Psychoville

SamuelAWilkinson · 18 June, 2009, 10:35:32 PM

Anyone else watch it? I'd recommend you do, if you didn't - it's got all the brilliantly macabre and weird bits of The League of Gentlemen with a quite creepily compelling story to boot.

Dandontdare · 18 June, 2009, 10:37:01 PM

very good. Love Mr Jelly (NOT Jolly!)

Mardroid · 18 June, 2009, 10:48:04 PM

I loved it. I hit the red button when they said to watch the next episode... but then I backed out. Nice to pace myself, I can catch it next week.

Dandontdare · 18 June, 2009, 10:57:26 PM

Quote from: "Mardroid"I loved it. I hit the red button when they said to watch the next episode... but then I backed out. Nice to pace myself, I can catch it next week.

Me too! I'm starting to hate this trend of next week's show now, last week's show all week, extra channels showing the same channel an hour ago, and whole series over in a fortnight cos it's on every fecking night!. Whatever happened to a programme you liked being on once a week, at the same time, for ages?

"Going futise" seemed implausible when I was a child, but I'm starting to get it....

Dark Jimbo · 18 June, 2009, 11:19:23 PM

Good stuff, and I'm really intrigued as to where it might be going.

Also - no laughter track! Huzzah!

Mardroid · 19 June, 2009, 12:01:27 AM

Quote from: "Dark Jimbo"Also - no laughter track! Huzzah!

I agree. I don't mind laughter tracks with certain kinds of comedy but it would be inappropriate here.

TordelBack · 19 June, 2009, 07:19:15 AM

Thoroughly enjoyed it. When David was being quizzed on Jack the Ripper I felt secretly guilty that I knew the answers from my frequent From Hell re-reads... Good turn by Dawn French, and it's always good to see [spoiler:1diq0xkw]dwarf porn[/spoiler:1diq0xkw] on the BBC. Very promising stuff - could there be something I actually want to watch on telly again?

Richmond Clements · 19 June, 2009, 09:32:17 AM

It was quite brilliant.
I'm a massive LoG fan, and I didn't think they could come up with something darker than that, but boy was I wrong.
David's 'relationship' with his mother was profoundly disturbing, the bit where she [spoiler:1m915735]fixed the front of his trousers[/spoiler:1m915735]was almost too creepy to watch.

Keef Monkey · 19 June, 2009, 09:47:50 AM

Missed this, but really glad to read the positivity about it. When I saw it advertised part of me thought it would be a lame attempt to re-capture LOG and I really didn't think it would be anything special. Will try and catch a repeat.

Paul faplad Finch · 20 June, 2009, 12:55:47 AM

Quote from: "Keef Monkey"When I saw it advertised part of me thought it would be a lame attempt to re-capture LOG and I really didn't think it would be anything special.

This was my thought exactly and I tuned in with some trepidation which was only compounded when the very opening gag fell completely flat. Thankfully though, it didn't hit a duff note from that point on. Surreal, dark and very creepy. Marvelous stuff.

I think Mr Jelly could well go on to be regarded as Reece Shearsmiths finest hour, eclipsing even Papa himself. As long as they keep it up.

Mardroid · 20 June, 2009, 02:11:27 AM

Quote from: "faplad"I think Mr Jelly could well go on to be regarded as Reece Shearsmiths finest hour, eclipsing even Papa himself. As long as they keep it up.

[spoiler:3e3onwpg]Chasing little kiddies around with his stump! "AAAAAAAH!" Is it wrong that I found that very funny?[/spoiler:3e3onwpg]

That's the thing about this kind of comedy. It's twisted stuff and I feel a bit guilty for finding it funny, but love it just the same.

Dark Jimbo · 20 June, 2009, 10:52:06 AM

Quote from: "faplad"This was my thought exactly and I tuned in with some trepidation which was only compounded when the very opening gag fell completely flat.

I thought that bit was absolutely hilarious.

"'E's left 'is candle!"

House of Usher · 20 June, 2009, 11:30:55 AM

Superb.

mygrimmbrother · 23 June, 2009, 05:59:38 PM

Absolutely loved it, so good to have them back (well, 2 of them anyway).

Quote from: "faplad"I think Mr Jelly could well go on to be regarded as Reece Shearsmiths finest hour, eclipsing even Papa himself. As long as they keep it up.

Personally I think Geoff Tipps was his crowning achievement, but yeah, let's see wait and see how low Mr Jelly sinks.

Sefton Disney · 30 June, 2009, 11:43:06 AM

Finally caught up with the first two episodes over the weekend. I'm a massive League Of Gentleman fan so I was naturally a bit nervous when episode one started - but it was absolutely fantastic stuff. I wonder if any of it was intended for TLOG - it felt very much like where that show was heading in Series 3, with the interweaving of disparate characters. I have a feeling Mr. Jelly will soon be as big an icon as Papa Lazarou... The amount of rage Reece Shearsmith unleashes onscreen is really quite disturbing. :lol:

But then, isn't that the appeal of TLOG and Psychoville? You can't bear to watch, but you can't take your eyes off the screen. And you feel a bit guilty for laughing, but you can't help yourself. Psychological discomfort has never been so much fun!