![]() ![]() Instead, they are actively horrible people, who routinely sabotage their own lives as well as the lives of those around them. Neither Mark Corrigan nor Jeremy Usborne (played exceptionally well by David Mitchell and Robert Webb) fall into the stereotype of slightly flawed characters who work on themselves and eventually become better versions. Unlike many of its contemporaries, one of Peep Show’s biggest strengths is the lack of character development in its protagonists. As Nicole, 28, states: “They’ve burned their bridges with everyone else, and they only have one another left.” A crap ending could have spoiled the whole thing.” John, also 29, adds: “I like how the last episode is just a normal episode – there’s no massive set piece, like a wedding or a christening or anything like that.” We do see Jeremy’s 40th birthday party, but this is very sparsely attended and there isn’t much fanfare. There was a noticeable dip in quality in the later series but the very end of the show was brilliant and made some of it more worthwhile than we thought. The fans I spoke to all agree that it was worth the wait. ![]() It’s a bit of a cliché that sitcoms often outstay their welcome and go on for too long, so perhaps Bain and Armstrong were waiting until they had a solid storyline before going ahead with the ninth season. There was a three-year gap between seasons eight and nine, during which time the show picked up a lot of fans. ![]() Unlike myself, who jumped on the bandwagon long after the show had finished, my assembled fan group remember watching the final series as it aired. These picked up towards the end of the show’s run, and the final season in late 2015 was hotly anticipated. Peep Show first graced our screens on the 19th September 2003, but in true Channel 4 fashion, it didn’t start off with great viewing figures. But what makes it so good? There are plenty of sitcoms out there, so why do we feel so passionately about this one in particular? I wanted to chat to some fans, so naturally, I assembled a smörgåsbord of McCoys, Ribena and a Twirl, and invited them round to find out. The show has garnered a serious cult following over the years, with several podcasts dedicated to reviewing it, meme-and-merch extraordinaires Dobby Club taking the Twittersphere by storm, and Big Mad Andy’s Peep Show Quiz growing by the year (not to brag, but I did come second in one such Glasgow event). Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong’s achingly funny creation has been a constant through some challenging times and I’m far from the only person who feels this way. It’s a huge comfort, but the sad reality is-I’m not really joking. When people ask me why I love Peep Show so much, I half-jokingly quip that no matter how bad my life is, Mark’s and Jeremy’s will always be worse. I fall into the incredibly annoying category of people who have made a TV show their entire personality, but I’m okay with it. Myself and some of my best friends speak in a language that must be borderline imperceptible to a normalo. I watch it when I’m sad, I watch it when I’m happy, I (especially) watch it when I’m anxious-it never, ever gets old. However, I’ve more than made up for it since, and it’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve watched Peep Show countless times. In my defence, I was only 9 years old, so that would have been wildly inappropriate. Although I consider myself to be one of Peep Show’s all-time biggest fans, I’m willing to hold my hands up and admit that I didn’t watch it from day one.
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