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Originally Posted by Triumph36
Pretty much exactly what I was expecting. I liked In The Loop okay - I thought it leaned a bit too much on a few crutches - and I see these same crutches present in Veep. Still, I enjoyed it, and I like the people involved, so I'll probably keep watching.
More or less this, except I liked In The Loop a lot more than you. I think a problem with the show is that the aesthetic is basically the exact same as In The Loop and The Thick of It so "exciting new pilot" is more "retread of something i like". The only way the profanity felt forced to me was that it appears everyone in the universe is profane, granted it's only after one episode so I will wait and see. The idea they are using the fly on the wall style because it is in vogue is wrong ... unless you feel the original took from the UK Office.
All of the performances were really good, I especially liked Walsh and Chlumsky and there I had a couple literal lols, which is more than I can say for a lot of shows these days.
This show doesn't need a Malcom Tucker, no one would come close to Capaldi's performance and it would stick out like a sore thumb.
Last edited by Pudge714; 04-24-2012 at 12:00 AM.
Reason: Apparently UK Office took a lot from some of the Alan Partridge shows, so what do I know