Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Episode 4 Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 3 фев 2007
- In the 1980s horror writer Garth Marenghi wrote, produced, directed and starred in Darkplace, a groundbreaking series set in a hospital and exploring the depths of the author's imagination. At least that's what Marenghi and his publicist/co-star, Dean Learner, claim in modern-day interviews which both bookend and interrupt the episodes. In fact the show is cheap, chiché'd, full of gaping plot holes and startlingly misogynist. Garth Marenghi is a creation of comedian Matthew Holness, who won a Perrier award with the character at the 2001 Edinburgh festival.
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I always laugh so hard when he says "In the background there was a pidgeon". GREAT IMAGERY
"What if a rat could drive a bus" - Absolute genius comedy!
"Perhaps he could elucidate what's happened, but at this stage of the narrative, it'd be odd if he did."
Brilliant.
I like the way he pauses as he's about to drink the water, waiting for Dean to say his line
This show has and will be good tempus immemoria, i.e. always
I love how how when Liz drinks the water, she can't even stand upright anymore, but Sanchez is still capable of performing complex surgery.
"It's balls to the wall, flat out horror" so many great lines in this
The jump and explosion at the beginning kills me. This stuff is truly brilliant. I love every bit of it.
"There wasn't enough story to fill the time slot. That's where slow motion came in..." hahahahaha
this is so ridiculous! lmao "we were young, we were physically fit, and we were challanging logic"...genius!
This is my favourite episode!!! I wish they'd do a second series.
Nice to see a little imput from the boys of the Mighty Boosh too
"i dont even have enough time to drink this water, im so busy" "ill have the coffee, instead of the water"
--Oh yea! i havent had a cup of water yet.... wait, it IS the water --
hillarious =D
My favorite subtle production "flaw" is at 5:08. Watch the eyes. These people are brilliant.
"Wanton will be all over me like knockers in a wind tunnel"
i have never laughed so hard
"Come on you two queers, we need to lick this problem before it turns around and slaps us in the nuts."
Holy shit that's the best line I've ever heard.
"The moonlight shone down on the place, unhindered. The gnarled parapets jagged upwards, like a bony hand of icy indifference. In the background, there was a pigeon. Who knew how long the place had stood there. Fourty years? Fifty years? Tempest immemorial, i.e. always. But it was a bad place, that much was certain. A very bad place indeed."
- an excerpt from 'Black Fang', by Garth Marenghi
"I led liz, now a sick parody of womanhood, down the corridor..." HAHHAHAHA
this was the best show on channel 4 at 1 oclock in the morning. me and my friends used to watch it all the time. well, if we were still awake, one is pretty late.l..
I think that's the funniest opening credits sequence I've ever seen, hands down.
Thanks for being "straight" with me!
"Here it be, a future shock that will shit you up".... hilarious!!!
thank god for your comment on two shows that are different in style and wit. Thank you for comparing them together
This eve's tale of blood is an allegory, and as such I've included interviews with myself, my publisher Dean Lerner, and the actor Todd Rivers, so that we can tell you what it means.
Of course you can love both Scrubs and Darkplace; the issue is that the two shows are apples and oranges. It's like trying to compare Inspector Morse to Keen Eddie based on the fact that they're both fundamentally police shows; that one similarity isn't enough to put them in the same class or genre.
no no no, thank you dear friend for your intuitive observation of such a superficial gaffe; please except my condolences and utmost pity
I showed this to my girlfriend of 2 years. She did not get it. We do not speak anymore.
lol i punched one of the child actors. BRILLIANT line! XD I love how purposely crappy they made darkplace, makes it sooo god dam hilarious!
XD at Dean Learner punching a child actor
'she was like a candle in a rainstorm, unrelyable.' lawlz!
@beefking69er And amusingly Darkplace was aired around the same time.
Both Scrubs and Garth Marenghi's Darkplaceshows were on TV back in 2001. Darkplace is shot and produced (brilliantly) to look like it's from the '80s.
Fun seeing what some of the cast for The IT Crows was doing back in the early(er) 2000's.
I agree -- that was AWESOME. But I felt so awful for Liz -- Sanch becomes a Neanderthal, but she regresses all the way back to being an ape after drinking LESS than Sanch. SO Darkplace!
someone I know thought the 'one track lover' song was actually an 80's music video
how odd that i would remember this one episode
after i only saw it once about 3 years ago..
anyways i wish this series was longer..
genius. its so funny when he's in the office and goes to walk out n and stops randomly. then ages later he says stop right there
@MrAluminumJacket Pure poetry. The pigeon adds to the horror like a pube on a pipe.
Balls to the wall, flat out horror!
that car, I can't even fathom what is happening when he drives places. lol
So many small things you may not notice at first, like the little look at the camera at 5:10
it sure is ! you gotta love that guy's voice ! x
out of curiosity, how do you see it as being similar to Scrubs?
