Alan Partridge........

[Buddy Bradley]

Strangely it was Lynne who stole the show for me too.

The camera work when Lynne was on set was so over-the-top I thought maybe they'd switched actresses and were trying to cover it up.

 

[steveo87]

An overwhelming sense of Gary Numan.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Just watched it and it didn't disappoint. Cringed and laughed in probably equal measure.

The hand washing nursery rhyme was probably my favourite

 

[Mumbles274]

The thing with AP is it packs a very funny punch on first viewing but just gets better with every viewing. The travellodge and caravan series got better with each viewing and i think this will too

I found things like the dry mouth teeth licking that carries on for quite a while so good. Just proper partridge

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

The camera work when Lynne was on set was so over-the-top I thought maybe they'd switched actresses and were trying to cover it up.

In what way was it over the top?

 

[Buddy Bradley]

In what way was it over the top?

Just the amount of zoom/focus/aiming going on. I get that they were going for a "studio rearranges itself during a VT segment" thing, but it was a bit too much.

 

[Dandred]

I really enjoyed that. Loved the bits when his guests were contradicting him.

 

[D'wards]

I liked the bit where he was walking up the stairs to meet the Hacktivist but finished his intro too early so had a few awkward seconds of walking before he reached him.

Little touches like that make it

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I liked the bit where he was walking up the stairs to meet the Hacktivist but finished his intro too early so had a few awkward seconds of walking before he reached him.

Little touches like that make it

Didn't notice that....I'll have to rewatch.

 

[D'wards]

This, I think, is peak Partridge

 

[Argonia]

Partridge you wanker

 

[discobastard]

This, I think, is peak Partridge

Agree with you on that. Best thing he’s done I reckon.

The scene with the lady at the Tesco till and the conveyor belt is the only thing I can remember in recent history that had me genuinely crying with laughter.

There’s some much good stuff in it (and I noticed some of it has been recycled for the new one in terms of mannerisms).

 

[stavros]

In stand alone terms, it didn't hit the expected highs, but I expect some narratives to develop over the coming weeks. Coogan and the Gibbons wouldn't attach Alan's name to any old shit.

On it's own, whilst fairly low-brow, the toilet demo was a highlight, along with the Eamonn Holmes reference.

 

[Argonia]

I enjoyed Sidekick Simon's digiwall

 

[stavros]

I enjoyed Sidekick Simon's digiwall

Really? I thought that was a low point. Again, though, I'll emphasise that it could be part of a longer story arch.

I'm surprised Emily Maitlis did her bit, as it had echoes of stalking.

 

[spanglechick]

I think I’m an atypical Partridge fan in that I really didn’t like the travel tavern / caravan series. I don’t like out-and-our cringe, but I do like the cleverness with which he’s written: the plausible nature of where his misjudgements about presenting come from.

My favourite bit of the new episode was the social media wall. The repeated “no, you can’t swipe from the home page” was dripping - right from the first time - with the strained positivity I recognise from teaching.

My least favourite was the toilet routine that everyone else seems to love. Because it’s less close to reality.

 

[74drew]

Richard Madeley seems to be making a bit of a morning telly comeback. He must be cringing.

 

[D'wards]

People were saying the new show is based on Piers Morgan but he is 100% Madeley

 

[Mumbles274]

I enjoyed Sidekick Simon's digiwall

Me too. I thought it was suitably pitched.

"No, you've gone back now.. Big blue bird.. Etc " or what ever he said...

 

[Orang Utan]

I could only stand 6 minutes of it. Will have to ease myself in. The only AP I've liked straight away has been the 2 series of I'm Alan Partridge. Took me ages to get all of the others.

 

[Santino]

I think I like Mid Morning Matters best because it's just him talking.

 

[skyscraper101]

My favourite bit of the new episode was the social media wall. The repeated “no, you can’t swipe from the home page” was dripping - right from the first time - with the strained positivity I recognise from teaching.

The thing I didn’t like this time was Sidekick Simon looking like a tit. The whole beauty of his character in mid morning matters was his lightning fast wit, which always outwitted Alan. In This Time his character is reduced to being crap and fucking up the digi wall, which doesn’t fit which his previous role i.e. constantly outsmarting Alan.

 

[spanglechick]

The thing I didn’t like this time was Sidekick Simon looking like a tit. The whole beauty of his character in mid morning matters was his lightning fast wit, which always outwitted Alan. In This Time his character is reduced to being crap and fucking up the digi wall, which doesn’t fit which his previous role i.e. constantly outsmarting Alan.

I only knew him from the film so not that attached to the character. But again, for me it would be too obvious to have Partridge completely dim. Unaware, yes - painfully - but if we are to believe he’s kept his career going to the point of being asked to stand in on the equivalent of The One Show, he can’t be a total, constant, irredeemable idiot. And being the expert on using that ridiculous, labyrinthine user interface fits in with that.

 

[8ball]

I only knew him from the film so not that attached to the character. But again, for me it would be too obvious to have Partridge completely dim. Unaware, yes - painfully - but if we are to believe he’s kept his career going to the point of being asked to stand in on the equivalent of The One Show, he can’t be a total, constant, irredeemable idiot. And being the expert on using that ridiculous, labyrinthine user interface fits in with that.

I get that, but I still hope Tim gets the upper hand as things progress.

I thought that UI was quite intuitive.

 

[Orang Utan]

Bit of real partridging here:

 

[chilango]

Well, I've watched it three times now.

Spoiler

The strength is in the facial expressions, the pauses, the footsteps, the hand fetish, the little details of pronunciation and interaction rather than the set pieces.

Imo.

 

[elbows]

For some reason I saw this and thought of Alan.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Bit of real partridging here:

 

[rekil]

Quo bit at 3:44 onward.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Oh my. He really is quite special.


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