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  • @aidanschannel7183
    @aidanschannel7183 10 місяців тому +45

    What a bizarre reaction to Hard Nuts. I think it's one of the best episodes. Certainly well regarded with people I know.

    • @lynnejamieson2063
      @lynnejamieson2063 10 місяців тому +3

      The thing with Hard Nuts is that the storylines aren’t necessarily the best of the bunch BUT the patter is amongst the best of all the Still Game episodes.

    • @georgeclark9061
      @georgeclark9061 10 місяців тому +3

      Agree with both. It’s a tv program. It’s meant to lift you from the norm. Not every story has to be 100% believable.

    • @aidanschannel7183
      @aidanschannel7183 10 місяців тому +3

      @@georgeclark9061 I don't even find it unbelievable as compared to other episodes. It's just some wee TV show that asks to film their pub, and then they all pretend they're hard in really pathetic ways that ring true with certain Scottish norms. Plus the producer realises that it's just an old man pub.

    • @humeyboy
      @humeyboy 10 місяців тому +2

      No it was shite (Scottish/British so shite not shit), the show went downhill esp. after the real life breakup/makeup.

    • @CW-ke8rk
      @CW-ke8rk 10 місяців тому

      Yeah one of my favourites too. He kept on pausing it at the funniest scenes. Weird. His sense of humours usually top notch

  • @HiddenOne256
    @HiddenOne256 10 місяців тому +22

    theyre intentionally being cringe, and unbelievable. theyre not intentionally trying to come across as serious, how youre taking it is exactly as intended. theyre ridiculously cringe and over the top for the reason that their characters arent normally like that, so them over acting as thugs comes across as unnatural

  • @mako1100
    @mako1100 10 місяців тому +57

    I still maintain that this is one of the best comedies ever written.

    • @dave_h_8742
      @dave_h_8742 10 місяців тому +6

      You need a pair of these Timpsons £19.99

    • @simonnewbound6225
      @simonnewbound6225 10 місяців тому

      That is the BBC for you

    • @brucecameron6910
      @brucecameron6910 10 місяців тому +2

      I agree sir!

    • @brucecameron6910
      @brucecameron6910 10 місяців тому +3

      @@krisyflynt9211 sure the words used was ONE of the best.

    • @alexjohnston8889
      @alexjohnston8889 10 місяців тому

      ​@@dave_h_8742that boy outta timpsons is getting kicked squarely in the nuts.

  • @MrPhil1503
    @MrPhil1503 10 місяців тому +21

    I really don't think the 'Hard Nuts' episode deserved such a strong negative reaction. Still Game has always been a bit offbeat and silly, that episode was really not that diffrent from the rest. I don't really understand where he's coming from on this one...

  • @gerardmcquade9102
    @gerardmcquade9102 10 місяців тому +30

    in order to enjoy hard nuts as an episode, you can't be on the outside looking in, you have to actually live in Scotland to understand where it came from

  • @hooflungpoo700
    @hooflungpoo700 10 місяців тому +43

    The sarcastic comedy where they were taking the pish went right over your head but still I like the genuine reaction 😊

  • @juankusoff
    @juankusoff 10 місяців тому +18

    Episode 4 is definitely of it’s time.
    It was at the time when BBC 3 started doing those “Britains Hardest People” type documentaries, so it made more sense why they did the episode at the time.

    • @CameronMcCracken_Art
      @CameronMcCracken_Art 10 місяців тому +1

      Exactly! I couldn’t put my finger on it, but you’re right

    • @Sheffield_Steve
      @Sheffield_Steve 10 місяців тому

      And Sky TV had "Britain's Hardest Boozer's with ol' idiots chomping on electric light bulbs, etc. 🤭

  • @SunnyvaleGamingJAY
    @SunnyvaleGamingJAY 10 місяців тому +22

    Loved the episode. The pausing and whining every minute. Not so much. Probably just an off day , yes not the best but really didn't believe it was so bad to pause every 30sec to tell us

    • @andywrong3247
      @andywrong3247 10 місяців тому +6

      Well said let's hope Alan is in a reflective mood soon he must make a nice living doing what he does,it must have been a bad day for him.

