Psychoville

I like it too. The BBC site interactive game/email trail thing is funny too.

Next week’s clashes with Torchwood though – I may have to record the BBC3 repeat of Torchwood later on.

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>Torchwood is on next week?

Monday to Friday, 9pm, BBC1.

Also, there are three Torchwood audio plays on Radio 4, today, tomorrow and Friday, 2.15-3pm.

The CERN audio play last year was absolute fucking gash. I’ll give these new ones a go, but I’ve not got my hopes up.

Heard today’s – it wasn’t bad, actually.

Last night’s was brilliant – loved the Jelly/Jolly twist.

Can’t wait to get stuck into this, which should hopefully happen this weekend.

Happy Families, as in the series that eventually ‘became’ Dwarf (the second series’ budget, anyway)?

Psychoville feels very LOG Series 3, IMO. Right down to the cliffhanger endings for each ep. The murderous mother and son duo also feel very Tubbs and Edward – just with the genders reversed for Steve and Reece.

Have to say, I’m loving the show, so far. Very funny, indeed.

Yes, I know what you mean; it has the same sense of eerieness. I haven’t watched Happy Families for a while myself, though.

I’m really liking this series. i’m a massive fan of the League anyways, and to see all three screen actors in the same episode made me smile. A lot. I liked the single-take ‘Rope’ style to this episode. Was like a little mini stage-play.

Good fun, looking forward to next weeks installment.

I have the same issues with the ep that I have with Rope itself – I’m more ‘impressed’ than ‘thrilled and entertained’. Some good stuff – including lines you KNOW were written to be a challenge not to trip over in the middle of a long take, a neat hidden edit, and a sprinkling of nice moments – but I never felt the tone, writing or performances were comparing favourably to the other eps.

The gimmick can’t help but hinder those things. Preventing better takes of lines being used, forcing connecting dialogue to be written where you’d usually cut ahead, flattening the lighting for convenience. All covered by the sense of homage, I guess, but it’s rarely the best thing for film/show. (Plenty of exceptions, mind you. But usually those are things you don’t notice WERE long takes until a second viewing. Woody Allen, say, or even some of Joss Whedon’s eps.)

> Then again it had next to nothing to do with the main plot.

I almost agree – it’s mostly the ‘seventh episode’ of a six part series, the one they could do without. But story-arc-wise it’s like an Eastenders special, with the huge reveal to be brought out in a bottle episode. The change in the leads’ relationship now the truth of the father’s death is out should inform a lot of what happens with them from now on.

a neat hidden edit,

Am I right in thinking the cut between takes was when the lid of the trunk covered the camera?

That’s what I spotted anyway.

Just remembered them dancing to the tape. Funniest thing I’ve seen in ages.

‘freudian clit’ did it for me.

T’was on the trunk lid, yeah. Didn’t spot any others, but they coulda been there. The last section was the most logistically complex to do in a single take, I thought, so slipping a cut in before kicking off that section made logistical sense as well as providing a little homage.

That video contains scenes of things that have not happened yet, possible spoilers.

I hope so. It’s been highly enjoyable and with an ending like that it has room to run for another series. If it doesn’t it will be a great shame and a bit of a waste.

> And there?s a totally new story ready and waiting for them there, isn?t there?

Or, more accurately, ‘created right at the end in order to fuel a second series’. Coulda wrapped it up, elected to create a new MacGuffin.

I’m half and half on the final episode (concluding series-long mysteries satisfactorily is a tough thing to do), but the show has been so much fun that I don’t really care. More would be welcome.

I got my DVD this (Friday) morning. I’ve watched all the extras and commentaries, but Reece is barely audible on disc two’s commentaries. Now, I want to now if this is a disc fault, or if it’s just me?

I bought Funland from HMV recently (a bargain – ?5 including delivery for 11 episodes), which is interesting to compare to Psychoville, as they’re both written by part of the LOG. Psychoville feels tamer, in a way, maybe because it’s slightly more unbelievable (as was the LOG), though I’m not sure which I prefer.

As for the Psychoville ending, as long as there’s a second series relatively soon, I’m satisfied. Though the writing quality dropped, I think, when they randomly introduced the locket in the last five minutes.

Typical. It’s sorted itself out now. Tried it my brother’s PS3 – perfect. Went back to my DVD player, where I was watching it all day yesterday, to see what it was like there – fine there, too. Am now going round, looking gormier than usual, after posting on here, Twitter, and two seperate Psychoville pages on Facebook where I’ve been
a) moaning that my Psychoville DVD isn’t in full working order; and
b) boasting that I’ve got the Psychoville DVD.

Ah well. Gonna put three and a half hours aside later on this afternoon, and watch the entire series through…

Moasting. Indeed I am.

Tried posting before but I think my post got eat’d. Short version:

Just saw this (finally) this past weekend. I loved, loved, loved it. And, honestly, I only expected to like it very much, at best. My only real issues with the show came in the last few minutes of the final episode…and I can’t say anything about it that hasn’t already been said above.

Particularly loved the 4th episode reunion show. Totally unnecessary, and yet still destined to be one of my favorite episodes of anything ever.

Good stuff.

Particularly loved the 4th episode reunion show. Totally unnecessary, and yet still destined to be one of my favorite episodes of anything ever.

Weirdly enough, Reece and Steve didn’t plan that episode either, they were asked if they could write a 7th episode, but there was no money hence the ‘Rope’ idea. it’s very very brave of them to do. But it’s flawlessly done, only one cut in the entire thing. I’m now wanting to watch the multi angle version on the DVD so see how much was moved about to get the shots they needed.