The Idiotic Genius of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace 

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Oh yeah it definitely helped that at the time no one really knew any of the actors, the timing benefitted it in that way for sure. I'm a big fan of The Mighty Boosh too, was planning on making at video about it as well at some point, it really was quite successful though in comparison to Darkplace. It sucks that Darkplace's rating were so poor (I think undeservedly so) because I'd love to have gotten more of it, hence creating this video that almost no one watched either. :P I feel like if it were a new thing now, what with how quickly word can spread on the internet it might be way more popular. Still, it's a unique little hidden gem for those that stumble across it. The Mighty Boosh made it clear that there's a decently sized audience for this kind of absurdist humor, so i don't really understand why this show never caught on.

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@@TheLuxNoctis the show was late at night and wasn't really promoted. It might've something to do with it not catching on

That's the sort of thing that made me want to get the word out, the level of craft behind the show is so easy to overlook because it's intentionally trying to appear ridiculous and amateurish. I also just adore the writing, contrasting the interviews where the "actors" act like they were working on an artistic masterpiece, with the ludicrous end product. It's just perfect. Oh, and thank you so much for watching of course!

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Perhaps the father and son were both in an accident... or both have an inherited illness... who knows?

Absolutely! In episode 2, when liz gets the lunch tray knocked out of her hands, on the first watch I noticed it looked like the cutlery were stuck to the tray, but it took me a lot longer to notice when she picked it up again, there was a banana on it! Little things like that.

Additional: the internal and external shots of Dagless entering the children's ward don't match.

I agree completely which is why I feel it's such a shame the show didn't take off like it should have! I'm doing my part to spread the word though (and I got a copyright strike for my trouble today :P) I need to put those shows on my list of things to watch when work stops totally consuming my life. Thank you for the suggestions and thank you for watching, I really appreciate it. ^ . ^

Oh, cheers for the reply! Yes, do check out those other shows if you can and see what you think. The Gun for George is made by Matthew Hollness (aka Garth Marenghi himself!) and its strange seeing him in something similar yet in a totally different setting! It is a real shame it didn't take off yes, as it had a lot more potential if they'd expanded the idea and world of Darkness in a second season. I would love to have found out whether Madeline Wool was alive too, or whether she'd come back as a poltergeist to terrify the remaining Darkplace cast! No problemo, subscribed!

Of course I'd reply, I don't understand the channels that don't. It's what comments are for! :P Now I know Hollness is in another show, I'm 100% on board for sure. Thanks again!

I didn't even know that was a thing, I'm going to have to look it up for sure.

Lux Noctis Stories it's probably not as good as Garth Marenghi but anything with Holness and Ayoade is automatically worth a look. Plus the first episode Dean Lerners first guest is Garth Marenghi

I have to check out that one at the very least then!

it's genius. The episode where Holness plays a former actor known for his low budget exploitation horror film "Bitch Killer" always gets me. Whole series is on youtube if u can stand watching it a bit squashed.

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It really is, it's slowly gained more of a cult status but it's still hugely underrated.

"As a little gremlin" was an excellent image to convey. 😂 But yeah I fully love this show, I rewatched a couple episodes yet again the other day and I'm still noticing new, ridiculous details. I'm so glad that it's gotten more beloved over time rather than being forgotten. And I was the same way as a kid, if it wasn't bright, colourful and loud then I was checked out, so I feel you there. Tbh as my upload rate will attest, attention span is still a massive weakness of mine. Thanks for giving this a watch and dropping a comment, I'm always happy to find people who like some goofy surrealism as much as I do.

That's my one regret about this video, not giving more attention to the cast, and Matt Berry in particular. At the time I believe my thinking was that he was still successful and relatively recognisable, so wasn't as forgotten as Holness seems to be, but also wasn't as prevalent on TV as Ayoade (who I felt I sort of had to mention for that reason). Generally, on the rare occasion I make a video, I try to make sure the script is pretty lean because people will click away if a video feels too slow, but I definitely dropped the ball by not taking a bit more time to talk about the actors.

@@TheLuxNoctis haha oh well. He’s also awesome in Disenchantment :)

He is! That was where my regret really started to set in, after I watched season 1 of disenchantment. 😂 The shame!

I spoke to him on Twitter and he said he'll never go back to Darkplace. He's moved on.

I've been meaning to watch that for so long! I should get around to it.

@@TheLuxNoctis Wait until you see the complete collection of Garth Marenghi's books not to mention his up and coming film🤣

I just watched it, and I was not disappointed. 😂 Thanks for reminding me it existed!

Yeah another commenter mentioned that to me too, I'm still yet to see it but I definitely need to check it out when I have a bit more free time. If it's anything like Darkplace in tone, I'm sure I'll love it. Thanks for watching!

its amazingly funny. Ayoade plays the same character he did in Darkplace. Episode one has Garth Marenghi as a guest and he shows off scenes from his upcoming darkplace movie "war of the wasps" Holness plays a different character each episode, doing what darkplace did for 80s tv to areas such as folk music, 70s exploitation horror, etc. Its clearly a lower budget show, but its a fantastic companion piece to darkplace

I have to see this! I looked up the "War of the Wasps" footage as you recommended in your other comment, and it was wonderful. :P Thank you for the recommendation!

I have not! Seems like there's a lot you could introduce me to, The Mighty Boosh and Darkplace are all that spring to mind for me when it comes to this kind of cult TV. I need to expand my horizons clearly. :P

Start with the album Opium.... everything's on youtube... I recommend the following Matt Berry songs for starters; "Lay your love on me" , "Reach for the ground", " Snuff box theme", then there's the more recent albums Witchazel & Kill the Wolf & The Small Hours ~ see "Woman", " Take my hand" *Theme from Toast of London; heard/seen that??* , & "Gather up" .... loads more... oh I recommend House of Fools & other Vic & Bob stuff; Spaced; Black books; The Day today.... :) & more ; got yo wash my hair! bye for now!

Oh I've seen a little bit of Spaced and Black Books but it was so long ago, I've gotta get on all this. Thanks for all the suggestions! Hope the hair washing went well. ^ . ^

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