck to 2 or 3 series, i guess this one will decide if it was a mistake. Ye I read David Mitchell's piece in the guardian the other day. Maybe not the best written but funnier than some of the other people in that column (the make-a-deep-but-funny-observation-about-life column in G2). It mentioned the new series at the end of it so maybe just done to promote it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Ye I read David Mitchell's piece in the guardian the other day. Maybe not the best written but funnier than some of the other people in that column (the make-a-deep-but-funny-observation-about-life column in G2). It mentioned the new series at the end of it so maybe just done to promote it.There are journos that can do it so much better though, and everything about Mitchell's piece, even down to the uneasy looking photo of him standing there...just reeks of someone out of their depth slightly, 'giving things a go'. Spot on with your interpretation of that type of article though! I'd imagine it's quite difficult not to sound cliche and cheesy when writing those ones.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ 10 Easy Wishes Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 I haven't ever laughed at an episode of Peep Show as much as I did for the new one. It is ace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 "Are you fighting me? Are you having a fight with me?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 "You've finally got, VD"THought it was their best episode since second series. Big Suze is amazingly hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Dedalus Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I just don't enjoy Peep Show. The premise is quite good. The writing is quite good.Mitchell and Webb are two of the worst comic actors I have ever seen. They manage to make the acting in Garth Merenghi's Darkplace look convincing.I'm not a big fan of farce, but if it had been well acted, at least I could get something from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 i liked the previous series a lot but this new episode, i just found it depressing more than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I thought the previous series was pretty crap (eating a dog, WTF?) but this first ep was damn good I thought. Although I am a big fan of Big Suze. All we need now is Super Hans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveladocus Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I thought the new episode was pretty good. the first and last 5 minutes seemed a bit rubbish to me, not funny at the start, and a bit too ridiculous at the end. I don't like Big Suze. Seems to be a common theme of all the female characters being really annoying. no doubt some freudian thing, vagina envy or something. ok, clearly i dont study psychology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 I thought the new one was ok, but only up to standard of an average, pre-series 4 episode; the magic has sort-of left - in my opinion firmly due to the over-expsoure of leading actors. It's as though someone tried to 'break' them, but it totally failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveladocus Posted May 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 the magic has sort-of left Kind of ironic as they did that crap film about magicians. i haven't seen it but i can just tell it was crap. plus mark kermode said so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 plus mark kermode said so.Haha, he's a sinister devil but I'll take his word on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medichi Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I think this series has been ace!"I'm his one""Why did you have to make him suck you off?"It is turning a little homoerotic though - twist to come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 fridays was boring and stupid. the week before was good though, with that IT girl wanking off the neurotic one with her ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 I thought this weeks episode was hilarious.This series has been superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 I thought the rather wahwahwaaah ending to 'gunny' was rather fitting. That could've gotten a bit silly. I mean, not good silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 This week's episode: Mark is still funny, but Jez just comes across more and more a public schoolboy acting a waster. He just isn't as convincing; his acting is stilted the lines just sound contrived. Although there was a highlight:Mark: You're Hamlet. Stop trying to be HamletJez: well you're - Mark: (he can't think of a Shakespeare character) Jez: A massive twat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin' Ryan Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 The most recent episode wasn't my favourite of this series but overall it's been a total return to form. I think the reason people had a go at the last series was because of the high standard of the previous ones. The best thing about Peep Show is it's ability to stray into utterly farcical situations but still keep it belivable because of the quality of the writing. The fact they made burning and eating a dead dog actually seem like a situation that could arise in your life is testament to it's brilliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 The fact they made burning and eating a dead dog actually seem like a situation that could arise in your life is testament to it's brilliance.Though wierdly two people in this thread have commented on that as being the most ridiculous and unbelievable scene in the entire peepshow back catalogue.I think the reason people had a go at the last series was because of the high standard of the previous Yeah you're right - compared to Chucklevision, Peepshow series four was incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin' Ryan Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Though wierdly two people in this thread have commented on that as being the most ridiculous and unbelievable scene in the entire peepshow back catalogue.Well yeh, two people pointed it out on an internet forum in Aberdeen, not exactly a scathing Guardian Arts review, but I'm sure you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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