Actually, I've got no idea what to call it either. Sort of something like Sex in the City meets Six Feet Under meets Neighbours. It did make me laugh out loud a couple of times though. -- AndrewR, D.Bot (Celeritas) Kawasaki ZX-6R J1, Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo BOTAFOT#2,ITJWTFO#6,UKRMRM#1/13a,MCT#1,DFV#2,SKoGA#0 (and KotL) BotToS#5,SBS#25,IbW#34, DS#5, COSOC# Suspended, KotTFSTR# The speccy Geordie twat.
Yes, that's the one. Watched the opener last night, and it was excellent. Quite. I guess "drama" is prolly the best description. Seems to follow the mould of stuff like Thirtysomething, Six Feet Under, etc. -- Please add "imo" to above post. Champ GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T|F)#35 WG*#1 DFV#8 Team UKRM Racing : www.team-ukrm.com
Ummm... but I hate "Sex in the City", never get a chance to watch enough of "Six Feet Under" to follow what was going on, and as for "Neighbours"... pfffft. Channel 4's website describes it as a "US drama series" (fairly obvious) and "darkly comical" (fairly accurate). Ah! "Narrated by deceased resident..." That explains a lot - I missed the first 30 minutes, and wasn't paying attention properly for what I did watch, so couldn't work out who the narrator was. Yeah, definitely worth watching the first couple of episodes of the series proper (last night was just a pilot, wasn't it?).
OK, the style is very "Six feet under", while the content is more "Sex in the City", but more subversive. You just have to love the line, "I want a divorce ... I can't live in this detergent commercial any longer!" Did you not get a few clues from "Three days after my funeral..." and "A week after my funeral..." ? I was tempted to flip over to E4 after it had finished and watch the 2nd episode, but I decided I could wait until next Wednesday. -- AndrewR, D.Bot (Celeritas) Kawasaki ZX-6R J1, Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo BOTAFOT#2,ITJWTFO#6,UKRMRM#1/13a,MCT#1,DFV#2,SKoGA#0 (and KotL) BotToS#5,SBS#25,IbW#34, DS#5, COSOC# Suspended, KotTFSTR# The speccy Geordie twat.
Sounds like a reasonable description. Also: "We have to use a condom" "A condom? Can't we just risk it?" *thwack* .... so it's not all dark humour. Like I said, I wasn't paying attention properly - I was meant to be revising. I heard something about a funeral, but didn't have anything to associate it with. I see the pilot's repeated on Sunday, so I'll watch it then, and probably the first episode that follows it, in case I miss it on Ch4 next week. Have to build a PVR, then I could record it at home, transfer it across the 'net, and watch it here. Hmmm... geeky... *drool* Swine - I've only got terrestrial down here. And there's quite often something on on Wednesday evenings. I'll have to get it recorded and catch up at weekends.
Actually one of the things I didn't like was the way it kept dipping its toe into the waters of farce and then changing its mind. -- AndrewR, D.Bot (Celeritas) Kawasaki ZX-6R J1, Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo BOTAFOT#2,ITJWTFO#6,UKRMRM#1/13a,MCT#1,DFV#2,SKoGA#0 (and KotL) BotToS#5,SBS#25,IbW#34, DS#5, COSOC# Suspended, KotTFSTR# The speccy Geordie twat.
"Desperate Housewives" Might be worth actually watching TV then. I've been trying to get hold of thirtysomething but it isn't out on DVD yet.
I know last night was just the opener, but I think it's going to be good. It's been a big hit in the states, apparently. I used to love that show. Mind you, I'd be wary of watching it now, in case it didn't live up to my memories. -- Please add "imo" to above post. Champ GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T|F)#35 WG*#1 DFV#8 Team UKRM Racing : www.team-ukrm.com
Saw it on (at least) one of my recent trips over t'pond. Shite, it was. Basically just seemed to be a glorified soap. Didn't waste more that five minutes on it. It was shite too, IIRC.
heh. I just *knew* you were going to say that. And that Don't take this the wrong way, but if I had to choose between movie reviews from you and AndyR, I think I'd go with Andy's. -- Please add "imo" to above post. Champ GSX-R 1000, GPz 750 turbo, ZX7RR Endurance Racer x 2 GYASB#0 BotToS#2 BOTAFO(T|F)#35 WG*#1 DFV#8 Team UKRM Racing : www.team-ukrm.com
You don't say? Thing is, I view TV and movies as something to entertain me. If, while doing so, they also engage some sort of thought process then so much the better, but first it's got to be stimulating. Most 'drama' series have neither interesting plots, nor are they light-hearted enough to be simply amusing. I'd rather watch the likes of Heartbeat - at least it's not pretending you should take it seriously.
Why? Do you want the long list, the short list, or the very short list? a) We've got satellite, not terrestrial (although I assume it could take an input from the Sky box); b) How am I going to transfer it from that PVR onto my laptop? c) Geeky? A pre-built consumer unit? Pur-lease.
