Johnny Moronic Television

Sometimes, I just get into this headspace that leads me to capping something like today's update. For some strange reason I cannot work out, possibly that I knew it had a fair amount of nudity in it, I've wanted to have a look at this 2003 British mini-series and now finally have capped the series. I'm pretty sure it has never aired in Australia, most definitely not on free-to-air TV anyway, so this is off the British DVD.

An early impression I had watching 40 is that it felt similar in tone to Skins and wouldn't you know it, it was written by one of the blokes that created Skins. That carefree vibe that permeates through Skins is just as prevalent here, but this time it's a bunch of late 30-somethings who are facing their school reunion and the pressures of being nearly 40. Told in a non-linear timeline, which means plenty of repetition and the problems that come with that, 40 gives us just enough of a taste in the first 2 episodes that make sure that the final episode is where characters have steep downfalls or redemptions. Eddie Izzard's character is basically begging to be pushed off the edge and naked. Hugo Speer's character seems to be a decent bloke in the beginning when he saves an illegal immigrant from detainment only he doesn't save her for his liberal do-gooder sensibilities, no he wants to fuck her hard and rough. I shit you not. When he gets murdered, it's not a sense of who done it as in who hasn't? Skins taught us that being a teenager is hard. Fuck that, try being 40!

Tags: Nimmy March, Joanne Whalley, Kerry Fox, Amira Casar, Yasmin Kerr, Chloe Howman, Caroline Chikezie

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