After Life



One of my favourite things about it that he smoked a bit heroin and then went to work the next day nee bother.
I actually did like that. Most drug use in popular fiction ends in a huge downward spiral into addiction and life-wreckage. There are plenty of people that take drugs on a recreational basis and go about their lives with no bother. Obviously I’m not suggesting heroin is a good choice for the recreational user (it’s just a bit too moreish), but plenty of people are on opioid pain relief and manage to live normal lives.

It’s a lazy trope in fiction.
 
I actually did like that. Most drug use in popular fiction ends in a huge downward spiral into addiction and life-wreckage. There are plenty of people that take drugs on a recreational basis and go about their lives with no bother. Obviously I’m not suggesting heroin is a good choice for the recreational user (it’s just a bit too moreish), but plenty of people are on opioid pain relief and manage to live normal lives.

It’s a lazy trope in fiction.

Aye that was my point like.
 
Its growing on me a bit

People need to remember its a comedy show, so aye obviously its unrealistic, it would be far too depressing and edgy if it was true to life

Its cliched obviously but its not bad.

Why would taking a little heroin have a lasting effect?

It’s a piece of television, with good and bad bits. I don’t want realism when I’m searching for escapism through my television.

Yeah good point that. It's not a documentary is it.

I can think of a handful of shows in the history of television that were actually realistic when you thought about it

One of my favourite things about it that he smoked a bit heroin and then went to work the next day nee bother.

to be fair mate, thats possible

All nicked from his Xfm radio shows and podcasts. Lazy as fuck.

Agreed with you initially but I've enjoyed it more like, some of it is rehashed and some nearly all of the characters are slapstick and one dimensional but I actually like it now.

I always enjoy good use of music in any television or film
 
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This looks like it could be worth a watch :lol:

I thought for one moment he'd got Carl Pilkington to do another podcast.

Other than that, I have no time for Ricky Gervais.
 
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Its growing on me a bit

People need to remember its a comedy show, so aye obviously its unrealistic, it would be far too depressing and edgy if it was true to life

Its cliched obviously but its not bad.



Yeah good point that. It's not a documentary is it.

I can think of a handful of shows in the history of television that were actually realistic when you thought about it



to be fair mate, thats possible



Agreed with you initially but I've enjoyed it more like, some of it is rehashed and some nearly all of the characters are slapstick and one dimensional but I actually like it now.

I always enjoy good use of music in any television or film
You’re missing the point about realism.
In Alan Partridge there’s loads of little details that you’re kind of seeing out of the corner of your eye that makes it look like it bears repeated watching.
In this it doesn’t do that and it makes it look lazy.

And yeah ok he wants a kids portion at the cafe but he gives the junkie a stack of cash, he offers Daphne a wad for cleaning, he buys the fcking postman a bottle of wine and he lives in an amazing place - basically he’s written as Ricky Gervais not ‘local journo on a shit wage’ “Tony” :lol:

I can see how it appeals to people who love dogs, don’t think heroin is addictive or are missing someone close to them but as a comedy it’s shit.
 
Me as well, one person dissecting it who thought Arctic Monkeys latest album was amazing (wtf) and someone else arguing that there were too many staff in the office for a free newspaper ffs!

Thought it was sentimental but so fuck, it struck an almighty chord with me

Same here

Thought it was brilliant, if I didn't I would have turned it off and watched something else......not sure why people watch the whole lot then slag it off......
 
Not his best work imo, had some good bits but felt it was a bit naff at times.

I'd rank it 4th behind The Office, Derek & Extras (in that order) - not counting the podcasts as the humour was more down to Karl in that than Ricky (aye I know Ricky discovered Karl etc).

Gervais is brilliant mind.
 
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I think that a lot of the setting being in a middle England market town, nice house, not far from a park, near the beach, has a job, has disposable cash etc
(aspirational goals for some)
was to accentuate the effects of his depression , his loss etc
and maybe to encourage a reaction from the viewers?
 

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