It was ok, not at all 'laugh-out-loud' funny, but still pretty good for a first episode establishing it's characters and setting the scene. It was quite slow and subdued, not what most people would be expecting from 'Meedja Terrorists' Morris and Brooker. The dialogue was more reminiscent of Brooker's stuff, I thought, but it did bear the hallmarks of Chris Morris' direction. The bit when Ashcroft was being interviewed for the Weekend on Sunday was excrutiating, almost Jam like. And speaking of Ashcroft, I thought Julian Barratt's acting was excellent. Nathan Barley himself was pretty obnoxious, but not how I imagined him from TVGoHomeThe funniest bit? The 'Nazi Experiments in Colour' poster behind the film producer, that gave me a bit of a chuckle. It could almost be a headline from the Day Today - 'Nazi experiments with colour result in German pigment embargo'.
"Peace and fuck you! Believe!"
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