Psychoville

[Deep Black]

New comedy from half the team behind "The League of Gentlemen" starts Thurs 11th June:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/psychoville/
http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/psychoville/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville

[Chiaroscuro]

Sounds promising.

Is Mr Jelly the new Papa Lazarou?

[edash]

Looks interesting. And it starts on 18 June. 11th is Kröd Mändoon.

[198505]

11th is Kröd Mändoon.
That show is great!

[rac]

Can't wait for this- I'm a massive League fan!

[Champagne Socialist]

I was wondering if psychoville was here.

In an entirely unrelated note, Does Deep Black ever leave this place?

[Deep Black]

Nope ;)


Psychoville episide 1, on tomorrow (Thurs 18th) 22:00, BBC2

[rac]

Is Mr Jelly the new Papa Lazarou?

I think there's a good chance!

I love it- darker than the LoG- which is something I did not think would be possible!
The whole David and his mum thing was just... wrong.

[Chiaroscuro]

I think there's a good chance!

I love it- darker than the LoG- which is something I did not think would be possible!It's great, I love the combination of spookiness and comedy. Loved the reveal of Oscar Lomax's "Holy of Holies".

The whole David and his mum thing was just... wrong.

:D Wasn't it, though? :D

[Deep Black]

Did anyone watch the next episode on the Red button afterwards too?

I get the feeling 6 episodes won't be enough.

Loved Mr Jelly. Joy was great too :cool:

[Big Orange]

This is almost as good as the The League of Gentlemen, so-far, and leaps n' bounds better than that tragic Krod crap. I liked Mr. Jelly beating the crap out his rival with his stumpy right arm, that completely insane midwife played by Dawn French, and the botched murder attempt leading to a traffic collision. :D

[Deep Black]

Have joined the "Psychoville experience" online

[rac]

Me too- it's great fun!

Last nights episode was awesome again. This is shaping up to be a classic- even Dawn French is good!

[Chiaroscuro]

She's so spooky with that toy baby. They're not worried about crossing lines those lads, are they? :D

Loved Lomax's battle with the Witches of eBay.

[Deep Black]

They crossed any lines back with Gentlemen, why should the bother now ;)

The only thing that grated a bit is that's not how ebay works...

[Chiaroscuro]

They crossed any lines back with Gentlemen, why should the bother now ;)

The only thing that grated a bit is that's not how ebay works...

:D I know, I thought that too.

[Deep Black]

Yay I found Snappys serial number

(anyone who doesn't know what I'm going on about have a look at the Psychoville experience: http://www.bbc.co.uk/psychoville/ )

[Deep Black]

Episode 3 was cracking.
Loved David and Maureen eating breakfast.
Jelly's back story is comming on.
Joy & Freddie Fruitcake are still fantastic.
& that dream sequence start was really reminiscent of the Court seen at the end of the original Prisoner series.

[Big Orange]

Yes, the unsettling clown court was the best part so-far of this rapidly improving dark comedy series.

[rac]

Clown Court was one of the most disturbing things I'd seen on TV... until David's mum started to feed him...

[Deep Black]

A rare commodity:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOY-ALIGATOR-Snappy-the-Crocodile-Rare-Commodity_W0QQitemZ150356715112QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ UK_Soft_Toys_Bears?hash=item2301f56668&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1688%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

[edash]

Is this taking promotion of the show just a little too far :)

[Deep Black]

But what are the bidders taking?

[Chiaroscuro]

Agree about Clown Court - brilliantly surreal and spooky.

:D at the eBay comments.

[Deep Black]

Apparently almost all of tonights episode was done in one continuous take (though not on the 1st take)

[edash]

It's based on the Hitchcock film Rope, and centres on David and his mother with none of the others featured.

[Deep Black]

Great episode great to see ***Spoiler ...---///mark gatiss///---... Spoiler*** too

[Deep Black]

Another great Psychoville, can't wait for next weeks now...

[rac]

This just gets better and better!

[Chiaroscuro]

It does!

[Big Orange]

Razor blades in the piano keys! LOL!!!

[Deep Black]

Only 1 more episode to go :(

Tonights was great again, not as funny as some of the previous, more emphasis on the "dark" side of it all, building up nicely to next weeks final show

[Chiaroscuro]

It's been so good, looking forward the episode tomorrow. Anyone know if just one series has been planned?

On a related note, was amused to see Reece Shearsmith on You Have Been Watching saying he couldn't bear the C4 animal autopsy programme Inside Nature's Giants. He genuinely looked like it had turned his stomach, after some of The League of Gentlemen stuff that really surprised me!

[Deep Black]

Anyone know if just one series has been planned?
They were on TV a while back saying it was a stand alone, but they'd like to expand & do more if the demamd was there. I recommend we help them along buy buying the DVD.
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/10125531/Psychoville/Product.html

What is this "You Have Been Watching" of which you speak?

[rac]

What is this "You Have Been Watching" of which you speak?

It's on Ch4- can't remember what night though... Charlie Brooker comedy TV quiz thingy. It's different from other TV quiz shows in that it's actually funny and has superb guests- like Reece (who also surprised me in his 'normalness'') and Frankie Boyle.

[Deep Black]

Loved the last episode, but pretty inconclusive, surely there must be a series 2?
More info on Ravenshill here:
http://www.insideravenhill.co.uk/

[Deep Black]

DVD bought, listening to comentary now...