The Trip - Series 1 Page 11

I'm just wondering whether they named it The Trip as a sort of injoke recognition of it being an 'ego trip', as they must know many viewers think of it, as an added tease? There are several other things they could've called it and the writing is very good so I'm going with this theory - so that would make it a self-satire in their eyes, if they wanted to defend it. And practically everything I've seen these two do does have a self mocking tone to it.

Just watched episode 3, it went a bit like this for me Finished with a bang. Generally very good indeed apart from the unbelievable old lady Brydon fan, well the show prides itself on its perfection in all other areas, I thought that was bit was weak, but the pay off at the end, sublime!

Also I'm really struggling to decide which is the better impressionist, for some it's Brydon, others it is Coogan, it's a tough one. My favourite so far, Coogan's James Mason, brilliant, but I wanted to see Brydon try it too.

Have forgiven and forgotten about the obvious self indulgence of it all, it is a little cracker of a 'sitcom'.

It makes a nice companion piece to I'm Alan Partridge too.

Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ November 19 2010, 1:38 PM GMT

Have forgiven and forgotten about the obvious self indulgence of it all, it is a little cracker of a 'sitcom'.

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Well I hope you had the courtesy to drop them an email to that effect!

After watching The Trip, I expect they'd be sad enough to read it.

Chummy without the bums!

Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ November 19 2010, 1:38 PM GMT

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It seems all too likely.

Maybe they named it after Sarah Palin's grandson?

Did Rob make a genuine pass at the girl at the end?
And was it supposed to be funny?

Another good episode, this is really growing on me.

I believe it's a fictional show, and I thought it was great again, very funny, the two women gave it an edge it didn't yet have, good move! And even if Brydon is playing his true self so what? Married men flirt as much as married women. Excellent stuff.

Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ November 22 2010, 10:37 PM GMT

And even if Brydon is playing his true self so what? Married men flirt as much as married women. Excellent stuff.

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Er yes. I wasn't really making a gender-based point. If you can conceive of such a thing.
I thought he was supposed to be happily married. So I found it a bit unpleasant. Especially if we were supposed to find it amusing.
Maybe I'm just ridiculously naive.

And the key very often to a happy marriage is a bit of harmless flirting. Without it they would proably be divorced, statistically.

After Rev this is rapidly becoming my favourite new comedy of the year. I thought it was nice that Brydon was revealed to be a bit heavy handed with his flirting, compared to the much more natural Coogan. Good stuff.

Haha. I didn't know they'd done a survey on that.
Flirting isn't making a pass. That's attempting to cheat on your wife.

ANYWAY. Pretty good episode. Loved Coogan forgetting he'd met the photographer before.

A picture is emerging of the real Coogan now, I liked the bit where he refused the line of coke but was loking at it longingly, I think we get the idea.