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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jan 10, 2020 22:51:20 GMT
I laughed more last week but agree this week had stronger writing.
Apart from the Christmas episode I’m loving the series.
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Post by crabtree on Jan 11, 2020 15:29:02 GMT
Of the three I enjoyed this the most - the split set was clever, as was the miniatures set, but I still feel we need a 'behind the scenes' prologue so we know why he is uneasy with the lines, and a bit about the characters, and so on. I watch them record next weeks show, which was very clunky in real time but the editing will pull it all together
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jan 12, 2020 1:09:59 GMT
I wonder what Henry Shields’ tattoo is. Not that I rewound and watched that scene four times or anything.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 12, 2020 18:45:38 GMT
I wonder what Henry Shields’ tattoo is. Not that I rewound and watched that scene four times or anything. I believe it's a scorpion. It was on display when he played Mitch & fitted that character well. I'm not sure it suits Chris Bean though. He had it covered for the Christmas episode but presumably the costume & make-up people didn't think about it showing through a wet shirt.
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 13, 2020 10:11:40 GMT
Well if they manage to top that I'll be surprised! So many moments I actually had to rewind because I laughed so long at a previous bit! The half sets were gold but the stand out was the 'bigheadedness' in the tiny office, his facial expressions as he wrestled with the minuscule furniture was absolutely priceless!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 13, 2020 11:37:39 GMT
The Court Room one is by miles the best so far. Lots of laughing out loud from my folks and I.
I will be watching it again.
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Post by david on Jan 17, 2020 21:58:48 GMT
I didn’t think the horror one tonight was as good as previous weeks. The Spice Girls reunion tour gag was brilliant. More importantly did anyone spot our very own BurlyBeaR making his BBC debut at the start of the show when the camera pans across the stage after the intro? A fantastic piece of acting in my opinion. No words spoken but the facial expression said it all.
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 18, 2020 0:17:59 GMT
Not quite as good laugh for laugh this week but plenty of stand out moments, the balloon popping was a good running gag, and Henry Lewis laughing was a risky gag that got less funny as it went on but was one of those things that went on for so long it becomes funny again. Also I know it's a gag as old as time but the bucket of water made me laugh both times.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 18, 2020 8:07:07 GMT
Agree that not as funny as last weeks but I did like the balloon gag and also the stair lift.
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Post by xanady on Jan 18, 2020 9:54:08 GMT
A good show last night,but I suppose they will run out of original creative ideas eventually.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 18, 2020 11:21:14 GMT
I didn’t think the horror one tonight was as good as previous weeks. The Spice Girls reunion tour gag was brilliant. More importantly did anyone spot our very own BurlyBeaR making his BBC debut at the start of the show when the camera pans across the stage after the intro? A fantastic piece of acting in my opinion. No words spoken but the facial expression said it all. First and last time! The money was crap and the catering left a great deal to be desired.
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Post by crabtree on Jan 18, 2020 11:33:20 GMT
I too was in that audience, but I didn't enjoy the finished result as much. Yep, the laughing went on didn't it, and they did rely on TV editing techniques too much. I know the technology of tv recording, and some of the stunts, makes a one take hard, but I do think it would gain from trying to do the whole piece as one take. Is it the upside down house next week?
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 18, 2020 11:47:57 GMT
No, next week is the period drama, which I'm really looking forward to. It's the week after that for the sets-at-90-degrees episode, which presumably is going to be like a massively extended version of the wall scene in TCAABR. (Given that's my least favourite scene in TCAABR, I'm slightly apprehensive about a whole half hour of it...)
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 18, 2020 11:50:53 GMT
the catering left a great deal to be desired. No bakewell traybake, or too much tempting bakewell traybake for your new healthy living regime?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 18, 2020 12:19:14 GMT
the catering left a great deal to be desired. No bakewell traybake, or too much tempting bakewell traybake for your new healthy living regime? Im very pleased to report that the healthy living regime was successfully completed and everything is now back to normal.
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Post by david on Jan 18, 2020 13:33:51 GMT
No, next week is the period drama, which I'm really looking forward to. It's the week after that for the sets-at-90-degrees episode, which presumably is going to be like a massively extended version of the wall scene in TCAABR. (Given that's my least favourite scene in TCAABR, I'm slightly apprehensive about a whole half hour of it...) The period drama could be good fun next week. I enjoyed the 90 degrees scene when I saw it in TCAABR. It was the first time Id seen anything like that on stage. It will be interesting to see how well the idea translates onto the telly in a 30minute show.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 18, 2020 17:51:01 GMT
I enjoyed the 90 degrees scene when I saw it in TCAABR. It was the first time Id seen anything like that on stage. I probably should clarify that I did enjoy the wall scene the first few times I saw TCAABR, I've just found it hasn't stood up to repeat viewing like the rest of the show has for me.
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Post by pianowithsam on Jan 18, 2020 22:35:09 GMT
Just watched last nights. Thought it was quite funny. Some really stand out bits. The ending storyline was pretty random.
Was watching it with my brother. At the end during the jump scare, I didn’t actually jump. However, 10 seconds after, my brother absolutely screamed and shouted. Such a late response and scared the living daylights out of me. Holy moly.
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Jan 19, 2020 10:59:07 GMT
I missed the courtroom? ep, and will catch up soon but the one last Friday was good. The jammed kitchen door made for some excellent moments as the story progressed, and the first time the laughing gag started, tears were streaming down my face I was laughing that hard. Then it came up again, and, dare I say it, it overstayed its welcome a little?
