A: Derek and I arranged a reading with friends. We went round to Derek’s and read the script, and our friends laughed all the way through. I thought, “Aha, it works.” Its aim is to entertain people by making them laugh, and once I realised it did, I was very glad to do it.
Q: Please describe your character for us.
A: Freddie is a pain in the neck, but he’s also a survivor. He’s game. He’s always up for it. He is also honest and is not afraid to speak his mind. I really do like Freddie.
Q: How would you characterise the relationship between Freddie and Stuart?
A: It’s a relationship of long standing. They have fallen into the habit of being horrid to each other. Although they’ve got into this habit, they clearly still love each other in the way that people who have been together for nearly 50 years do. They’ve survived. Anyone who was gay in the 1970s was rather heroic -‐ when Freddie and Stuart first knew each other, it was actually illegal. But they’ve come through thick and thin together, and are still incredibly close.
Q: Do they like to keep the rest of the world at bay?
A: Yes. They are not aware of much outside their own flat. They keep their curtains closed to shut out the outside world. The serious point is that for much of their lives they have had to live privately.
Q: Do you think this show will shock some people?
A: No. It’s not aiming to shock people. It won’t alarm anyone. It isn’t a satire or an expose of gay life. These characters just happen to be gay. For me it is as if TV has grown-‐up. In the past gay characters in sitcoms have been figures of fun. They were funny because they were gay. But I like the fact that these characters are funny because of the people they are. That’s a real advance.
Q: What do you think its appeal will be?
A: I think it’s a family show that will get the broadest possible demographic. Old people will respond to it and see themselves in it, gay people will respond to it and see themselves in it, and the rest will respond to it and see themselves in it. Everyone will be able to relate to these characters. It wasn’t meant to be a gay or an old audience.
Q: Have you enjoyed the studio recordings?
A: Very much so. Initially it seems confusing because as a theatre actor you think the audience is out there. But you have to remember that you also playing to an audience down the camera. You have to rely on the wonderful director, Ed Bye, who is a veteran of this type of comedy, to make sure you get the level right. Also at first it’s worrying as you think, “Am I going to remember the lines?” In the theatre, you have more rehearsal time, and in film you can stop and start. But with this, you just have to keep going. However, it’s really useful to have the studio audience there because they tell you exactly what’s funny.
Q: How have you found it working with Gary Janetti?
A: It’s been wonderful. It’s a fairly traditional sitcom which reminds me of The Golden Girls or I Love Lucy. Gary is very, very alert to what’s comedic. He writes hythmically and with great accuracy. He is very particular that we speak the lines exactly as they are written, in order to elicit a laugh. He’s marvellous to work with. All in all, it’s been a bit of a love-‐in!
Q: What are the advantages of casting you and Derek as Freddie and Stuart?
A: We don’t have to pretend we’ve known each other for 50 years because we have. It was a great relief when I saw the first episode and Freddie and Stuart looked as if they’d been together forever. That ease with each other is essential to the show. Some people will be delighted that Derek and I are making fun of ourselves. We’ve had a ball making Vicious. It’s been an absolute delight.
生活中如此，选择电视电影也一样，嫌看着糟心......烦心......不省心....
韩国苦情杯具戏...国产小三战大房类感情大戏..吸血鬼三角恋之流 ...全绕道而走.一集不看
最近很巧的是，我看这部戏的时间和看泊小豆关于爷爷的博文是一个时间
都是老人家的故事，但都真正的打动了我.。
回到这部戏，两位老艺术家自然不用介绍了（请注意我没有用演员来称呼哦, 像指环王三部曲中甘道夫的台词我都能背下来这种事我会说嘛!)
私下认为，英国人的幽默是慢热型的，外表端庄下往往跳着一颗吓死人不偿命的心。笑点，萌点什么的之前各位大神评论中提到很多了，我表示都举双手认同，嗯嗯嗯。
我这个女汉子竟然发现了这戏中很多地方会让人感动，虽然我也觉得自己并没有多少细腻的感情来表达..........
