#264

Thanks, it was a weird experience

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#267

I think to have made a straight-faced documentary on polyamorous living would have been very dry. Hell, there’s enough of them on the internet if you want to seek them out or you can talk to my best friend who thinks it’s the best thing she’s ever done. I personally felt that, on a subject that can be awkward, his awkwardness and questions that many people would like to ask themselves, was a preferable way of tackling the subject. But then I’m bias. I loved his Weird Weekends and Sunday’s episode was very reminiscent of that.

#269

It has been done. Back in February there was a documentary aired called ‘Love Unlimited: Polyamory in Scotland’. It’s no longer on the iPlayer but I’m sure you can seek it out if you’re interest.

And there’s loads of stuff on YouTube.

I don’t find them interesting. Louis’s approach is just a different take on it.

#272

Is perfectly enjoyable stuff. One of the best longterm bits of programming the BBC has had,which granted, is a very low bar

#273

Likewise with ‘Love Unlimited: Polyamory in Scotland’.

Everyone’s got their own subjective take on things. Whatever.

#275

Just watching now. Jerry seems so utterly depressed and broken.

#276

Is this all just a very elaborate Jag for a show on the iPlayer?

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#277

Just watched it too. Was alright.

Also felt a bit bad for Jerry. Hopefully he meets someone.

#278

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#280

Why didn’t he call it What’s The Story Polymory

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#281
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#282

The thing is, he’s a privileged toff. And no amount of brow furrowing can negate that.* So, on that basis alone, he should be judged with some amount of suspicion from the off.

His early stuff was quirky and different enough to hold the attention. Then he got bogged down in grimness. Haven’t bothered to check his output for a while cos he doesn’t seem to have broken out of that groove.

*Same for Buxton. But replace the furrowed brow with manboy persona. I do enjoy Buxton’s podcast. But the East European comedy accent thing as a go-to, for example, is a tad hmmm. I’m not saying it’s exactly the same as a UKIPper doing calypso, but I guess I am asking what the difference is, cos I’m not exactly sure. And if you pressed him, I don’t think he would be. Worth nothing that almost every podcast lately seems to make reference to an imagined (/expected) future scenario where he’s being pulled up for shortcomings in the way that we’re seeing ‘the 70s’ in a different light.

In short (re: both of 'em): not necessarily outright malicious. But possibly a barrier to true progress. An indulgent diversion.

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#283

Moderately enjoyable hour of television

#284

I wonder if a lot of people just aren’t capable of keeping up with changing expectations and norms past their 20s/30s.

#285

My girlfriend is hate-watching the polyamory one in the other room, I’d prefer not. The bits that I did catch made me realise that the reason he goes to America so much is that they think he’s being all quirky and British, and take a while to realise that he’s just being a patronising toad. It’s especially obvious when he’s doing a bit on something you’re vaguely involved in.

#286

Nailed it about buxton

#287

tbf I think his early work was enjoyable because he did have a certain open-hearted curiousity and non-judgmental tone. thinking particularly about the swingers episode and the brothel episode where he develops quite caring relationships with the subjects. this is also what let Saville get away with so much in plain sight, and why when he was genuinely disgusted by his subjects (thai bride guy, white nationalists, south africa), it resonated more.

maybe too much exposure to brutally grim subjects has made him a bit more of a cynic. or like @Bamnan said maybe it’s just hard to maintain that wide-eyed purity into your later years

#288

“Farage seems to be more in the wings, more in the margins”

Hardly.

In the past week alone, he’s had an hour of oxygen on a prime time Channel 4 debate thingy.

:roll_eyes:

#290

Tough going last night

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#291

That famous saying ‘ghoulish is in the eye of the beholder’.

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