Stephen Mangan, the actor who ably portrays Dirk on the Beeb and was a very droll part of the late lamented "Green Wing" (the UK answer to "Scrubs"), is on a bit of a roll. I assume he will be resuming his co- starring duties in the wonderfully, creepily accurate inside-TV romp "Episodes," alongside Tamsin Grieg and Matt "Joey" LeBlanc. I have to believe that Showtime renewed "Episodes," which brought deserved kudos to LeBlanc for playing a less-than-flattering version of himself, and I would recommend the series to any TVorNotTVer with a sense of humor and even the slightest knowledge of how American network execs and their flunkies operate.
On Mar 15, 9:48 pm, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: > I didn't watch the 2010 BBC movie based on Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently, > but I did catch the recent episode. Unlike the current Sherlock > series, this detective operates on an antithesis of logic. The TV > Gently has a Watson of sorts, but Gently's oddness goes beyond the > idiosyncrasies of Holmes. The late Douglas Adams ultimately realized > his title character was nearly impossible to write for, but it is fun > watching somebody try. > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/mar/05/dirk-gently-empire... > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
