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WONKchannel: the 'new Spitting image' is a nightmarish mess

Edit The Guardian 10 May 2016
A new online show from the Spitting Image team is so bad it’s like a series of placeholder demos. Isn’t it time we let animated satire die with dignity?. @stuheritage. It might be time to stop looking for the next Spitting Image. In retrospect, it’s weird we ever even tried ... And yet people keep trying. After Spitting Image came its cheap knock-off 2DTV. After that came its even cheaper knock-off Headcases ... Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest ... ....

Brideshead Revisited or Celebrity Wrestling: the best and worst of ITV

Edit The Guardian 22 Sep 2015
ITV is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week. But will you remember their unforgettable classics – or the shows they probably wish you would never mention again?. @stuheritage. ITV is 60 years old today. It’s hard to say how well it has aged, though ... But, on the other hand, it’s ITV ... The best … ... Everything that has come since – 2DTV, Headcases, Newzoids – has been written off as simply a weak Spitting Image imitation ... The worst … ... ....

Newzoids review – no Spitting Image, but a step in the right direction

Edit The Guardian 16 Apr 2015
3 / 5 stars. ITV’s satirical puppetry show lacks the heart and bite of its prestigious predecessor, but at least manages the feat of feeling fresh. The Newzoids’ take on Boris Johnson. ITV Photograph. ITV. Stuart Heritage. @stuheritage. Thursday 16 April 2015 07.00 BST Last modified on Thursday 16 April 2015 07.03 BST ... And, make no mistake, Newzoids is no Spitting Image ... 2001’s 2DTV came and went without really bothering anyone ... Related ... ....

The Delivery Man, TV review: This fish-out-of-water sitcom is the best laugh we've had from ...

Edit The Independent 15 Apr 2015
Let it be noted that ITV does a lot of things very well. Better than anyone. Saturday nights; soaps; crime dramas; Loose Women. What it's not done well, not for a very long time, is prime-time sitcoms. Any sitcom, really ... So far, so situational. And here's the rub – it's OK ... So this new puppet/animation from a team including Jon Culshaw and Giles Pilbrow (of late-period Spitting Image, 2DTV and others) wasn't ready to watch in advance ... --> ... ....

ITV puppet show Newzoids takes aim at politicians and celebrities

Edit The Guardian 11 Feb 2015
Star impressionists including Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson to join team that includes some veterans of Spitting Image. Newzoids ... ITV ... Pilbrow, who worked with Culshaw on another ITV satirical show, 2DTV, said he hoped to avoid comparisons with Spitting Image ... “2DTV was a very different vehicle [to Spitting Image] and this again is very different ... ITV’s 2DTV, which won the press prize at the Rose d’Or television festival in 2002 ... ....
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