Television Inside No. 9

Erm… yeah. That happened. I guess it was highlighting the hypocrisy on both sides of the Brexit debate. With a lot of Christ allegory sprinkled in.

In all, a solid enough season. Ep 3 was the standout for sure.
 
Solid middle - strange beginning and end.
 
Starts again tonight for those that are interested. I was a little lukewarm on the previous season, but I'll definitely be tuning in.

 
Anyone still watching this? This current season might have been my favourite of the bunch, outside of the first ep which was a bit eh.

It’s also been renewed for two more seasons!
 
I thought the first 4 were a bit meh but the most recent two were decent.
 
I've been enjoying it. There's something about the short anthology style of the episodes that appeals to me, and personally if there's even one or two per series that really strike a chord I can still admire the collection of episodes as a whole solely for the inventiveness of plots and genres that they turn their hands to. The array of interesting British character actors they've worked with is also very cool at this stage.

I've just reminded myself of the whole body of work and though it's clear they hit their stride around series' two, three and four and six is noticeably weaker it's still very watchable. I think this would be my pick for a combined motherfecker of an anthology series (and I've had to leave out some superb stories):

1- The Understudy
2- The 12 Days of Christine
3- The Riddle of the Sphinx
4- Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room
5- Love's Great Adventure
6- Lip Service
7- Kid/Nap
 
The Christmas special was really good I thought, and the new season has started well.. albeit I feel that first episode could’ve gone on for a little longer!
 
Tried another stunt ep last night, airing a perfectly produced Lee Mack gameshow instead… only nobody watches TV properly anymore, so most people (like me) will just see it on iPlayer labelled as Inside No9 and just dutifully watch 25 minutes of a fake gameshow waiting for something to happen.
 
Mockney said:
Tried another stunt ep last night, airing a perfectly produced Lee Mack gameshow instead… only nobody watches TV properly anymore, so most people (like me) will just see it on iPlayer labelled as Inside No9 and just dutifully watch 25 minutes of a fake gameshow waiting for something to happen.
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:lol: so true. Although for the first few mins I wasn't entirely sure that they hadn't listed a new quiz show in the wrong place. The mum and daughter were not natural enough though even in the early stages.

Anyway, I actually really enjoyed the last two (Love is a Stranger and 3 by 3). Still a good show for me.
 
CassiusClaymore said:
:lol: so true. Although for the first few mins I wasn't entirely sure that they hadn't listed a new quiz show in the wrong place. The mum and daughter were not natural enough though even in the early stages.

Anyway, I actually really enjoyed the last two (Love is a Stranger and 3 by 3). Still a good show for me.
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I decided to stop after this episode. The woman being the killer was so obvious a child could’ve written it.
 
Solius said:
I decided to stop after this episode. The woman being the killer was so obvious a child could’ve written it.
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I mean yeah the show does suffer from that by design though. You know there's a twist so you're always looking for it. In the one before that I said to the missus
"I bet his wife gets run over now" when she left the house....
 
CassiusClaymore said:
I mean yeah the show does suffer from that by design though. You know there's a twist so you're always looking for it. In the one before that I said to the missus
"I bet his wife gets run over now" when she left the house....
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Yeah I guess that’s true. Also predicted that ep 3 part as well. I think it has run its course for me anyway.
 
Anything watching the 9th (and potentially final) season of this?

Still think it's consistently one of the best things on TV and have really enjoyed this season so far. Thought episode 4 especially was brilliant stuff.
 
CassiusClaymore said:
Anything watching the 9th (and potentially final) season of this?

Still think it's consistently one of the best things on TV and have really enjoyed this season so far. Thought episode 4 especially was brilliant stuff.
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Had no idea it was the final season but feels fitting to end it now and on the 9th one. I thought the quality dipped a lot in the last few seasons but this had some solid ones. The final ep was good and obviously had all the callbacks and previous actors.
 
Loved the final episode. It was a perfect ending to one of the greatest British tv shows of all time. The opening scene with Katherine Parkinson and Tim Key was a fantastic callback to the very first episode (“It’s Katherine bloody Parkinson.” “‘….I’m Katherine Parkinson”). I also loved Nick Mohamed’s podcasting and the Mark Gatiss cameo. Has there ever been such a star-studded single 30-minute episode of anything?
 
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