Quote: sootyj @ December 6 2009, 9:55 PM GMTFunny?
How?
By clever writing that elicits audible expressions of amusement and happiness. But I know that's not something you're familiar with.
Miranda - Series 1 Page 35
The writing is thuddingly obvious and that's genuine audience laughter?
The pitch never changes an iota.
And why personalise everything?
It's a complete mystery to me too (Miranda, not Sootyj), but it takes all sorts to make a world. *shrugs*
I still haven't watched this, but I do have an episode taped.
She goes on Holiday across the road or something.
I'll let you know what my opinion is (for it is important) as soon as I get round to watching it.
Quote: sootyj @ December 6 2009, 10:04 PM GMTThe writing is thuddingly obvious
At times; and yet it's still funny. That's skilful authorship.
Well on this one we have to have a passing of the ways. The thing for me is they had 2 great ideas tonight; having a secret holiday and having to present a seminar by accident.
But both went well no where, at least to me. It's that kind of painfully obvious comedy for people who want every joke familiar and flagged up.
I love the way people who dislike a comedy feel the need to insult the people who liked it!
I still find it enjoyable. It's a curious hybrid of sitcom and stand-up, really, which works quite well for the most part due to Miranda Hart.
There are a few irritating things though - apart from the "what I call irritating" catchphrase. In this week's the businesswoman Amanda goes into the joke shop for no reason other than to have a comic exchange - she leaves without browsing, buying or anything you would do in a shop, especially a specialist one which she has presumably sought out.
Then when she is "running late" for the seminar, she doesn't actually turn up until the next day.
There's also an awful lot of coincidence. It worked for Dickens but I'm not sure Miranda can get away with the businesswoman being the same person from the shop and the seminar being the same one Stevie had booked into and the escort being the guy from the restaurant.
Quote: zooo @ December 6 2009, 10:22 PM GMTI love the way people who dislike a comedy feel the need to insult the people who liked it!
That is always nice.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 6 2009, 10:36 PM GMTThat is always nice.
Are you pro-Miranda? I should've guessed, ya spligeknukker.
Actually, I think the people who do like it are sometimes just as keen to insult those that don't (see Aaron v Sooty).
Quote: Moonstone @ December 6 2009, 10:47 PM GMTAre you pro-Miranda?
I think it's just good fun. (I haven't seen Ep 3 yet)
Quote: LoneWolfWinter @ December 6 2009, 9:45 PM GMTYou're honestly going to spend some of your money on the DVD and subject yourself to this programme more than once?
Yes I will spend money and by the DVD and 'subject' myself to it again. It makes me laugh. Anything that makes me laugh and feel good is worth spending money on 
Quote: David Carmon @ December 6 2009, 11:29 PM GMTAnything that makes me laugh and feel good is worth spending money on
*picks up phone and orders high-class prostitute dressed as Alan Partridge*
Quote: Tim Walker @ December 6 2009, 11:37 PM GMT*picks up phone and orders high-class prostitute dressed as Alan Partridge*
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Order me Steven Gerrard dressed as Wayne Rooney!
Quote: David Carmon @ December 6 2009, 11:40 PM GMTeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww
Are you sure? After all, we do know that Alan is "pretty well hung"? 