Stuff, Wotsits and Thingies » tv http://www.johnbraine.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:33:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Psychoville http://www.johnbraine.com/2009/06/psychoville.html http://www.johnbraine.com/2009/06/psychoville.html#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:20:48 +0000 John http://www.johnbraine.com/?p=375 I was a total League of Gentleman fanboy. Best thing on telly on years. There’s been plenty of decent comedy over the years but it’s just that added twist of the macabre that really made it. And the characters were brilliant, otherworldly yet all too familiar. I did this little project a few years ago using a scene from the League of Gentlemen movie, and while this photo was taken I uttered the revered catchphrase You’re my wife now. So I’ve earned my fanboy stripes.

Well they’re back! With Psychoville. Well, two of the three gentlemen are back, it’s a pity Mark Gatiss is absent. The first episode was on last night it was off to a good start. It’s the same style as League of Gentlemen, great characters, great set design, with just a dose more ‘murder, mystery, suspense!’. Of the new characters, I think the scary clown is a bit obvious – my favourites are David and Maureen, a mummy and her special little boy in an altogether wholesome relationship.

The first episode was a good opener for a long running story and I can’t wait to see where it goes.

BBC2 10pm Every Thursday.

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]]> http://www.johnbraine.com/2009/06/psychoville.html/feed 5 I’ve never heard The Smiths http://www.johnbraine.com/2009/04/ive-never-heard-smiths.html http://www.johnbraine.com/2009/04/ive-never-heard-smiths.html#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:28:00 +0000 admin http://www.johnbraine.com/wordpress/?p=242 I know sometimes when a task is at hand, other activities take on a magnetic quality including the TV that you’ve been meaning to turn off – but Nigel Havers has been very entertaining on “I haven’t seen Star Wars yet”, a show where celebrities take on experiences not previously experienced.

  • I can’t believe he hadn’t seen The Simpsons before. He gave it 11 out of 10.
  • I can’t believe he got a tattoo of a scorpion on his arm, in the name of a TV show
  • I can’t believe he never heard of The Smiths and thought they were rubbish. Particularly ripping apart, This charming man
  • I can believe he never had Le Big Mac before

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