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Fans of FPW style horror will certainly find something to chuckle at in this cult British Comedy programme.
"I'm one of the few people you'll ever meet who's written more books than they've read. . . " Garth Marenghi is a pompous, egotistical and arrogant schlock horror writer who made an awful sci-fi/horror programme in the '80s that was so bad it was canned before transmission (though it did do well in Peru!)
Now, though, Channel4 is desperate to fill the schedule so asks Garth to present it now. We are treated to the original awful programme, mixed in with contempory interviews with surving cast members (at least the ones who havent pissed Garth off in the intervening years!)
One of my favourites!
I love to think of FPW as being like Garth Marenghi!
I accidentally dropped a load of worthless change in the street. I was going to just leave it there but a burly policeman lumbered towards me and said, "You'd better pick that up, son."
I hate coppers.
I hate coppers.
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"DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL-ARMED LAMB CONTESTING THE VOTE."
From the wikipedia article on Garth Marenghi himself:
"Garth Marenghi is a fictional horror author created by English comedians Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade, and played by Holness. The character has to date appeared in two successful stage shows, the Perrier Award-nominated Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight and Perrier Award-winning Garth Marenghi's Netherhead, and a TV series for Channel 4 Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.
The character of Garth Marenghi (an anagram of 'Argh Nightmare') is self-important and displays not only a general ignorance of many subjects of which he claims knowledge (one boast made in both the stage shows and the TV series is that he has written more books than he's read), but also various other unpleasant traits including sexism and xenophobia. He is also utterly convinced of his own genius, not only as a writer but as an actor. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is based on the premise that Marenghi not only created and wrote the series, but also plays the central character, Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D. His wooden acting - and that of his co-stars - is one of the main running jokes in the series, alongside absurd plots and deliberately poor special effects.
Garth Marenghi bears some noticeable similarities to James Herbert and Shaun Hutson, notably in his dress sense and glasses. However, he most closely resembles the appearance and style of Stephen King in the 1980s.[1]
The titles of his books have a striking resemblance to the works of Guy N. Smith, particularly the numerous references to Crabs.
Marenghi also stars in the first episode of Dean Learner's new series, Man to Man with Dean Learner, where he reveals that he lost an ear in an ambulance crash, has written a total of 436 books (all on offer, moulded into one extra long book named "The Oeuvre"), and has filmed a new movie, War of the Wasps (based on Marenghi's hatred of the Dutch), featuring most of the cast of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace."
"Garth Marenghi is a fictional horror author created by English comedians Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade, and played by Holness. The character has to date appeared in two successful stage shows, the Perrier Award-nominated Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight and Perrier Award-winning Garth Marenghi's Netherhead, and a TV series for Channel 4 Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.
The character of Garth Marenghi (an anagram of 'Argh Nightmare') is self-important and displays not only a general ignorance of many subjects of which he claims knowledge (one boast made in both the stage shows and the TV series is that he has written more books than he's read), but also various other unpleasant traits including sexism and xenophobia. He is also utterly convinced of his own genius, not only as a writer but as an actor. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is based on the premise that Marenghi not only created and wrote the series, but also plays the central character, Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D. His wooden acting - and that of his co-stars - is one of the main running jokes in the series, alongside absurd plots and deliberately poor special effects.
Garth Marenghi bears some noticeable similarities to James Herbert and Shaun Hutson, notably in his dress sense and glasses. However, he most closely resembles the appearance and style of Stephen King in the 1980s.[1]
The titles of his books have a striking resemblance to the works of Guy N. Smith, particularly the numerous references to Crabs.
Marenghi also stars in the first episode of Dean Learner's new series, Man to Man with Dean Learner, where he reveals that he lost an ear in an ambulance crash, has written a total of 436 books (all on offer, moulded into one extra long book named "The Oeuvre"), and has filmed a new movie, War of the Wasps (based on Marenghi's hatred of the Dutch), featuring most of the cast of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace."
I accidentally dropped a load of worthless change in the street. I was going to just leave it there but a burly policeman lumbered towards me and said, "You'd better pick that up, son."
I hate coppers.
I hate coppers.
"DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL-ARMED LAMB CONTESTING THE VOTE."
I think I saw this on the Sci-Fi Channel. One episode was about a guy who laid an egg or something like that and then one of the scientists took the monster-baby on the lam.
It was very late and I think I might have been a little tipsy at the time.
It was very late and I think I might have been a little tipsy at the time.
They passed an old woman who was just opening the door of a brown Cadillac. An old man was already sitting in the passenger seat. The car had a personalized plate with the letters “J-U-S-P-R-A-Y”.
“That stuff work?” Israel said to her.
“‘Scuse me?” the little old woman said, clutching her keys.
“The spray. Does it keep them away?”
“Keep who away?” She looked confused.
“I gotcha.” Israel gave her a conspiratorial wink.
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What a great show.
Has anybody watched any of this series yet? Anybody else think of FPW when you watch it? 
I accidentally dropped a load of worthless change in the street. I was going to just leave it there but a burly policeman lumbered towards me and said, "You'd better pick that up, son."
I hate coppers.
I hate coppers.
"DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL-ARMED LAMB CONTESTING THE VOTE."
Here's a link to a typically Lovecraftian episode The Creeping Moss From The Shores Of Shuggoth.
I accidentally dropped a load of worthless change in the street. I was going to just leave it there but a burly policeman lumbered towards me and said, "You'd better pick that up, son."
I hate coppers.
I hate coppers.
"DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL-ARMED LAMB CONTESTING THE VOTE."