More Comedy Pilots:
http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2007/03/02/5069/shoot_the_pilots
Yay for Biffovision! I also had the idea for Sound but never got around to writing it, haha (excuses, excuses )
More Comedy Pilots:
http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2007/03/02/5069/shoot_the_pilots
Yay for Biffovision! I also had the idea for Sound but never got around to writing it, haha (excuses, excuses )
In reference to above...
Another pilot "Moonmonkeys" staring Karl Theobald (Green Wing) and Dan Antopolski (Hyperdrive) is on the BBC3 website in the Comedy Specials section.
Out of the four that were on: (What happened to Be More Ethnic?)
Bash
Okay but can't see a premise for it being anything other than a one-off. Probably the weakest of the four but had it's moments.
Living With Two People You Like Individually... But Not As A Couple
I like the main character, most of the jokes and the office scenes but couldn't stand the nice-y niceness of the couple and just wanted to punch them both in the face. I suppose that's making the point of the show (as in the stupidly long title) but it wouldn't make me want to watch. I like Marek Larwood's anal traintable expert though. He was class :-)
Green
I liked this one a lot. Thought the character was a nicely toned-down version of Jeff from Coupling (and not just in looks!) and it was very well-written. Lots of jokes and comic situations for its half an hour length. I'd like to see a series of this. Agree with what was said above about the female character; she was thoroughly unlikeable and for a series I'd have to empathise with her a lot more.
Under One Roof
This was great! Really different and funny. The posh kid/his mum scene was excellent and had me laughing out loud a lot and the dad who wanted to buy his kids shoes was a highlight too. That said, I found myself having a good chuckle all the way through and was only distracted when I recognised Wimbledon's Centre Court Shopping Centre was the location. I'd love to see this as a series as I thought it had loads of potential and a chance to get to know the characters throughout the weeks. BBC might very well go this way as it's in perfect standalone bite-sized bits for their new YouTube channels.
Would love to see the last two made and would watch them if they were. Probably wouldn't watch the first two.
Dan
Checked the Radio Times and "Be More Ethnic" is on Saturday at 1 o'clock in the morning i think. Moonmonkeys is on the Monday at the same time (don't quote me on this though.)
I'm getting the following:
Moonmonkeys
Saturday 17th March
01:00 am
Be More Ethnic
Sunday 18th March
00:40 am
Yes, those two are on very late night for some reason - clearly the BBC doesn't think they're as strong as the others.
Obviously, I haven't seen this sit-com, yet, but I have little faith in BBC 3.
I can't really see this working. I have always found Billie Piper annoying. All it will be is two people screaming at each other.
Anyway, the other reason I have started this forum is because of the title for the show - a pun on Tom & Jerry! What is it with puns lately? We have George and Bernard Shaw, coming soon, and A Touch of Cloth, too.