    • @a2084CG-dj1zw
      @a2084CG-dj1zw 10 місяців тому

      So true he was laughing at it then pausing then moaning shout it that show was 10 mins in and he was talking it down you could see he was not interested he keeps saying that's his favourite comedy yet he leaves it for weeks then says he's was busy the guys were acting and he's moaning that there bad acting he's a bearded dick

    • @ScottishDeeSideEye
      @ScottishDeeSideEye 10 місяців тому

      Yeah. The huge eye rolls he was doing was confusing... ​@@andywrong3247

    • @CW-ke8rk
      @CW-ke8rk 10 місяців тому +3

      Exactly

    • @colinhughes916
      @colinhughes916 7 місяців тому

      Totally Agree EB , having - mid life crisis ? 🙄

  • @aliorr9356
    @aliorr9356 10 місяців тому +12

    Actually more people than you'd think have swords in Glasgow. The episode is in reference to Glasgow's gang culture and the TV shows of time glorifying that sort of thing.

    • @lynnejamieson2063
      @lynnejamieson2063 10 місяців тому +2

      I remember back from the mid 80’s to early 90’s shell suits were so popular because apparently (for those so inclined) they were good for carrying a sword around tucked inside the waistband.
      I know that there were certainly sword attacks in the town next to the one I grew up in and that’s the best part of an hour from Glasgow by train.

    • @a2084CG-dj1zw
      @a2084CG-dj1zw 10 місяців тому

      That was black long leather jackets or crombies to hold a shot gun or Samurai sword

    • @CW-ke8rk
      @CW-ke8rk 10 місяців тому

      Stab city

  • @boabfawcett
    @boabfawcett 10 місяців тому +9

    Mate that first episode is famous, I feel like you didn't have a good day or whatever and it clouded your judgement or something mate, it's not meant to be serious and is meant to be silly haha

    • @andywrong3247
      @andywrong3247 10 місяців тому +4

      I agree with you Alan is usually a breath of fresh air but as you say Alan must have had a bad day I'm glad most comments are in favour of hardnuts episode but some are sucking up to Allan.i personally thought concern for Allan @one stage I thought he was going to flip even Alan getting exasperated with older technologies from years ago vhs,yes Alan we progress get over it.

    • @boabfawcett
      @boabfawcett 10 місяців тому +2

      @andywrong3247 I agree but hey ho we all have our bad days

    • @Smokey2Mc
      @Smokey2Mc 10 місяців тому +2

      💯 his attitude was way off.

  • @Cm42TV
    @Cm42TV 10 місяців тому +7

    I look forward to your reactions to these every week. I’m totally enjoying rewatching Still Game (one of my favourite shows of all time) along with you. Shocked at your thoughts on Hard Nuts! Can’t believe you said it was like watching two different shows haha! You know them putting on the act is the joke right? The Clansman is one of the tamest pubs in UK TV history. Anyways respect your opinion and looking forward to the next one. Keep up the great work mate!

  • @BC_26fhj
    @BC_26fhj 10 місяців тому +25

    Nothing like Still Game to cheer us all up.

    • @Sheffield_Steve
      @Sheffield_Steve 10 місяців тому +2

      You are correct, after the week I've had this was the weekend tonic I needed.

    • @a2084CG-dj1zw
      @a2084CG-dj1zw 10 місяців тому

      Not after that reaction its was an embarrassment let's see if he would do that to a David Mitchell show the worst comedian in Britain

  • @metallicbigtoe3949
    @metallicbigtoe3949 10 місяців тому +8

    Glasgow gangsters and swords was totally a thing in the 60s 😂

  • @GusMac6129
    @GusMac6129 10 місяців тому +6

    Hard nuts is a pisstake episode of its time on what was a real TV show called "Britain's toughest pubs" It is intentionally being cringe & stupid. But to enjoy such an episode, being a yank is a massive issue, as it quite clearly goes over their heads & even after 5 seasons, they still don't quite get it.

  • @emander8340
    @emander8340 10 місяців тому +10

    Hard Nuts never did it for me. The side stories in both are better than the main ones ie Navid's crisis and Winston leaving. 😎

    • @a2084CG-dj1zw
      @a2084CG-dj1zw 10 місяців тому

      Yer there's a reaction you have where you say I didn't think that one lived up to the rest or a reaction slagging off and only 10 min in and he was hands on his head looking at how long the video was left and it he was being a prick

  • @burnsy1113
    @burnsy1113 10 місяців тому +3

    I cant believe you didnt like hard nuts that is my favorite episode its so funny was shocked you wasnt into it ha still love you bro

  • @aloysius6937
    @aloysius6937 10 місяців тому +8

    It was meant to be like that all put on!! To get on TV, actors badly acting verry badly and failing miserably!! Nevermind!! The next one is fantastic Leci Beard!!😊

  • @peterrobinson3168
    @peterrobinson3168 10 місяців тому +3

    If you look closely at the TV listings there is Chewin' the Fat, another Ford and Greg creation that pre-dated Still Game. 3:20 on the vid.

