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

[gothick-matt.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Maybe I'll have to give switching off the sympathy more of a try. I've got this DVD until tomorrow, anyway, and I do like Mitchell and Webb in many other things, so perhaps... Then again, I also find that if I _don't_ have sympathy for the characters, then there's not enough connection to make it worthwhile watching.

Heh. Maybe I'll just take it back and get Black Books out again.

[k425.livejournal.com]

Ah, now, there's a treat, Black Books.
Took that on holiday with us. The out-takes were fab.