Armando Iannucci said they wouldn't make any more because modern day politics is already such a parody of itself that there'd be nowhere to go with the show
Hi Conor. By "zeitgeist" they're referring to it's philosophical definition, rather than the film. They're trying to identify the current theme of the era 👍 Ps. That guy walking the length of Britiain, he's great, I get exhausted just watching.
The painful irony of this whole episode - which isn't directly communicated to the audience at any point - is that had he actually watched the zeitgeist video in the first place, he'd have spotted she was an actor straight away, and none of this would've happened 💁🏻
Really glad you did an episode 2!! This show definitely isn't for everyone but I found it so addictive, there are some great moments coming up and I hope you'll stick around for more. Unfortunately there are some relatively niche references to British pop culture but you'll pick up enough to follow I'm sure!
Never got round to watching this when it was on. Reacting with my yank pal. The Notting hill film reference part was my favourite part but all very funny. Looking forward to the next episode.
"Bookies biro". Bookmaker was a code name for somebody who took bets when gambling was illegal. When it was legalised, licenced betting shops continued to call themselves bookmakers, "bookies" for short. To fill in betging slips, they would provide very short, very cheap ballpoint pens (a biro, after Lazlo Biro, who invented them). A bookies' biro is short and thin.
Local Hero is a wonderful film. Almost the polar opposite of this equally excellent programme. Gentle, heart warming, charming & The Scottish Actor was also an excellent Dr Who!
You did well Conor because almost every line is a joke and well-written. The "Ir's All In Me" comment from the Focus Group actress followed her being called "Every Woman" and referenced the massive UK hit "I'm Every Woman" as it was the next line :) "The Bill" was a TV Series and a great choice because almost everyone in the acting profession seemed to end up in it. She said "I prefer the term "Actor" to "Actress" as Actor is not specific to one gender(it used to mean Male only, like the term "Guys" but now is a term shared by every member of the acting profession.
Speaking as a fully paid-up member of The Acting Profession™, I can safely say that while we do indeed embrace the gender-neutral term _actor_ - the same as we would lawyer, doctor, or manager - unlike you, I'm not entirely convinced that women have embraced the term "guys" when referring to women. Anecdotally, most women I know actively dislike being collectively lumped together with men as "Guys". Actor/actress is distinct from guy/s because it was introduced as wholly unnecessary 'ladyfying' of an existing male title 'actor', and like comedienne, 'lady doctor' and manageress before it, is increasingly being consigned to the dinosaur dustbin. I understand guy/s to be distinct from actor because it's specifically informal for 'man'. In fact, the OED still offers as synonyms: MAN, fellow, gentleman; lad, youth, boy; fella, geezer, gent, character, chap, bloke, bod; dude, hombre, and digger - none of which feel like women to me!
@@221b-Maker-Street though I mostly agree, "the good guys" and "the bad guys" should include females I think. At work a few years back, when the trans thing was blowing up, a teacher did a presentation and urged the other teachers to try to stop using "boys and girls" and to maybe use something neautral and inclusive "like guys". I though the same, it wasn't a very neutral term. I use "folks" myself, though sometimes "folks and folkesses" as a joke.
yea Zeitgeist was a film in 3 parts one about 9/11 one about the banking system (i think). Hugh was watching a video with popular content to give a flavour of what information the average British person consumes. I think Zeitgeist translates from German as "Timeghost" and is a reflection of a culture's consciousness at a given time. Or something like that
Chris Langham, the minister here, is a fantastic comedy writer and performer. He was very involved in the Muppet Show in the UK. Unfortunately, he got caught out in some unpleasant online activities, which tanked his career, somewhat.
This is still one of my favourite episodes of TToI. Also, three of the actors in this particular episode played recurring roles as parents in Skins. Also, Sophie (Olivia Colman) and Super Hans (Matt King) from Peep Show also played parents. If you carry on with The Thick Of It, you will meet Ben Swain (Justin Edwards) who also in Skins.
'Trollop in the stocks' - Trollop = a loose vulgar woman, perhaps a whore, Stocks = Wooden mechanical device that locks the ankles so that the person cannot escape, they are sitting down. Usually in public places, where someone who has offended public decency is placed in them. They are locked into the stocks so that the passing public can exert random punishments on them. It could be a punch, throwing any old crap at them, or even tickling their feet. So 'trollop in the stocks' in this case (the video) is the feeling like you are being publically humiliated and ridiculed.