  • @philjones45
    @philjones45 10 місяців тому +9

    No idea why you disliked that episode. It's supposed to be fake and awkward. You seemed to laugh as usual. Still Game was often a bit "off", what made it what it was.

    • @andywrong3247
      @andywrong3247 10 місяців тому +9

      Alan said it wasn't like real life,but burning a supermarket down,punching a horse in the head,throwing a washing machine throw a tiny window into a skip 70yards away was reallife come on alan wake up & smell the coffee.

    • @GlasgowRossco
      @GlasgowRossco 10 місяців тому +2

      @@andywrong3247exactly its no designed to be like real life its a comedy

    • @andywrong3247
      @andywrong3247 10 місяців тому +3

      @GlasgowRossco cheers Glasgow rossco,I've dropped a few comments in this section I've had a little grief off a few but I was very surprised with Alan's reaction it caught me off Guard @ one stage I thought he was going to stop mid stream.theres the odd few agreeing with Alan but I think overall people know what class is,we all have our favourite episodes but there's the odd one maybe not top notch but not enough to throw dummy out of the cot, I'm Andy from England I like still game I'll take the rough with the smooth. I wouldn't mind bipolar alan was belly laughing one minute then cursing oh dear lord.did you ever see Alan's things to learn about Christmas 3 weeks back it was cringe as if it was aimed @ 3year olds.alan got recommended a duff one there.

    • @GlasgowRossco
      @GlasgowRossco 10 місяців тому +1

      @@andywrong3247 aye mate i stopped watching the reaction at the part where jack and victor pulled the swords out. I couldn’t handle the moaning anymore. I think hardnuts is a great episode too.

    • @andywrong3247
      @andywrong3247 10 місяців тому +1

      @@GlasgowRossco I stuck it out till the end,I liked the bit when Winston crapped his pants when he saw the camera was on him,I've noticed Alan hasn't responded to many comments I think he realised he may have overstepped his mark.

  • @nonnovyabizness3003
    @nonnovyabizness3003 10 місяців тому +3

    This is still grounded in reality they are parodying a phenomenon of British telly the reality program (Which is what Ricky Gervais's The Office was originally and which the American version missed the point !) This is the reason they was going through the telly guide at the beginning and talking about the demise of the actor ! At the time of the making of this there was shows along the lines of Britains hardest pub and although most reality based drama type programs have not yet caught on in the U.S.A Gordon Ramsey seems to be doing very well over there ! As you say "JUST SAYING !"

  • @Hugh-S
    @Hugh-S 10 місяців тому +3

    Might want to google Ken Dodd for context Lol. Episodes 5 and 6 are a two part story hence the slower burn haha.

  • @DruggedBunny
    @DruggedBunny 10 місяців тому +4

    So glad someone's finally called out the later stuff... it only goes downhill from here, especially the last couple of seasons. The believability was what made it before now. There are still some good bits, worth sitting through, but you've idenitified the problem very early on.

  • @ollymuirs
    @ollymuirs 10 місяців тому +3

    Apparently during the scene when the dog was jumping, there was actually someone just below the camera throwing the dog up😂

    • @a2084CG-dj1zw
      @a2084CG-dj1zw 10 місяців тому +4

      NEVER!!! There's me thinking it had its own trampoline ffs....😮

  • @Jmadden7
    @Jmadden7 10 місяців тому +7

    This reaction seemed off. Was like watching a different person react. The first episode seemed to go way over his head.

  • @aidiess
    @aidiess 10 місяців тому +4

    Brilliant !!! I was starting to panic ! Being Scottish I've seen all these from day one - several times over, but your reaction to it makes my day - keep it up please !

  • @kennethredpath3451
    @kennethredpath3451 10 місяців тому +6

    You didn't get it, from the very start of the episode it was a piss take of the overly popular reality TV which has sadly taken over

  • @martynharvey4767
    @martynharvey4767 10 місяців тому +8

    think this one went over your head

    • @andywrong3247
      @andywrong3247 10 місяців тому +1

      Can't wait for one flew over over cook çoos nest themed episode.

