History YMMV / GarthMarenghisDarkplace

* TheWoobie: Madeleine Wool, Liz's in-universe actor, thanks to the extremely misogynistic script, where she plays a stereotypical, [[HystericalWoman hysterical]], {{d|umbBlonde}}itzy MenstrualMenace, despite having ostensibly been to "Harvard College, Yale." Madeleine herself is "missing, presumed dead, with the presumption heavily on dead." It's implied Dean Learner killed her.

** Similarly, ''Darkplace'' is the sort of woefully schlocky TV that one can easily imagine [[Series/ToastOfLondon Stephen Toast]] being a part of -- and Berry puts on the [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable sAme aCCeNt]] for both Todd and Toast.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Paul King, director of {{Film/Paddington}} and Film/Paddington2, appears in "Scotch Mist" as one of the techies mentioned by Dean to have been poisoned by the mist used for the titular effect.

** During "Scotch Mist" Dagless tries to make amends with the Scottish people he offended years ago by explaining he didn't like being in Glasgow as he apologises he comes off as even more bigoted. And as the Scottish people talk in plain English, the show then adds subtitles to their lines as if they were speaking incomprehensible gibberish.

** Renwick exploding? Horrifying. His head surviving and having a conversation with Dag about how [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction he thinks he's going to die?]] Funny. Renwick [[ICannotSelfTerminate begging Dag to kill him because he can't finish the job himself,]] and how "It ''really'' hurts?" Very funny. Dag lightly whacking his head ([[SpecialEffectFailure which turns into a dummy]]) with a shovel that just happens to be in the room? Hilarious. Sanch poking his head through the door and saying "I'll get a mop?" Utterly hysterical. Garth giving a perfectly serious speech on how he has "never exploded," but that he know what it would be like, followed by a clearly moved Dean waxing lyrical about Garth's writing abilities? Comedy gold. [[OverlyLongGag This isn't even the end of it.]] The joke continues to escalate for the rest of the episode.

** ''Series/ManToManWithDeanLearner'', a chat show using many of the same characters. Also, ''Series/SnuffBox'', which starred Matt Berry, had Alice Loewe in a cameo (as Music/DavidBowie, of all people), and had Dean Learner show up a few times.

** Renwick exploding? Horrifying. His head surviving and having a conversation with Dag about how [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction he thinks he's going to die?]] Funny. Renwick [[ICannotSelfTerminate begging Dag to kill him because he can't finish the job himself,]] and how "It ''really'' hurts?" Very funny. Dag lightly whacking his head ([[SpecialEffectsFailure which turns into a dummy]]) with a shovel that just happens to be in the room? Hilarious. Sanch poking his head through the door and saying "I'll get a mop?" Utterly hysterical. Garth giving a perfectly serious speech on how he has "never exploded," but that he know what it would be like, followed by a clearly moved Dean waxing lyrical about Garth's writing abilities? Comedy gold. [[OverlyLongGag This isn't even the end of it.]] The joke continues to escalate for the rest of the episode.

* IdiotPlot: ''Darkplace'' intentionally runs on this. For a couple of glaring examples: in "Hell Hath Fury", nobody realises that Liz is the cause behind the telekinetic attack on the hospital despite the fact that she is a known psychic and ''blatantly levitating objects right in front of Reed'', then in "Apes of Wrath", nobody draws the obvious connection that the slimy green-coloured water may be behind the simian transformations.

* WhatAnIdiot:
** Dag found out Liz was behind the flying objects using telekinetic powers in a berserk rage.\\
'''You'd Think:''' He'd try to talk her down from hurting everyone.\\
'''Instead:''' He tells her to close her legs because he can see up her skirt and gets a fire extinguisher to the face for it.
** In "Skipper the Eyechild", Dag is trying to hide the existence of the Eyechild from Liz, a known psychic. By keeping his thoughts focused on a Garth Marenghi novel, he's able to keep it a secret, and Liz is about to leave none the wiser.\\
'''You'd Think:''' He'd make sure that Liz has actually left the room before thinking about the Eyechild again.\\
'''Instead:''' He only waits until she leaves his line of sight.\\
'''As a Result:''' Just as she's about to exit, Liz reads his thoughts and discovers the truth.
* TheWoobie: Madeleine Wool, Liz's in-universe actor, thanks to the extremely misogynistic script, where she plays a stereotypical, [[HystericalWoman hysterical]], [[DumbBlonde ditzy]] MenstrualMenace, despite having ostensibly been to "Harvard College, Yale." Madeleine herself is "missing, presumed dead, with the presumption heavily on dead." It's implied Dean Learner killed her.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/ManToManWithDeanLearner'', a chat show using many of the same characters. Also, ''Series/SnuffBox'', which starred Matt Berry, had Alice Loewe in a cameo (as Music/DavidBowie, of all people), and had Dean Learner show up a few times.

* VindicatedByHistory: The original run of the show was poorly advertised and placed in shitty timeslot, and so the show had terrible ratings and was swiftly cancelled. Years later, it's considered an absolute classic and enjoys an international audience well beyond that of many more supposedly successful shows of its era.