Dave This 2004 Channel 4 comedy series is a parody that presents itself as a badly-made, previously unscreened, 1980s horror series that's interspersed with the creator talking about it as though it's a masterpiece. It's just one bad joke over and over again - someone thinks that an awful series that he made two decades earlier is brilliant, but it's actually terrible. Neither the fake series - nor the creator talking about it - are funny in the slightest.

Duke Drowned Umm I don't know. It just is not that funny...ummmm.... In fact, I didn't laugh not even once throughout whole season. I really have no idea how people can watch rubbish. Yes it is a total rubbish. not funny not even a bit. To tell you truth I forced myself to watch this series because my girlfriend insisted me to watch. Well her taste is quite weird. What? I have to write 10 lines? It's more than this show deserves actually. OK I will try bla.. blaa.. baa. braa.. baraaa.. lab.. laabla... bla. Is that okay? I guess it is. So if you are dying to laugh, had better avoid this show for sure. And if you are a basement nerd who watches almost anything, go for it.

Dr Meadowduck Raspberry Nearly 10 years on, this one-off series is still, for my money, the last true work of genius to have invaded the small screen of UK comedy (or anywhere for that matter). Much like The Office, Brass Eye, I'm Alan Partridge and Spaced before it, there are so many hysterical laugh-out-loud moments and so much attention to detail that even on repeated viewing you are sure to catch something new or only half-remembered from each of the 6 episodes. Some quotes/scenes seemed to achieve instant cult status among fans, but there are other bits no one ever mentions: for e.g. the introduction of 'the temp' from episode 2 which manages to put me on the floor every time I see it, or the random nurse + patient love scene at the beginning of the episode Scotch Mist, which could just be the most awesomely rubbish 60 seconds of TV ever created. To name but two examples out of hundreds!It's a shame that Darkplace has apparently never seen a region 1 DVD release because this means most US fans will have missed out on what are probably the best selection of extras on any DVD I can think of. The two half-hour documentaries, comprised of more interviews from the actors, are almost as funny as the episodes. Garth Marenghi's rants against authority, Dean Learner's musings on production techniques, and in particular Todd Rivers discussing everything from the plight of sex-pests to bad acting on Eastenders - while cradling a nearly empty shot-glass of whisky - really add to the Darkplace experience. Subsequent UK comedies such as The IT Crowd, Mighty Boosh, Peep Show, and The Inbetweeners may have received way more success and critical acclaim, but in my opinion they're not a patch on Dagless and co. Stay holy!

Miles Digby I just want to comment on what a burst of comic genius came out of 2004. The Dean Leaner character (shows Director/writer/creator?) went on to have his own talk show called "Man to Man with Dean Leaner" , he plays Moss on the "IT Crowd",played "Dixon Bainbridge" in the Mighty Boosh (Pilot) instead plays now "Saboo".All of these guys (Julian Barratt) as "Padre" who stars as Howard Moon in "Mighty Boosh" now. They all play on one another's projects now.I really hope to find out was it "Darkplace" which all gave them a foot in the door with a network. There has to be some big movies due out from these guys. Because in America we have just given up on film. All my horror films now come from Korea or somewhere west of Hawaii. Thank god the U.K. are still putting out something original.I have a DVD suggestion. If you are living outside of the states check out the DVD of a show called "Sea Lab 2010", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" just check it out they are as strange and funny.Good night my Rottweiler is being very passive aggressive with me so now I have to go. "Duke not the look, we agreed never the look" , and now he is pretending too ignore me. This is unbearable,if anyone of you has a 135lbs Rottweiler you know how powerful they can be emotionally."OK Iam turning off the computer, and yes I will get you a cookie" Big baby.Over and out, Cheers,M.D. IVPS I was not joking about the dog.