  • @alexcuthbertson9808
    @alexcuthbertson9808 10 місяців тому +20

    Alan please please don’t let 1 bad episode put you off mate you’ve watched over 30 episodes with us (1000s of subscribers) & im sure everyone has a bad/not good/boring episode it’s like that with every other comedy you have a good episode coming up when Winston is in finport & Xmas Christmas special witch is definitely funny next week when you watch the next 2 episodes episode 6 & Xmas special called cold turkey

    • @CW-ke8rk
      @CW-ke8rk 10 місяців тому +1

      It’s not even a bad episode though. He just didn’t get it that’s all

  • @obi-wankenobi917
    @obi-wankenobi917 10 місяців тому +7

    This really highlights the differences between Uk and American comedy does he understand that the comedy comes from the characters making asses of themselves trying to get on TV and it backfiring whereas I feel in American comedy the comedy happens around the main character and it’s about how they react to it

  • @scottstewarttv
    @scottstewarttv 10 місяців тому +13

    The last 3 season of still game are good, the gap didn’t help mate, but the final seasons are still better than most tv and a guess your love for the characters, the final ever episode though is fucking beautiful and touching just how it should be. The few Christmas new year episodes are great also especially hootenanny” 😂 great reaction as always!

    • @1011moz
      @1011moz 10 місяців тому +5

      I really liked the second to last. Stands out for me. Beautiful in every way.

    • @seanlamondbackup
      @seanlamondbackup 10 місяців тому

      Nah the last three seasons have some downright awful episodes in there.

  • @PaulEcosse
    @PaulEcosse 10 місяців тому +4

    The bike gang at the end of ep4 was the Blue Angels. The oldest outlaw biker club in Europe. Like Hells Angels they have their heroes and villains but mostly a decent bunch.

  • @kmck1008
    @kmck1008 10 місяців тому +2

    Hardnuts is parodying shows that actually existed back in the day
    " hardest pub" Shows where a real thing 😂😂. But hey, you're allowed not to like an episode .

  • @deanmcdougall5331
    @deanmcdougall5331 2 місяці тому

    There was a show in the UK about hard pubs and around this time there were shows about “Britain’s hardest” people, football hooligans, criminals etc

  • @uilleachan
    @uilleachan 10 місяців тому +4

    Hard Nuts isn't my favourite either, but then the 4 episodes that precede it, from Who's The Daddy to Smoke on the Water, take some beating.
    We'll soon be in season 6, but there are still the pre season 7 Holiday Specials to watch.

  • @aidanlynn
    @aidanlynn 10 місяців тому +3

    Not a 2 year hiatus between series 6 and 7, it was 9 years.

  • @thomasmullen4684
    @thomasmullen4684 10 місяців тому +1

    my name is Tom Mullen same as Tam Mullen in still game, love the show rewatched in numerous times, ps love your show, all the way from Belfast UK

  • @markygstar1748
    @markygstar1748 10 місяців тому +3

    This was a legitimate thing at one point that’s what made it so good when this came out

  • @iestyndavies2675
    @iestyndavies2675 10 місяців тому +1

    The small silver device on top of the V.C recorder is a cable channel box, adding 50 odd channels to view.

  • @lynnejamieson2063
    @lynnejamieson2063 10 місяців тому +3

    The way Jack and Victor talk when they walk into The Clansman whilst pretending to be hard men, isn’t actually too far off how those who thought they were hard spoke in Glasgow and its surrounding areas when I was young in the 80’s and 90’s…and they always had a swagger to them.
    And Scots making out their hard to the English, isn’t too much of a stretch either because many from England just presume that the Scots are a bit rough and ready. I know that when I was out with a group of lassies about the same age as me in London (and they were from London), on heading for The Tube around midnight, told me to do all the talking if anyone tried to hassle us because “Everyone’s scared of a Scottish accent”.
    The Finport scenes in the next episode are mostly filmed in Largs and I think Saltcoats. Largs is just along the coast from where I grew up and you’d be surprised at how cheap some of the flats are in the centre of the town…especially considering how popular a day trip location it is. I also can’t help but wonder if the name came from Millport, which is where you can get a ferry to from Largs…which is/was also a popular day trip destination.
    The Scramble or as it was called where I grew up Scrammie, always happened at weddings when I was a kid both outside the Bride and Groom’s homes as they were leaving for the ceremony and as they were leaving the ceremony to have their photos done just before the reception. It was always a good handful of loose coins that were thrown out for the neighbouring kids and back in the 80’s when I was amongst those kids, it’d be enough to get some sweets. I’m not sure if this happened outside of Scotland or even if it happened everywhere in Scotland.

