http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 4 Jul 2004 22:05:29 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/04/025428.php#comment-72394 Hey Aaron, no I see what you mean about its trying to be controversial; though I think what makes it successful is that its observations are always razor-sharp. The people and situations it parodies are very clearly recognisable, even to someone who's only spent a little time in the UK, who lives in Asia, such as myself. I'm guessing the good people in Britain probably found it doubly funny, even. *Tries not to sound envious* 72394@blogcritics.org Sun, 4 Jul 2004 22:05:29 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/04/025428.php#comment-72390 BDB, that is by far the best pseudonym i have heard in ages. Ha! Congrats, good sir 72390@blogcritics.org Sun, 4 Jul 2004 20:11:37 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/04/025428.php#comment-72389 LoG tries to be controversial? Sirrah, I disagree. It tries to be funny, and is. It strives for dark black comedy that is so black you mistake it for night. But it's always funny, the comedy is consistent and the characters in it are recognisable from everyday smalltown life in Britain. just magnified until you scream in disgust. if you want controversial comedy, then South Park and their stuff will do fine. If you ask me. 72389@blogcritics.org Sun, 4 Jul 2004 20:00:26 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/04/025428.php#comment-72387 LOG is something i find interesting, i guess ,on an esthetic level, but at times it is truly abomnible and lacking any heart whatsoever. The Christmas special, which i'm guessing you haven't saw yet, is probably the best thing they've done. It took on the style of an old amicus portmanteau movie, three stand-alone horror tales serving to provide a plethora of witty writing and incredible visuals. its available on region 2 dvd, and worth getting your hands on if you liked the rest. I bought s3 on DVD even though those thougts i mentioned briefly above were already there. I was, however, fascinated by the talk of a rashomon style affair to it all, with the same incident being the focus of the series. (i guess its closer then to Amores Perros, which had the car crash being the jumping off point for a variety of narratives). Its an interesting show, but one that tries to hard to be controversial, and in doing so, completely eliminates any humanity. Its a show about how horrible people are, and thats just not the case as far as The Duke is concerned. Which is in no way a reflection on your article / review, which was great. Thanks Victoria 72387@blogcritics.org Sun, 4 Jul 2004 17:57:23 EDT