Mid-series review: The Mighty Boosh December 9, 2007

A quick review really as you can’t really judge a whole series on the first episode. I’m still watching and all that I said before still stands as I’m disappointed with how it’s going. However, as it has progressed the use of the Nabootique isn’t as shoddy as I predicted- compared to the second series the ideas that have come from the use of the shop have been very original, but the execution of these ideas hasn’t been up to standard. And I will always miss the ‘front-of-curtain’ banter, which really could have been a signature style of theirs, there was no reason to stop it as it wasn’t Zooniverse specific!

I think parts of the episodes have some of the old spark and it’s still watchable but I think the patchy quality of the show is even more highlighted because of their natural predilection towards the fragmented and fanciful style of storytelling. If a show is going to go off on flights of fancy it needs to reign itself in when it comes to the other elements. It’s like make-up innit? you either do strong eye-make-up or strong lip-colour…not both. You’d think the Boosh would appreciate that

The latest episode had some of the best and worst moments from the series in it, that bloody fox character was awful! It seemed to be a close relation of A Bears Tail and that can’t be good! I would insert a youTubelink but I wouldn’t want to inflict that on an unsuspecting blog reader. Also Naboo doing one of te songs is just plain wrong and was very cringy. They should keep his part to a minimum- not because I don’t like Naboo but because the whole joke about him in the first place was his deadpan and low-key-stoned-out delivery in contrast with his position as a wise Shaman. Less in this case, is most certainly more.