Quote: Wwe222 333 @ December 16 2012, 9:46 AM GMTHas it been released on DVD yet and if it has how much it is
You'll find all the information you need in our guide.
Quote: Wwe222 333 @ December 16 2012, 9:46 AM GMTHas it been released on DVD yet and if it has how much it is
You'll find all the information you need in our guide.
You can get the boxset in supermarkets for £10 or £12.
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ September 15 2012, 7:41 PM BSTI can't stand this breaking of the fourth wall anymore. Maybe that's why I (maybe wrongly) accuse Miranda Hart of poor acting. I don't know.
I don't like Miranda the sitcom and I have a host of reasons why I don't. I too wish she would mend that hole in her fourth wall because it is used sloppily, as a way of trying to force me to think that what's just happened is funny. Then there's her 'physical comedy' - it's poorly performed by someone who seems to have had no training in physical performance, or, if they have, are just not any good at it; she seems to rely on simply being a bit taller and bigger than most women usually are and thinks that in itself is enough to make a stumble or fall hilarious. It's sloppy and unrefined. I am irritated by the number of times we have to see her in her underwear and are expected to tacitly agree that it's really ok and not at all sexually exploitative because she's a bit taller and bigger than most women usually are. I might have said this before somewhere, but I think she wants to be Bridget Jones so badly that she stole her mother, her knickers and her circle of friends.
I think, for me, though, the worst part of it is the odd narcissistic snobbery that overlays the show as a whole. Essentially, in the world of this sitcom, unless you are 'Miranda', you are wrong. Sometimes, too, the situations seem to hint at some vague, half-baked feminism or free-spiritedness - it's ok to be a bit big and tall, single, to eat what you want etc. etc. It seems weird, then, that there is an underlying thread of deep derision for nearly all other women in this show - 'Miranda' shows them to be too married, posh, shallow, thin, guarded, bitchy, competitive, pretty, girly, whatever. Women get criticised soundly and stereotyped badly in a show that paradoxically seems to hint at feminist leanings, albeit ill conceived ones. In fact, I sometimes think that whoever writes it is actually full of scorn for women in general, unless that woman is exactly like the 'Miranda' persona. It's true that the women derided in the show can later redeem themselves, but only by breaking that wonky fourth wall again and joining the joyful, free-spirited 'Miranda' in a hollow rendition of 'Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves' as the 'You Have Been Watching' titles roll (presumably to remind us that all this is just a bit of fun in the manner of the classic 1970s sitcom).
Yes, I hate it, and I'm probably an old grump and taking it far too seriously and reading far too much in it. Can I not see the joy and innocence in it? She embraces her single state by having fruit friends. But she also turns into a blethering fool in the presence of any man under 40 who has been cast for his telegenic handsomeness.
No, I hate it. I don't mind other people loving it. But I don't think it's as harmless and well-meaning as it pretends to be.
Quote: Pip Bond @ December 19 2012, 11:31 AM GMTI don't like Miranda the sitcom and I have a host of reasons why I don't. I too wish she would mend that hole in her fourth wall because it is used sloppily, as a way of trying to force me to think that what's just happened is funny.
#Fixing a hole where the gurn has got in. Trying to stop my mind wandering...
I've always thought the bits where the fourth wall are broken are the best bits of Miranda. Since the rules of Miranda's half-baked sitcommy world make far more sense if you imagine the whole thing is taking place inside her head, the bits where the fourth wall are broken ironically help suspend disbelief,
Oooh just four days.
I can't wait for the new series.
Good as ever tonight
Not exactly the best episode
But very good
Not sure why they bothered bringing Christmas into it at all as it was barely mentioned
Looking forward to ep 2 already
HUSK
Packed full of laughs, so enjoyed it thoroughly. Miranda getting herself into stupid situations still fails to tire. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
Dick Twist, Sue Perb and HUSK are trending, so I think it did pretty well.
I loled numerous times. Hardly ever actually laugh out loud at comedies.
Quote: zooo @ December 26 2012, 9:48 PM GMTHardly ever actually laugh out loud at comedies.
Oddball.
But yes, lots of funny stuff in this. Having Miranda appear at the end of the obesity news report was the biggest laugh for me.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 26 2012, 9:52 PM GMTOddball.
I'm English. Jokes get a wry smile or a modest giggle.
Funny stuff as always, though it seemed to cram a heck of a lot into one show, many strands going off in all directions which didn't particularly make it funnier, like the overeaters class angle which I thought was a bit weak, but this was I guess to give it that Christmas special feel. Highlights for me were the office temping scenes..'spasm' 'sheath' and the bank manager, (him from Psychoville!) was great, but I'd be happy with just the four or five usual characters interacting and doing their thing, that's when it's at its best really.
Quote: zooo @ December 26 2012, 9:48 PM GMTSue Perb
AKA Emma Kennedy?
Was that Emma?
Thought it might have been but forgot to check the end credits