johnny smith
Monday 29th August 2011 11:40pm [Edited]
279 posts
I do still think the show is funny and not a complete disaster/pile of crap but what does kind of annoy me about all the episodes since the comeback in 2008 is the way that it's more noticeable now more than ever how painfully formulaic this show is....especially with the new running gags...
- Jack - with your face like a...
- Now that we're going out with each other....
- Asking Angelos how he is/what he's been up to (which actually looks sooo scripted rather seemingly off-the cuff)
- Making Jack laugh with didgeridoo drain pipes - maybe funny if you're there but not really to viewers at home
It just doesn't feel anywhere near as spontaneous as it used to be. The chats/banter in between rounds seems so slow now and not all that funny or surreal...just gentle and childish really - and very un-Vic & Bob like. They also have started to resort to broad, Little Britian-style gags like Vic's trousers falling or him showing his underpants skidmarks to someone.
I also miss seeing Bob randomly 'skanking' or Vic doing THAT dance to 'Freed from Desire' (but I guess he just can't leap over his desk anymore like he used to). I don't think Vic even says ERANU and UVAVU anymore at the beginning and end of the last round anymore.
Having said that, flashes of their old genius do come through fairly often throughout and that's why the show is still worth watching.