冤家搭档 第二季
BBC Two announces that shooting has begun on series two of detective comedy Vexed, starring Toby Stephens (Jane Eyre, Robin Hood, Cambridge Spies) who reprises his role as D.I. Jack Armstrong, paired with Miranda Raison (Spooks, Merlin, Married Single Other) who plays newly promoted D.I. Georgina Dixon.   Vexed is being filmed in Dublin, Eire, and comprises six 60-minute episodes to air later this year. The series is created by Howard Overman (Misfits) with episodes written by Chris Bucknall, James Wood, Steve Coombes and Harry & Jack Williams.   Also returning from series one are Roger Griffiths (Holby City, Chef) and Ronny Jhutti (Survivors, Ideal) with Nick Dunning (The Iron Lady, The Tudors) joining to play Georgina’s father.   D.I. Jack Armstrong (Stephens) has a new partner in the shape of D.I. Georgina Dixon (Raison). Armstrong is charming, disorganised and prone to laziness so it comes as no surprise that sparks fly when he’s partnered with the ambitious and highly efficient Dixon. Jack’s best friend, café-owner and ex-cop Tony (Griffiths) and colleague Naz (Jhutti) complete the crime solving team. Episode one sees the duo tackle the murder of a cocky car salesman, but things are not quite as they seem.   Chris Sussman, Executive Producer for the BBC, says: "We're very much looking forward to the return of Vexed. The second series promises to be just as much fun as the first, and with Miranda Raison joining Toby Stephens as new partner D.I. Dixon, we're hoping it's going to be all guns blazing."   Jill Green, Executive Producer, Eleventh Hour Films, adds: “In a recession we need shows that make us laugh, and that’s where Vexed fits in - a perfectly distinctive ‘yin yang’ take on modern day life.”   Vexed has been commissioned by Cheryl Taylor, Controller of Comedy Commissioning and Janice Hadlow, Controller of BBC Two.   It is an Eleventh Hour Films production, executive producers are Chris Sussman for the BBC and Jill Green for Eleventh Hour Films. Produced by Eve Gutierrez for Eleventh Hour Films and Directed by Ian FitzGibbon (eps 1-3) and Kieron J. Walsh (eps 4-6).
小不列颠 第二季
BBC又一部恶搞的喜剧剧集,这次恶搞的对象连英国首相都包括进来了(跟手下的男秘书关系暧昧不清),而且,英国叫"大不列颠"(The Great Britain),所以BBC偏偏故意把这部讽刺英国社会的喜剧叫做"小不列颠".   全剧主演只有两位,所有的任务中的不同角色都是由两位主演通过更换服装,道具和化妆来完成的.全剧不是讲述一个完整的故事,而是由一个一个不同的生活片断构成的,各片段之间联系不大,但是充满黑色幽默,两个活宝演员在英国相当于咱们的"周星星"大哥,只是对英国文化不了解的话,想理解其幽默之处可能会遇到点麻烦. 两个主演都不是帅哥型的,然而表演绝对是一流水准,客串演员中不乏大牌明星本剧自2003年开播以来反响强烈获得诸多奖项   成功的创作和主演了第一季后 David Walliams和Matt Lucas马上创作了第2季的剧本和场景 本季共分6集 在第一季的基础上又新增了几个场景 比如爱脱衣服的Bubbles de Vere 女士, 总是呕吐的食品鉴赏家Judy 和 Maggie,怪异的Mr Mann等等 第一季的很多重要角色都得到了保留 比如大家熟悉的Vicky Pollard 和Lou and Andy等等   在取得了第一季的成功后 第2季的剧情更加天马行空 两位主演兼编剧的想象力常让我们大跌眼镜 也给我们带来了一种全新的搞笑方式   本季风格更加恶搞和变态 表演也更加大胆。相比第一季 第二季可能会显得更加恶心和变态 可能有些朋友会不太喜欢
屋事生非 第一季
“SPACED"是99年到01年间在英国4频道播出的情景喜剧,总共两季,每季七集。剧集的幕后核心是导演Edgar Wright和编剧兼主演的Simon Pegg、Jessica Stevenson。第一集里咖啡店偶遇的古怪失恋漫画家Tim和慵懒无业作家Daisy假冒成夫妻租到了一套公寓,故事就围绕着他俩的生活和微妙发展的关系展开起来。   SPACED最吸引人的地方是它独特的视觉风格和对流行文化的频繁引用。初看剧集时肯定会觉得相当新鲜,因为那些频繁快速的镜头剪切和不断加入的闪回、插叙在传统情景喜剧中 都是极为罕见的;同样新鲜的是随处可见的模仿致敬段落,尤其是对CULT电影、漫画、游戏 的致敬,DVD里甚至为此还专设了一条homage字幕。SPACED里的人物也是个个特色鲜明且神经质抵死,尤其是四位配角-古怪又怀春的老房东Marsha,诡异的行为艺术画家房客Brian, Tim的军事狂人好友Mike,还有Daisy的做作时尚好友Twist。这些异趣味十足的特色使得 SPACED本身也成了CULT经典,在英国本土拥有了大量忠实粉丝。   籍着SPACED的成功,Edgar Wright和Simon Pegg这对搭档得以进军大银幕,拍出了去年 轰动全球的“僵尸肖恩”,甚至还因此获得了在罗梅罗大师丧尸系列完结篇LAND OF THE DEAD中客串僵尸的荣幸。看过SPACED再来看“僵尸肖恩”肯定只有一个感觉:如出一辙的视 觉效果、搞笑手法和几乎相同的演员班底,后者简直就是前者的电影版。事实上SPACED也一 直有要拍电影版的传言放出,但Simon Pegg明确表示它根本就不适合搬上大银幕,不过至少有一个好消息是确凿无疑的,SPACED还要拍第三季,而且很可能还会有些特殊剧集,只是究竟何时开拍目前还是未知数。
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