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Post by danielwhit on Jan 19, 2020 19:49:56 GMT
If there is one thing the writing trio are guilty of is a tendency to allow their individual "moments" to go on a bit too long - Dennis' PPGW speech about his line readers breaking up being one example.
I was in the audience for the horror episode, definitely think it has been the weakest of them all so far - however still a solid piece of entertainment. Laughter segment definitely did outstay welcome.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 19, 2020 21:09:09 GMT
If there is one thing the writing trio are guilty of is a tendency to allow their individual "moments" to go on a bit too long - Dennis' PPGW speech about his line readers breaking up being one example. I'd agree with you on the general tendecy but not that specific example, as I like that speech. I suppose different people find different things that go on too long for them.
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Post by properjob on Jan 21, 2020 6:55:17 GMT
I've been enjoying the series and if they make another one I would watch but part of me hopes they don't as I think the jokes will wear thin after a while. I think what is lacking and needed to tie the episodes together is a "backstage/rehearsal" section as they are credited as X playing Y playing Z but we don't get to see them just being Max, Chris, Sandra etc. I think it helps to have seen the previous stage shows to understand the characters relationships.
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Jan 21, 2020 10:59:06 GMT
DVD of the series, which will include all six episodes plus a behind-the-scenes bonus feature, out 10 February.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 21, 2020 20:21:51 GMT
I think what is lacking and needed to tie the episodes together is a "backstage/rehearsal" section as they are credited as X playing Y playing Z but we don't get to see them just being Max, Chris, Sandra etc. I think it helps to have seen the previous stage shows to understand the characters relationships. I totally agree with this. I was really hoping that a series would give them more time to explore the Cornley characters than the previous single shows but unfortunately thus far it seems to be the opposite. Basically the only bits of Cornley characterisation there has been is that Robert & Chris bicker and Chris gets annoyed with Dennis. I hope Max & Sandra are still together but there's been nothing to indicate if they are or not. We've learned absolutely nothing about Vanessa; in fact I'm not sure if her name has even been mentioned on screen apart from in the credits. I'd like to know why she's decided to join Cornley when their reputation as a walking disaster zone must be well-known by now!
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Post by pianowithsam on Jan 21, 2020 23:19:57 GMT
Free bat with every purchase... one of the best gags last week. Really laughed at the sheer and utter stupidity of this bit. Need more humour like this.
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 24, 2020 22:27:28 GMT
Funniest episode since the courtroom tonight. Henry Lewis is beginning to steal every episode! Props to Bryony and Charlie for such brilliant pratfalls. And I'm not sure I've laughed as hard at anything as much as I did at the table scene!
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Post by alece10 on Jan 24, 2020 22:37:55 GMT
Another great episode and some very clever moments. The ceiling fan bit was brilliant.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 14:22:48 GMT
If you don't know the characters' back stories then you wouldn't get some of the jokes. The fan and the bare backside were laugh out loud moments. Henry Lewis with his stage presence and sheer size does have the ability to dominate and when I saw the initial play the sight of a man of his size doing some of the slapstick made it even funnier. In future years I can see him doing some of the great Shakespeare comedy roles on stage, he'd be a natural Falstaff with his build.
Bryony, Charlie and Nancy are always funny and willing to take their fair share of falls, looking stupid and ending up in undignified situations across the series.
With 4 plays, a couple of TV specials and now the series there will be a limit of how far they can take this especially the TV series before the jokes get too contrived or rehashed as there are only a certain amount of slapstick stunts that can be done although they can be dressed up and slightly amended. Otherwise unless you go into full Michael Crawford-Frank Spencer territory and some of the stunts just get bigger and bigger then you'd risk repeating lots of things.
But there are certainly lots of genres they could explore - just from typing this Shakespeare and Sci-Fi came to mind.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 25, 2020 14:44:30 GMT
With 4 plays, a couple of TV specials and now the series there will be a limit of how far they can take this especially the TV series before the jokes get too contrived or rehashed as there are only a certain amount of slapstick stunts that can be done although they can be dressed up and slightly amended. Otherwise unless you go into full Michael Crawford-Frank Spencer territory and some of the stunts just get bigger and bigger then you'd risk repeating lots of things. But there are certainly lots of genres they could explore - just from typing this Shakespeare and Sci-Fi came to mind. I'm already finding some of the jokes re-hashed, though that's probably because I've seen so much Mischief on stage already.
Apropos Shakespeare, once while very bored at work I worked out a complete cast for A Midsummer Night's Dream Goes Wrong. If they ever fancy doing it I probably still have the photos of my post-it notes somewhere...!
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jan 25, 2020 18:34:35 GMT
I'd really love if any future TV series showed a bit more 'behind the scenes', so we saw more of Chris Bean and the other characters as themselves, and the relationships between them. They used moving between the actual play and the behind the scenes goings-on so brilliantly onstage, thinking of things like accidentally playing the voice recording footage in PPGW, and surely TV could do this far more effectively? It's a bit flat without it. People unfamiliar with Mischief's stage shows possibly don't even realise it's supposed to be the same group of characters putting on different 'shows' every week. The episodes still work, but it feels a bit "this is a straight up spoof of a courtroom drama" or "spoof of a period drama" and the play-within-a-play element that lets you connect emotionally to the characters.
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