Hearing the word charming delivered without a note of someones just burped sarcasm is becoming a rarity.
Unless youre marketing a rural B&B, charm isnt a quality coveted by many.
It carries with it a sense of the quaint, the out-of-touch, the deceptive even.
Hand-embroidered nighties, barge-painted spoon rests and men with hidden agendas can be charming, but comedy?
Havent edginess and irony succeeded charm in that arena?
Charming is the only word for it.
With a few changes, the twelve-minute short gently morphed into the first series.
Co-writer and producer Chris ODowds character is a cannily used adjunct to the main action ofMoone Boy.
Theyre adorable simpletons, and impossible not to warm to.
Genuinely cheering comedy thats not cloying.
The animated segments are whimsical and fun, characterising Martin Moone as an imaginative dreamer.
The periods television is well-represented too, thanks to the constantly-on Moone family TV.
ODowd sums upMoone Boys attraction in his explanation of why director Declan Lowney is so well-suited to the show.
Hes perfect for something like that because hes very open, and hes got a big heart.
You dont want anybody with a cynical mind to get their hands on it or to make it ironic.
Untrammelled, un-cynical, warm-hearted comedy.
Series three has already been commissioned.
