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"more-bad-than-good" seems a bit harsh.
It's not been up to the standard of the previous series, true (particularly the first), but even when the gags are predictable and the set-ups don't go anywhere, I still think it's still one of the best things on the telly. It can get by purely on its dishevelled charm and aggressively absurdist language.
I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Graham Linehan yet. I don't know too much about him, but he does seem to have a magic touch, especially when you compare the first Black Books series (which he co-wrote)against the last two (which he didn't), and Father Ted (which he co-wrote with Arthur Matthews) with Big Train (which was pretty much Matthews' baby). I can only best describe it as an ultra-confidence in his brand of obvious silliness. Good example: Black Books, 1st series, some argument about how there's no point in doing something/anything since no one wants to buy any books, it's too early for sane people to be reading, there aren't any customers, blah blah blah. Suddenley Linehan (in cameo mode), strides into the shop wearing a comedy beard and an 'I Love Books' T-shirt and loudly proclaims "Hello, I'd like to buy a BOOK, please." Genius.
But yeah. Bernard's short story nearly made me shoot milk out of my nose. And I wasn't even drinking any milk. |
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