戏中两位老爷子互相毒舌功力的让我等凡人看剧时只能说“我了个去，原来还能这样吐槽，学习学习”
但是两位老爷子之间的感情也是真好啊，比如老斯会为了给老费买出席典礼穿的大衣，而在古稀之年到时装店打工，可以为了这件衣服被一个比自己孙子年纪都要小的年轻人使唤。而老斯唯一担心只是考虑老费的面子，不想让老费知道这件事，而小威问老斯你的尊严呢？答之消失很久了...................而老费知道后也配合着老斯演尊严戏码。
这是一对同居48年的七十多岁的老俩口，他们的脾气互相摸的很透，我觉得他们之间的毒舌其实更类似于“看，我很好，我健康着呢。我还能和你开玩笑呢，我不会死的，你放心吧”就像20岁的狗狗..如果一段时间不动两个人都会惊慌失摸的用拖把捅它............类似很多，小细节大态度，当爱什的会做肥皂的女朋友攻击老费时，老斯厉声呵斥.等等等
而放到现实中，有多少夫妻可以互相搀扶携手走过半个世纪？无论贫穷，富有、健康，疾病？
我觉得这部戏的所有人包括导演，他们所想展现给观众的可不是一部喜剧而已，还有很多.....
关于同性的态度：
也许很多年青人认为同性在一起，是非常酷非常时髦的一件事，有个性，酷，赞。强！然后男生装娘炮、涂脂摸粉，女生装爷们，板寸叼烟。走在街上和同性搂搂抱抱，就认为自己走在了时尚尖端.........
也有另一部人，认为同性在一起，是很可怕很罪恶的事，恶心，异类！可怕！吐！然后肆意辱骂嘲笑........
这个在国内有在国外如是..........
我常常对身边一些号称同性恋的小朋友说，如果你能保持这种感情到30岁，你才有资格说自己是同性恋，这种以流行为追逐，口号式标签式的“同性恋形为”不叫出柜！很多“玩”同性恋的孩子以后和异性结婚生子过着幸福般的夫妻生活的不在少数。
而另一种人，我只能说，不明白的事情就不要评论，不理解可以沉默。这个世界谁也不比谁干净多少，谁也不比谁肮脏多少。 没有任何人有资格站在道德审判高度来批判别人.
而这部戏两位明确出柜的老爷子告诉我们，爱情没有性别之分，也不会因为时间而冲淡。同性和异性夫妇本质上没有任何区别，这就是事实。这样真挚真诚的感情同样会让人动容。
关于老年
芳华都是我们总将逝去的，不管它曾多么的精彩。而年纪大了以后应该怎么去生活我个人觉得也这戏想告诉观众的。每个人都将老去，像这两位心情愉快的走下去才是正道。
以前我一直觉得"有情饮水饱"听起来很装逼。。。但是看到两位老爷子戏中就算是领着养老金还是过的乐呵呵的，这话放在这里听起来一点不刺耳.........
只要这戏放下去，我就一直追下去........脑残粉就脑残粉吧
你以为的老人家是什么样子？含饴弄孙颐养天年，得了吧，那都是没得着机会的大多数情况，如果有机会老人家才是这个世界上最为得瑟毒舌闷骚显摆......等等你能想到的形容词于一身的那个物种。
但是为什么不呢？这个世界虽然现在是我们的，但是这个世界的规则还是他们制定的呢，即使没有制定也是他们经手的，所以，所以他们当然有理由有原因有立场对现在的世界指手画脚表达看法。更何况，对于这个世界他们早就没有了要求，你对没有要求的人怎么要求？
他们对自己的爱人朋友甚至家人都可以出言讥讽谎话脱口而出，对其他人还指望他礼貌有加吗？得了吧，如果真是那样，这个世界才是奇怪到要末日了呢？
当然了，老人家的抱怨或者毒舌自有他们的分寸和智慧。尤其是这部片子里面的两位英国的老爷爷，或者说所代表的腐国的那些年老之后的好基友们。对自圆说还没有找到合适机会告诉老妈自己是Gay的爱人毫不留情的跟上一句“你已经等了48年了”，瞬间秒杀了对吧，但是对方还能面不改色的来一句“这就证明确实一直没找到合适的机会”，而对自己的朋友也是毫不留情：你要是嫌我准备的面包小，那我把你带来的空气端上来如何？如果这话放到早三十年说给朋友，估计现场会血流成河了吧。所以你看，年老的好处就是，我想揍你，但是实在挥不动拳头了，所以我只好在言语上打击一下你吧，哪怕只是让你感觉一下也好啊！如果真的一不小心伤害了你，哇，太好了！谢谢你终于感受到了我的用心良苦。
至于说到秒杀，呵呵，还有人能拼得过英国的老人家么？那一集斯图尔特伤心欲绝的告诉自己的好朋友，我是不是真的很没用啊？对方深情并茂的说，当然不是啊，你又英俊又有爱心，世间难得的好人，相信我，福瑞德。瞬间，想死的心有没有？！但是你以为那个听到应该会死的人真的会撞墙吗？得了吧，他才不会这么想不开呢？反正不用撞墙那个时刻也会很快到来，再等等吧。所以即使说了听了再难听的话，对方也只会起身告辞。连抱歉都不用说了——反正年纪大了，明早就不记得了。
年纪大了的好处就是，即使你依然如同GOOGLE一样记得住所有，但是并不妨碍你在心情很好心情不好滔滔不绝无话可说打击别人甚至只是出于好玩的时候跳一下场，失忆一下，所有人都会原谅，因为老年人自然有年老的福利是年轻人羡慕不来的。更大的好处是即使出错了场，连抱歉都不用说，甚至都不需要脸红。所以Penelopy才会一次又一次的转场，却无人对此提出半分不满。
所以，年轻人就不要在老年人面前表现智慧了，于是编剧就找了一位看上去如此朴实憨厚的孩子来做他们的邻居，面对两位好基友朋友Violet的种种调戏，好孩子也只能装傻充愣卖弄天真了。但是，即使这样和Violet浑然天成的真性情一比，也立刻下风了有没有？！所以你因为老年人都是优雅正统的吗？得了吧，英国的老太太从出生到死亡就一直坚定不移的相信着人间有真情人间有真爱，年纪一大把了还在网络上与欧洲乃至世界的帅哥们谈着恋爱呢？！更不要讲远渡重洋的去阿根廷寻找真爱！
