Pulling
Pulling
| 23 November 2006 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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  • Reviews
    Simon Rodgers

    I saw a bit of this programme not so long ago and I couldn't believe what I was seeing.Basically this was a basic sitcom with a very simplistic storyline. The only thing there which makes it worth watching for some people is the fact that the characters just really talk about what they want and there appears to be no censorship on what they want to say. Obviously there is, but the way they go on, it just feels like there isn't.One good example of this would be a man and a woman talking in a local shop and they are discussing a one night stand that they had in quite some detail. The woman eventually invites the man back for a dinner party she is holding and asks him not to go on about, let's say some very personal activity.There is not a lot of bad language although there is some and you can tell they're not really to bothered about using it. They are not bothered about talking about slightly morbid issues either like somebody's dead mother or a dead cat.There is also no canned laughter which makes the programme have another twisted feel.All in all the nature of the sitcom shocks you into laughing for a little while and then when you are used to it, it's not really that good.

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    carygrantlove

    I finally got to see the first two episodes, having seen the buzz in the press and heard about it for ages. It did not disappoint. There were times in each episode when I roared with laughter. The break-up scene in episode one is so funny, and when Donna (played brilliantly by Sharon Horgan) is trying to bluff her way through a meeting in her new job in episode two I felt like my sides were literally splitting. So dark at times it's harrowing, yet flat out outrageous and subtly nuanced at times too. This series is definitely cult classic material. I know I'll watch the DVD over and over.

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    Brad Tyler

    Absolutely hilarious sitcom on BBC3 that revolves around that great British hangup with casual sex. Superbly written, directed and acted this really is laugh out loud comedy! I still haven't seem all of the episodes and I cant wait for the DVD. I only hope that this gets another series (or 2). My favourite character has to be the girl with the big drink problem (her name escapes me at the moment), her drunken antics have had me crying with laughter (damn, i hope I don't behave like that when I'm drunk!!!) LOL This really has to get 10 out of 10 from me, its great that there is so much new comedy coming out. What with the GLORIOUS Nighty Night, and the very pleasant Jam & Jerusalem, there has been so much to watch on TV recently.

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    Peter Hayes

    Thirty something Donna (Sharon Horgan) has a "moment of clarity" before her wedding and suddenly realises that the Karl (her husband to be) is a bit of a dullard and she doesn't want to go through with it. Instead she decides to move in with her equally dysfunctional mates Karen (Rebekah Staton) and Louise (Tanya Franks).What could seem -- on paper -- like a micro budget version of Sex And The City is actually a modern f-word morality play based on women that act like men and -- as a result -- have the very same problems. Drinking, casual sex and communal living have their consequences and problems, but this is played for farce and farce is generally the comedy of embarrassment.The trio are the slut, the virgin (ok, she hasn't had sex for two years) and the confused. Modern archetypes who play modern life like a pinball machine - always trying to bounce off the cushion for the bonus, but more often going straight down the middle.Is it funny? Yes, actually. Some really good lines in every show, although the rules of comedy are always on show: Nobody gets away with anything and the next day's breakfast table is full of regret and "never again" (as if we believe it!)Cheap? Yes! Cheerful? Yes! Funny? See above! So there you have it. If you are up for a slightly bonkers comedy with characters from hell then it well worth a look. It may be a lads comedy in dresses, but go to big UK town on a Saturday night and you'll see plenty of this for real. For the benefit of non UK parties, Pulling is going out and finding someone to go home with - usually aided by a few cheap drinks and a few cheap chat up lines.

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