This new animated sitcom about two gay men is being trailed on E4 at the moment. Anybody seen it or heard any advance word on it?
Rick and Steve
Apparently this was on last night but I missed it.
I missed it too. I'm going to download it on 4oD in a bit though as it got a good write-up in the Guardian this morning:
Rick & Steve (E4) is an animation centred on what look like Lego characters. So what are they doing going out at 10.30 at night? Here's what. Rick and Steve, the happiest gay couple in all the world, aren't actually that happy. They're after a three-way, in order to inject some spice into their relationship. Meanwhile, Dana and Kirsten want some of Rick's "axle grease" in order to make babies. So he knocks one out in a glass for them, but then Steve does, too, and mixes it all together, so they won't know whose - axle grease or baby - it is. Ha. And Chuck, Evan's inappropriately old boyfriend, has Aids. But he won't die, because of all the new pills he takes. That's why it goes out at 10.30pm.
This is animated anarchy that goes to the limit of acceptability, pauses, then says sod it and goes quite a lot further. Every gay stereotype is not so much touched on as flogged until it's black and blue. The gags come so quickly you need a second sitting to catch the ones that got away. But you'll want to see it all over again, because it's funny. Very funny.
I wouldn't have said "...funny. Very funny.", but it was certainly good. In a weird kinda way.
For some reason I'm not expecting a lot from it, but Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World certainly made a pretty good start.
I taped it, cos I went to bed. I shall try to remember to watch it one day.
I do think that you would enjoy it. Watch now!
Oh all right then.
*presses some buttons*
It came on over here last year. I didn't think it was that funny. I only watched it once though.
I couldn't get into it.. It has some funny parts and quite cleverly made but it wasn't something i will make time for..
Thought this was about Gervias and Merchant
I'll close the door on my way out
I've watched the entire first series and there were about ten laugh out loud moments the entire time. It's a sweet (albeit very rude) show but not hilariously funny. I was expecting a little more.
It was OK to watch once. I won't be rushing out to buy the DVD.