Peep Show's new angle on the traditional roommate comedy is to allow viewers to hear—in addition to the regular dialogue—the lead characters' inner thoughts and feelings: Jeremy (Robert Webb), a slacker whose main desires are to have sex as much as possible and become a pop star (without the actual work), and Mark (David Mitchell), his shy and awkward nebbish roommate, who works for a faceless corporation and desperately wants a girlfriend. As might be expected, Jeremy and Mark alternate between liking and hating each other while engaged in typical sitcom scenarios—getting a job, coping with wacky neighbors, attempting to hook up with a co-worker, etc. Unfortunately, the show's gimmick wears thin quickly as most of the pair's inner thoughts consist of repeated obscenities and self-loathing, making the characters somewhat unlikeable while also distracting from the plots and/or comedic development. Compiling all six episodes from the debut 2003 season, the disc also features audio commentaries and six bonus vignettes (minus the inner thoughts) that are actually more funny than anything in the series itself. Not a necessary purchase. (C. Birkmeyer)
Peep Show
BBC, 145 min., not rated, DVD: $24.98 Volume 20, Issue 6
Peep Show
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