Peep Show

[gothick]

After much encouragement from lots of people I know, and bearing in mind I've liked what Mitchell and Webb I've seen, I finally got around to renting the first season of Peep Show.

And I can't stand it.

It's not that I think it's bad, it's just that it's exactly the kind of "embarrassment comedy" that makes me cringe in sympathy for the characters, and has me reaching to turn down the volume or fast forward through much of it, all whilst trying to stuff my fist in my mouth. It is, for me, literally unwatchable.

Is there something wrong with me, I wonder?

Oh well. At least I know I can't cope with it now.

Comments

[k425.livejournal.com]

IT Crowd I loved, because there was more to the comedy than embarrassment. Certainly in S1. And I enjoyed Spaced too. But The Office I hated.

I've only caught the occasional episode of Peep Show, and it's the kind of embarrassment comedy I'm not keen on. Also it's been on late at night and I don't do late.

[gothick-matt.livejournal.com]

I also loved The IT Crowd (new series confirmed, by the way), although it was always going to be compared to Father Ted in my mind, and therefore likely to be found somewhat wanting.

The geek in me loves the fact that they did the techy stuff right, even to the extent of hiring Cory Doctorow (http://xkcd.com/239/) as a technical adviser, and having the subtitles for the episodes on the Season 1 DVD available not just in English, but also in L33T, ROT13 and base64!

And thank you, folks, for reassuring me that I'm not in a minority of one when it comes to embarrassment comedy and also when it comes to The Office...

[hoiho.livejournal.com]

Nope; I'm completely with you on Peep Show, and The Office (is Gervais actually funny in anything?).

[perdita-fysh.livejournal.com]

m3 2 on the embarrassment thing, there is so much like that I just can't bear to watch. I was getting twitchy at something pretty marginal the other night and I can't think what it was now.

Along with most people who've responded so far though, I wouldn't include the IT Crowd in there. They just do it so well. It will tick along being a little funny and then they'll just get something so utterly spot on that I'll not stop laughing sufficiently to breathe for the rest of the episode.

[gothick-matt.livejournal.com]

Richmond clinging to the ceiling. Nuff said.

[makyo.livejournal.com]

Denholm calmly and matter-of-factly hopping out of the window when the auditors turn up to discuss financial irregularities.

[perdita-fysh.livejournal.com]

The soviet-russian-esque smoking camps *&)

[mistymaria.livejournal.com]

Emailing the Fire Service when there was a fire in the office...

[gothick-matt.livejournal.com]

"'To whom it may concern...' No, no, too formal. Erm..."