Man Like Mobeen
Series 1 to 3
I have been a fan of this from the start Series 1 and 2 were Brilliant cutting edge comedy. Clever inventive slapstick humour playing on every "ism" and "ist" in the world today. Very much set in Birmingham so subtitles on is vital.
Much of the humour derived from the strange juxtaposition off gangland culture in absurd settings like B & Q or a food bank.
But what the hell happened in Series 3, it turned into a total disaster. Why was this;
It became entirely self indulgent
The comedy just ceased to be funny, there were some funny lines and some clever writing but it all became heavy and ponderous.
For whatever reason the writers inserted some ridiculous scenarios, gratuitous violence and some "relevant" political and race issues. Any idiot knows a comedy show is not the correct vehicle for political points.
It does not make a show funny by inserting in a contrived way current issues, we had food banks, we had public schools, we had pay day loans, fake halal meat etc etc
In conclusion I reckon the show has so wrecked itself the BBC should stop here.
Series 1 to 3
I have been a fan of this from the start Series 1 and 2 were Brilliant cutting edge comedy. Clever inventive slapstick humour playing on every "ism" and "ist" in the world today. Very much set in Birmingham so subtitles on is vital.
Much of the humour derived from the strange juxtaposition off gangland culture in absurd settings like B & Q or a food bank.
But what the hell happened in Series 3, it turned into a total disaster. Why was this;
It became entirely self indulgent
The comedy just ceased to be funny, there were some funny lines and some clever writing but it all became heavy and ponderous.
For whatever reason the writers inserted some ridiculous scenarios, gratuitous violence and some "relevant" political and race issues. Any idiot knows a comedy show is not the correct vehicle for political points.
It does not make a show funny by inserting in a contrived way current issues, we had food banks, we had public schools, we had pay day loans, fake halal meat etc etc
In conclusion I reckon the show has so wrecked itself the BBC should stop here.