Fun commentary, thanks bro 😊. A trollope is an old-fashioned word for a prostitute and the stocks was a wooden device in which criminals were bound so that the public could throw rotten fruit, excrement etc at them. Keep up the good work!
"Trollop in the stocks" - a woman of low morals with her head, hands, and/or feet secured in a medieval contraption known as the stocks or pillory. Once in the stocks, the convicted person would be fair game to the public who'd often throw rotten veg or rocks at them or would interfere with them.
Yes. Watch this and you will find out all you need to know about UK politics. We used to think it was a good laugh and then it all came TRUE. Yes minister is another political commentary from 40 yrs ago that still stands as relevant today. Great reaction from you, you won't get the names or some of the cultural references, but I understand
Managed to pick up the entire Box set of Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister for £2 the other day. Never seen an episode before can't wait to binge my way through it.
@@maxytwist My first UK Sitcom was in 1961 so 62 years ago and the word play from Sir Humphrey is the best ever and the script was written by 2 fabulous writers,one of whom was very well connected with Downing Street.
The strange thing is that this TV series is filmed in the shaky fly-on-the-wall style, but there's no way these bozos would allow a documentary team to film them.
I'd forgotten just how good The Thick Of It was: the writing and the acting. Made me dizzy watching that little screen though. Thanks for showing Conor. You might like to try an earlier political farce series, Yes Minister, and the sequel Yes Prime Minister, of not already done. It's a lot gentler but just as convoluted.
You really need to watch the original tv series of "House of Cards " considered by many as the best political series of all time. Only four parts but wonderful. Another great aeries worthy of your attention is the tv series[not the film] "Edge of Darkness " which is another great political drama.
It's scary because t's true... It doesn't matter what country you are in. There's people at the front who the public see and then people like Malcom Tucker pulling the strings from what the people don't see.
A trollope is a woman of loose morals. Stocks, in this case, refers to a public punishment where a person was fastened to a framework in a public area for general humiliation. A cheating grocer might have rotten fruit thrown at them, for example. They weren't allowed to be properly harmed, it was public humiliation, not a public whipping.
In this context zeitgeist means spirt of the age watch the tape to know about the shows and events the average man on the street talks about with in general chit chat... trying to make a politician se3m normal
Sadly Connor, we all know what a trollop is, and what the stocks are. We just know, because we're British. I'm amazed you find British stuff funny, because you don't seem to get most of it. Except for Spinal Tap (ironically made by Americans pretending to be British) I've never found anything American vaguely amusing, and I never will. Oh! Bill Hicks was great too.
@@heliotropezzz333 because he asks in EVERY episode for help for years now, he doesnt ever seem to learn, and he never replies to no one, even nice people (not like me).
One of my favourite opening dialogues in any comedy episode where Hugh describes the quality time on the pan.
"At least I've made something"
I wish they would bring this back! Pure brilliance. 🤣🤣🤣
Loved W1A based on the BBC too!
Armando Iannucci said they wouldn't make any more because modern day politics is already such a parody of itself that there'd be nowhere to go with the show
Hi Conor. By "zeitgeist" they're referring to it's philosophical definition, rather than the film. They're trying to identify the current theme of the era 👍
Ps. That guy walking the length of Britiain, he's great, I get exhausted just watching.
The painful irony of this whole episode - which isn't directly communicated to the audience at any point - is that had he actually watched the zeitgeist video in the first place, he'd have spotted she was an actor straight away, and none of this would've happened 💁🏻
@@jabbra1837 Ooh ta 👍
Really glad you did an episode 2!! This show definitely isn't for everyone but I found it so addictive, there are some great moments coming up and I hope you'll stick around for more. Unfortunately there are some relatively niche references to British pop culture but you'll pick up enough to follow I'm sure!
Peter Capaldi is a genius
Ditto Armando Iannunci who wrote this.
Never got round to watching this when it was on. Reacting with my yank pal. The Notting hill film reference part was my favourite part but all very funny. Looking forward to the next episode.
Virtually every line is a joke or funny reference:)
Yay! More Thick of It!
I love the camera panning toward Terri who isn't there
"Bookies biro". Bookmaker was a code name for somebody who took bets when gambling was illegal. When it was legalised, licenced betting shops continued to call themselves bookmakers, "bookies" for short. To fill in betging slips, they would provide very short, very cheap ballpoint pens (a biro, after Lazlo Biro, who invented them).
