Recently viewed....
I've been catching up on some series that are new to me - though some have been around for quite a while and may be quite familiar to some of you.
1940's House :
A bit disappointing compared to similar efforts such as The 1900 House
and Frontier House, despite having a better than average family as
historical re-enactment guinea pigs. Still, the series contained a lot of
fascinating, if familiar information about the hardships faced by British
civilians during the Second World War. If only they could find a family for one
of the series that won't whinge and complain at every little hardship.
My Hero:
Surprisingly conventional, but still entertaining, comedy starring Father
Ted's Ardal O'Hanlon, as a super hero from another world who falls in love
with a London nurse he rescues from a deadly plunge into the Grand Canyon. While
no where near as good, in any respect, as Father Ted, My Hero is a pleasant
diversion featuring a good, if strictly operating on auto pilot, cast and a
brilliant lead.
Home to Roost:
Rather dated 80's sitcom starring the late John Thaw as a divorced
curmudgeon whose teenage son turns up at his door after years of estrangement,
looking for a place to live. Thaw is quite good with only slightly above average
material and it may take a moment or two to get used to Reagan/Morse/Kavanagh
playing such a relatively simple one dimensional character.
The Office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/
Inspired. A virtually instant classic, this skewed look at office life, starring
Ricky Gervais, is easily one of the funniest BBC offerings of the last
decade - once it gets it's deserved saturation in the US market I'm certain it
will attain massive cult success and a crap remake on NBC starring John
Larroquette and Carrot Top.
Phoenix Nights
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv...
From the fertile funny bone of comedian Peter Kay, this spin off from the
earlier That Peter Kay Thing chronicles life in a frankly dodgy northern
nightclub with a team of ensemble players the equal to any series on either side
of the pond. I can't understand why it takes so long for instant crowd pleasers
like this to get on the air over here.
