Still Game

malcy

Back 7th October 9.30pm BBC1!

Here's a bit about the first episode

Craiglang's residents can't resist the temptation of the Futuroo catalogue and its innovations to 'make life that wee bit easier'. However, it quickly becomes apparent these gadgets do anything but.

Meanwhile, Winston receives a registered letter which sees him prepare for the arrival of his brother, Walter. As Jack and Victor spar over whose gadget is best, there's a spot of sibling rivalry between Winston and Walter.

Later, Winston confronts Walter on the real reason for his surprise visit and Jack needs help after taking himself off for an unfeasibly long bath.

Short teaser - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxts5ZgD0a8

I applied for tickets for the 3 audience screenings of the series to record the laughter track. No luck on first 2, waiting to hear about 3rd. Not holding my breath, there was over 100,000 applications. Also applied for the Q&A screening but no luck on that either. Oh well, there's always next year!

gooner99

This show is hilarious, one of the best comedies ever if not the best. You never get tired of watching it over and over. Anyone who's into comedy, check out Still Game!

Did you get the 3rd screening ticket?

malcy

gooner99 wrote: »

This show is hilarious, one of the best comedies ever if not the best. You never get tired of watching it over and over. Anyone who's into comedy, check out Still Game!

Did you get the 3rd screening ticket?

It's easily one of the most well written and consitently hilarious comedies ever. Never gets old! No luck with tickets. Here's the new titles,

https://youtu.be/7o3b2nsBIm8

Can't say i like them much. I'm expecting to hear another series commisioned soon. If it's back, it needs to be back for a while!

malcy

Trailer

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CyoFXs7qirc

sanna

I love Still Game, okay I am Scottish but for me its our Mrs Brown, I know aul ones like Isa, Jack and Victor. But the writing on Still Game and its predecessor Chewin The Fat is fab,catches all the Scottish one liners to a tee.

I just need to remember that while watching it snorting with laughter I have to interpret for the husband!

malcy

sanna wrote: »

I love Still Game, okay I am Scottish but for me its our Mrs Brown, I know aul ones like Isa, Jack and Victor. But the writing on Still Game and its predecessor Chewin The Fat is fab,catches all the Scottish one liners to a tee.

I just need to remember that while watching it snorting with laughter I have to interpret for the husband!

Hopefully it ends up in an award category with Mrs Brown at the next Scottish Baftas so Mrs Brown doesn't win. Just because it's made by BBC Scotland it's caused genuine Scottish comedy to lose.

When the local Xtravision closed they had the complete boxset in a 3 for €10 deal! I bought 9 and handed them out and several other people went in and got it off my years of banging on about it!

Would you really need to interpret?! Maybe watch it on your own first so you don't miss anything!

sanna

He gets most of it, just sometimes some of the one lines go over his head!

He actually bought me the boxset too few Christmases ago, best present ever, he tried to chat me when we started going out with one liners from Chewin the Fat!

malcy

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14772224.Still_Game_to_return_to_Hydro_with_new_live_show_in_2017/?ref=rss

Dunno how i feel about this. Saw the last show and The Hydro is the worst venue for it. Our seats were right at the top of the left hand side of the stage. Could see more of backstage than the actual stage. The cast kept waving up at me and doing daft dances. Watched the show on the big screen at the side of the stage most of the way. We didnt even know there was a 3rd screen in the middle till we could hear people but couldnt see them.

sanna

Just seen yesterday its on BBC1 Northern Ireland, thought it was going to be on BBC1 scotland so thats sky plus an series link all sorted!

malcy

sanna wrote: »

Just seen yesterday its on BBC1 Northern Ireland, thought it was going to be on BBC1 scotland so thats sky plus an series link all sorted!

Nationwide broadcast on BBC1 this series.

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14777214.Greg_Hemphill_and_Ford_Kiernan_on_the_TV_return_of_Still_Game/

Good interview here although a mistake made regarding Navid's shop. Unless they are doing a carbon copy of an old storyline.

malcy

Great to have it back. Took a minute to get used to the newer look of it. Nice having the Winston's brother plotline take the turn it did. Kiernan & Hemphill write the serious parts so well.

eh i dunno

Raging I missed it. Are they repeating it?

madmaggie

I saw it for the first time, and I love it! Having had a wee Scots granny, the accent and phrases are "nae bother".

malcy

eh i dunno wrote: »

Raging I missed it. Are they repeating it?

Nope. BBC repeat very little these days. PM me of you want a link to watch.

bnt

I caught a bit of the last episode at the end of another DVR recording, and am kicking myself for having overlooked this. I was not expecting to hear a Frank Zappa reference in suburban Glasgow.

Brown for a Pound

gooner99

New series started of slowly. The first episode was not up to scratch. But the next 2 episodes were much more solid. Methadone Mick fits in nicely. I'm sure I've seen him in something before. Last night had plenty of laughs.