Kingdom, starring Stephen Fry

JoNightshade · Aug 24, 2009

Anyone else watch this show? I just started watching the first season via hulu.com, although I understand season 3 just started airing. Basically he's a small-town solicitor who deals with quirky people in his town. There's also an ongoing mystery with the disappearance/death of his brother.

So far I am quite enjoying it. Stephen Fry's character is the kind of guy everyone they wishes they had for a brother or a grandfather. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

blacbird · Aug 24, 2009

Stephen Fry is a genius. Most Yanks have no idea that he and Hugh Laurie formed one of the finest satirical comedy duos in British entertainment history some twenty years ago. Hell, most Yanks have no idea that Hugh Laurie is even a Brit, his American accent as Dr. House being so perfect.

caw

scarletpeaches · Aug 24, 2009

Jesus, Jo, you're late to the Fryparty.

HE IS GOD. BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP THE FRY.

Also, what blaccy said.

Shakesbear · Aug 24, 2009

I love Kindgom. Stephen Fry! Agree with two previous posters!

It is filmed not very far from where I live - must try to find out when they film again and go watch.

JoNightshade · Aug 24, 2009

Oh, I knew Stephen Fry before this show. Actually not terribly fond of his work with Laurie, probably a little out of date and geography for me.

Anyway I don't have TV and don't really pay attention to much but I was trying to find Monk the other day on Hulu and saw this show advertised. As I said, I quite like it.

Cranky · Aug 25, 2009

Been watching and loving it. Also digging hulu even more for putting it up there.

Kurtz · Aug 25, 2009

There's going to be a crisis in British television when he dies. It is going to be apocalytpic, possibly as bad as when Attenborough (the nature one) pops it.

scarletpeaches · Aug 25, 2009

Kurtz. Cease your idle banter. Knowest not thou of the immortality of The Fry?

seun · Aug 25, 2009

blacbird said:
Stephen Fry is a genius. Most Yanks have no idea that he and Hugh Laurie formed one of the finest satirical comedy duos in British entertainment history some twenty years ago. Hell, most Yanks have no idea that Hugh Laurie is even a Brit, his American accent as Dr. House being so perfect.

caw

Fry and Laurie's stuff from back then is still great. The film Peter's Friends is worth watching, too. If only to see Kenneth Branagh being pissed and swearing a lot near the end.

seun · Aug 25, 2009

And QI is great, too.

Adam · Aug 25, 2009

scarletpeaches said:
HE IS GOD. BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP THE FRY.

This.

Also, I love Kingdom. Such a pleasant show.

JoNightshade · Aug 26, 2009

So, last night I watched the episode (#5 on season one I think) where the guy with the race horse wants the gypsies (or Romani or whatever they like to be called) off of the field.

Do groups like this really exist in the UK? Like, in modern day? With big huge barrel wagons painted different colors and ponies and such?

FOR REALS?

scarletpeaches · Aug 26, 2009

Yes, only now they're called 'travellers' and they all have dogs on bits of string and apparently the right to park wherever they please and yet not pay taxes.

JoNightshade · Aug 26, 2009

I read your words, and yet all I see is this...

seun · Aug 27, 2009

scarletpeaches said:
Yes, only now they're called 'travellers' and they all have dogs on bits of string and apparently the right to park wherever they please and yet not pay taxes.

I thought they were called pikeys.

Kurtz · Aug 27, 2009

Romani people do NOT like to be confused with Pikeys (warning, if you haven't seen Snatch and want to just watch the first few seconds because it has ever line of dialogue by Brad Pitt in the movie). Romani are the ones who tell your fortune and have the lovely painted caravans. Pikeys are the ones who tarmac your drive.

Folofop · Aug 27, 2009

JimmyB27 · Aug 28, 2009

Kurtz said:
Pikeys are the ones who tarmac your drive.

Really, really badly. I used to work for a local builder, and we were always getting jobs re-doing shoddy pikey work.

KTC · Aug 28, 2009

i'd watch fry vacuum.

john barnes on toast · Aug 28, 2009

Kurtz said:
Pikeys are the ones who tarmac your drive.

without asking you if you wanted them to.

and they look like this:

http://www.freewebs.com/dirtyoldmanpants/papa lazaroo.jpg

Kingdom, starring Stephen Fry

JoNightshade

has finally arrived

blacbird

scarletpeaches

Shakesbear

knows a hawk from a handsaw

JoNightshade

has finally arrived

Cranky

Kurtz

Fix up, look sharp.

scarletpeaches

seun

Horror Man

seun

Horror Man

Adam

Not dead.

JoNightshade

has finally arrived

scarletpeaches

JoNightshade

has finally arrived

seun

Horror Man

Kurtz

Fix up, look sharp.

Folofop

JimmyB27

Hoopy frood

KTC

Stand in the Place Where You Live

john barnes on toast