Inside No. 9
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Warren Clarke?! Anyway, very funny episode, especially considering the subject matter, David Warner was on top form, but it fell apart with the final twist. Not to give too much away, but when horrors go for this angle it means the bigots and scapegoaters were entirely justified. Wish they wouldn't do that.
Either that or they fell back on cliché to fill up the final minute. Considering how well they skewered the witch hunts in the previous 28, it was a shame they weren't satisfied with the perfectly fine first twist. It just reminded me of those "Witch returns to haunt her persecutors" movies that tell us it was perfectly reasonable to destroy them because they were evil after all. It is possible to do that effectively, the film ParaNorman was excellent in that regard, but this In9 episode stumbled at the finish for me.
Tonight's was painfully funny, like a half hour Alan Ayckbourn play. Surprised they didn't go the horror route for a change, but it was strong enough without it. The ambulance at the end was a very funny punchline.
Next week's is on Wednesday at ten, remember. Think it might be the last one in the series, too.
Next week's is on Wednesday at ten, remember. Think it might be the last one in the series, too.
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It was great, wasn't it? Apparently they used original 70s equipment to film it. The ending was lifted from a really awful 70s movie (which I won't name, obvs) that was notorious purely because of its "denouement", but it just shows you with a bit of imagination and wit, even that idea can be redeemed. Loved the little missed cues and mistakes! That's what's so good about those League of Gentlemen projects, they're real buffs for this material, it makes it so much more authentic.
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According to the Feb issue of Empire, the upcoming episodes of Inside No.9 include -
The Bill. Four friends in a restaurant argue over who will pay the bill.
Private View. Some characters are invited to an art exhibition, none of them know why. Felicity Kendall, Fiona Shaw and Peter Kay. Involves mannequins.
Empty Orchestra. The literal meaning of 'karaoke' in Japanese.
The Riddle of The Sphinx. A dramatisation of the completion of a cryptic crossword. A cross between Sleuth and Educating Rita.
Diddle Dipple Dumpling. A man becomes obsessed with an abandoned shoe at the side of the road. With Keeley Hawes.
The Bill. Four friends in a restaurant argue over who will pay the bill.
Private View. Some characters are invited to an art exhibition, none of them know why. Felicity Kendall, Fiona Shaw and Peter Kay. Involves mannequins.
Empty Orchestra. The literal meaning of 'karaoke' in Japanese.
The Riddle of The Sphinx. A dramatisation of the completion of a cryptic crossword. A cross between Sleuth and Educating Rita.
Diddle Dipple Dumpling. A man becomes obsessed with an abandoned shoe at the side of the road. With Keeley Hawes.
Thank God for the beautiful and wondrous Sheridan Smith, without whom I would not have found this thread...
http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/featur...3-reece-shearsmith-steve-pemberton-interview/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_No._9
The new series starts on February 21, 10pm, BBC Two
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ghptp
Not that I'm excited or nothing!
"Inside No. 9...the bestest TV ever, ever" Me, always, 1967-2017 (tempting fate, but so long as I get to the end of this series of Inside No. 9, I don't care!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_No._9
The new series starts on February 21, 10pm, BBC Two
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ghptp
Not that I'm excited or nothing!
"Inside No. 9...the bestest TV ever, ever" Me, always, 1967-2017 (tempting fate, but so long as I get to the end of this series of Inside No. 9, I don't care!)
