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

[kentonuk.livejournal.com]

Although I've never seen Peep Show (none of the trailers ever looked interesting) I know what you mean. Some scenes in otherwise funny shows make me want to leave the room until they are over, and sometimes I do just that.

This is not my problem with The Office though, I just can't remember ever seeing a clip or trailer that was funny despite all the hype. We did make an effort to watch the second series of Extras as many people raved about that too, but the funny bits in that were few and far between and more often than not came from the guest stars, so we gave up half way through.

But we also love IT Crowd and Black Books.

It just goes to show no matter how many things you agree on, you will eventually find something you don't.

[mistymaria.livejournal.com]

I thought Stephen Marchant was funnier than Ricky Gervais in Extras - is that just me?

I think there are just too many things that we *know* we want to watch, we don't have the time or inclination to invest in things we might eventually find funny if we manage to sit through several hours of it first.