    • @sarablack2547
      @sarablack2547 10 місяців тому

      at the end of sense and sensability the grooms throw money when they're in the carriage after the wedding for the local kids.

  • @margaretmccafferty2215
    @margaretmccafferty2215 10 місяців тому +4

    I'm Scottish and love still game but I avoid hard nuts because it's utter garbage

  • @skerla2004
    @skerla2004 10 місяців тому +6

    Hard nuts isn’t the best but you’d enjoy both episodes more if you got the alot of the references/jokes that went over your head.

  • @esraeloh8681
    @esraeloh8681 6 місяців тому

    That bit with Winston puting on the hard man act.
    My dad just talks like that when thing's are serious, & he just is, he just lives that.
    The bastard'll be 70 in 7 months, he thought he'd be deed by 60 at the most, but he still has that same spirit.
    And it's served him well in the last 20 years, some of the pricks he's encountered on his way home a few times, once got set aboot by 7 very young idiots couldn't've been more than 25.
    He gave them a speech very similar to that, as he described it, & then followed through on it.
    Fortunately there were witnesses to coroborate the story, gave them all a decking, he was about 62 at the time, it's really not that long ago.
    All 7 of the pricks, only gave him a few bruises on his arms ribs & face, absoultely bugger all when you think what 7 vs 1 should look like
    Aye, he talks like that, because he lives it, he, Means it, it's just the world he grew up in in Glasgow in the 50's & 60's
    How the hell can anyone paus this much for that amount of time & possibly be able to enjoy the show, wtaf that's mental man, so much of this show is in the pacing of things, which, is just completely lost like that

  • @iestyndavies2675
    @iestyndavies2675 10 місяців тому +1

    The small device onto of the V.C recorder is a cable channel box.

  • @kristianshaw8265
    @kristianshaw8265 10 місяців тому +3

    I'm with you, I always skip that episode when I'm watching through

  • @mlee6050
    @mlee6050 10 місяців тому +1

    Eclectic beard: what villain you talking about?
    Me: well I see Venom

  • @HorrorFan-WrestlingFan
    @HorrorFan-WrestlingFan 10 місяців тому +1

    Still Game Is The Best Scottish Sitcom That Is Why We Love It So Much In Scotland It Is So Fantastic And To Think That Jack And Victor Started As A Skit

    • @Azza10x
      @Azza10x 3 місяці тому

      hardly any competition lol

  • @stephennisbet9365
    @stephennisbet9365 10 місяців тому +1

    I work where they recorded the next episode in finport .. it’s called Saltcoats in north Ayrshire.. it’s not to bad & ain’t that expensive to live right next to the sea etc .. we are on the coast in 3 towns so it’s not to bad buddy 😅

  • @markygstar1748
    @markygstar1748 10 місяців тому +7

    Love your reactions to this show but your dead wrong it’s ment to be like this it’s stemming from the beginning of the episode where there watching weird tv

  • @brendanmaguire4134
    @brendanmaguire4134 10 місяців тому +5

    Episode 4 was still better than all of The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner, Dr Who and many more.. ✌🇮🇪

    • @seanlamondbackup
      @seanlamondbackup 10 місяців тому

      Nah man you can’t diss those shows like that - they’re good.

  • @iestyndavies2675
    @iestyndavies2675 10 місяців тому +1

    My Mum use to have scarf 'just like the one Victor's got at the start of the episode....only 'Still Game'

  • @punkrockuk1970s
    @punkrockuk1970s 10 місяців тому +1

    Did you see the error cut when Winston enters the pup twice when Victor is asking tam for money for the kitty

  • @elaineshakeshaft2830
    @elaineshakeshaft2830 10 місяців тому +2

    Stop it Alan you're making me laugh lol😂😂

  • @gav25x
    @gav25x 10 місяців тому +13

    You think this storyline is bad? Wait until you watch the newest ones 😂💩

    • @YorkshiremanReacts26
      @YorkshiremanReacts26 10 місяців тому

      What you on about you clown? When I reacted to the last 3 series the buzz amongst my subs/followers was some of the most active I’ve ever had. They were brilliant. 😑

  • @iestyndavies2675
    @iestyndavies2675 10 місяців тому +1

    Bobby's lip' going like a cats when it sees a bird!

