Post by angilasman on Aug 13, 2006 21:09:44 GMT -5
The Sci Fi channel has taken time off from showing drivel (besides Doctor Who, of course) and is airing this incredible British program called "Garth Marenghi's Dearkplace," late Sunday nights.
Garth Marenghi is a British horror writer (an English Steven King), who produced, wrote, directed, and stared in an experimental and revolutionary 80s show called "Darkplace," which, unfortunetely, was never aired in it's native country (had a brief run in Peru). Now, during the biggest slump in broadcast history, the network has gone back to Garth who is premeiring the classic, never before seen episodes of his show in which he plays Dr. Rick Dagless, a controversial doctor who fights the forces of paranormal evil in Darkplace hospital. Garth and his publisher Dean Learner (who plays Dagless' boss Thorton Reed on the show), will occasionally interupt the episode just to talk about how brilliant they are and how revolutionary this show is.
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.
.
.
...but not really.
In truth, there is no Garth Marenghi. All the people in the show are comedians brilliantly playing horrible actors and horrible writers in a horrible show. Its part parody, part mockumentary, and the funniest thing the network has aired since... well, MST3K!
Dean Learner/Reed is my favorite character, the man has perfected fake bad acting into a comic art, not to mention I love Reed’s scolding of his subordinates as the forces of evil threaten the hospital. He will, at a moments notice, fire a shotgun (which he apparently keeps around him at all times) to stop an argument (*BAM* “Knock it off you two, this is a hospital!”).
It's on Sunday nights around midnight, (check yer local listings as they say) one hour, two episodes. Savor it. It's only 6 episodes long.
"I have never exploded. But I know what it would be like. Don't ask me how. I just know. I've always known."
-Garth Marenghi
"Now I don't know whether someone close to Garth had exploded - whether it was a colleague or a pet - but you could tell that scene meant a lot to him. There were tears on set. Not from Garth. He was strong for the crew. But I wept. I'm not ashamed of that."
-Dean Learner
Garth Marenghi is a British horror writer (an English Steven King), who produced, wrote, directed, and stared in an experimental and revolutionary 80s show called "Darkplace," which, unfortunetely, was never aired in it's native country (had a brief run in Peru). Now, during the biggest slump in broadcast history, the network has gone back to Garth who is premeiring the classic, never before seen episodes of his show in which he plays Dr. Rick Dagless, a controversial doctor who fights the forces of paranormal evil in Darkplace hospital. Garth and his publisher Dean Learner (who plays Dagless' boss Thorton Reed on the show), will occasionally interupt the episode just to talk about how brilliant they are and how revolutionary this show is.
.
.
.
.
...but not really.
In truth, there is no Garth Marenghi. All the people in the show are comedians brilliantly playing horrible actors and horrible writers in a horrible show. Its part parody, part mockumentary, and the funniest thing the network has aired since... well, MST3K!
Dean Learner/Reed is my favorite character, the man has perfected fake bad acting into a comic art, not to mention I love Reed’s scolding of his subordinates as the forces of evil threaten the hospital. He will, at a moments notice, fire a shotgun (which he apparently keeps around him at all times) to stop an argument (*BAM* “Knock it off you two, this is a hospital!”).
It's on Sunday nights around midnight, (check yer local listings as they say) one hour, two episodes. Savor it. It's only 6 episodes long.
"I have never exploded. But I know what it would be like. Don't ask me how. I just know. I've always known."
-Garth Marenghi
"Now I don't know whether someone close to Garth had exploded - whether it was a colleague or a pet - but you could tell that scene meant a lot to him. There were tears on set. Not from Garth. He was strong for the crew. But I wept. I'm not ashamed of that."
-Dean Learner
