Week after week, we have seen British television comedies hit many notes…some funny, some less entertaining. This week, at least in two cases, I am suffciently disturbed.<\/p>\n
I can admire the wit of The Thick of It<\/em>, but not the exaggerated camerawork and obvious jump cuts. It was a show better to listen to than to watch, which explains its early successes in radio. It epitomizes the general opinion of “British comedy” with a quick, dry wit through distinctive and quirky characters. On the other hand, you also meet distinctive and quirky characters in The Mighty Boosh<\/em>\u00a0and Psychoville…<\/em>though\u00a0definitely surrealistic in style.<\/p>\n Frankly, as hard as The Think of It<\/em>\u00a0was to watch, Psychoville <\/em>hurt more. I enjoy unique concepts and out-of-the-box thinking, but Psychoville <\/em>stands apart. The opening gag made me laugh, and tidbits throughout, but a majority of the time I felt uncomfortable or sheer confusion that someone actually thought of this. The Mighty Boosh<\/em>, as weird as it was, offered a comedy troupe doing what they do best: silly things. I could understand and connect to that, but not the same with Psychoville<\/em>. Forgive my horrible British allusion, but this week’s agenda was not my cup of tea.<\/p>\n I’ll be looking up the situation behind the blackmail, but after that…yep…I’m good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Week after week, we have seen British television comedies hit many notes…some funny, some less entertaining. This week, at least in two cases, I am suffciently disturbed. I can admire the wit of The Thick of It, but not the … Continue reading