Alan Bennett's 'Talking Heads' is the most worthless piece of
television since the BBC began. Its characters have no point to them;
they do not reach a higher knowledge - predominantly they do not even
have a rudimentary knowledge of what is going on in their silly little
worlds. These monologues have taken a theatrical form to the limits and
made it so ridiculous that audiences cannot bear to watch. I am only
glad that no one has ever thought to copy Bennett's low-grade work.
You have no soul.
To develop such character in a monologue ostensibly about others takes great skill, both from writer and performer. And to do so with such subtle swings of tragedy and comedy is nothing short of genius.
I am only
glad that no one has ever thought to copy Bennett's low-grade work.
While the absense of CGI makes this unwatchable to some, the myriad of talent involved makes it an experience for others.
Lacking "a rudimentary knowledge of what is going on in their silly little worlds" is called irony. Understanding the term can help a person "reach a higher knowledge."
and I suppose you have reached - nay, were born to and wear as natually as your skin, perfect self-awareness and the ultimate of enlightened nirvana and thus can easily and dismissively afford to *beep* over all those whose lives and dreams you deem cheap. You insufferable little *beep* you really haven't a clue about human beings at all.
shareThe incomparable Lucy Mangan on an alternative to the queen for us to swear allegiance to... (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/mar/22/britishidentity)
- Alan Bennett. When his doctor told Alan Bennett that he had bowel cancer, the doctor described the tumour as "about the size of the average rock bun". Such is the subtle power of the man that he can cause the medical profession to speak to him in his own idiom. Imagine what he could do for a country. Would we not all be happier trading lugubrious bon mots than left to our own linguistic devices? I think so.
I just saw Maggie's episode yesterday, and I assure you that it is not worthless. I haven't laugh so hard in a Maggie film since Keeping Mum. Omg, if you listened to her, it is SO funny.
"All white...like Jesus, only not."
"'It went down well,' he said. I said, the chicken wings? he said 'no, my sermon. I felt it it hit the nail on the head.' Then he placed his hand over mine, hoping, I suppose, having hit one nail, he might hit another." How is that worhtless, that is PRICELESS."
The characters in dramatic monolgoues aren't supposed to be all-seeing, the audience is after watching the monolgue
shareAmen to that! I thought hers was easily the most hilarious - it's no exaggeration to say that my stomach hurt from laughing so hard during the flower arranging scene.
'The truth is rarely pure, and never simple' Oscar Wilde
You deserves no better than to be expunged from the earth!! You are a totally brainless ass!! Sorry to be so offensively blunt but anyone who cannot understand such brilliant writing and acting must be such a Philistine as to be unworthy of any consideration.What are you? 12!!
shareOh all of you! You're ruining half the fun. I *love* it when they don't get it.
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