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30 minute episodes with self-contained stories which are linked only by the number ‘nine’, the BBC produced series is dark but very funny, written by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. Stand-out episodes are ‘Zanzibar’ which is set in a hotel and performed as a tribute to Shakespeare in Iambic Pentameter, and ‘The Riddle of a Sphinx’, in which a professor at Cambridge University attempts to teach a student how to complete a cryptic crossword.. I’ve still not completely gotten my head around it.
Nov 29, 2022
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I was put onto this show the first time I lived in London by our friend and Engineer for the last two Lowertown projects, Joseph. It’s about two fucked up 30 yr olds living in London who are shit people in different ways. They destroy each other’s lives but also need each other to fill the painful, all consuming loneliness. it’s relatable, disgusting, existential, yet very light hearted and completely hilarious.It has become my all time comfort show, and I’ve seen all 9 seasons in their entirety an upwards of 5 or 6 times.
Sep 11, 2023
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This early 2000’s sitcom is a diamond in the rough. I don’t know how I had never heard of it before, but I’m eternally grateful to have uncovered it in the depths of google, while on the search for my next show. It’s a short-lived dark comedy with only 3 seasons, about a book store owner (Bernard) who doesn’t feel like dealing with the troubles of owning a book store (having customers, restocking books, selling anything, accounting), his friend Fran who owns a knick-knack shop next door, and Manny, who’s just kind of out of left field. Each episode is a quick fun watch, the characters are great, the plot’s a little ridiculous, and the acting is also top tier.
Sep 2, 2021
Every episode is funny with well-done character development! And by some of the same writers of Peep Show
Feb 21, 2024
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Set in a hypothetical future where humans are immortal, Jared Leto plays the last living mortal at 118 years old who on his deathbed, and with a fading memory, tells a journalist his life story which starts to fragment and explore the paths his life could have taken based on decisions he could have made. It explores the multiverse hypothesis and I was always struck by the concept, and the line ‘until you make a choice, everything is possible’.
Nov 29, 2022
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From Hong Kong, Wong Ping is an animator who explores desire, shame and morality in his surreal films that are at once naive and knowingly shocking. I discovered him first on NOWNESS through his short, ‘Doggy Love’, and was immediately entranced by the lo-fi, psychedelic pop animation and narration of a NSFW valentines love story.
Nov 29, 2022
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Ulver originated as a black metal band in 1993 but defied the traditions of the scene by experimenting with genres and soundscapes to build a career which has taken them to the worlds of pop, ambient and jazz. Perdition City marked their exploration into ambient music, written as the soundtrack to an imaginary film. It's moody, introverted and atmospheric, and is the album that I reference the most. An underappreciated piece of art which I would love everyone to explore.
Nov 29, 2022