所以，所以，看完这部片子你觉得三观都要毁了？得了吧，如果三观不毁你又怎么能活到年老而去毒舌年轻人呢？！
所以，所以你或许会问，要怎么对付这样的老人家呢？如果一不小心碰到了这样的情况？不然我用青春无敌炫耀于他们面前？打击他们？
得了吧，你的所谓年轻他们压根不会羡慕，同时还会告诉你：年轻啊，我已经年轻了快一个世纪了，但是你老过吗？！
所以，还是得了吧！
A: Derek and I arranged a reading with friends. We went round to Derek’s and read the script, and our friends laughed all the way through. I thought, “Aha, it works.” Its aim is to entertain people by making them laugh, and once I realised it did, I was very glad to do it.
Q: Please describe your character for us.
A: Freddie is a pain in the neck, but he’s also a survivor. He’s game. He’s always up for it. He is also honest and is not afraid to speak his mind. I really do like Freddie.
Q: How would you characterise the relationship between Freddie and Stuart?
A: It’s a relationship of long standing. They have fallen into the habit of being horrid to each other. Although they’ve got into this habit, they clearly still love each other in the way that people who have been together for nearly 50 years do. They’ve survived. Anyone who was gay in the 1970s was rather heroic -‐ when Freddie and Stuart first knew each other, it was actually illegal. But they’ve come through thick and thin together, and are still incredibly close.
Q: Do they like to keep the rest of the world at bay?
A: Yes. They are not aware of much outside their own flat. They keep their curtains closed to shut out the outside world. The serious point is that for much of their lives they have had to live privately.
Q: Do you think this show will shock some people?
A: No. It’s not aiming to shock people. It won’t alarm anyone. It isn’t a satire or an expose of gay life. These characters just happen to be gay. For me it is as if TV has grown-‐up. In the past gay characters in sitcoms have been figures of fun. They were funny because they were gay. But I like the fact that these characters are funny because of the people they are. That’s a real advance.
Q: What do you think its appeal will be?
A: I think it’s a family show that will get the broadest possible demographic. Old people will respond to it and see themselves in it, gay people will respond to it and see themselves in it, and the rest will respond to it and see themselves in it. Everyone will be able to relate to these characters. It wasn’t meant to be a gay or an old audience.
Q: Have you enjoyed the studio recordings?
