Karl102
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I have just finished season 2 of Gomorrah... quite good if you can get past the subtitles
TV Series - What Are You Watching?
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My daughter is a big fan of Gavin and Stacey so we watched it last night. I thought it was pretty average but I accept I'm not a fan. For those who like it, did last nights episode work for you?
I'm not looking to pan it, person who doesn't find a programme funny watches said programme and complains it is not funny is a pretty cheap post ?. I genuinely want to know if it made fans laugh?
I'm not looking to pan it, person who doesn't find a programme funny watches said programme and complains it is not funny is a pretty cheap post ?. I genuinely want to know if it made fans laugh?
AmandaJR
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I loved it. In fact will watch it again today!!
robinthehood
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Don't get it my self, wifey is a big fan and said the special was a bit boring. I watched too and would very much agree.
Tongo
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Thought Gavin and Stacey was okay to be honest.
Finished watching Guilt earlier. A reasonable series but the whole gangster element of the story was a bit tedious and well worn. Up to that point the storyline was interesting.
Finished watching Guilt earlier. A reasonable series but the whole gangster element of the story was a bit tedious and well worn. Up to that point the storyline was interesting.
Hacker Khan
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I've watched it from the first episode and thought Gavin and Stacey was a beautiful way to spend an hour. Just lovely.
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Fan of Gavin and Stacey and whilst it was nice to see the characters 10 years on I thought the writing was weak and humour forced, bit disappointed with it, think they should leave it be imo, has lost its charm as Smiffy/Gavin dynamic is gone.
Tashyboy
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Had a natter with friends and family about this over Xmas, no one gets it. No one was ever a fan, so surprised how many watched it.
Tashyboy
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The Crown, just loivng it.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
The last special before this one got over 10 million viewers so it was obviously very popular outside of your friends and family.
Plus it is constantly on one of the channels on sky, it is on the streaming services plus James Corden is now a major global star with his show on the US and Carpool Karaoke.
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Wolf
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Another one here made to watch Gavin and Stacy last night as the Mrs is a fan. I didn't enjoy it but admit never been a fan, though the Mrs and her family were cracking up.
Got to admit its more annoying thst people are being offended that they sang the full Pogues version of Fairytale of New York complaining its offensive.
Was then made to watch Mrs Brown, that was just absolute crap..
Got to admit its more annoying thst people are being offended that they sang the full Pogues version of Fairytale of New York complaining its offensive.
Was then made to watch Mrs Brown, that was just absolute crap..
Tashyboy
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And according to some on here it was very unpopular outside of my friends and family. Marmite springs to mind.
Beezerk
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Flipping heck mate, sounds like an awful night ?
Wolf
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When you factor in the step MiL also had East Enders on inbetween both the above shows it was horrendous ?
Fortunately myself, the FiL and BiL wetr were making ourselves laugh playing card's against humanity.
Tashyboy
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Cards against humanity, now one of them answers could get you a fraggerfraction
11m watched it. That isn't that many. It's big in modern terms because we watch TV in a different way but if you remember, back in the day a big show was getting 20m plus. Population is bigger now but fewer watched one channel at the same time.
In the past you could very nearly say with accuracy that half the country watched The Two Ronnie's, Morcambe and Wise, Only Fools. 11m is small fry in comparison. Don't get sucked in by media hype.
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49.2% of the viewing public, largest Christmas Special in over a decade.
Not really sure why some people expect everybody to like the same programmes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-50915905
Hacker Khan
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Think you've hit the nail on the head. A big part of the charm of it was seeing characters you love 10 years on, and if you are not invested in those characters then it will mean very little. So anyone coming to it cold would more than likely be scratching their heads.
As for the Pogues thing then speaking as a paid up woolly liberal snowflake, if anyone suddenly decided to become homophobic or think that homophobia was acceptable because they saw Uncle Bryn say the word *** on the Christmas Day special of Gavin and Stacey then I'd suggest Gavin and Stacey is not the root problem that needs addressing. Manufactured fuss about nothing when there really are other things to worry about.
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Tashyboy
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I think the thing is LT, coz it wasn’t my cuppa tea it don’t mean it’s rubbish. It just wasn’t my cuppa. I remember a few years back a discussion re The office and Phoenix nights. I thought Phoenix nights was Peter Kay at his best, others didn’t. But the office and especially Ricky Gervais was purgatory, others didn’t. That aside, I thought Christmas TV has been purgatory. Even me mum Xmas day said she has started putting the tapes ( VHS) in early this year.