  • @BlueShadow777
    @BlueShadow777 10 місяців тому +3

    For the second episode “All the Best”, you really need to have been familiar with one of Britain’s national treasures… comedian Ken Dodd. As it is, you’ve missed a lot of the ‘in-jokes’. Nevertheless, Ken Dodd (‘Doddy’) is still well worth checking out.

  • @andrewmason7207
    @andrewmason7207 10 місяців тому +3

    agree mate , wisny my fav , made me cringe a bit

  • @aweescotsdog8358
    @aweescotsdog8358 10 місяців тому +5

    Normally I enjoy your commentary, but the problem here is somewhat cultural.
    Firstly, your reference to swords. It is a fact that swords have been use in gang violence in Scotland. It's not too common but the reference to swords was relevant at the time the episode was made.
    Secondly, you seem to assume that all the gangland references are all base on American gangsters, certainly that is true to a great extent in Jack and Victor's playing up to the camera, but the UK and indeed Scotland have had their fair share of hoodlums too. There is a nod and a wink to Glasgow gang culture here every bit as much to the play acting pretence of Hollywood gangsters.
    Thirdly, you seem to have missed an obvious point. Navid is not the only one having a midlife crisis, they all are. That's the whole point.
    Anyone who thinks this is a poor episode is welcome to their opinion.
    Perhaps, it's the case that the clever cross cultural references, deliberate ham acting baloney etc. do not translate too well, but I have to confess I really like this episode.
    All that said, it may not be one of the the best, I don't think they quite pulled it off, but certainly not nearly as bad as suggested.
    Edit: I should say, since this is, I think, the first time that I have left a comment on your channel, that I am genuinely impressed by how well you have picked up on the humour of Still Game and Scottish cultural in general.
    It’s been great fun watching this with you. I have it all on DVD but it’s great fun watching someone seeing it for the same time through different eyes a quarter to a third of the way around the planet.
    Slàinte
    Second Edit: A sea town in Scotland isn’t necessarily as glamorous, warm, and hence as expensive as the California coast or the Florida Keys.
    Hence, Winston’s relocation to Finport, a fictional west coast location of Scotland, is not quite as unbelievable as all that. Not that believability is the chief concern of Still Game.
    Scotland does have beautiful beaches and some of the clearest pollution free waters in the Northern Hemisphere. But … they are rather cold!!

    • @scottirvine121
      @scottirvine121 10 місяців тому +1

      Spot on mate

    • @aweescotsdog8358
      @aweescotsdog8358 10 місяців тому +1

      @@scottirvine121 Thanks for the affirmation. It is most appreciated. Wasn’t quite sure if I was simply going mad reading some of the comments.
      Not sure if I should put my oar in re his dissection of Frankie Boyles Guardian article of a few years back and his somewhat naive interpretation of Carl Jenjamin’s politics but I would need a sturdy breakfast before tackling that subject.
      Doubtless I’d be at risk of being declared woke by some of the YT commentariat, but actually I have a lot of respect for Beardy who seems a thoroughly decent guy who refuses to overly judge. I like that a lot, even if I disagree with a few of his interpretations.
      It’s a good channel and open minded. And a good way to watch old episodes of this and that again while listening to a nice beardy American with a heart warming laugh.
      Slàinte

  • @Bawbag0110
    @Bawbag0110 9 місяців тому +1

    I agree with the Hard Nuts episode...Something about it is just off...I usually skip it if I'm watching still game again

  • @sci_djw7670
    @sci_djw7670 7 місяців тому

    49:17
    I swear the guy says 'Paul' before correcting himself saying Mr Ingram. 😂
    Paul Riley is the actor that plays Winston

  • @JustBrowsing8ro
    @JustBrowsing8ro 10 місяців тому +6

    In total agreement. This season is where the ‘social realism’ started to falter, then fade completely into tryhardy absurdism in the following seasons. The latter seasons are painful - it’s like watching a once charming and sharp relative slowly develop Alzheimer’s.

