极品基老伴第一季

Q: What drew you to Vicious?

A: Derek and I arranged a reading with friends. We went round to Derek’s and read the script, and our friends laughed all the way through. I thought, “Aha, it works.” Its aim is to entertain people by making them laugh, and once I realised it did, I was very glad to do it.

Q: Please describe your character for us.

A: Freddie is a pain in the neck, but he’s also a survivor. He’s game. He’s always up for it. He is also honest and is not afraid to speak his mind. I really do like Freddie.

Q: How would you characterise the relationship between Freddie and Stuart?

A: It’s a relationship of long standing. They have fallen into the habit of being horrid to each other. Although they’ve got into this habit, they clearly still love each other in the way that people who have been together for nearly 50 years do. They’ve survived. Anyone who was gay in the 1970s was rather heroic -‐ when Freddie and Stuart first knew each other, it was actually illegal. But they’ve come through thick and thin together, and are still incredibly close.

Q: Do they like to keep the rest of the world at bay?

A: Yes. They are not aware of much outside their own flat. They keep their curtains closed to shut out the outside world. The serious point is that for much of their lives they have had to live privately.

Q: Do you think this show will shock some people?

A: No. It’s not aiming to shock people. It won’t alarm anyone. It isn’t a satire or an expose of gay life. These characters just happen to be gay. For me it is as if TV has grown-‐up. In the past gay characters in sitcoms have been figures of fun. They were funny because they were gay. But I like the fact that these characters are funny because of the people they are. That’s a real advance.

Q: What do you think its appeal will be?

A: I think it’s a family show that will get the broadest possible demographic. Old people will respond to it and see themselves in it, gay people will respond to it and see themselves in it, and the rest will respond to it and see themselves in it. Everyone will be able to relate to these characters. It wasn’t meant to be a gay or an old audience.

Q: Have you enjoyed the studio recordings?

A: Very much so. Initially it seems confusing because as a theatre actor you think the audience is out there. But you have to remember that you also playing to an audience down the camera. You have to rely on the wonderful director, Ed Bye, who is a veteran of this type of comedy, to make sure you get the level right. Also at first it’s worrying as you think, “Am I going to remember the lines?” In the theatre, you have more rehearsal time, and in film you can stop and start. But with this, you just have to keep going. However, it’s really useful to have the studio audience there because they tell you exactly what’s funny.

Q: How have you found it working with Gary Janetti?

A: It’s been wonderful. It’s a fairly traditional sitcom which reminds me of The Golden Girls or I Love Lucy. Gary is very, very alert to what’s comedic. He writes hythmically and with great accuracy. He is very particular that we speak the lines exactly as they are written, in order to elicit a laugh. He’s marvellous to work with. All in all, it’s been a bit of a love-‐in!

Q: What are the advantages of casting you and Derek as Freddie and Stuart?

A: We don’t have to pretend we’ve known each other for 50 years because we have. It was a great relief when I saw the first episode and Freddie and Stuart looked as if they’d been together forever. That ease with each other is essential to the show. Some people will be delighted that Derek and I are making fun of ourselves. We’ve had a ball making Vicious. It’s been an absolute delight.

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大爷，请您不要这么娘好不好。
你想坐我腿上吗？我的骨骼精奇不怕压。
基友又挂了一个。
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给女人一点温情，她就能感动很久。
很容易吵架，也很容易和好。
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神秘的狗狗不出镜头。
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沙发上翘起二郎腿的姿势好一致。
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同志70岁了，90岁的母亲还是希望儿子结婚，有个孙子。
糟糕的晚餐，大家似乎都爆发了。
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斯图尔特一直不同意开放式关系。

正如越强大的人才越敢于表现脆弱，感情越是坚不可摧的恋人才越能肆无忌惮地狂涮对方，用两人之间专属的冷嘲热讽模式告诉对方：“I see you; I know you; I love everything you are”。 恶狠狠的唇枪舌剑其实是浓得散不开的恩爱情话。

而当另一半受到来自他人的攻击，无论Freddie还是Stuart都会挺身而出，用不容置疑的口气维护赞美对方。

印象最深的一个情节是，Freddie怀疑Stuart在外面偷吃跟踪他，发现Stuart其实为了给他买大衣偷偷打工。看到这里还以为Freddie会表示惭愧，结果他恍然大悟之余对Stuart的付出欣然接受，照单全收。这种大大方方、平衡契合的施受关系看着太舒服了。

