Having not properly watched it when it aired, I was a little underwhelmed by the first season of "Look Around You", but having seen there was this big format change for the second run, I decided to carry on, and was rewarded with a much-improved show all round.
This second season is a spoof of "Tomorrow's World" a science and technology show that aired in the UK in the 1970s and 80s. Hosted by Peter Packard (Peter Serafinowicz), Jack Morgan (Robert Popper), Pealy Maghti (Josie D'Arby) and Pam Bachelor (Olivia Colman), the show introduces modern marvels of the technical age, whilst working towards the live finale, and the Invention of the year competition.
The shift to half hour shows, and to spoofing a slightly more recognisable format was, for me, a good one. It's all slightly more traditional in its comedy, with character work and running gags, though still with a surreal twist that is right up my alley. I felt that this season was much funnier overall than the first. Aside from the four principal presenters, each episode has guest stars and those are a litany of comedy royalty. Kevin Eldon, Mark Heap, Benedict Wong, Matt Lucas, Sarah Alexander, Paul Putner, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost all appear. The parody extends a bit beyond the show, with spoof idents and trailers.
I'd have certainly watch another season of the show in this format, although this was all she wrote for the show and I hope that it finds a wider audience with it's new home on the IPlayer.
This second season is a spoof of "Tomorrow's World" a science and technology show that aired in the UK in the 1970s and 80s. Hosted by Peter Packard (Peter Serafinowicz), Jack Morgan (Robert Popper), Pealy Maghti (Josie D'Arby) and Pam Bachelor (Olivia Colman), the show introduces modern marvels of the technical age, whilst working towards the live finale, and the Invention of the year competition.
The shift to half hour shows, and to spoofing a slightly more recognisable format was, for me, a good one. It's all slightly more traditional in its comedy, with character work and running gags, though still with a surreal twist that is right up my alley. I felt that this season was much funnier overall than the first. Aside from the four principal presenters, each episode has guest stars and those are a litany of comedy royalty. Kevin Eldon, Mark Heap, Benedict Wong, Matt Lucas, Sarah Alexander, Paul Putner, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost all appear. The parody extends a bit beyond the show, with spoof idents and trailers.
I'd have certainly watch another season of the show in this format, although this was all she wrote for the show and I hope that it finds a wider audience with it's new home on the IPlayer.
