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April 13, 2004 - Let's Fighting Love: Generic TV Blog

So, with a not inconsiderable amount of free time on my hands, I've discovered that the last two months have had best TV I've seen all year.

The third series of 24 has been true to the format of the first two series; a thunderous avalanche of twists and turns that leave you hanging for the next episode. Friends that I lent this series to have stayed up till seven in the morning watching eight episodes in a row. Unfortunately, I've caught up with America because of the fantastic suprnova and I have to wait at least a week for the next fix. And Fox bizarrely decided to suspend the series for the month of March, giving me a whole four weeks to ponder the unbelieveability and ridiculousness of the premise of all that drama happening at once. Keep it high-paced, but don't leave us time to think.

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There's something about Miriam is from the kingpin of trash TV, Rupert Murdoch's Sky One. 6 or 7 guys compete over several weeks to win the affections of Miriam, who unbeknownst to the them has a penis. Week by week they are whittled down until the triumphant guy gets a fortnight cruise with this bedicked bobbydazzler. But before it's anhors away, she confesses her secret to her chosen one. That moment is exactly where I started watching this program and I suspect it's the only must see moment of the whole trashy deal. I didn't even have sound, I was bursting my ass laughing of my stool along with the rest of Mickey's while this grinning public school winner of Miriam's hand has the humilation of his life on national television.

It's also the third season of Channel 4's underrated comedy Black Books, the first episode of which see Bernard Black's (Dylan Moran) assistant Manny (Bill Bailey) defect to the trendy Goliath Books next door which is under the management of (Spaced and Shaun of the Dead's writer and star) Simon Pegg. Like a lot of British series, this only runs to 6 episodes and although that reduces the chances of the show being stale and unweildy, I really like this show and feel a little cheated at a half a dozen views.

Last month saw the finale of the fourth season of Larry David's genius improvised comedy Curb Your Enthusaism. People I show this show to either cringe with embarassment and hate it or cringe with embarassment and worship it. Performed as always without a script and just an outline of the plot, CYE series 4 observes David as he prepares to star in a Broadway run of the Producers, systematically alienating or otherwise pissing off a rich cast including David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller and Mel Brooks. This is my favourite sitcom (if that's even the right word) of the last ten years at least.

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With all the talk about the Passion of Christ from every single person I know and every website I visit, South Park's lampooning came as a bit of a relief. Friends of mine are reporting how there are old women with rosary beads in the theatre, how it really makes you "think" and how i should go see it. I feel suffocated by the amount of pressure there is to see this film, which I reckon is mainly due to religious crap rather than the film itself. I'm gonna leave off watching this until the chatter about it dies down, because my head really hurts. For now, the Passion of South Park's squealing Jesus will do. Props go to Stone and Parker forgetting class episodes like this out so quickly.

And of course the HBO heavy-weight The Sopranos is back for the penultimate season, replete with Steve Busecmi playing Tony's reformed ex-con cousin, erm Tony. As with every season, the first episodes have generally been setting up the storys for the major plot events of the series that follow later. It's great so far, but you know and expect it's going to get better again.

Posted by naz at April 13, 2004 10:14 PM


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