David Mitchell on Peep Show: 'POV is a stupid way to film' | Guardian Live highlights

At a Guardian Live preview screening of the final series of Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb explain why the show’s trademark point-of-view filming method was a terrible idea – something that became clear one afternoon while driving round a roundabout in Croydon …
Mitchell and Webb were joined by writers Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain to discuss the final series of Peep Show at a Guardian Members’ event at the Greenwood Theatre, London, on 5 November 2015.

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[DukeOfKidderminster]

Is he calling half of my porn collection stupid?

[Dandaman]

I swear to God that David Mitchell is just literally Mark.

[arsaeterna]

I really loved the look of the first season,
I remember those helmet cam scenes, that weren't always looking at the speaker
made sense, was realistic, made the show cool

[jf]

I’m not gonna lie, I absolutely loved the POV, one of the many reasons I loved the show

[bdt]

Im just thinking of how many people were there that day and one guy, years later, tells him he could have turned the hat

[gregkunst]

I never wanted this show to ever end lol

[Erin-hoqu]

I'm so glad they went through that awkwardness for our entertainment

[dandygirl]

me when watching the whole series "It's so fun to watch but it must have been bloody hard work"

[NorthTexasEagle]

Robert at the end is like "Where were you when we were filming?!?"

[nickmeale]

No way, the POV style is what makes it so funny

[gwasgray]

Well, I happen to like that scene where they're driving Johnson's Beemer.

[Massacretalitor]

If it had canned laughter, it wouldn't work at all. But the fact of how... real it all looks, it just makes the absurdity of it all that much better.

[thumbwarriordx]

Lol second person PoV is so hard that Peep Show will probably be the only sitcom to pull it off ever.

[laccarialaccata]

David really looks like Christopher Hitchens

[danielkorladis]

"Probably because I'm trying to drive the fucking car."

[KyleK]

When I stumbled onto Peep Show I just thought this was how TV was filmed over there, didn't realize it was something specific for this show, guess the name didn't tip me off and it was a random Netflix find so I didn't know the history. Maaaan I thought it was a stupid show at first. But I was sick and needed something to bing watch. Now I firmly believe it's the best show ever in the history of TV. I'm glad I decided to give it more of a chance. I literally watch it every single day. Maybe I just have a sad life.

[petermorningsnow]

"Croyden." Saying it in an interview invites a lot of predatory vowels, missed in print.

[WinChun]

I wonder if anyone has ever seen him coming out of a public lavatory at an airport, pub or train station and asked, "Mark....was that ordinary pooing you were doing???" ;-)

[Jehannum]

DM reminds me of Christopher Hitchens here.

[CollinsHD]

This statement is outdated. POV is the new wave and Peep Show would not be Peep Show without the POV camera setup. I wish more shows were POV.