Comments on: The Family http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257 Contemporary and classic British TV Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Jack Kibble-White http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257&cpage=1#comment-340 Jack Kibble-White Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:13:39 +0000 http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257#comment-340 Well, I am back into this now. I watched the last couple of episodes in quick succession, and although at times I do think it gets a little bit aimless, it all feels a lot more focused and interesting than it did back in week 2. As Tom Paulin might say, it’s “strangely moving”.

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By: Jack Kibble-White http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257&cpage=1#comment-174 Jack Kibble-White Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:43:12 +0000 http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257#comment-174 What a disappointment the second episode was – no focus, aimless shouting, and no real sense of what was going on. I wandered off halfway through.

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By: Rob Williams http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257&cpage=1#comment-109 Rob Williams Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:18:59 +0000 http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257#comment-109 Problem is the critics are used to Big Brother, so they have forgotten what real reality television. Anything which harks back to a proper documentry is alien to them as they never see beyond any of the main channels.

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By: Graham Kibble-White http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257&cpage=1#comment-105 Graham Kibble-White Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:18:28 +0000 http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257#comment-105 Just been watching previews of episodes two and three. Two is narrated by Emily and three by Simon.

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By: Jack Kibble-White http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257&cpage=1#comment-89 Jack Kibble-White Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:56:17 +0000 http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257#comment-89 I gather this programme has received only luke-warm reviews, but finally getting round to watching it last night I thought it was excellent. My only minor gripe is that I felt by having Tom act as narrator on a couple of occasions, the programme was seeking to define him as the family’s defacto observer – existing somewhat outside the dramas that unfold within that household, and for me that felt a bit contrived.

That aside, I thought it effectively and rather sensitively captured the sense of impotence parents must feel when their teenage kids are going through “that phase”. With regards the programme’s publicity, unfortunately I think the methods by which it was shot (cameras positioned in various parts of the house and switched on for near enough 24-hours a day) has allowed critics to simply dismiss it as “Big Brother Lite”. A shame as this is just about the best doco I’ve seen on C4 this year.

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By: Zokko http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257&cpage=1#comment-50 Zokko Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:54:02 +0000 http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=2257#comment-50 I never saw the original, but Benny Hill’s send-up was very good.

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