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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fresh, funny and filthy...so why cancel it?, 9 May 2009
Pulling, written by and starring the gorgeous and talented Sharon Horgan was for many, along with Gavin and Stacey, the highlight of BBC3's comedy output. Yet whilst G+S triumphed and scored into the mainstream with BBC1 snapping it up, Pulling floundered with a BBC2 run and a cancellation after just 2 short wonderful series (an hour special is promised soon to wrap it all up)
Why?
BBC politics I expect. Sadly BBC3 is determined to reach the under 30 audience group, therefore the naff efforts of the achingly long running 2 Pints Of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (fast becoming the chav Last Of The Summer Wine) Grown Ups, Coming of Age, Massive and Horne and Corden continue to prosper because they appeal more to the target age group and are made by roughly that group too apparently. Ms Horgan at 39 (unbelievable I know, but true) is clearly not flavour of the month.
More fool them, because compare 2 Pints to Pulling and you'll see it is the latter that is fresher, funnier and filthier, but what is more is much more adeptly written, performed and ultimately realistic. Pulling has a heart and its not afraid to show it...as long as an actually funny nob gag quickly follows!
Regardless of your age, if you have lived and like a laugh, then Pulling will resonate with you. As I said in my review of Series 1, not since the first series of Game On has a sitcom been so real.
Buy it.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I was sick with laughter and even wet myself!!!! (twice)!!!, 8 April 2009
I loved series 1! I laughed till I wept in series 2 and Sharon Horgan has said that despite the tv special tying up the loose ends she didn't want the series to end. Blame silly old BBC3 for that!!!!
She's not the only one. From the Guardian to the interweb passionate advocates of this show all say the same thing. It's the funniest thing on TV in years. If you've ever thought about battering an apple, dating a flasher, making a genital shaped ice-lolly or waking up nude in a primary school then this is the TV show for you. If you havent thought about doing that then maybe you're not a borderline twenty something sex obsessed alcoholic flatsharing female. I will be stunned if you don't love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Underrated British comedy., 26 April 2009
This is the second and in my opinion better series of BBC 3's British sitcom Pulling. The programme revolves around three single women and their love, work and social lives. Despite this it is not a Sex and the City style chat fest - it has a distinctly British feel and I think it has the potential to appeal to both men and women. The humor can sometimes be quite near the knuckle; it can also be dark and bizarre, although always agonizingly well observed.
I don't think it will be everyone's cup of tea, so I wouldn't quite give it that five star classic status, however if you do get it, it's a real treat. Sharon Horgan who plays self centered Donna and Tanya Franks as drunken lush primary school teacher (yes, primary school teacher), Karen, put in great performances. (Horgan actually won a British Comedy Award for this role.) I think this show has failed to take off as it does not have the loveable character types of Friends and isn't off the wall and cultish like the Mighty Boosh - It has already been inexplicably cancelled by the BBC with just a 1 hour special to come.
Like I said, it's not for everyone, but it's fresh, funny and at times quite poignant; if you do decide to stick with it, by the final episode you will be totally invested. If you're not easily shocked, try this straightforward but very contemporary comedy.
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