Rico El Vista
Tuesday 18th January 2011 5:10am [Edited]
139 posts
I just watched Episode 4 in HD and although the overall effect of a busy, dubious airline is improved, the higher resolution makes some of the latex makeups look a bit cheesy and plastic!
(There just ain't pleasing some folks!)
The actual humour has grown on me a bit, but I doubt if I would like to watch these shows more than once: it's easily-forgettable fluff for the masses, no more, no less.
I will try to be kind to this show, and say that it puts out jovial, easily-digestible fare for the consumer. On those simplistic terms, it's an out-and-out winner, as reflected in the very good ratings. I do find the overused ploys of Lucas and Walliams grimacing insincerely (direct to camera) grossly overfamiliar, as is Walliam's constant 'silent movie-villain' hand-wringing. I know this is their stock-in-trade and what funds their lavish lifestyles, but it's not all that much fun to many onlookers.
It's innocuous fare, with 'bad-taste' trimmings injected into the mix, and to be fair, some bits are fairly presentable and mirthful.
'Plummet Airlines' (the name of a late 70s alternative rock act, funded by Stiff Records) would have been a more apt title, rather than the official moniker, which perhaps has been selected by unimaginitive Beeb execs, who wallow in Sinatra-like croonery in their spare time.
