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Quite enjoyed the first three but Episode 4 was just crazy awesome. I've rewatched it several times already. Thanks to Jono for turning me onto it. BAFTA-fodder surely?
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My thoughts exactly. I genuinely believe that in years to come that episode will be held in similar regard to The Germans episode of Fawlty Towers or Hancock's The Blood Donor.Charlie Reams wrote:BAFTA-fodder surely?
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I didn't understand what it was meant to be a tribute to, having not seen Psycho?
However, it is my favourite show at the moment.
However, it is my favourite show at the moment.
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Why would you think you'd need to have seen Psycho?Ian Dent wrote:I didn't understand what it was meant to be a tribute to, having not seen Psycho?
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When and what channel is this on? Not heard of it before.
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BBC2 Thursday 10.0 p.m.Steve Durney wrote:When and what channel is this on? Not heard of it before.
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Cheers Ralph. Will take a look on iplayer then.Ralph Gillions wrote:BBC2 Thursday 10.0 p.m.Steve Durney wrote:When and what channel is this on? Not heard of it before.
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All the previous episodes are there as well:Steve Durney wrote:Cheers Ralph. Will take a look on iplayer then.Ralph Gillions wrote:BBC2 Thursday 10.0 p.m.Steve Durney wrote:When and what channel is this on? Not heard of it before.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search/?q=psychoville
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I understood it was supposed to be a Hitchcock tribute, but I don't think I've seen the film, whichever one it was, so maybe that means one doesn't appreciate it properly, I dunno. I do like Psychoville, but not that much, whether we're talking about the series as a whole or that particular episode.Phil Reynolds wrote:Why would you think you'd need to have seen Psycho?Ian Dent wrote:I didn't understand what it was meant to be a tribute to, having not seen Psycho?
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As mentioned elsewhere, this was a homage to Hitchcock's Rope not 'Psycho'. That film had only 3 or 4 takes but I think this was all done in one; if it was more than that then I didn't see the join, which means it was recorded as 'live' - a tremendous achievement.
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Rope has rather more than 3 or 4 takes (10 according to IMDb). The maximum length of a take was limited by the length of a reel of film, which at the time was about 10 minutes. The Rope tribute episode of Psychoville has 2 takes (not counting the opening recap, titles and establishing exterior shot of the apartment); the fairly obvious join takes place at 19:25 if you watch the episode on iPlayer.Chris Corby wrote:As mentioned elsewhere, this was a homage to Hitchcock's Rope not 'Psycho'. That film had only 3 or 4 takes but I think this was all done in one; if it was more than that then I didn't see the join, which means it was recorded as 'live' - a tremendous achievement.
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I thought there was one at 13 minutes. Looking at it now, it seems quite unlikely. But why zoom in so close on the door?
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Excellent, I was a huge fan of The League of Gentleman and this totally passed me by. Cheers!Jon O'Neill wrote: All the previous episodes are there as well:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search/?q=psychoville
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I've just watched all 4 episodes but not sure why you think episode 4 is worth watching multiple times?Charlie Reams wrote:Quite enjoyed the first three but Episode 4 was just crazy awesome. I've rewatched it several times already. Thanks to Jono for turning me onto it. BAFTA-fodder surely?
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Wasn't a fan of LOG, and nor of this either.
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I suppose the prime reason is that if something makes me laugh aloud continually for half an hour, I generally enjoy repeating the experience. In this particular case, I also immediately wanted to watch it again to start catching some of the references and allusions* I missed first time around because I was laughing so much, and also to try and work out how some of it was done.Kirk Bevins wrote:I've just watched all 4 episodes but not sure why you think episode 4 is worth watching multiple times?
* An example that I didn't pick up until the third viewing: Maureen repeatedly addresses David as her "little Superman", and the "cheering-up tape" that they do the ludicrous dance routine to is Superman by Black Lace. This is presumably a sly nod to the fact that Leopold and Loeb, the psychopathic killers on whom the characters in Rope were based, were obsessed with the Nietzschean concept of the Übermensch (or "superman") and viewed themselves as intellectually and morally superior to their victim. Shearsmith and Pemberton's contributions to the LoG scripts were full of stuff like this; you don't have to pick up on it to enjoy watching, but if you are alert to it then it makes repeated viewing an enormously rewarding experience.
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I think it was just for the visual gag of Maureen disappearing through the swing door and immediately coming back through it as it swung the other way.Jon O'Neill wrote:I thought there was [a cut] at 13 minutes. Looking at it now, it seems quite unlikely. But why zoom in so close on the door?
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Wow. I didn't realise they were actually trying to be clever like that. I'm never seen the LOG.Phil Reynolds wrote:I suppose the prime reason is that if something makes me laugh aloud continually for half an hour, I generally enjoy repeating the experience. In this particular case, I also immediately wanted to watch it again to start catching some of the references and allusions* I missed first time around because I was laughing so much, and also to try and work out how some of it was done.Kirk Bevins wrote:I've just watched all 4 episodes but not sure why you think episode 4 is worth watching multiple times?
* An example that I didn't pick up until the third viewing: Maureen repeatedly addresses David as her "little Superman", and the "cheering-up tape" that they do the ludicrous dance routine to is Superman by Black Lace. This is presumably a sly nod to the fact that Leopold and Loeb, the psychopathic killers on whom the characters in Rope were based, were obsessed with the Nietzschean concept of the Übermensch (or "superman") and viewed themselves as intellectually and morally superior to their victim. Shearsmith and Pemberton's contributions to the LoG scripts were full of stuff like this; you don't have to pick up on it to enjoy watching, but if you are alert to it then it makes repeated viewing an enormously rewarding experience.
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As I say, you don't really need to. It was the quickfire gags that made it most enjoyable for me. The lines:Kirk Bevins wrote:I didn't realise they were actually trying to be clever like that.
"The police are looking for a man with a vendetta."
"Oh, so he likes ice cream?"
actually caused beer to come out of my nose.
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The thing is, that line on its own isn't even that funny, it's the earnest tone of the delivery that makes it PMSL-worthy.Phil Reynolds wrote:As I say, you don't really need to. It was the quickfire gags that made it most enjoyable for me. The lines:Kirk Bevins wrote:I didn't realise they were actually trying to be clever like that.
"The police are looking for a man with a vendetta."
"Oh, so he likes ice cream?"
actually caused beer to come out of my nose.
FWIW I'm sure there's a whole load of people who enjoy LoG and Psychoville who don't recognise the allusions and subtleties, which just shows how well the programme works on two levels.
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Great to see series 2 finally make it to air, and especially great that episode 1 didn't disappoint (unlike the Christmas special, which I thought was a bit so-so). Last night's opening funeral scene deserves a BAFTA for the music alone. And that final shock twist - wow. Can't wait until next week!
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Shit, missed it. I'll have to watch it tomorrow.
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To be honest, I couldn't really remember how it was left from before and I didn't find myself that enthralled by it. I think it's a good programme generally though.
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We've certainly had to wait a long time for the second series. I heard Reece Shearsmith on the radio recently saying that they'd filmed it over a year ago, but the only way the BBC could afford to make it was by dipping into the budget for this financial year, which meant they were unable to show it until now. Or something.Gavin Chipper wrote:To be honest, I couldn't really remember how it was left from before