The Thick of it Special

[tangerinedream]

I've never seen an episode of this, but I know I'll love it. Lovefilm might have it for those wanting to catch up.

edit: scrap that, they don't have it. Though bit torrent should have the lot!

it does!

I hadn't seen this till I d/loaded it at xmas, and I have to say, it is imediately one of my favourite programmes EVER - I was so intrigued to see how Chris Langham's abscence hindered the show, but if anything, it was better than the originals.

I think, where it succeds as a satire, is that they have written highly developed and realistic characters first, rather than cheap jokes about the PM delivered by Rory Bremner types. - It works first and foremost as a drama and has as many moments of poigniency as laughs and thus avoids what for me is normally the pitfall of most 'topical' comedy - i.e. it's shit, cheap and only gets laughs because it is mocking targets people actively want to laugh at.

It's up there with Alan Partridge for me as my favourite funny thing ever I reckon - I look forward to rewatching it

 

[Maggot]

Bump! It's repeated tonight at 10.

 

[Onket]

My bootleg DVD with the first 2 series on arrived today.