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It's been awhile since I made a television recommendation, but you need to be watching the ITV British television series, Vicious, currently airing on PBS on Sunday nights at 10:30 pm.
Synopsis: "Vicious tells the story of aging partners Freddie (Sir Ian McKellen) and Stuart (Sir Derek Jacobi),
two men who have lived together in their Covent Garden flat for 49
years. Freddie was a budding actor and Stuart worked in a bar when they
first met, but their careers are pretty much over and their lives now
consist of entertaining their frequent guests, making sure that their
aged dog Balthazar is still breathing, and hurling caustic insults at
each other" (Wikipedia).
Review:
This series is witty, incredibly sarcastic, and hilarious! Yes, Sir Ian
and Sir Derek are campy, over the top stereotypes, but that's what
makes it so fantastic. I haven't laughed this hard at a TV show in such a
long time! This British comedy is in the same vein (sharp, witty,
sarcastic) as Absolutely Fabulous (another favorite of mine).
The
fact that this show stars two of Britain's finest actors is what makes
the show great. With the genius performances by McKellen and Jacobi, you
believe that these men have been together for 49 years and bickering
and bantering the entire time...all done with love. The supporting cast
really adds flavor to the superb leading men on this show. If you are
open minded enough to enjoy a show with an old gay couple as leading
characters, you will love this show! If you have issues with gay people,
well, I would suggest you crawl back under your rock and go back to
watching NASCAR.
After watching the first episode streaming on PBS's website,
I just knew I couldn't wait for the rest of the season to air. I
immediately had to watch the rest of the series. It was well worth my
time and money. You can watch Vicious on PBS. As of today, you've only missed one episode which you can stream on PBS's website as I did (see link above).
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| Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Derek Jacobi and Frances de la Tour |
1 comment:
I recorded it but haven't watched it yet.
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