A bookies' biro is short and thin.
The Scottish actor is in one of my favourite movies called local hero
Local Hero is a wonderful film. Almost the polar opposite of this equally excellent programme. Gentle, heart warming, charming & The Scottish Actor was also an excellent Dr Who!
Great reaction. I’ve only ver seen bits of this, but watching it with your reactions is brilliant ta.
You did well Conor because almost every line is a joke and well-written.
The "Ir's All In Me" comment from the Focus Group actress followed her being called "Every Woman" and referenced the massive UK hit "I'm Every Woman" as it was the next line :)
"The Bill" was a TV Series and a great choice because almost everyone in the acting profession seemed to end up in it. She said "I prefer the term "Actor" to "Actress" as Actor is not specific to one gender(it used to mean Male only, like the term "Guys" but now is a term shared by every member of the acting profession.
Speaking as a fully paid-up member of The Acting Profession™, I can safely say that while we do indeed embrace the gender-neutral term _actor_ - the same as we would lawyer, doctor, or manager - unlike you, I'm not entirely convinced that women have embraced the term "guys" when referring to women. Anecdotally, most women I know actively dislike being collectively lumped together with men as "Guys".
Actor/actress is distinct from guy/s because it was introduced as wholly unnecessary 'ladyfying' of an existing male title 'actor', and like comedienne, 'lady doctor' and manageress before it, is increasingly being consigned to the dinosaur dustbin.
I understand guy/s to be distinct from actor because it's specifically informal for 'man'. In fact, the OED still offers as synonyms: MAN, fellow, gentleman; lad, youth, boy; fella, geezer, gent, character, chap, bloke, bod; dude, hombre, and digger - none of which feel like women to me!
@@221b-Maker-Street though I mostly agree, "the good guys" and "the bad guys" should include females I think.
At work a few years back, when the trans thing was blowing up, a teacher did a presentation and urged the other teachers to try to stop using "boys and girls" and to maybe use something neautral and inclusive "like guys". I though the same, it wasn't a very neutral term. I use "folks" myself, though sometimes "folks and folkesses" as a joke.
yea Zeitgeist was a film in 3 parts one about 9/11 one about the banking system (i think). Hugh was watching a video with popular content to give a flavour of what information the average British person consumes. I think Zeitgeist translates from German as "Timeghost" and is a reflection of a culture's consciousness at a given time. Or something like that
'The Spirit of the Age.'
24:42 i think you could hear Peter kinda... almost laughing at "Come out the closet, Hugh". my chest hurts at this scene
Chris Langham, the minister here, is a fantastic comedy writer and performer. He was very involved in the Muppet Show in the UK.
Unfortunately, he got caught out in some unpleasant online activities, which tanked his career, somewhat.
I love that the future Doctor Who says he can't hold back the tide. Which I first heard as 'go back in time'🤣🤣🤣😋
Mary is a great little cameo for Morwenna Banks, an absolutely gold comedy performer.
This is still one of my favourite episodes of TToI. Also, three of the actors in this particular episode played recurring roles as parents in Skins. Also, Sophie (Olivia Colman) and Super Hans (Matt King) from Peep Show also played parents. If you carry on with The Thick Of It, you will meet Ben Swain (Justin Edwards) who also in Skins.
'Trollop in the stocks' - Trollop = a loose vulgar woman, perhaps a whore, Stocks = Wooden mechanical device that locks the ankles so that the person cannot escape, they are sitting down. Usually in public places, where someone who has offended public decency is placed in them. They are locked into the stocks so that the passing public can exert random punishments on them. It could be a punch, throwing any old crap at them, or even tickling their feet. So 'trollop in the stocks' in this case (the video) is the feeling like you are being publically humiliated and ridiculed.
Fun commentary, thanks bro 😊. A trollope is an old-fashioned word for a prostitute and the stocks was a wooden device in which criminals were bound so that the public could throw rotten fruit, excrement etc at them. Keep up the good work!
As you get more into this you will be introduced to the Opposition and the number of characters goes up which are all great.
Please do more Yes Minister and Thick of It!
"Trollop in the stocks" - a woman of low morals with her head, hands, and/or feet secured in a medieval contraption known as the stocks or pillory. Once in the stocks, the convicted person would be fair game to the public who'd often throw rotten veg or rocks at them or would interfere with them.
