
The character was just annoying. Unlikeable characters need some tiny redeeming feature to work: Basil Fawlty was pitiable because of Sybil and it worked, c.f. Jake Peralta.
I don’t dislike the “intentionally corny” style; Danger 5 was fucking brilliant.
( , Sat 29 Oct 2022, 19:53, Reply)

The smug smarm of Marenghi and his know-all fantasy bullshit I think is brilliant. I might actually read this book as I can hear the voice. I read the Partridge book. It was good fun. I could hear his voice when I read that too.
( , Sat 29 Oct 2022, 20:01, Reply)

About eight hours into the book we were driving through the complete middle of no where. It was the bit where he shoots someone live on tv and she stops the van and bursts out "this is just fucking ridiculous!".
I realised i hadn't told her it was a fictional autobiography.
She'd sat through the bit where he has a nosebleed "drip, drip, drip etc" and all the rest without saying a word.
( , Sun 30 Oct 2022, 19:27, Reply)

( , Sun 30 Oct 2022, 21:20, Reply)

That's was years ago, she's far less indulgent now.
( , Mon 31 Oct 2022, 14:14, Reply)

Had friends tell me how good Darkplace was, found it "meh"...
But I do love D5, and I'm aware others don't....
It's all so subjective....
( , Sun 30 Oct 2022, 21:09, Reply)

Never heard of it. My relationship with Aussie humour is more than strained, but D5 is rather good. Tav
( , Mon 31 Oct 2022, 3:59, Reply)

Still, series one is usually the way of most things anyway, s ono complaints
( , Tue 1 Nov 2022, 8:51, Reply)