Funny, talky

cherold

I came to this after watching the pilot of the American remake, which was pretty bad. But I still liked the premise of people on the dull periphery of an exciting event, so I checked out the original.

Unlike the American version, this one is quite funny. There's a scene of a woman talking about her son and porn that is utterly hilarious.

At the same time, this series is basically two-person, conversation-driven sketch comedy. Two people sit in a car and do shtick. Two people sit in a room and do shtick. Etc. It's good for that, and the first episode has a startling plot turn right at the end, but I just wanted something beyond people sitting and riffing.

I can absolutely see why some people would love this, and certainly recommend checking it out. But with all the good sitcoms out in the world I won't continue with this one.

score 7/10

cherold 8 June 2019

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw4921745/