mathewdc I've watched the DVD several times now and I can say it's hilarious. It did take a little to get over the overly annoying characters though but...I caught this on TV when it came out and I didn't really give it the time and as such... I didn't really get much out of it. To tell you the truth, the character wound me up a lot. Later on a friend pointed out that Chris Morris had directed it, so I had to give it another go.Being a Chris Morris fan (other for Blue Jam, which I thought was just a little bit too far over the line) I had to give it another go. And it was worth it. Give it a bit of time and there is no turning back. As many have said, it's not an overly obvious joke based Sitcom but it's in the subtleties.I'd say, give it a go and you MAY love it… or you can give it to a friend. The choice is yours.Mat

Mr_Alex Opinions are mixed about Nathan Barley - suffice to say, if you expect Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker to re-hash their earlier work and be satisfied then you've misunderstood their ethos (wheras I'm guessing at it - but at least I'm making an effort!!)It's not Brasseye or TV Go Home, and why would it be? They're done, they exist and we can watch/read them. The target for their humour might be narrow, but it works from a city-dweller perspective - and as I recall from my youth, there's always stupid trend-focused fools in villages too!I loved it - you might? But it's not Jam or Brasseye, or TV Go Home or Charlie's Guardian columns (although I *would* like to see Charlie getting proper spleen-venting exposure!).

st ja I was a lucky man when i saw his the first time round... i was part of a small cult that rallied at the Morris mastered work. As I'm a fan id have to say the first time i saw it, i didn't think any of it was funny, i thought it was offence, racist, cultist and abstractly over torqued with ragingly bad seamless jokes. Oh... How i was SOOOOOOO wrong.Like Jam, and BrassEye. This was a comedy too advanced, i just didn't get it... When a friend called me up to tell me bout his new Chris morris DVD i shook my head... He came round stuck it on the box, and for the best part of 3 hours, i wet and shat myself in the intense humour of Nathan's Character. I just couldn't believe what id missed, i watched the whole DVD again and again, 6 times, I JUST CANT STOP LAUGHING MY ASS OFF!!!!A comment Nathan says in the Geek Pie epic, set up the whole series... "Today ridicule... Tomorrow ridicule..." Oh how right he is... The offence unintended through out the series just makes me laugh. His "Allright Treacle-slit" and "Hey Doll Sn4tch" phrases are so shared with the reality of todays youth. For most of the Series i was too busy barfing... stopping myself by swallowing, only to barf again.All those out there who are die hard fans of Morris, Will like me respect the comedy more and more they watch it.Peace and 4ckin, Believe!

jdpage11 Chris Morris has not, contrary to some people's opinion, failed at producing a truly inspired piece of work in his latest series "Nathan Barley". His talent for humour shines through all over the place, and the show is riddled with almost subliminal jokes. When I watched both of the two first episodes, I was laughing out loud. This certainly rivals "Brass Eye" and "The Day Today" and I would personally rate it above those two.One thing I will say though is that the people who don't appreciate "Nathan Barley" clearly are the people who find "Friends" funny. There is a lack of the increasingly boring slapstick humour, instead the show is packed with amusing irony and stupid phrases - my favourite: "It's gonna be totally fukin Mexico." I think that Chris and Charlie are onto a winner and avidly await the next four episodes...