Category: Bottom
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Bottom Exam: From Script To Screen (‘S Up)
For nearly six minutes, the fifth episode of series one of Bottom, ‘S Up unfolds word for word on screen as is written in the script. That’s pretty unusual for this show, and the first deviation is merely a mispseaking of a line. On the page Richie is meant to say ‘they’re all down the…
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Bottom Emissions: ‘S Up
I remember watching Bottom’s Up when it first aired, and being surprised by a few things. It’s essentially a bottle episode, albeit set in a few different places, but it’s mostly just Richie and Eddie. It has an odd pace to it, an unusual structure, and a few revelations that changed the feel of the…
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Bottom Exam: From Script To Screen (Apocalypse)
We continue our comparison of Bottom episodes to their scripts, and the very first line of Apocalypse deviates from what’s seen on screen. Can you spot it? SCENE ONE – LIVING ROOM Dead goldfish is floating in bowl. Bottom: The Scripts, page 80 The rest of this opening scene unfolds on screen verbatim from the…
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Gold, Frankenstien, and Grr
‘Twas the night before ChristmasWhen all through the houseNot a creature was stirringNot even a mouse.The stockings were hungFrom the chimney with careIn hope that St NicholasSoon would be there.And Ma in her nightgownAnd me in my capHad just settled downFor a long winter’ napWhen up on the roofthere arose such a clatterThat I got…
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Filthy Ward & Bottom Swap
I have no idea why I’m writing this. I just got it into my head the other day that the hospital set in Bottom‘s Apocalypse is the same, or at least rather similar to the hospital set in Filthy, Rich & Catflap‘s first episode. Catflap sits in an odd place in my comedy timeline. You…
