"If Time is a Drug, then Big Ben is a Huge Needle Injecting it into the Sky"

As I mentioned in my previous (and first) blog, i'm following the theme of Brass Eye for my

second blog.

I never watched this series first time round (as I was only 6 when it was first broadcast, although I guess I could have made an appearance in their Special 2001 show) but I have watched intently over the last few weeks at this intriguing look at satirical comedy.

It's a very likeable cast for myself. I loved the I.T Crowd and things like Spaced, Green Wing and Friday Night Dinner.

Set the Scene: So you've got two great masters of British Comedy, Chris Morris and Mark Heap. The latter of these genius' literally left me in stitches in Green Wing. In the last episode of Friday Night Dinner "So much blood" almost had me crying with laughter but Chris Morris was little known to me, apart from the I.T Crowd in which he was about as funny as dead baby jokes. Pretty funny then.

Chris Morris makes a laughing stock of not only the whole journalist media frenzy that exists nowadays in the U.K but the celebrities and everything they try to endorse just to make their name as household as Dyson. Unfortunately for them, they make their name as being like Crocs- laughable and embarrassing. As for the media imitation, they really do overreact to all sorts of articles, something that constantly irritates my partner and I on a regular basis. Frequently we're met with BBC news articles stating the "ANTIBIOTICS ARE BECOMING LESS EFFECTIVE THAN EVER BEFORE" as if it's new news. Snore Zzz....

Arguably my favourite episode was the first one. Animals. In this episode, a graph is displayed that makes as much sense as a chain of foxes head on sticks. The problem, of course, is that when you do this, the word cruel starts flashing. This kind of comedy amuses me. It makes no sense, like the news reports that normally write about this kind of thing. It reminded me of the brilliant Look Around You written by Peter Serafenowitz. 

I won't bore with every joke that is found in the series because the less known, the more surprised and offended you'll be.

What this program does is make you question. It makes you wonder why you're laughing at this kind of humour. Articles about something which normally people would discuss in such serious chatterings about a horrific news story. It pushes the boundaries and changes the rules. Instead of the constant "family" comedy we have oh so much of nowadays this is strictly for adults. Like Family Guy it ridicules the people that are too easily idolised and I have every faith that if this was shown on Channel 4 in the present day it wouldn't be as complained about as was first broadcast- something which very much irritates me.

If you've never watched this series, and you're over 18, give it a watch PLEASE. Unless of course you're easily offended in which case stick to something like My Family, Miranda  or the Simpsons- all of which I love.

My first thoughts

This is my first blog. What a big step. A curl(e)y haired lad just giving a bit of thought on the important things in life; football, politics, history.

Actually none of those things.

More like; games, phones and other sciencey things that I like. Maybe some T.V and film reviews.

 Almost definately football, I lied.

So what to talk about... I guess the last game I played- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation.

I've had my PS Vita now for about 6 months. Its brilliant, well, it doesn't have a great range of games, but it's great just to look at- who uses it to play games anyway?! oh right...

So i've waited ever so long to get my hands on this game, and it's finally at a price I can afford (tight bastard, £22 preowned). I get home and can't wait to start the story. 

Let me set the scene, I borrow my mates Xbox 360 to play the original assassins creed-shit.

I get assassins creed 2 for my Ps3 years later- Amazing

I get assassins creed brotherhood for my ps3- amazing

I get assassins creed revelations for my ps3- confused.

I'm a pretty big fan of the series.

So I get my hands on this game and can't wait to play it, only it doesn't feel right. It's just not good... Within the first few minutes I assassinate someone, but instead of a lovely cutscene esq visual, i'm met with my character aveline killing thin air when a man resurrects himself and walks through a wall as a transformed NPC. I'm beginning to think i'm playing an old PS2 game. I persist with the game but it doesn't really cut the mustard as far as the AC games go really. Nevermind, i've sold it on eBay and got some of my money back.

I personally think that no one should buy this game, unless that it's the only game you feel you want to play next on the Vita- use it as a last resort. As for me, I think Persona 4 Golden will be the next on the list. Maybe. If the price comes down. A lot.

Oh, if you're wondering why the was red text, im a Liverpool fan. If you don't know what that is, Google 'Champions League 2005 Final'. You'll see what I mean.

My next post will most likely be about the T.V. show, Brass Eye, something which I recently stumbled upon.