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#97396

JK2006

Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago
I thought it had potential but was a bit too obviously old fashioned - and rather like that kind of camp humour, a bit one dimensional. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#97398

The Fat Controller

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago
You beat me to it you old queen! (scrap my thread in tipsheet) I liked it btw. Very good cast. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#97403

dixie

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago

I quite enjoyed it. Reminded me of 1970/1980s farce. I had a problem with the canned laughter though. They had put laughter in when there was nothing to laugh at. (I remeber the BBC getting the laughter removed from MASH. It worked well, especially comparing the very same episodes that were being shown on Sky WITH laughter!).

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#97405

andrew

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago
On the MASH DVD's can you remove the laughter track, I always disliked canned laughter it insults the viewer's intelligence. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#97407

In The Know

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago

JK2006 wrote:
I thought it had potential but was a bit too obviously old fashioned - and rather like that kind of camp humour, a bit one dimensional.

I've just watched it ... quite liked it really (even though very predictable - and with predictable cast?).

Will watch again.

Reminded me of that old show with the tailors ... one was Catholic and the other a Jew. What was it called?

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#97413

Ben 9

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago

JK2006 wrote:
too old fashioned - a bit one dimensional

A very old and dated concept (two vintage co-habitating gay chaps making an effort to be funny): This has nothing to offer except two fine actors taking it easy.

Similar to the Odd Couple in so many ways - but that ungay show had so much more.

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#97417

honey!oh sugar sugar.

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago

In The Know wrote:
JK2006 wrote:
I thought it had potential but was a bit too obviously old fashioned - and rather like that kind of camp humour, a bit one dimensional.

I've just watched it ... quite liked it really (even though very predictable - and with predictable cast?).

Will watch again.

Reminded me of that old show with the tailors ... one was Catholic and the other a Jew. What was it called?

Never mind the quality feel the width? Yes it was very much like it.

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#97420

dixie

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago
In The Know wrote: [quote]JK2006 wrote: Reminded me of that old show with the tailors ... one was Catholic and the other a Jew. What was it called? Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#97421

JK2006

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago
And what a great title THAT was! Far better than Vicious Old Queens (the original title of the Ian/Derek show) which instantly made the concept starkly clear. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#97440

Metal Mickey

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago

Ben 9 wrote:
Similar to the Odd Couple in so many ways - but that ungay show had so much more.
Good comparison - I also thought of the peerless "Frasier", whose writers team motto was "Write it gay, play it straight", something the "Vicious" writer might have bourne in mind...

That said, I did laugh out loud a number of times, there's too much talent on screen for it to be a total waste of time, but I can see it getting old very quickly, especially if they only ever stay in the flat...

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#97445

In The Know

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago
dixie wrote: [quote]In The Know wrote: JK2006 wrote: Reminded me of that old show with the tailors ... one was Catholic and the other a Jew. What was it called? Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width Thats it, dixie ! Thank you. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#97457

Ben 9

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago

Metal Mickey wrote:

Good comparison - I also thought of the peerless "Frasier"

Very true about the Frasier methodology.

But, this one to one gendre/concept/formula (of two odd blokes talking together, in a rather eccentric way) really started with 'Waiting for Godot' - the famous Samuel Beckett play.

Vladimir and Estragon talk endlessly....whilst waiting for Godot....

Both world class Vicious actors have taken the stage roles of V and E - not a coincidence, I feel.

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#98017

JK2006

Re:Vicious 12 Years, 2 Months ago
Last night's episode was rather good; it may be settling in a bit. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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