Gavin & Stacey - Where’s The Jokes?

I don’t mind new writers and actors being given breaks, but couldn’t they be honest about it?
Gavin & Stacey is described as a comedy drama.
Which is similar to describing George W Bush as warmongering christian (which he is, but that’s not the point).
Posing as a comedy drama while hidden away on BBC Three gives the [...]

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I don’t mind new writers and actors being given breaks, but couldn’t they be honest about it?

Gavin & Stacey is described as a comedy drama.

Which is similar to describing George W Bush as warmongering christian (which he is, but that’s not the point).

Posing as a comedy drama while hidden away on BBC Three gives the series an excuse to neither be funny nor dramatic while building an unwarranted “cult” following.

While BBC Three has had success with other shows in the past, need to start reigning in the dross.

Don’t even get me started on Two Pints… or Ideal.

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