Based on this forum, in a points of view style. I just wanted to point out this conversation really... quite funny or maybe not?
Godot Taxis @ April 22 2008, 6:14 PM BST
They're not. There was enough material in the first series of Pulling for three episodes, not six. The second series is more even and the writing clearly benefits from having actors to model the dialogue on, but it still quite weak in parts for something written by two people. I find Peep Show difficult to relate to as I am not inhibited about sex. The show would have sunk years ago without the performance of David Mitchell who is naturally funny, much like Alexander Armstrong.
oliver @ April 22 2008, 6:14 PM BST
I can't quite believe you wrote 'im not inhibited about sex so I can't relate to Peep Show'. Only someone who is inhibited would actually write something like that....it's a bit like saying you can't watch actors who are gay because your definatley not gay yourself! Peep Show is about life situations, the reality and taboo's of the mind etc...it is something that can make you laugh and reflect when you realise that most of us are in fact just insecure and fragile like the rest, no matter what we appear to be. It's called being human.
Gavin and Stacey in a poor man's version of Pulling/Peep Show type humour catering to the over 50's thinking that they are still 33! Lame Welsh jokes, annoying actors, unlikeable characters, cliched....exactly the type of crap that an army of office hired hacks could knock together to pray on the unsuspecting simpletons who inhabit this country after there long day at the mill....
Your right when you say Pulling ain't that good but its still better than G&S.
watching Gavin and Stacey is like buying a leather jacket from Asda(BBC) by Sergio Georgini when you wanted one from Carnaby street by Armani but couldn't bring yourself to hand your money over to the 'posh gay shop'(channel 4) uptown.