Show has THE best writing. Watch it through. It's incredible.
Brilliant series
Great vid, Hope at some point you get time to check out "Yes Minister" a bit dated in places but def the inspiration for "thick of it"
He's already done Yes Minister.
My favourite series EVER ❤❤Lol 😂😂😂
They do one with their counterparts in the Whitehouse. Fantastically, funny. I think it may have changed to In the Loop.
Just the two episodes on RUclips. Are all the rest on Patreon ?
Zeitgeist just means the publics consciousness. What the public know about and think about, culturally.
Yes. Watch this and you will find out all you need to know about UK politics. We used to think it was a good laugh and then it all came TRUE. Yes minister is another political commentary from 40 yrs ago that still stands as relevant today. Great reaction from you, you won't get the names or some of the cultural references, but I understand
Managed to pick up the entire Box set of Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister for £2 the other day. Never seen an episode before can't wait to binge my way through it.
Everything that is discussed is still being talked about. You will love it@@maxytwist
Conor loves both Minister Series.:)
@@maxytwist My first UK Sitcom was in 1961 so 62 years ago and the word play from Sir Humphrey is the best ever and the script was written by 2 fabulous writers,one of whom was very well connected with Downing Street.
It gets better an better
The strange thing is that this TV series is filmed in the shaky fly-on-the-wall style, but there's no way these bozos would allow a documentary team to film them.
It's not a mockumentary
@@doodlefisher234 Yes, but it's being filmed in that style. The camera draws attention to itself.
I'd forgotten just how good The Thick Of It was: the writing and the acting. Made me dizzy watching that little screen though. Thanks for showing Conor. You might like to try an earlier political farce series, Yes Minister, and the sequel Yes Prime Minister, of not already done. It's a lot gentler but just as convoluted.
FYI the actor playing focus group woman is wfe of comedian David Baddiel,and she is also the voice of pepper pig 🐖
You really need to watch the original tv series of "House of Cards " considered by many as the best political series of all time. Only four parts but wonderful. Another great aeries worthy of your attention is the tv series[not the film] "Edge of Darkness " which is another great political drama.
UR man who plays Malcom used to be in a band with Craig Ferguson
Check out in the loop ...a movie by the same people ..but in Washington DC
It's scary because t's true...
It doesn't matter what country you are in. There's people at the front who the public see and then people like Malcom Tucker pulling the strings from what the people don't see.
Glad you enjoying our version of the west wing
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The zeitgeist is the current state of culture/ opinion etc
Focus groups are used by those who are totally clueless about their jobs. They should never be used by anyone, especially not politicians.
A trollope is a woman of loose morals.
Stocks, in this case, refers to a public punishment where a person was fastened to a framework in a public area for general humiliation. A cheating grocer might have rotten fruit thrown at them, for
example. They weren't allowed to be properly harmed, it was public humiliation, not a public whipping.
the only gay in the village - little britain reference.
Zeitgeist is German for mood of the times.
Yes! My favourite series ever. Sheer genius but you do need to know a lot about uk politics to full understand
In this context zeitgeist means spirt of the age watch the tape to know about the shows and events the average man on the street talks about with in general chit chat... trying to make a politician se3m normal
Subtitles might help you with this one.
I love the Thick of It, but the actor (Chris Langham) playing the minister was convicted of downloading CP. Which makes it a difficult watch.
Which is why he was replaced as soon as that came out.
As horrible as it is, it kinda adds to the realism/satire that the politician(actor) suddenly disappears after a scandal
Sadly Connor, we all know what a trollop is, and what the stocks are. We just know, because we're British. I'm amazed you find British stuff funny, because you don't seem to get most of it. Except for Spinal Tap (ironically made by Americans pretending to be British) I've never found anything American vaguely amusing, and I never will. Oh! Bill Hicks was great too.
Why so bitter?
@@heliotropezzz333 because he asks in EVERY episode for help for years now, he doesnt ever seem to learn, and he never replies to no one, even nice people (not like me).
@@philjones45 I think he said once he was autistic.
@@heliotropezzz333 highly functioning then.
@@philjones45 Not by your account. I think that's why he sometimes has problems with understanding and learning.
zeitgeist means spirit of the age... zeitgeist the documentary was well spun propaganda...
The actor playing minister in real life went to jail for cp