Derek Rewatch

[alan nagsworth]

About a year ago I had a few tinnies on my own and hate-watched the first series in its entirety. Genuinely shocked by how sanctimonious, self-unaware and repellant it was, and couldn't fathom how the second series could be any worse, though I'm told it is. Still haven't gone back and watched it, just couldn't bring myself to put myself through it. Nnngh I might have to now though.

[Noodle Lizard]

The second series is where it REALLY goes mental.  Imagine the first one, but with even fewer ideas and an even more tenuous grip on humanity, logic and consistency.  It's a right specimen, and no mistake.

Watch it along with the old thread on here for added effect.

[Bazooka]

The Derek drinking game, drink every time the sad piano music kicks in.

[Moribunderast]

The Derek drinking game, drink every time the sad piano music kicks in.

RIP CaB.

[madhair60]

When would be a good Derek Night? Shall we say Tuesdays?

[JoeyBananaduck]

The Derekiest night of the week. Should be able to make it.

[the]

When would be a good Derek Night? Shall we say Tuesdays?

FYI I think Delete does his streaming (spam) night on Tuesdays.

How are you doing the communal rewatch - are you streaming it, or will everyone just watch it by their own means?

[Gregory Torso]

I'm fine for any night, but I'm in a different time zone so whichever "night" you pick, I'll look like a cunt be happy to fit in!

[madhair60]

Righto - not clashing with Delete. Thursdays, then. We'll begin Thursday 22nd March with "Pilot".

I don't know how to stream stuff but it can't be that hard.

[the]

I don't know how to stream stuff but it can't be that hard.

It's up to you if you want to sort a method out yourself, but I'm sure Delete Delete Delete would happily let you use his streaming room on FC2 if you asked him.

A slight consideration about this is that it has a chatroom attached - will you want people commenting on it as it plays, or would you prefer everyone to STFU and get a chatroom/thread going afterwards?

[JoeyBananaduck]

Maybe D3 would be kind enough to incorporate the Derke watchalong into his Tuesday night thing, thus drawing more viewers for both and we can discuss it on the live chat rather than a thread? Just an idea.

[Gregory Torso]

streaming room

FC2

chatroom

I'm out.

[the]

madhair60 hasn't yet decided where it'll be streamed. There may indeed be a more convenient/palatable venue for streaming it - I'm just letting him know that Delete has his facility.

[Replies From View]

I'm up for joining in with this too.

[Spoon of Ploff]

Maybe D3 would be kind enough to incorporate the Derke watchalong into his Tuesday night thing, thus drawing more viewers for both and we can discuss it on the live chat rather than a thread? Just an idea.

Delete TV is a thing of pure beauty. Don't know how I feel about having Derek episodes sully this experience.

[madhair60]

I don't know how to stream, so it's best we acquire the episodes or Netflix them. If anyone has any trouble with that, PM me and I'll show you where you can buy the DVD legally.

[Replies From View]

We should avoid any method that contributes to any official viewing figures, unless it can measure when a show is being watched ironically.

[madhair60]

Never forget

[Glebe]

I'm still not sure if Gervais was taking the piss there or not.

[Bronzy]

How Gervais never won an Emmy for this I'll never know.

[Bronzy]

Interesting that the only awards this fantastic show was nominated for were American.

I like to think that they think all disabled folk in the UK are like Derek.

[Noodle Lizard]

Interesting that the only awards this fantastic show was nominated for were American.

I like to think that they think all disabled folk in the UK are like Derek.

I honestly think it's because they wanted him there to present an award (which he did, at each of them).  Nobody has seen Derek unless I've forced them to.

[Noodle Lizard]

If you use OBS, you can stream any video file over YouTube.  Not suggesting you do that, cos it's illegal like, but that'd solve all your problems.

If I wasn't in the wrong time zone, that's what I might have potentially done.

[Bronzy]

I honestly think it's because they wanted him there to present an award (which he did, at each of them).  Nobody has seen Derek unless I've forced them to.

Should have had a special where Derek and pals are invited and turn up at the Emmys

Derek: I likes awards, awards makes you feels nice

[Kevin is seen masturbating while staring at Mariska Hargitay]

Hannah: Oi Kev stop doing that

Kevin: Fuck off cow I've always wanted to wank in front of the Law and Order woman

[Gregory Torso]

I don't know how to stream, so it's best we acquire the episodes or Netflix them. If anyone has any trouble with that, PM me and I'll show you where you can buy the DVD legally.

I'm in.

[darby o chill]

Just ask Delete to stream it whenever, and disable the chat till it's over.

[Dead Soon]

My girlfriend of the time was somebody who watched it on her own terms, without being pointed to it as an example of fucking ridiculousness. She lapped it up, astonishingly, for what it so, so thinly made itself out to be. A work that ''really made you think''. I managed to actually keep my tongue semi-bitten! Herculean effort, have no doubt.

We must never forget, ever, in amongst everything that the show shat into our eyes, the scene where Derek has a wheezy old man in a headlock during a wrestling move. This is just... there, commented on by no-one. The most kindest man of the whole world.

[The Lion King]

I upset a kind lady at a party by having a bit of a rant about Derek, she was upset because her grandmother was in a home so it was very real and touching for her. She thought I hated kindness or something. Really it was just that the idea of kindness represented in Derek was so daft. But her grandmother was in a home and I'm just a cunt.

[Dead Soon]

Presumably a home which also enjoyed daily misogynistic, drunken ramblings by a genuine sex pest? A 53 year old simpleton who wasn't disabled at all but just chose to behave like no human does? Too close to the bone.

[Bhazor]

I couldn't bare the anticipation and had to rewatch the first episode. Sure enough it's as bad as I remembered. Doesn't even wait for the title card before playing the rote "beautiful and sad" piano music over montage of old dears.