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 I've been binging on this show all day. I cannot believe that having listened to Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge stuff I hadn't watched it before. It is a very solid and surprisingly insightful comedy about aging and friendship, mostly told through Michael Caine and Roger Moore impressions. Professor Shark fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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Both of them were a great watch and managed to be pretty poignant even with both mens' struggles with fame. Also, Coolidge? Do you mean Coogan?
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Feb 4, 2015 19:23
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Stare-Out posted:Both of them were a great watch and managed to be pretty poignant even with both mens' struggles with fame. Also, Coolidge? Do you mean Coogan? Haha changed I think that I combined Colridge and Coogan, I'll go smoke some opium now Professor Shark fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Feb 4, 2015 |
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Feb 4, 2015 19:29
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I like how in the first one Coogan was the laddish one with an eye for the ladies and his family life in a bit of a state, and in the second one it was Brydon, and Coogan was trying to get his life back on track. And they look gorgeous too, great direction from Michael Winterbottom. Italy in particular looked fantastic, but since the Lake District is a place I've spent many a weekend the first one may be my favourite. Edit: I mean, they're playing fictional versions of themselves, of course.
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Feb 4, 2015 19:56
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I'm only halfway through S2E5, but I really liked how during their dinner Coogan just accepted Brydon's impersonation bit and laughed at it for being genuinely funny. The entire series has been them fencing at dinner tables (moreso Coogan, at least in the first season) and I don't know if he'd actually laughed at Brydon's routine up until that point. Also Alanis Morissette as being the soundtrack for the second season, despite the MP3 full of Italian music and opera that they have.
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Feb 4, 2015 21:09
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I just finished it, good ending, glad I found this show
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Feb 4, 2015 22:37
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I watched The Trip to Italy on a plane ride in the movie form, did I miss much from the episode versions? I still need to watch the last 2 episodes of the first series, but there wasn't much on the VOD that interested me and I didn't want to watch Guardians of the Galaxy on a buffering 5" display.
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Feb 4, 2015 23:06
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Theres a couple of small strands of storyline that go across both seasons but its nothing really, you can pick anyone that you like and you won't miss a single thing. The main difference between the two seasons is the setting and the dynamic between the two of them. The first season is in the Lake District and Coogan is the grumpy, bitter one and in the second one its Brydon only hes now doing it in Italy. I remember the first season having far more impersonation-duels as well.
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Feb 4, 2015 23:27
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Gentlemen, To Bed!
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Feb 5, 2015 08:23
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I've seen this on Netflix (well, the first one that is). I though that it was a movie?
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Feb 5, 2015 14:56
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There are two series of six episodes each and two films which are edited versions of the episodes. The episodes have more stuff in them compared to the movies, obviously.
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Feb 5, 2015 16:11
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Stare-Out posted:There are two series of six episodes each and two films which are edited versions of the episodes. The episodes have more stuff in them compared to the movies, obviously. I did not realize that. The first I ever heard of it was seeing a trailer for the movie. I just always assumed it was a movie, and never investigated deeper.
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Feb 5, 2015 16:15
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You should, the first season is a nice beer-and-couch-and-food show, the second wine-or-cocktail-and-food-and-couch, preferably if you're in your late 30's and up.
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