Used to love this show... until... (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps)

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Product:	Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Date:	25/02/09 (39 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Comedy of the highest order in some series.

Disadvantages: Spoiled by the continuation of it. Lack of energy and effort as time goes on.

Whatever happened to the 2 Pints of old?

Back in the day, Series 1 to about 5, the program was epic... unmissable... comedy genius. But, then when it came to advancing on them, it started to get bad... Then REALLY bad.

Series 6 would be Ralf Littles last (for now) with 2 Pints, and the program never really recovered from the massive blow delt by Littles departure.

Back in the first series, the characters are noticably younger, and the production is obviously low budget, but the effort was there. You can see the work the writers put in, and as the people working there wanted to stay on the air, the effort shone through.

Roll on the second series, and its better. The budget is improved, the content remains the same, but it has a new feel... Its still swearing left, right and center, and its all about the 20-somethings, sex, booze and a few other stereotypes that go in with it. Babies are born, affairs are had, and weddings take place... and all is hunky-dory as series 5 draws to a close.

What happens after that is unexplicable. The writer, Susan Nixon, doesnt seem to be putting half of the effort she previously had. Susan had other shows being written at the same time, like Grown-Ups for example, which could excuse her from being slightly pre-occupied. Sadly, the effort had deminished as series 7 came around, and relied soly on the swearing and sultry actions of the characters (Janet, in particular, was often put into positons which required her act a lot 'sexier.')

It was a very cheap attempt to slide through series 7, and many fans thought the same. It was seen as alienating the show, actors and fans alike.

Amazingly, Series 8 was confirmed in Mid 2008! Many didnt think this would happen, but this will certainly be the last if the form of the last series continues.

Pre-Series 6, I would recommend to any fans of potty-mouth and blue-humor, which puts it in the categories of BBC comedies such as Red Dwarf and Bottom. 8/10!

Post-Series 6, I would advise people to stay away. It relies SOLEY on potty-mouth and blue-humor, whereas previous series didnt rely on it, but incorperated it. 3/10.

Summary: View the early stuff, skip the newer stuff.