Psychoville - Series 2 Page 20

Quote: youngian @ June 7 2011, 9:26 AM BST

I felt Psychoville and League of Gentlemen's influences are even more specific and it is nodding its hat to early 70s Hammer, Amicus and Tygon films when things when they were desperately trying out more leftfield ideas to revitalise the dying British horror boom. Films like Vampire Circus and Horror Hospital have a barmy strangeness about them

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True. They always say in promoting the show that stuff like 24, Lost and Dexter are key influences, but this must be in terms of the unfolding structure and not the actual story content.

Quote: zooo @ June 7 2011, 2:58 PM BST

Ha, yes I liked that bit. I think Mr. Jelly's my favourite. Just like Geoff was in League. I'd say they have a few things in common.

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More or less the same voice, I think!

Ooh, I shall have to have a closer study of them!
He's been my Geoff replacement anyway. I miss Geoff.

Quote: zooo @ June 7 2011, 4:00 PM BST

Ooh, I shall have to have a closer study of them!
He's been my Geoff replacement anyway. I miss Geoff.

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He delivered the funniest moment in the film, with the line.

"They put me in a box with me coat on. I know it don't sound much."

That really had me hooting for some reason.

Quote: chipolata @ June 7 2011, 10:36 AM BST

I may have missed something (I am human!) but how did she find out who was responsible for her boyfriends death? And how did she track them down? The storytelling was a tad slack.

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Agreed. More questions than answers from this last episode. I still don't understand why that Coastal Walks book was so important to Jeremy?

He's a very anal librarian?

Why doesn't he just renew the f**king book? I'm a librarian myself, so this drove me up the wall more than anything. More than bringing Nazis back to life.

Quote: shaggy292 @ June 7 2011, 10:00 PM BST

Why doesn't he just renew the f**king book?

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Because he's mental?

Quote: shaggy292 @ June 7 2011, 10:00 PM BST

Why doesn't he just renew the f**king book? I'm a librarian myself, so this drove me up the wall more than anything.

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I can see how these details would annoy you...

Quote: Afinkawan @ June 7 2011, 10:09 AM BST

You're (nearly) all wrong. That was awesome. I still can't decide if I liked it better than the first series. I nearly cheered when David clopped Finney with a 2x4.

But still - boo @ Tealeaf being dead.

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I'm not wrong. I agree with you! It was awesome and much better than the first series in my opinion. I've enjoyed this loads! Even my wife liked it and she knows nothing about comedy!

Dan

Quote: shaggy292 @ June 7 2011, 8:44 PM BST

Agreed. More questions than answers from this last episode.

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There was certainly an underlying sloppiness to the series that wasn't there in Series 1.

I don't think so. There were questions in the final episode of series 1 too. You can't have everything answered and explained or the episodes would each be 2 hours long.

Quote: zooo @ June 8 2011, 10:57 AM BST

I don't think so. There were questions in the final episode of series 1 too. You can't have everything answered and explained or the episodes would each be 2 hours long.

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Of course, but a good storyteller doesn't leave gaping holes in the plot. Or bring back telekinetic dwarves in a lazy deus ex machina payoff. And I say this as someone who admires these guys a lot and wants the best out of them.

Well she was in episode 1, it's not like she came out of nowhere!

I think you can accuse Reece and Steve of some things, but not 'lazy' writing. They do seem to care quite passionately about their work.