无数恶毒玩笑中最多最妙的，就是两人天天变着法儿讥讽对方“老不死”。当衰老成为无法逃避的生活主题，干脆把它变成一个梗，一起把它玩坏。XD

还有这剧里的衣服真有范，两个老爷爷都很帅气。

比较败笔的是Ash的出镜挺生硬，像道具一样被安插进来，供众老油条调戏。

         2016/7/13 下午7:49
     我是喜欢英语的人，但是却真的没有看过任何美剧，每次听别人聊美剧都觉得自己是局外人，曾经也想附庸风雅，于是去搜索他们口中的香饽饽各种美剧，但都坚持不了5分钟，就忍不下去了。
     这不？又闲了，除去看书，上网实在没有事情做，我一直不明白有人离不开网，因为我不知道上网我应该干什么，我上网会想个傻瓜一样，我对娱乐，体育，金融，赚钱，游戏，网购，世界各地的天灾人祸都不敢兴趣。
想起最近收到的诈骗短信和邮件，对方都是用我的身份信息，推算我的年龄和可能遇见的问题，模仿情侣，模仿领导，模仿某网站给我发信息都让我哭笑不得：
您孩子的分数——我孩子，呵呵；
你领导。。。。。。——我领导，呵呵；
你和某某的视频——我，呵呵；
因为你最近在某网站的贡献——我至少半年没有上那个网站了，哪有贡献？他们不知道某网站关闭对XJ的开放吗？呵呵。
技术含量这样的骗局这么多，大家都这么缺钱？

话说这个英剧，这是我唯一看过的英剧，昨天竟然看完了一季，原因很简单，一季一共6集，半小时一集很过瘾，这6集的长度合计也就不足一部印度电影的长度，哈。

好看在哪里？
英式幽默比美式幽默高级？我也没有看过美剧，根本不知道什么美式幽默，无法对比。
虽然和外国人共事了整整三年，有英式口语，也有美语，因为都可以听得懂，不觉得有太多区别，对于我英式发音比美语不那么容易听懂。对于幽默，我觉得老外和中国人都一样，该笑的地方都笑，没有太多地域差别。

两个老头在一起生活了48年后的晚年逗趣生活，喜剧的高明在于笑料里很多真谛和真相，笑过之后还会回味。
除了喜欢这两个老头，还特别爱那个健忘的老奶奶，可爱死了。
另外，每次开场斯图亚特给母亲编谎话的电话，也是一个盼头，怎么能编48年呢，真是让人唏嘘。

我们的电视拍不出这样的内容和东西，但是还好网络上还是让放了；
而我们的演艺明星里少有晚年的题材还能如此受到广泛关注，更没有那个电影节在中华大地上能让老年影星获得最佳男女主角的，只看小鲜肉。

社会发展的阶段不同吗？
不知道。

英剧向来迷你，夏洛克三集片还一年只出一季，不知道多少迷妹等的心力交瘁。这部《极品基老伴》也是迷你的不要不要的，一季6集，每集20分钟，就是说周末一下午您就可以看完了~而且英国作为腐国向来以盛产男男CP为荣，这次的《极品基老伴》干脆直击腐女G点，以Gay为主角。而且两位主角都是英国公开出柜的娱乐界大佬，年轻时还是同学，又都荣誉等身，据说刚开拍就引起了诸多关注。不过本片给我的最大感受之一就是英国人的幽默还是很“学术”的。相对于美剧满屏的“fuck”，英剧从台词看就文明很多，不过这也与英国人骄傲自大有关，自不必多提。美剧看多了会发现美国人的幽默其实是很直来直去的，不拐弯也不收着，谁都可以听懂。而且对我们这些追剧的人来说，有时候就算分神不知道前面讲的什么也能get到笑点。而英剧就不同了，英剧更像是钱钟书的幽默，是读书人的幽默，尤其你不注意看前后的情节不注意听是无法get到笑点的。

本片的另一个亮点就是主角大部分都是老年人，有浪荡不羁的Vi，还有善忘的小老太太，每个人都很可爱，每个人都在告诉你老年并不那么可怕，老年也可以活得自由自在随心所欲。本剧最打动人的其实还是爱情，虽然美好的爱情都是相似的，但所有美好的爱情又都会触人心弦。本剧的两个主角是在一起48年的同性伴侣，48年的时间已经消磨掉很多东西，甜言蜜语被毒舌取代，爱情的冲动被亲情替代。你我之间可能没有了年轻时的激情，但我们彼此谁也离不开谁。

近几年英剧好剧层出不穷，这部也不容错过哦~