A: Very much so. Initially it seems confusing because as a theatre actor you think the audience is out there. But you have to remember that you also playing to an audience down the camera. You have to rely on the wonderful director, Ed Bye, who is a veteran of this type of comedy, to make sure you get the level right. Also at first it’s worrying as you think, “Am I going to remember the lines?” In the theatre, you have more rehearsal time, and in film you can stop and start. But with this, you just have to keep going. However, it’s really useful to have the studio audience there because they tell you exactly what’s funny.
Q: How have you found it working with Gary Janetti?
A: It’s been wonderful. It’s a fairly traditional sitcom which reminds me of The Golden Girls or I Love Lucy. Gary is very, very alert to what’s comedic. He writes hythmically and with great accuracy. He is very particular that we speak the lines exactly as they are written, in order to elicit a laugh. He’s marvellous to work with. All in all, it’s been a bit of a love-‐in!
Q: What are the advantages of casting you and Derek as Freddie and Stuart?
A: We don’t have to pretend we’ve known each other for 50 years because we have. It was a great relief when I saw the first episode and Freddie and Stuart looked as if they’d been together forever. That ease with each other is essential to the show. Some people will be delighted that Derek and I are making fun of ourselves. We’ve had a ball making Vicious. It’s been an absolute delight.
第一集开场斯图尔特扭着也许不再灵活但绝对销魂的腰肢说“oh，my god！”的时候我就预感这剧绝对对我胃口了。
铺天盖地都在说这剧全场无尿点，确实，看着弗雷迪和斯图尔特这双活宝毒舌耍贱卖萌，你的眼睛哪里舍得离开哪怕0.01秒？国宝级老戏骨可不是盖的，还一次来俩，每一个表情都拿捏得如此到位，看两人火花四溅地对戏可真是享受啊！
弗雷迪的那张嘴，可真是充分告诉你，姜还是又老又弯的辣，看着斯图尔特经常被他说得抿嘴委屈的小神情，简直被他们的互动搅得心神荡漾有木有！谁说暧昧浪漫只跟年轻、激情有关，老爷爷来告诉你什么才是荡人心魄的粉红！还有，甘道夫爷爷的大鼻子可真是又萌又性感啊！
至于斯图尔特，当然也不是省油的灯啊，好些时候回击弗雷迪的毒舌都干脆利落，杠杠的女王范嘛， 可是怎么说呢，还是爱惨了你被欺负的委屈神情，瘪嘴垂眼，或者傲娇地叉腰什么的，对对对，还有你偶尔吃醋什么的我不会随便跟人讲啦。
好啦，我得打住自己毫不矜持的花痴，说说严肃正经的了。
这部剧笑点奇多，但如果仅仅只有泛滥低端的笑点，能拉得住我等要求日益变态要爆笑又要内涵的观众吗？所以，两位老爷爷是来给你们上课的，而且课题很深刻，爱情！
