I really enjoyed season 2 of alex Rider. I have to say toby stephens actually did better than he did in the james Bond movie.
In season 2 episode 1 of Lost in Space... They're sailing the spaceship like a ship on a methane ocean, with a mast and halyards and all that. He was even the captain and...he didn't.
Vexed is so darkly funny and peculiar.
I actually think this is a better show than Misfits!
Howard Overman created this a year later than Misfits season one, 2010, it got a second season but it remains quietly forgotten. Unlike Misfits, that skyrocketed in fame.
However, the stars of the show are now huge actors, Toby Stephens (Lost on Space, Black Sails), son of Maggie Smith, and Lucy Punch (A Series of Unfortunate Event, Motherland). As you'd expect, their central performances are incredible.
It centres around two cops in London and their cases in each episode. It feels like an irreverent sitcom. Stephens' character is totally unprofessional and self serving, it's hilarious. Punch's character is generally quite exasperated at his actions. They have a very funny dynamic.
An extract from Wikipedia that describes it well:
The Guardian's Sam Wollaston also liked it, saying "It's cheeky, irreverent, puerile, sometimes inappropriate. It also made me laugh, almost out loud a few times, and that's no bad thing in a comedy" and again praised Stephens's "fabulous" acting, while Punch's performance was "excellent".[7]Β He asserted: "Toby Stephens is fabulous as ΓΌbertwerp Jack. He has a nice, pleased-as-punch-with-himself complacency, changing his voice and raising an eyebrow when he talks to ladies. There's a hint of self-doubt there, but not enough to stop him being a total cock. And Lucy Punch as Kate is excellent at being appalled by him, but also just a tiny bit impressed, even attracted to him. Together they're wonderfully awful."
Anyway, this show was on the BBC and is currently is on the UK Netflix. It went for two series.
I have only just started watching it. I am surprised this never gained more popularity or atleast a cult following. CAS in point: This is the first post on this subreddit about Vexed. I couldn't find any others.
It's a forgotten gem.
Has anyone else seen this? What do you think of the show?
Although - I have seen on wiki that Howard Overman and Lucy Punch were no longer involved in the show in its second series. Does anyone know why? Did the popularity of Misfits get in the way of Vexed?
Since there seems to be a quieter period sicne few days, I thought we could talk about more random stuff at least. So Regis, Bonhart, Skellen. Whatever. This guy gave one of the best performances I ever saw on TV with his Captain Flint role on Black Sails. A lot of people from Black Sails seem to be involved, there is Bear McCreary's name floating around, but I never saw anyone suggest this guy for anything. Thoughts?
This always gives me chills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqvd7yWel3k
Just thought you fellow Black Sails fans might like to watch him. The writing is not the best but Stephens is great as always.
I feel like he should look for another part where he gets to yell fire a lot, because he practically turned it into an art form.
