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Darkplace

magpie · 2004-03-12 14:37:05

OK, anyone else think Garth Marenghi's Darkplace was absolutely classic? for more see here

12-03-2004 2:37pm

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OK, anyone else think Garth Marenghi's Darkplace was absolutely classic? for more see here

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#2 12-03-2004 2:42pm

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bout time someone started a thread on darkplace!
(im one of those "cant someone else do it" people)
its the business, theyve made it look pretty authentic too, with manicured mullets and dodgy wardrobe. lovin it.

just checked the website...worth a look

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#3 12-03-2004 2:43pm

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Yes, it's the best show on tv at the mement. I love it!

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#4 12-03-2004 3:52pm

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i heard the last of the series was brilliant... a song and everything.. hope it gets a DVD release (with more commentary!!!)

Flogen

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#5 12-03-2004 3:54pm

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One of the best shows on TV in ages. Too bad there's so few episodes

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#6 12-03-2004 3:56pm

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Yep, last episode had a classic 'Chicago' esque power ballad by Dr Sanchez.... awesome.

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#7 12-03-2004 3:59pm

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Originally posted by catsup
bout time someone started a thread on darkplace!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=141112&highlight=darkplace

Is it over then? Wasnt on yesterday

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#8 12-03-2004 4:12pm

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It was the best show around, god i cryed laughing at every episode, i just watch them over and over, so funny. Dont think it got good numbers watching it, doesnt seem to be word of a second season unfortunatly , but god damn Dean Learner is the funniest actor/producer ever, his phone calls had me on the floor everytime.

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#9 12-03-2004 5:05pm

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Originally posted by _sheep
It was the best show around, god i cryed laughing at every episode, i just watch them over and over, so funny. Dont think it got good numbers watching it, doesnt seem to be word of a second season unfortunatly , but god damn Dean Learner is the funniest actor/producer ever, his phone calls had me on the floor everytime.

Dean Learner is the best character in it.

Classic moment in a Dean Learner interview:
Dean: I punched one of the child actors.
(Cutaway to still image of the kid.)

Also when he is supposed to be banging his fist off the table in anger and shouting had me falling about the place!!

Then there's bad editing, continuity mistakes & cheesy joke at the end of each episode.

check out the interviews:
http://www.garthmarenghi.com/darkplace/interviews.htm

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#10 12-03-2004 5:15pm

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Classic program, missed 2 of them though. I'm thinking of getting them since there's only 6 episodes, for prosperity.

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#11 13-03-2004 3:09pm

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I love the show, I think they're showing it on C4 and E4 at the mo, although I haven't seen it in a couple of weeks. It's just so funny and cheesy, and the way he always ends up on the roof at the end pondering stuff!

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#12 13-03-2004 4:27pm

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Was funniest thing on tv apart from family guy , fukking brilliant stuff ! /me prays for second series

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#13 14-03-2004 1:12pm

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am raging that i missed the last episode. i get the impression that it was a good one too.:( wonder whether theyre gonna release it on dvd? was there only 6 episodes?

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#14 17-03-2004 9:16pm

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Weird programme. Couldn't see the humour at all. must be summit wrong with me.

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#15 18-03-2004 9:59am

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Indeed

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#16 18-03-2004 3:58pm

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Originally posted by alleepally
Weird programme. Couldn't see the humour at all. must be summit wrong with me.

It's just a different type of humour I think. A bit like smack the pony, if you've ever watched that. It's funny cos it's just so completly cheesy and ridiculous(sp)!

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#17 18-03-2004 4:05pm

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Originally posted by blondie83
It's funny cos it's just so completly cheesy and ridiculous(sp)!

totally agree, think its along the lines of the office. theyre taking the piss out of themselves a bit. love dean learner in it, completely brilliant. actor acing like an actor that cant act...class. gotta love the ridiculous amount of slow motion, that marenghi explains by not having had enough filmed for each time slot. we want more!

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#18 19-03-2004 9:55pm

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Cant wait to see it on DVD.

Dean Lerner: Garth is the best I've ever worked with and I've worked with Lulu and four other people so were talking the crem de la crem.

Garth: I know writers who use subtext, they're cowards.

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#19 20-03-2004 12:35am

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sheep have you always used that avator i never seen anone else use it altough you were registered ages ago maybe i just never was on a thread you posted on. I was reading the post thinking I dont remember writing that. I took me about 30 seconds to figure out it was just somebody else with the same avator.
Anyway darkplace watch it a few times pretty good espesally the final episode with the great song. "I am a one way lover down a two way street" or something like that

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