tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18892846.post3125848003084726376..comments2023-11-03T11:15:21.828+00:00Comments on BrokenTV: So, Derek.Mark Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08568170388731350030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18892846.post-42279961553056948752012-06-07T08:20:18.150+01:002012-06-07T08:20:18.150+01:00I notice the SOTCAA boys are trying to reeducate a...I notice the SOTCAA boys are trying to reeducate about Gervais on Twitter, much as I love them for doing so, there's only so much one can do against a closed mindEl Condornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18892846.post-82525667959159406432012-04-15T02:10:58.740+01:002012-04-15T02:10:58.740+01:00I think I liked it more than you, but your point a...I think I liked it more than you, but your point about the 'live-action cartoon' is spot on.<br /><br />It's really weird. It has the makings of a genuinely touching programme, and he's saying lines that would fit in that programme, but the physicality is... well, like a comedy character from The 11 O'Clock Show.<br /><br />Not just the fake shuffle, the comedy hair and the jaw jut, but the latter is something he seems to forget to do until he finishes each line of dialogue. So most every line of sometimes quite sweet sentiment is undercut by a self-conscious gurn to camera at the end.<br /><br />It's not just his performance, though. Again, you're right about the extra draft, to soften things like the bizarre slapstick headbutt where it seems to change to a different programme.<br /><br />I'm surprised how much it overcame my anti-Gervais bias and made me want it to be that bit better. But with everyone else being naturalistic (including Karl, despite bad wig,) he needs to get humble and perhaps take some acting lessons or just stop appearing in his shows.Rob Mnoreply@blogger.com