AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Console best movie i've ever seen.

RaspberryLucozade Sitcoms about flat sharing have always proved popular over the years. In the '70's we had 'It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling', 'The Liver Birds' and 'Man About The House'. In the '80's, we were given 'The Young Ones' and 'Girls On Top' whilst the '90's gave us 'Bottom', 'Men Behaving Badly' and, of course, 'Game On', written by Bernadette Davis and Andrew Davies. It is rather similar in style to Simon Nye's previously mentioned 'Men Behaving Badly', with two men sharing a flat and vieing for the attention of an attractive female. Whilst not garnering the same amount of popularity of the earlier show, it was nevertheless well enough received to run to three series.The head of the house is Matthew Malone ( played first by Ben Chaplain then by Neil Stuke ), a he-man type whose main interests are women and surfing. However, he is never able to fulfil his interests as he suffers from agoraphobia, a condition which was brought on following the death of his parents.His two flatmates are Martin Henson ( Matthew Cottle ), a well-meaning young man who is usually unsuccessful with the opposite sex, due to his lack of confidence and Mandy Wilkins ( Samantha Womack, credited here as Samantha Janus ), a blonde bimbo who is unable to secure a steady relationship or hold down a steady job. She is, however, not averse to jumping in the sack with those who ask her, with the obvious exceptions of Martin and Matthew. Martin later dated Irish nurse Claire ( Tracey Keating ) and fathered her child, however his clingy nature broke them apart. Mandy started a relationship with her boss Archie ( Crispin Bonham Carter ) and later became engaged to him, however he is unexpectedly killed on their wedding day, leaving Mandy devastated.'Game On' was intermittently funny. The crude and bold nature of the programme made it an acquired taste ( I don't think even Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson's 'Bottom' relied so heavily on the word 'shag' ). Nonetheless, it did build up a core fan base and compared to ITV's later 'Babes In The Wood' ( which also starred Samantha Womack ) it is a masterpiece. Ben Chaplain was funny as the housebound Matthew though Neil Stuke in my opinion was superior. Matthew Cottle ( who also starred in 'Get Well Soon' ) was perhaps the funniest out of them all as Martin. Despite being a weasel, one cannot help but feel sorry for him, due to his unsuccessful love life, his lack of fulfilment and his shady treatment from Matthew.I do not regard 'Game On' as a classic sitcom but a good value one all the same. Samantha Womack is to be seen nowadays as Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC's long running soap 'Eastenders'.

UtopianUK I bought the box set recently, and was happy to realise that the show is still really funny. Matthew Cottle is hilarious as Martin, the subservient saddo, who has a funny fascination with women. Samantha Janus/Womack is perfectly cast, as she is very sexy and beautiful, so she drives the guys crazy with lust. Her character(Mandy) also has issues and quirks, so she's also fun to watch. Then you have the character Matt, played in the first series by Ben Chaplin, and in the second and third.. by Neil Stuke. Ben Chaplin did a great job, and I thought he was better in some ways than Stuke, simply because you could believe he used to be a girl magnet, because he's good looking and pretty cool, whereas Stuke doesn't look like the kind of guy who'd have women swooning over him.Chaplin's character was more serious, but I'd say more believable and in some ways funnier. Stuke plays Matt as more madcap and much dimmer, and he definitely doesn't have the authoritative air that Chaplin gave the character. Stuke still did a great job, and changed the Matt character a lot, but I can forget about Chaplin, and just enjoy what Stuke delivers.Overall, the series is a true '90s gem, that is still worth owning and enjoying.

spurl My fave all-time show (series one). I've practically memorised the script from watching it a thousand times( or there abouts). The character of Matt was played best by Ben Chaplin no question. Matt was Martin's hero in s1 despite the fact that he walked all over him, but, by s2 Matt had become this total loser who could no longer dominate Martin like he had and it even looked like Matt (now Neil Stuke) would probably lose in a fight with Martin. Series 2 was probably better written than the first series, but for me Ben Chaplin owns that role.Who can forget that excellent De Niro impression or the story of how he had killed his father. Priceless.

NeoNsMoKeJaZz This show is a completely under-rated classic! Matthew Malone is one of the funniest comedy sitcom creations ever and show go down in the books next to Cosmo Kramer and all the other greats. Mandy is hot and poor bloody Martin, what a sad tosser! Its a shame they stopped making this show cause I love it, my fave Matt was Benny from the first series but his replacement was wicked too. An all round great show and one of the best of the 90s. Gotta love the themetune too. If you dont know this show too well then go check out the re-runs.