November 5th 2007 05:27 pm
Stephen Fry Appreciation Monday - Kingdom
My dearest readers and fellow Stephen Fry enthusiasts
happy Stephen Fry Appreciation Day!
Do you know what I’m holding in the palm of my sweaty little hand? No, not that, don’t be vulgar tsssssss
Moab is my Washpot has arrived some 2 weeks early. You know that delightful saying “Happy as a pig in shit”? Well I am. And pardon my French I was dubbed fisherman’s wife while in England.
Today we will be looking at Kingdom, my recent favorite. And not only for Stephen Fry. I always had a penchant for all manner of British TV, I am still of firm belief the best comedy comes from United Kingdom (if you need any guidance on what to watch first this should help). Their crime series and documentaries were and still are another guilty pleasure. Think Silent Witness, Midsommer Murders with of twist of Michael Palin. So I’m far from objective.
But in Kingdom I absolutely fell in love with the scenery. Most importantly that beach, that blasted beach with that blasted wonderful music swelling in the background that has yet to fail to cause a twitter in my chest. Tsss and I call myself a snarky cow.
The story revolves around Peter Kingdom, a small town solicitor in Market Shipborough. Of course Mr. Fry would not be Mr. Fry if he didn’t play a tortured character of some sort and of course we find out soon enough his brother has mysteriously disappeared and Kingdom like everyone else suspect suicide. I don’t want to give too much of the plot away but apart from Mr. Fry there is a wonderful cast of peculiar characters including Kingdom’s bit off the wall sister, a loyal assistant and ladish trainee (is that the proper term, I am not well versed in British law I’m afraid). Oh and I love Tony Slattery as Mr. Snell who is always in dispute with the council and apparently does not wash very often. And then there is the Mrs. Thing who always brings a smile to my face.
From what I have read in general the show got good reviews (I particularly loved the Guardian one), although The Times did give negative criticism of Stephen Fry playing Stephen Fry (since when is that a bad thing I wonder?) I for one cant wait to see the second season.
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