I certainly haven't noticed any change.
I always assumed that part of the ridiculousness of Johnson was that (one suspected) he affected a "transatlantic" accent in order to suggest that he was some high-flying businessman, rather than just a regional manager of a credit company. And the occasional inconsistencies in his accent (which have always been there) were due to the mask slipping occasionally. 
I am going to start saying "put it in the laterbase".
Quote: Matthew Stott @ October 9 2009, 11:08 PM BSTGreat to have a big slice of Johnson; but where is Super Hans? I want some Super Hans!
From the backstage pictures I've seen there will be more Super Hans. With added eyeliner.
Please don't, Badge. 
Hi Badge! 
I think I kind of hate how good this show still is.
Series 6? Surely it should be crap by now.
How many other UK sitcoms have got 34 episodes in without putting a foot wrong?
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ October 9 2009, 11:54 PM BSTHow many other UK sitcoms have got 34 episodes in without putting a foot wrong?
The consistency of this show is quite incredible. When people say they're not thrilled about this or that episode it's fair enough, but there are very few concurrent shows that you can even realistically compare a "weak" episode of Peep Show with in terms of the quality of the writing and - most importantly - laughs.
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ October 9 2009, 11:54 PM BSTI think I kind of hate how good this show still is.
I don't doubt that you say this with the very best of intentions, as a true admirer of PS, Kevin - but on a slightly related point, it does confuse me when before a new series of a really good show airs the doom-mongers appear predicting that the new run will prove the show's "jumped the shark", that it won't compare to "classic [insert name of sitcom]".
Firstly, why would you predict that the glory days are all over before even seeing the new series? And secondly, it's as though some people are hoping to be disappointed. Almost like they're fed up of finding the show funny and can't wait to bury it.
I don't think there are too many around here that think this way (and this is not specifically a point about Peep Show), but they do exist and it does seem rather a bizarre, almost sado-masochistic attitude to take.
Anyway, I think my favourite line tonight was Elena's "She reads books. For fun."
I fudging love Peep Show. Great first half tonight!
But it's not as good as it used to be. 
Quote: Badge @ October 10 2009, 1:51 AM BSTBut it's not as good as it used to be.
That's for sure, in the earlier series, Jez had a load of disasterous relationships with women and Mark kept trying to build up courage to ask out a girl he fancied.
Why can't they return to this winning formula? 
I just watched tonight's episode, good first half but the Mexican restaurant scene was very poor IMO. The whole fake restaurant greeting thing has been done before in bad sitcoms and films, it just felt lame. 'Earlybird'? that's Harvester! I know I'm citing, easily overlooked, specifics but they just combined to make an unbelievable scene, which felt a bit cheesy. Some of Elena's line delivery doesn't sit quite right with me either, maybe I'm being overly critical as I still enjoyed the episode but for me the gloss has come off PS a little. I'm not being masochistic either!
EDIT: I don't really agree with you on the Johnson front, Martin H. I think his accent has stayed pretty stable throughout the show. I thought his flipping of mood with Mark, when Mark had told him Suze had gone for milk, was one of the best moments of the episode.
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 10 2009, 12:13 AM BSTThe consistency of this show is quite incredible. When people say they're not it does confuse me when before a new series of a really good show airs the doom-mongers appear predicting that the new run will prove the show's "jumped the shark",
I feared the 'jumped the shark' moment for Peep Show was the dog eating episode however I think it has recovered well, and I reckon this series may be nearly as good the first two.
Every time I give a present to a woman, I fear that to her, it will look like that head Jez made.
AS for 'shark jumping', I think that the very concept of it is shaky. Peep show is a resilient format, and can accommodate a lot of absurdity without losing appeal. It seems that some people can't help but worry about a show jumping the shark, even when they're still laughing. The bottom line is, if it's funny, it's good.
The phrase is a modern invention, and in the past, no-one would worry about if, say, the script had Tony Hancock making sculptures from national monuments.
I recognised some re-used material in this week's episode. Mark talking about middle class slang originally appeared in a sketch from the first series of That Mitchell and Webb Sound.
Quote: Tim Walker @ October 10 2009, 12:13 AM BSTI don't doubt that you say this with the very best of intentions, as a true admirer of PS, Kevin
Nah, I think I'm just very very jealous.