  • @gavinallan7897
    @gavinallan7897 10 місяців тому +1

    Cheers EB been Lookin forward to more Still Game from your good self😊
    All the best🙏

  • @ayrshiretom
    @ayrshiretom 10 місяців тому +1

    The thing with the McGill thing in the pub, there were a gang in Glasgow a few year ago , I know I'm a McGill that's why I know

  • @FoxyLad
    @FoxyLad 10 місяців тому +5

    Every episode is pure dead brilliant so I have to disagree with you on E4 but we are all entitled to our opinions..
    You left it too long between episodes but glad to see you back watching still game..

    • @gav25x
      @gav25x 10 місяців тому +1

      Easily amused if you think they're all brilliant

  • @ChrisHanlon88
    @ChrisHanlon88 10 місяців тому +3

    Ive watched still game over an over and i do agree the "hard nuts" episode i find very cringe too. And im scottish 😂

  • @MaloPlayz
    @MaloPlayz 10 місяців тому +1

    Sup man, hope you and the family had a good Xmas and New Year, all the best for 2024! 💙💙💙

  • @TheBerzerker666
    @TheBerzerker666 10 місяців тому +1

    The teeth of ken dodd is excellent,google ken dodd then you get the joke 😂😂

  • @KingBuster90
    @KingBuster90 10 місяців тому +1

    I used to have 7 swords I got rid of 3 I still got a lot of knifes like Kukri, survival, throwing knifes I know a few people who have collections they are still very popular I know few people with gun collections as well, but that list is smaller I have family members who have gun licences even my neighbour has a gun & a sword they are far more popular than you think in Scotland

  • @andymaclean3802
    @andymaclean3802 10 місяців тому +1

    Gangsters in glasgow have been known to fight with swords on a few occasions😂

  • @leighmonty13
    @leighmonty13 10 місяців тому +1

    First episode was wrote like that ,the new last 3 seasons I really enjoy

  • @BazzSelby
    @BazzSelby 10 місяців тому +2

    Calm the fcuk down! Of course it's put on, they wouldn't know how to act tough, if you paid them. They are acting like the tough guys they've seen on their TV's. That's why it's so over the top. :o)

  • @andywrong3247
    @andywrong3247 10 місяців тому +5

    Alan, your abit judgemental today with hardnuts episode i liked it dont take it to literally have you woken up this morning &seen your own arse.you must have had a bad day.

  • @davidgrieve7558
    @davidgrieve7558 10 місяців тому +2

    your'e taking it far too seriously it',s a comedy for gods sake, its not a drama my son loved this episode chill man

  • @an-gw8nx
    @an-gw8nx 10 місяців тому +1

    They are taking the piss out of all the fake reality shows that took off at the time, and regarding swords in a pub, that was something that happened in rough pubs in Glasgow back in the day.

  • @andywrong3247
    @andywrong3247 10 місяців тому +1

    alan these last two episodes shall we say two little bumps in the road.lol

  • @iestyndavies2675
    @iestyndavies2675 10 місяців тому +2

    Victor could pass as a nasty piece of work, and Jack would be able to get away with it, because he's mate.

    • @aliorr9356
      @aliorr9356 10 місяців тому

      Jack played the big man in chewin the fat though. He is the one that made a helmet for his wee boys action man from the guv'ner of barlinnie's plumbs.
      Nobody messed with the big man.

  • @archangel0891
    @archangel0891 10 місяців тому +2

    "Who has a sword" Eh.. me! Got one sitting on ma tv stand. This is Scotland Alan.. we dont do guns here boss. This ep is still before the hiatus. Hiatus takes place after the 'hospital' episode. There is 2 eps of still game I actually hate in later seasons involving a swap with boaby & navid & a love triangle with wee fergie. Those 2 were utter dross

  • @alfiekelly5914
    @alfiekelly5914 10 місяців тому +2

    Batter the shite oot of it. I laughed for about a week at that line.

  • @A1scotland
    @A1scotland 10 місяців тому +1

    Hope you and family had a good new year 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @chrisellis3797
    @chrisellis3797 10 місяців тому +1

    Yay we're back❤

  • @MrBoyneboy
    @MrBoyneboy 10 місяців тому +3

    its to highlight how fake reality tv shows are and how badly the people in them play to the camera

  • @Bowdon
    @Bowdon 10 місяців тому +1

    I'm surprised you didn't acknowledge the ken Dodd joke, as you've watched a couple of his videos.

  • @davidcarrol110
    @davidcarrol110 10 місяців тому +2

    Still Game maybe the Greatest sitcom since Cheers Glaswegian style!

