Zapped

This show reminds me of the Mighty Boosh. It's not quite as funny, but the characters are funny and well written. The show improves a lot after season one.

Quirky . bit red dwarf and discworld . great cast of actors, light humor. Last season incorporated too many know song tracks. if they ever make a reunion season, I hope it is as good or better , not a tired rehash ....

It took me a little while to warm up to Zapped - but there's just something charmingly silly about the whole thing.

It's got a touch of the Red Dwarf magic about it; a genre rarely explored in sitcoms, a cast of slightly pathetic but oddly endearing characters, a small-scale, low-budget adventure each episode, and undeniably British humour.

All of the cast hold their own. James Buckley is the perfect fit for our ordinary 'hero' Brian; Paul Kaye is stand-out fantastic as hyperactive, geezerish wizard Howell; the ever-lovely Sharon Rooney is endearing as the naïve, aspiring seer Barbara; Louis Emerick is great as the affable warrior-turned-pub owner Herman; and Kenneth Collard is excellent as the half-giant, half-dwarf with delusions of grandeur, Steg.

The supporting cast also hold their own; I particularly liked Sally Phillips (Slasher), Rufus Hound (Kevlar) and Ricky Grover (Hawthorn).

With its format, I'm not sure it could have lasted that much longer beyond its 15 episode total without a loss of quality; as such, it probably ended at the right time - and definitely on a high. I really enjoyed it.

I found this program purely by chance, while channel hopping. It's totally bonkers and I love it, I have a fairly well developed off beat sense of fun, and it tickles my funny bone. I'd found yonks ago not to analyse comedy, just go with the flow. I made a cardinal sin of actually wondering why I was laughing, approximately half way through a comedy sketch. Once I'd got the notion in my bonce I couldn't dislodge it from my mind. So now I try and simply go with the flow, as I had always tried to do with new comedy programs hitherto. I actually recognise some of the actors in it from previous programs, I knew the blokes face that plays Brian, though I've never seen the TV show he was in. I recognised the bloke playing the bar keeper Herman, but couldn't remember where from. Then I looked on IMDb for reviews, and saw a picture of him in Last of the Summer Wine, as a local copper. I'd seen the local wizard Howell before as the TV character Dennis Pennis. I've also seen Steve Koogan who appears as the circus Ringmaster. I'd say to any doubting Thomas's give it a go, and watch it for more than the odd episode. Of course the entire show is totally Odd, which for me gives an excellent reason for watching it. It's original a real one off, weird and zany. With what I found to be an interesting premise, especially seeing its development in later episodes. Of the action taking place across different dimensions and realities, between London and Munty, present time and prehistoric.

I really enjoyed the off beat humor and subtle acting styles in this comedy. Creative sets and clever comedy make this a superstar in my book. Now im not going to phone in a review by simply saying its great and i love it or it sucks and i hate it like some of the many casual reviewers might. I am going to point out how it does not use unrealistically beautiful people in its casting unless that is the point. How the source from people already in the business like the puppeteer also playing a character. I am nbot going to watch things i know i won't like either then simply bash them as being bad cause they don't suit my tastes. I am not some weird single male with 4 cats. I am a serious videophile who watches over half of every given genre and almost everything in a quarter of each genre such as comedy fantasy drama. If you loved the cult classic red dwarf this is in the same vein of subtle sub-textual humor pieces that observant intelligent viewers should appreciate. I also enjoy the steg stegson character as he reminds me of the actor from black books but a bit shorter and happier faced. Unbridled acting makes this fun to watch as im sure it was fun to create for the actors.