Spirited - Claudia Karvan / Matt King

drop dead fred.

(there's a moderately detailed review in the monthly magazine this month)

I never thought of that, anon. DDF meets Life On Mars (the british one).

CK lives just round the corner from my house in Redfern. She often walks her dog through park on our street. One time my friend was also walking his dog in the park. It spotted CK's dog and made a bee line for it. They were scared that it was going to tear her little dog to pieces- however instead it mounted her pooch and started pumping away.....until it was promptly pulled off.

Embarrassing stuff.

Haven't seen Spirited yet.

gross - who pulled off the dog?

I knew of a guy called Hunter that wanked a dog off in yr 9. He was in yr 9 - the dog didn't go to school. I was in yr 10.

I haven't yet seen this show. I do like Claudia Karvan.

take it to the Claudia Karvan thread FFS

i watched it and enjoyed it. will be watching again.

I've not seen anyone wanking a dog, but I did see a guy sucking a dogs nipples at a party once.

I wonder if it was Hunter Cogan, the dog wanker? Seems like an logical step in K9 relations. Or perhaps heavy petting and nipple sucking should come before masturbation. Dogs are such fickle beasts.

It was quite sickening to witness I must say.

CK would not approve.

That ginger cat is a star!
So it's a new take on the Ghost & Mrs Muir then?

Harry Nilsson on The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

I've seen the first couple of episodes. The second was better than the first, but it struggles a bit. Put it this way, the there's-a-rock-star-haunting-my-apartment premise makes more sense than some of the more prosaic plot points.

The music is done by Jed Kurzel from The Mess Hall. The opening music is Stranded by The Saints and the first episode's closing credits was CW Stoneking.

The closing tune last night was rather lovely. Nice to hear a snippet of Eddy Current in there this week too. Not a bad show, rather enjoyable.

I've not watched it. Saw the ads a bit though.

Why is Claudia K dreaming about Super Hans?

I was well over this show before they'd even aired a single episode....fox have been plugging it endlessly for months....over saturated promotion = ''fuck, hasn't that show even started yet!?''.

What a brilliant series this is turning out to be; really finely balanced and well judged
Creating a false achive is full of pitfalls - and they managed to avoid them all

Great to see Doc Neeson return to acting and wonderful to se John Bluthal back on screen.
The emotional side is slowly building too - I reckon this may yet pack a real punch that way
So great to see such a high quality new local drama - those on free-to-air often fail to reach this level

I liked the scene where Claudia karvan is talking to the ghost and she pulls out the mobile so she doesn't look crazy.

By the way this show is 1000 times better than offspring.

I loved the fake music doco. It was so spot-on in its characterisations of has-been interviewees. Unlike i-Rock or whatever it was called. The Doc Neeson cameo was perfect. You can tell that the writers / directors of this show actually have a bit of a clue and know how to pull off a convincing music-related joke, like the 12 year old kid dismissively saying ''The Nerve? They were just ripping off The Clash.''

it's okay without being spectacular.

not sure i can stop watching now. damn it.

last nights 3rd ep was good. hitting it's straps methinks.

1/2 way through 1st episode, I'm a little put off by the average lighting and poor colour grading. It's good to see CK play a different character and she completely looks the part too.

SUPER HANS!!

most recent ep was very, very funny.

I thoroughly enjoyed the last episode. The husband playing 'Come Said The Boy' on the acoustic guitar at his daughter's school's World Music Day was a genius piece of cringe-comedy.

The husband playing 'Come Said The Boy' on the acoustic guitar at his daughter's school's World Music Day was

sadly lifted straight from About A Boy

it looks like a fucking terrible premise for a show

sadly lifted straight from About A Boy

I'd like to think of it as a knowing reference ;)

Apparently it's just been announced that it's been recomissioned for a second series

I have mixed feelings about this; as much as I'm enjoying it, I wonder if it wouldn't be better has a self-cvontained story?
Life on Mars would have been better off as a single series; does everything need more?
They'll certainly have to come up with something substantially different for S2 to keep it fresh

agreed. once henry's story arc is finalised, where on earth is it going to go?

Loving the show, agree that don't know that it needs a second series.

''That's right. I'm fucking you, Viola.''

cue peals of laughter

I can't believe it's over. The last three episodes were absolutely amazing. I nearly shed a tear at the end.

sniff

it was very, very good indeed.

they left it open for a series 2 with steve's latest craziness, but it was pretty neatly tied up.

claudia karvan is so, so good.

they left it open for a series 2

I thought that too. Fingers crossed!!

FrankieTeardrop said 4 hours ago:

I can't believe it's over. The last three episodes were absolutely amazing. I nearly shed a tear at the end.

sniff

I felt/feel the same way! Haven't seen all the episodes (missed the first ones). I probably like this show more as I have crushes on both Super Hans and Claudia

claudia karvan is so, so good.

For me, she spent too much time acting with her glasses, trying too hard not to be Frankie from LMW
She did settle down as the series progressed though

That said, I still wish they'd have tied it off and let it lie
That ending just made me remember Truly Madly Deeply

But how great to hear Another Day In The Sun by The Moffs

First episode of Season 2 = fucking genius. Can't wait to see where they take this.

Awesome. Roll on Season 3 (please).

yairs, tis a truly outstanding series.

always so surprising which way it goes.

So kuro - that's all folks....

FOXTEL Executive Director of Television Brian Walsh:

“Spirited was a brave and bold piece of contemporary television drama, as only FOXTEL can deliver. We are enormously proud of the show and its performance over two seasons. It was an intriguing storyline, beautifully directed and performed by a stellar cast. Producers Claudia Karvan and Jacquelin Perske delivered a remarkable Australian series which has resonated strongly with audiences. I feel it’s right for Spirited to go out on a high with the impossible love story of Suzy and Henry resolved in a way that’s as close to a happily ever after as was ever really possible.”

''We appreciate and thank you for your passionate support of Spirited and we promise to continue bringing you the best in Australian and international drama.''

really?

i thought the ending left it wide open for another series. i wonder what claudio and co will do next.

Yeh, I saw that posted last night. Matt King says he is going to try and convince them to do a third.

claudio? claudia

NOW WHAT?

i guess she just spirits away all the time. if the season is fiinito, i reckon that'd have to be the assumption.