Quote: James Cotter @ January 11 2011, 5:12 PM GMTI'll be honest I was expecteding him to produce something related to the show.
It's audio though. No good for trailers.
Hairdressers - Episode One Page 2
Quote: Marc P @ January 11 2011, 7:14 PM GMTIt's audio though. No good for trailers.
Have you listened to the first episode yet Marc?
Quote: James Cotter @ January 11 2011, 7:15 PM GMTHave you listened to the first episode yet Marc?
Have you, James? What's your view?
Just listened to it, James.
I didn't laugh once or even snigger. It was full of cheap innuendo and poor gay stereotypes. I'll admit there was some narrative to it, but about 5 minutes of it were irrelevant to the story.
Have you read the new conservative manifesto?
Quote: Ben @ January 11 2011, 8:44 PM GMTI didn't laugh once or even snigger. It was full of cheap innuendo and poor gay stereotypes. I'll admit there was some narrative to it, but about 5 minutes of it were irrelevant to the story.
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I just attempted to listen and got about three minutes in when we started going on about brown stars and back, sack and crack.
And the - not barbers- "joke" almost got me switching off before then.
Don't do an Episode 2 of this one!
Quote: James Cotter @ January 11 2011, 6:15 PM GMTYou reference away.
I did...I listened to about 7 minutes and, unfortunately, found myself checking how long was left. Found it hard to follow and disjointed. Wayne sounded like a 45 year old paedophilic moron and not a young apprentice. All-in-all one or two sniggers but nothing more. It would appear my view is shared by others who have listened to it too.
Please take the critique constructively James.
So, as a learning tool, it provided me with some food for thought thanks.
I found it so boring
I think it had potential but lacked tightness in the writing or explanation.
Maybe a heartfelt explanation of why barbering was so barbarous?
Also you pushed the gross out button too hard.
Quote: James Cotter @ January 10 2011, 8:29 PM GMTEpisode One - Jules and Justin begin to have doubts about their sexuality, Mrs White get's a Brazilian and Wayne doesn't quite grasp what being a hairdressers is all about.
Oh Christ, please tell me this is a joke? Please?... Oh, ladies and gentleman, the humanity! 
Quote: Ben @ January 11 2011, 8:44 PM GMTIt was full of cheap innuendo and poor gay stereotypes.
It should be full of gay stereotypes as there not actually gay that's the storyline, there pretending to be gay as that was what they were taught at hairdressing school as to quote from my own character "who in the right mind would go to a straight hairdressers".
Quote: Ben @ January 11 2011, 8:26 PM GMTHave you, James? What's your view?
I thought it was a very good idea that's never been fully done before. Great scripts which get better as the episodes go on. With the type of humour involved your going to get some people who don't like it though.
Learn the rules before you break the rules.
The professinally gay hairdresser isn't a bad idea, could actually work.
But you've gone for such strong stereotypes and so much vulgar material it's overloaded.
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Quote: bigfella @ January 11 2011, 8:47 PM GMTI just attempted to listen and got about three minutes in when we started going on about brown stars and back, sack and crack.
And the - not barbers- "joke" almost got me switching off before then.
Don't do an Episode 2 of this one!
I don't think that's very fair to criticise the episode without listing to the full thing yeah I know some of you will say if you don't hook them in the first minute or two your switch off but with the story line we've got all the vulgarity is explained quite well in later less vulgar scenes. In many way it's a parody of the show your actually criticising.
Here we go again
To capture the audience you need to be in the first minute, if not the first 10 seconds people have short attention spans
producers very short ones
3 minutes is a long time. Try watching something boring for 3 minutes.