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The Thick Of it & This Life
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:36 pm
by optimum
Anyone watch either, both? The thick of it is GENUIS!!!! Too, too funny.
This Life was a pile of shit, really regretted watching it
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:40 pm
by ramadanman
Thick of it - so so funny
anyone watch the armando innaucci (sp?) interview beforehand? very insightful
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:17 am
by ufo over easy
ramadanman wrote:Thick of it - so so funny
anyone watch the armando innaucci (sp?) interview beforehand? very insightful
yeah that was interesting, stumbled across it half way through.
shame about the thick of it chap possibly being a child porn baron eh? the special was quality without him though still..
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:21 am
by paolo
UFO over easy wrote:
shame about the thick of it chap possibly being a child porn baron eh? the special was quality without him though still..
i really really hope he isn't cos this program is ace. i'm a politics student and after watching this there is no way i would work for the government, it looks so depressing. i can't know how accurate it is but it certainly seems realistic enough
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:35 am
by ifp
yeah langham got done for child molestation - thats why he wasnt in it. hope they still do another series tho - quality stuff!
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:46 pm
by benjybars
ifp wrote:yeah langham got done for child molestation - thats why he wasnt in it. hope they still do another series tho - quality stuff!
yeah i like the way he was quietly shipped off to Australia in the storyline... MP's never go to Australia!
The thick of it is so classy it's insane... the first series was perfection pretty much.. "have u ever had to clean up your own mother's piss?? well, have you??"
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:48 pm
by benjybars
didn't see the this life special... really enjoyed the original series tho.. who remembers when millie sparked rachel in the jaw?!
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:07 pm
by datura
I read that new 8 episodes were commissioned, but I guess the problems for one of the main stars has delayed the new series.
The special was one of the best comedy hours i've seen in a long time..you didn't even miss Langham's charachter.
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:18 pm
by ifp
yeah i got the impression they were kind of setting it up for him not to be in the next series - either because the tories get into office with "jb" or because theres a reshuffle when the pm steps down.
shame really, he as a good actor - anyone ever watch people like us?
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:38 pm
by pangaea
I'm a big fan of The Thick Of It, watched the special last night. Really enjoyed it, although I think the six half-hour episodes were better. A bit less 'sweary for jokes' maybe, I dunno.
Didn't realise there was an Iannucci interview before hand, gash. He should definately make more Thick Of It and less Time Trumpet.
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 3:01 pm
by boomnoise
argh - thick of it special - didn't even realise. the problem with not really watching tv is never knowing when there are actually half decent good things on.
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:41 pm
by ifp
if registration is open at
http://www.uknova.com/signup.php they have it up as a torrent
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:27 am
by benjybars
boomnoise wrote:argh - thick of it special - didn't even realise. the problem with not really watching tv is never knowing when there are actually half decent good things on.
innit! that's always happening to me...