第一集斯图尔特深感弗雷迪轻视自己，所以不开心地生闷气，这个时候，当然是要哄哄这傲娇扭头不搭理人的女王啦！一番抚毛后，弗雷迪一句直截了当的“I'm sorry”,前一秒还在喋喋不休愤愤不平的女王马上温柔地回应“oh，that' all right” 很好笑的一幕，可笑着笑着，心中却莫名其妙地温暖无比。这样的小细节还有很多，比如弗雷迪不经意搭在斯图尔特肩上的手，比如斯图尔特刚刚被弗雷迪损完，但还是会下意识地问他要不要茶，比如两人的动作有时会出奇的一致宛如双生兄弟……
有些爱我们还很陌生，我们不知道在这48年的相伴中，他们经历过怎么样的心酸和不被理解的孤独，又是怎样地一边互相嘲弄一边坚持所爱，所以我们很难懂得他们为什么可以火力全开地吐槽对方，却又也可以温情脉脉地彼此对视；所以我们很难懂得他们为什么毒舌地放大对方的每一个缺点，却又会小心翼翼地保护着对方的自尊；他们不需要太多懂得，我们不懂得的爱，于他们却已是一种深入骨髓的习惯和默契。他们已经老去，却依然用可爱的方式相爱着，拌嘴，吃醋，闹别扭……
有些爱我们还很陌生，却让人想用最美好的词语去描绘。我不知道细水长流这样烂俗的形容会不会让人觉得矫情，但他们的爱那般美好，我只想再恶俗的地说一句，我能想到最浪漫的事，就是陪你慢慢变老，对了，还有几十年如一日地欺负你，看你吃醋，惹你炸毛，然后再和你说一句你懂我懂的“I’m sorry”。
主演是伊安·麦克莱恩和德里克·雅各比，伊安·麦克莱恩就是《指环王》中的甘道夫，而德里克·雅各比也是著名的舞台剧演员，出演过电影《国王的演讲》。两位都是托尼奖得主、英国的国宝级演员、老戏骨、已出柜的"同志"。
编剧之一是美剧《威尔与格蕾丝》的执行制作人Gary Janetti。《威尔与格蕾丝》从1998年开始在美国NBC播出，至2006年完结，8季194集，提名过83次艾美奖，获奖16次，是第一部以GAY为主角的美剧，之后才有了《同志亦凡人》等。但《威尔与格蕾丝》一听名字就知道是有女主角的，因为其讲述的是女人与GAY闺密的事儿。去年，《威尔与格蕾丝》的制作人David Kohan和Max Mutchnick将两人的真实经历搬上荧屏——《直弯好基友》说的是GAY与直男的友谊。剧中饰演男主角的迈克尔·尤瑞此前在《丑女贝蒂》中成功扮演了可爱的小GAY Marc。可惜这部剧收视不高，惨遭被砍。去年播出的另一部中途腰斩的同志剧是《新常态》，又名《基本关系》，讲的是同志找代孕妈妈的故事。而此前热播的《摩登家庭》中，也有一对同志收养了一个小孩。另一部即将亮相今年NBC的同志喜剧《肖恩救世界》则讲了一位跟老公离婚的同志爸爸抚养女儿的事情，主演又是《威尔与格蕾丝》中的男配角肖恩·海耶斯……（说这么多其实是要给喜欢这个题材的人列一个目录吗？？）
当我们的影视作品还在浮夸地拿同志搞笑或者纠结于出柜的伦理话题，要么就是沉溺于同志爱情的悲观泥淖无法自拔时，美剧、英剧已经开始于表面的调侃中探讨同志深层的友谊、情感，或者社会性的收养、孩童教育，以及老年问题。
当然，这也与他们的大环境有关。在美国总统奥巴马公开支持同性婚姻前夕，美国副总统拜登曾在接受专访时特别赞扬了《威尔与格蕾丝》对美国社会的积极影响。剧中演员肖恩·海耶斯已公开出柜。《摩登家庭》中扮演同志的杰西·泰勒·弗格森向家人出柜的真实经历还被编剧写进了该剧里。他和律师男友Justin Mikita在2012年宣布订婚。还有曾客串过《威尔与格蕾丝》（又被提到了，果然是经典中的经典啊！）的男星尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯在出演《老爸老妈罗曼史》时出柜，此举并没有影响他在剧中的直男形象，反而令他更受欢迎——果然时代变了。他的男友David Burtka也是演员，在《老爸老妈罗曼史》中亦有出镜，两人2011年订婚，在此之前，已成功通过代孕获得一对双胞胎宝宝……所以他们演的真就是自己的生活，自己的喜悦，自己的烦恼，自己的体会。
《极品基老伴》中，当一对GAY已经步入暮年，其中一位仍未向家人出柜，他妈妈还以为他只是和室友住在一起。朋友们也都老了，相处多年的闺蜜聊着天聊着天就忘了他们的名字。连养的狗都老了，整天睡着，需要用棍子戳一下才知道是活着还是已然悄悄死去……但可贵的是彼此依旧陪伴，更可贵的是岁月给了他们皱纹的同时也给了他们智慧，于是……毒舌更甚。互相吐槽起来确实堪称极品，这个出门前说：“假如你在我回家前死了，那我现在就先向你道永别了。”那个也不甘示弱：“你去看医生？你有什么毛病吗？除了你那看起来像恐怖片的身材外。”“我去检查一下胃功能，免得看到你就吐出来。”……这些构成了全剧最精彩的笑料。
但只要其中一个说了“对不起”，另一个马上说“没关系”，又能和好如初。这就是他们相伴这么多年的秘诀。时间拉长了岁月，缩短的原来是我们曾经纠结的对错，冷战，争执，负气，计较……那些我们以为这样了才能陪伴到老的元素其实后来全都不重要了，唯有陪伴是真。