This new Scrooge on BBC1

[Falconhoof]

"Mumble mumble mumble mumble"

 

[Marty Moose]

It's nee Muppets christmas carol so far like

 

[Arkle]

It's been made by order of the Peaky Blinders. Show some respect!

 

[EDGE]

Subtitles.

 

[Wansbeck Viking]

This bloke playing Scrooge isn’t exactly evil like.

 

[Dark Traveller]

Nearly 40 minutes in and nothing of interest yet

 

[Curlyteeth]

I thought Pearce was all right. They have slightly dragged it out though

 

[Carpets]

I enjoyed it

 

[Abu Dhabi Red and White]

It's been made by order of the Peaky Blinders.

Nee wonder if the diction is shite then.

 

[abbs]

Acting was good, as you'd expect given who's in it,
Rather slow but still enjoyed it,

 

[Lexingtongue]

This bloke playing Scrooge isn’t exactly evil like.

I turned it off for this reason. He was having a lovely chat with Cratchett who was giving him loads of sarcastic responses and loads of ruffians were banging his window and shit showing absolutely no fear of him. Obviously not the evil bastard of the book. Thought it was boring and full of monologue from what I stuck through.

 

[Stubbs ftm]

Is the muppets version better?

 

[Curlyteeth]

I turned it off for this reason. He was having a lovely chat with Cratchett who was giving him loads of sarcastic responses and loads of ruffians were banging his window and shit showing absolutely no fear of him. Obviously not the evil bastard of the book. Thought it was boring and full of monologue from what I stuck through.

Yeah it was more like he was mentally ill, which was interesting, but are the ghosts going to give him cbt

 

[Andy_Roker1983]

Dragging it out over 3 episodes is a bit much

 

[Bob Fleming]

It was absolute turgid dull shite

 

[The Truth]

"Mumble mumble mumble mumble"

This.

Couldn't even hear what Scrooge was mumbling about half the time. Switched over for the second half of Uncle Buck

 

[JonMc]

This bloke playing Scrooge isn’t exactly evil like.

He isn't exactly evil in the book tbf. More of a sad and lonely child who's love of money corrupts him as a man despite the opportunities given to him to live a good life. It's a cautionary tale rather than anything else.

I've not seen it yet but I'm interested in the comments that it's slow. I like stories that take their time as long as it still tells the story and doesn't get bogged down in the mud with it all.

 

[WHD]

I started watching it with the missus and daughter, who said "this doesn't seem like a Christmas film" (yes, I know it was a series and not a film). I think she was expecting it to be like Elf which was on earlier.

Needless to say, they both got bored and I ended up watching it by myself.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

This bloke playing Scrooge isn’t exactly evil like.

Evil? What version of Christmas Carol have you been watching?

 

[look out piano]

Balls I missed it, was watching Escape to the Chateau and then a film called The Office Christmas party. Oh well, doesn't sound like I missed much.