There is a DVD, but it was only released in Britain. Check Amazon for it.
any one notice the guy standing on the left in the vault as he's holding the film cannister, what is he doing?
Genious!!!!!!!!!!
Despite the hospital setting, i don't really think they are comparable, due to them being very different sorts of comedy.
Darkplace is amazing though!
Darkplace reached the level of godliness in 6 episodes. Something Scrubs couldn't do in however many seasons they have done.
LoL "We were young, we were physically fit, and we were challenging logic."
I love how Liz turned into an ape immediately while Todd Rivers is still ok
NEED DVD
Best show ever made
"Darkplace" was set in a hospital, it's been cancelled, and it starred people wearing clothes. That's where the similarities to "Scrubs" end.
Sanch remains standing upright and completely competent despite the toxin, while Liz instantly becomes totally primate.
Oh my god you're right! I knew he reminded me of someone lol
Dagless, we need a slice of your loaf.
Morning Dag, morning Thornton REED! 🤣
in the background there was a pigeon! Yay this show is funny.
@TheShadowCross there is you can order ti online
I like how no one notices the water's green...
"We were young. We were physically fit. And we were challenging logic."
'Balls-to-the-wall, flat-out horror."
"I led Liz, by now a sick parody of womanhood, down the corridor."
It's quite literally nothing like scrubs. How did you even come to that conclusion????? It's set in a hopspital, like ER or casualty or green wing, but that's the only possible likeness.
That was the fictional actress, though. Alice Lowe, her real name, is thankfully alive and well.
'a future shock, that will shit you up'
This is indeed a future shock that shit me up
no no it's okay, like I stated, to protect yourself when you know you're hundred percent wrong.
according to wikipedia, it didn't get good ratings at all. But it developed a cult following and DVD sales were pretty good. I think they're supposed to be making a movie version.
any one notice that noel fielding and julian barrett from mighty boosh are in this
"A future shock that will shit you up."
''In the background there was a pigeon''
this show is so hilarious, its hard to tell if they're serious or not
I didn't know that there was anything between the two shows. I mean, why would there be? Darkplace might take place in a hospital like scrubs, but there's huge differences between the two shows. Not to mention that Darkplace is just better. Scrubs is good, no doubt, but it's just not the same.
you do realise that all garth marenghi characters like madeline wool are pseudonyms...she wasnt actually kidnapped and 'missing presumed dead'
"Tempus Immamoria ie Always"
styrofoam and plastic cups
"cheers"
*clink*
Ha! There's this recurring theme of "admin" work in darkplace. It's so fucking dumb, it's genius! This is the greatest british comedy since the Fast show without doubt.
Someone took a photo of it, blah, blah blah. cry, cry, cry. I dont see it as a problem.
Thank you for not appreciating the nonfigurative juxtaposition of my comment.
my mouth feels like someone parked a carrrr in it
dream weaver, plus actor
LOL "we were young, we were fit, and we were challenging logic"
@McBitey1 dude, this was shot in 2004. it wasn't actually an 80's show.
LOL @ "I led Liz, by now a sick parody of womanhood..."
Is funny because she's *always* a sick parody of womanhood.
I heard they were in negotiations to make a movie based off this.
I love how doctors just keep nonchalantly whipping out guns Dirty Harry style in this show!
"Come on you two queers, we need to lick this problem before it turns around and slaps us in the nuts."
no thank you for making a comment and then trying to defend it.
In the background there was a pigeon...
Lol I can't believe I'm about to try an defend Garth's logic witch is supposed to be flawed so by me defending it I will be pointing a to flaw in a strange ironic twist. here goes
Dag says to Sanch, Liz and Reed that Sanch and Liz are at two different evolutionary stages hence why Liz is unable to speak and act sentient and Sanch is still very human with ape appearance.
All over me like knockers in a wind tunnel bahahaha
in the background there was a pigeon
This is so bad, it's good.
At 1,45 he dedicates it to his wife Pam who deals with the bulk of his ______??? I can't make out that word. Help....
@Hagar7 You left out a WHOLE lot lol. Like how it's a parody. Or that it's a show within a show.
" we need a slice of your loaf dag "
A future shock that'll shit you up.
um but i thought scrubs is kind of exactly a parody(which is a comedy that makes fun of an actual thing) scrubs makes fun of doctors by making them dumb. We even used it as an example in school when we learned about parody. oh and sorry if i sounded rude by commenting, didn't mean to =)
XD Dean Learner back hand smacking a child actor
he'd better hurry or they'll need to start without him.
"This video is not available in your country" kinda takes the piss when it's a British series and I live in the fricking UK!!! Bastards lol
It's 3:58, why do want to know? all of this is so funny
In the background was a pigeon.
7.08 So funny PMSL