Peep Show

2003
8.7| 0h30m| TV-MA| en
Synopsis

Peep Show follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties, Mark Corrigan, who has steady employment for most of the series, and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne, an unemployed would-be musician.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks
Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
williamwieliczko I have never written a review of anything before, and god knows the other reviews i have read are far more conclusive and informative. But peepshow is so good and MORE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT to the point that i felt compelled to create an account and give it 10/10 and write a review. I was reading some of the reviews and someone summed it up perfectly, and I paraphrase- a cult classic that has the bonus of leaving those of us who do watch it a little smug. This could not be more accurate, peepshow is one of those programs you keep under your hat, but when it becomes apparent that someone else u know has seen it too you will be trading quotes and laughing about for ages, excluding everyone else from the conversation like a huge inside joke. Far far from a boring sitcom with episodic mundane episodes, peepshow takes the mundane and makes it absurd, awkward and hilarious all whist remaining somewhat believable. This is helped by the fact that Jezz and mark are incredibly easy to relate to, with most people i know who like the show believing that they are themselves, a sort of amalgamation of the two. The real surprise with peepshow however is the dialog especially the internal dialog. Whilst the awkward humour comparable in a way to the office, is what brings people to the show initially, the fantastically witty script is what elevates peep show to new heights. Its down to earth humour usually relating to social anxiety is just so funny, with almost every line being quotable, jezz-"just tell her you love her" mark-"I dunno being the first to say i love you, is a bit like shooting first in a duel... if you miss your f**cked". In short peepshow is bloody fantastic, if you watch two episodes and its not your thing fair enough... however if you skip past it without trying you are only doing yourself a huge disservice.
pieraussie One of the few series I could watch more than one time and still be amused by it, and still laughing at its numerous jokes like it's the first time. Other series with this characteristic I can only think of 'Friends' and "The Inbetweeners". Many of everyone everyday problems and facts of life are listed on this show: love, hate, job, envy, jealousy, family etc, and never in a boring way. My wife says it is boys humour but to me there is no gender in a funny joke. Said all this I did not enjoy Jeremy's gay story, I am not sure what the message was. Characters are all interesting, for one reason or another. Jeff, Mark's arch enemy, great with his constant derisory grin is my favourite. Superhans also very funny.
jamesguerin This is my favourite TV show of all time, narrowly defeating Scrubs although the two are nothing alike. The contrast between the two characters is nothing amazing. The combination of a laid back, lazy yet instantly likable character living with a control freak is as old as sitcoms themselves. However, the clever part of this show is that the inner feelings of the characters can be heard during the episodes. Most of the comedy occurs in this other realm, and the honesty is equally as hilarious as it is insightful. You need a bit of a tough skin to enjoy this show if I'm honest, some of the situations are very real. Not for you if you think 90210 is compelling television. Mark and Jeremy have a strange and awkward dynamic, they get along but both seem to dislike each other. They have a deep- rooted friendship and won't leave each other, although they know they'd be better off. Despite this, they have plenty of good times and you feel as if each character becomes more like the other as time progresses. To sum up, Peep Show is absolutely brilliant, not very Hollywood or glamorous but the best TV never is. Watch it.
Artimidor Federkiel Wouldn't it be funny to be able to look inside people's heads and get to the bottom of their true thoughts and motivations? Especially when we're dealing with so varying characters from the opposing ends of the spectrum. On the one hand we've got an uptight, conservative, serious yet neurotic and therefore often panic-stricken Mark and on the other the careless, unemployed freeloader, self-declared musical genius and no less paranoid Jeremy aka Jez. For some unfathomable reason these two have come to the conclusion that they have to share a flat. Probably just for the viewer's sake. The good thing: They bring all their idiosyncrasies, obsessions, hidden agendas, weird passions or long cultivated apathies, angers, dirty fantasies and what not with them to have everything at hand whenever a big clash is needed. Hopes and dreams? Not so much. Jez is happy with doing practically nothing at all, bone the occasional chick as soon as the opportunity arises and enjoy booze and shroom parties - the more the better. Mark's aspirations are limited as well and primarily center around the girl of his heart. But it's complicated, because it's of course Mark himself who makes it that way.This all we see and hear firsthand, because, yes, writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong let us peek inside these guy's heads, and their internal monologues aren't always pretty. They're rude, direct, oftentimes offending, transgressing, but mostly hilarious, as there's no censorship inside one's head. Neither when we watch. However, situations that emerge might be awkward, embarrassing and cringeworthy almost good old Ricky Gervais style. "Peep Show" is also a sitcom that shoots from an innovative hand-held POV perspective, which makes the illusion perfect that the viewer is as close to the characters as he/she can possibly be, and thus it feels alive and constantly on the move. The series is and could only be British, as as such it is bold, cynical, shameless, but fresh and cool at the same time, attacking every sitcom cliché head-on. That situations sometimes go too far is inherent in the show's approach of riding wild, so viewers should be prepared for the most outrageous possible outcomes. In short: "Peep Show" has succeeded in making the trivial sublime for a couple of seasons if we follow an image from Harvey Danger's intro song, but it has also suffered along the way. The sharply distinctive protagonists from the first seasons have changed, and some of its zest has gone. Still a must-see, if only for the first seasons.