I will in part agree about the general quality of the series. Especially the character arcs. Yet, to hear comments about an actor being portrayed as something other than what we eventually got used to seeing from them is a bit unfair. Dylan Moran hadn't done Black Books yet. Even so, isn't it naive and, I will repeat, unfair to typecast somebody on something so narrow as not to be able to accept a smile? Personally, I thought this story was trying and failing miserably to find its balance between comedy, romcom or drama. I, too, wished it to be over, first and foremost due to the unrealistically harsh behavior of everyone around and the uncaring response of the supposedly loving wife. Yet, having watched it after I had seen Black Books ,which I also found very hard to finish and it totally creeped me out because I hated Bernard, I found it refreshing to see him do something other than Bernard Black. It helped me see that he does actually possess an acting talent and he doesn't only play that one persona that he has created for stage purposes. Personally I would really like to see him do a villain-a really seriously psychopathic, sadistic, vicious villain. Especially now, due to age, I think he would be marvelous at it. He is a magnificent comedian but he is so much more than that and this series can show us so many other facets of his talent.
I agree that the second series started much better, but it ended on a downer! Needed a happier ending, I felt sorry for Ian in both series as he never seems to get a break!! That harmonica was irritating!!
i honestly think the harmonica is the sole downfall of the show, i can look past shoddy storytelling and unrealistic characters if i like the actors enough but not even moran could keep my attention when i tried to watch it and was constantly bombarded with a harmonica literally every single scene change, the second hand embarrassment was too much and i just had to skip straight to the last episode for closure on whether ian ever got to be happy again lmao
I will in part agree about the general quality of the series. Especially the character arcs. Yet, to hear comments about an actor being portrayed as something other than what we eventually got used to seeing from them is a bit unfair. Dylan Moran hadn't done Black Books yet. Even so, isn't it naive and, I will repeat, unfair to typecast somebody on something so narrow as not to be able to accept a smile? Personally, I thought this story was trying and failing miserably to find its balance between comedy, romcom or drama. I, too, wished it to be over, first and foremost due to the unrealistically harsh behavior of everyone around and the uncaring response of the supposedly loving wife.
Yet, having watched it after I had seen Black Books ,which I also found very hard to finish and it totally creeped me out because I hated Bernard, I found it refreshing to see him do something other than Bernard Black. It helped me see that he does actually possess an acting talent and he doesn't only play that one persona that he has created for stage purposes.
Personally I would really like to see him do a villain-a really seriously psychopathic, sadistic, vicious villain. Especially now, due to age, I think he would be marvelous at it. He is a magnificent comedian but he is so much more than that and this series can show us so many other facets of his talent.
I agree that the second series started much better, but it ended on a downer! Needed a happier ending, I felt sorry for Ian in both series as he never seems to get a break!! That harmonica was irritating!!
CAULIFLOWER IS TRADITIONAL!
i honestly think the harmonica is the sole downfall of the show, i can look past shoddy storytelling and unrealistic characters if i like the actors enough but not even moran could keep my attention when i tried to watch it and was constantly bombarded with a harmonica literally every single scene change, the second hand embarrassment was too much and i just had to skip straight to the last episode for closure on whether ian ever got to be happy again lmao