It's a parody of all of the Glen A. Larson type shows of the 80s, complete with shoddy camera work, bad dubbing, even worse hair and excessive use of slow motion.
Darkplace was scripted and directed by the best-selling horror writer Garth Marenghi, known to thousands as the author of such classic chillers as The Ooze (can water die?), Afterbirth (a mutated placenta attacks Bristol) and Black Fang (rats learn to drive). In addition, Marenghi starred as the show’s lead character, Dr. Rick Dagless M.D., a maverick doctor battling against the evil forces lurking in a standard-sized hellmouth underneath a hospital in pre-apocalyptic Romford.
I bloody love this. Couldn't stand the first episode, but am now enthralled. I must own every episode and buy a POSTER OF DAG!
The reality is in this head. Mine. I'm the projector at the planetarium, all the closed little universe visible in the circle of that stage is coming out of my mouth, eyes, and sometimes other orifices also.
Totally. Does it have a site? You must see it. Where are you?It was panned as a spoof that fails, but any slow-mo running down hospital corridors has me gripped. The glasses are a winner also. I shall google it now.
The reality is in this head. Mine. I'm the projector at the planetarium, all the closed little universe visible in the circle of that stage is coming out of my mouth, eyes, and sometimes other orifices also.
The reality is in this head. Mine. I'm the projector at the planetarium, all the closed little universe visible in the circle of that stage is coming out of my mouth, eyes, and sometimes other orifices also.
Saw the last episode the other night. She's turning into broccoli! Interesting to see The Office co-writer Stephen Marchant in a few epsiodes, I wonder if he helped with the writing?
I'd like to know if they have some kindof continuation planned, like maybe Darkplace 2005, in the style of Diagnosis Murder.
Q. Why do Communists drink herbal tea?
A. Because proper tea is theft.
Ah, who would take Van Dyke's part? I doubt anyone could match his sexual charisma!
The reality is in this head. Mine. I'm the projector at the planetarium, all the closed little universe visible in the circle of that stage is coming out of my mouth, eyes, and sometimes other orifices also.
Hmmm, Loremaster's avatar just reminded me about the Mighty Boosh..
I think Sanchez is one of the best characters, purely because the actor is so versatile. His performance as Dixon Bainbrudge (Mighty Boosh) is pure genius
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I've seen that War of the Wasps clip - it looks hilarious! And Man to Man with Dean Learner is brilliant.
Watch Snuff Box sometime (on youtube). It's made by Todd Berry (Sanchez, Bainbridge) and the guy who plays Mr Fossil. Very weird sketch show, but quite funny.
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Loremaster wrote:Watch Snuff Box sometime (on youtube). It's made by Todd Berry (Sanchez, Bainbridge) and the guy who plays Mr Fossil. Very weird sketch show, but quite funny.
Garth marenghi's dark place is awesome, but i'm not really a fan of Snuffbox.
I found one of two of the sketchs funny - the one where he helps the women, then tells them to F*** Off! when he finds they have a boyfriend. And the Whiskey! one.
Other than that i thought it was poor.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
The pixelated image of a patient being violated by an eyeball has stayed with me. As well as Garth Marenghi's boast that unlike most authors he has written more books than he has read.
