should i bother with gavin & stacey?

[isvicthere?]

Season 1 & 2 were actually pretty good. I'm glad I saw them before it became apparent what a absolute honking twat Cordon is.

Unfortunately Season 3 is all a bit shit so far.

I agree, apart from the scene in which Gavin's parents' neighbours renewed their vows. That really did make me LOL.

 

[editor]

I'm 25 mins in to the 2024 special and I'm thinking it's really not that good.

 

[kalidarkone]

I'm 25 mins in to the 2024 special and I'm thinking it's really not that good.

I agree. It's super hammy and dated. Poor. But I'm still going to see it through

 

[Silas Loom]

Looks like the consensus over the last sixteen years in answer to this question has been “no”, and I haven’t missed anything. It sounds like scheduled telly from the twentieth century.

 

[Elpenor]

Funny how the two writers made the title characters so unlikeable to make their own ones stand out

Has Smithy fallen through the bar yet?

 

[editor]

I agree. It's super hammy and dated. Poor. But I'm still going to see it through

Yeah I'm sticking with it. There's been a couple of good gags but some of the plot feels really forced.

 

[Elpenor]

I do think it was very edgy to give the various families the same surname as notorious serial killers

 

[souljacker]

I can't get past Ness being there for the hen do. Why?

 

[xenon]

Never seen it. I can tell I wouldn't like it though.

 

[skyscraper101]

Never really been into it but I feel such a killjoy if I start slagging all the obvious plot devices and caricatured stereotypes. It’s harmless innit.

 

[kalidarkone]

Spectacularly shit!

 

[editor]

Not as good as the early series but hard to knock the feelgood factor by the end.

 

[tommers]

Well, I really liked it. It was obvious but so what.

 

[oryx]

'Had its day' came to mind. The early series were really good though.

Essex Bridezilla was something else!

 

[moomoo]

It was utterly perfect!

 

[metalguru]

Almost all of the above were true: it's had its day, it was predictable and the acting was hammy, but in the end it did sort of successfully move to a feel good ending.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

It's one of those shows that I've prolly seen every episode of, but in the background and out of order. As a sitcom aficionado who has watched maybe 50+ xmas specials in the past month, it's never done anything for me

 

[freshapple]

Awful 10 mins or so that I saw of it

 

[rubbershoes]

I didn't watch it when it was originally on so definitely wasn't going to bother watching them rebury the corpse

 

[krtek a houby]

I've just come here to say I didn't see it and I'm as mad as hell

 

[Numbers]

Watched it in bed this morning with a bottle of Graham Norton Sauvignon munching cold roast potatoes like sweeties and loved it.

 

[Bus Honeygun]

Very pleased with that. It was never about meta or any kind of cleverdickery, just a romance story with an ensemble cast and a broad appeal.

All the greatest hits played and the loose ends tied up. Perfect ending really.

I had been hoping Dick Powell might pop up, though.

 

[Ted Striker]

Yeah, ticked all the boxes, didn't try to do anything clever (indeed seemed to relish in the clunky dialogue, esp between Pam and Mick early on), was never going to convince any Anti-Cordenista of his brilliance...Perfect Christmas day fayre.

That and Wallace and Gromit, BBC really understood the mission yesterday

 

[nottsgirl]

Might watch it in a bit.

 

[tommers]

Yeah, ticked all the boxes, didn't try to do anything clever (indeed seemed to relish in the clunky dialogue, esp between Pam and Mick early on), was never going to convince any Anti-Cordenista of his brilliance...Perfect Christmas day fayre.

That and Wallace and Gromit, BBC really understood the mission yesterday

Yeah we sat and watched that and Eastenders and Wallace and Gromit, it was really chilled and nice tbf.

The kids loved Eastenders. We never normally watch it but they were like "what is this!?".

 

[Tankus]

looks a bit welsh to me

Corden isn't boyo, and there's the rub,

..... not that I watch it either.

 

[Monte]

I'm 25 mins in to the 2024 special and I'm thinking it's really not that good.

You lasted longer than me.

 

[cesare]

We weren't keen on the first half hour. They could have cut that and made a better 60 minutes. Once that first 30 minutes was done I enjoyed it. I'll probably enjoy it more each time I watch it.

Can't help feeling that they were concentrating on making it a finale rather than ongoing funny which was a pity.

 

[Idris2002]

Mrs Idris is making me watch this. It's hell I tell you comrades.

 

[scifisam]

We weren't keen on the first half hour. They could have cut that and made a better 60 minutes. Once that first 30 minutes was done I enjoyed it. I'll probably enjoy it more each time I watch it.

Can't help feeling that they were concentrating on making it a finale rather than ongoing funny which was a pity.

Agreed, especially about wanting it to be a finale - hadn't thought of it that way, but that was definitely what the problem was. But it had some funny bits, and it was nice that Gwen got a boyfriend - including who it was.