  • @XiSHoTCarMiNeX
    @XiSHoTCarMiNeX 10 місяців тому +2

    You may like rab c nesbitt aswell, its a Scottish comedy where they drink all the time and live on benefits, you may find the Scottish accent a bit hard in it compared to still game

  • @mariaefelices6543
    @mariaefelices6543 10 місяців тому +1

    The best of the best stuff sg

  • @allanwalsh4199
    @allanwalsh4199 10 місяців тому +1

    Bro,I know a guy from Glasgow that drives about with a sword,no shit 🤣🤣🤣

  • @tonymckay2970
    @tonymckay2970 10 місяців тому +1

    Would love to see you react to Rab C Nesbitt

  • @lizsharp9112
    @lizsharp9112 10 місяців тому +1

    Who has swords? The Household Cavalry have swords. I wouldn't argue with them. Anyway, it's not a bad episode, and the final scene is worth it.

  • @paulscott5379
    @paulscott5379 10 місяців тому +1

    Hard Nuts, needs a bit of perspective, this was broadcast when "big brother" mania (reality shows) where the big thing, they where basically taking the p!ss, that's why Jack says that at the end. Hope this makes sense, coz I wouldn't want you missing out on the best to come ✌️

  • @alimetodista3459
    @alimetodista3459 10 місяців тому +1

    Your reaction to blighties hardest boozers help me realize it was a turning point, when I saw it was that episode, I didn't get the usual buzz when I see beardy upload a still game video, I didn't know I hated that episode, you have an eye for shows that I don't, unfortunately this is the beginning of the downward spiral of still game that I and probably a few others warned you about, it only gets lesser than the first 4 seasons and three episodes, the good news is the live shows that you can find on UA-cam are good, if you are a still game fan like your good self, something I've been watching on netflix is called "detectorists", I don't think it would be great reaction content but I think it will be something you'd enjoy, you seem to enjoy realistic stories with dry humour, detectorists is decent.

  • @simonnewbound6225
    @simonnewbound6225 10 місяців тому +6

    Ive seen you watch ken Dodd you should have got that joke..

  • @chocolate-teapot
    @chocolate-teapot 10 місяців тому +2

    Glad to see a comedy reaction that doesn't agree with it.

  • @AlexFlanderzzz
    @AlexFlanderzzz 10 місяців тому +1

    Alan- I think for someone from Scotland-or outside, that expects a SG episode to be one continuous decent storyline, it's fair that this episode is a bit off-cue... it doesn't particularly go anywhere and lead to a decent conclusion... I can totally understand your enthusiasm for the episode to go down the Navid storyline, but it wasn't the case lol. Being from Glasgow though, I can guarantee that there are plenty of people who own swords around here haha. Best wishes :)

    • @AlexFlanderzzz
      @AlexFlanderzzz 10 місяців тому

      Gotta say though, the sarcasm of this episode when Boaby and the publicans are kidding on might have been totally missed lol

  • @DavidTraynier
    @DavidTraynier 10 місяців тому +2

    Good to see being rightly critical of a weak episode. It's been a few years since I've seen them, but I do recall the quality became more erratic for a couple of seasons (although the charm of the characters keeps it very watchable), but then it recovers. It really is worth staying with the series until its very final moment.

  • @sarahaughian4886
    @sarahaughian4886 10 місяців тому +1

    Love still game. If you like Scottish comedy two doors down is good Scottish comedy as well

  • @beardedsloth7805
    @beardedsloth7805 10 місяців тому +1

    You think vodka and red bull gives you a caffeine hit try and get yourself a bottle of buckfast

  • @ElDubz420
    @ElDubz420 Місяць тому

    Been following all your still game journey bud but I think this one went totally over your head

  • @adamdenby1282
    @adamdenby1282 10 місяців тому +2

    Navid mid life crisis is fking great

  • @andrewobrien6671
    @andrewobrien6671 10 місяців тому +1

    I'd recommend you look up Ken Dodd and then the jokes will make sense about the wife

  • @TheRedleader01
    @TheRedleader01 10 місяців тому +1

    yay here he is :-)))))))

  • @charleshunter7626
    @charleshunter7626 10 місяців тому +1

    I think they took the show to far, the reasons fawlty towers had only 13, episodes was because they didn't want it to turn into mush, I think some American shows hung around to long as well.