TV Series

yankblue said:
I strongly recommend "Task", if it's available to you. The first episode I wasn't completely sold on, but watched the rest straight through. Really enjoyed it

Cousin to "Mare of Eastown", which Kate Winslet was excellent in
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Task have to stick with it…..first 2 episodes I struggled with but got a lot better 7.5/10
 
crublue1 said:
I always thought the show was slightly overrated, probably because Oldman is in it, and is superb. The rest of the acting (KST aside) is mediocre, and the plots are often a bit ott.
That said, its still a half decent watch
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What I’ve always thought too. The difference between any scene involving either Oldman or Scott Thomas and any of the rest of them is huge.

Not sure why this series is getting the criticism though, been much worse plot lines and acting in previous ones than this for me.
 
meltonblue said:
What I’ve always thought too. The difference between any scene involving either Oldman or Scott Thomas and any of the rest of them is huge.

Not sure why this series is getting the criticism though, been much worse plot lines and acting in previous ones than this for me.
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The latest series had me re thinking what had gone before. Whilst I enjoyed them to an extent, remove Oldman and Thomas and replace them with unknown actors, and you're left with an unconvincing and pretty threadbare series.
Some of the characters are just poorly written, for example, the so called alcoholic lady, and the transformation of the computer guy into a totally different personality, just not believable.
Oldman + Thomas have carried this show from the start.
 
crublue1 said:
The latest series had me re thinking what had gone before. Whilst I enjoyed them to an extent, remove Oldman and Thomas and replace them with unknown actors, and you're left with an unconvincing and pretty threadbare series.
Some of the characters are just poorly written, for example, the so called alcoholic lady, and the transformation of the computer guy into a totally different personality, just not believable.
Oldman + Thomas have carried this show from the start.
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Completely. Not sure if you’ve read the books but I don’t think they’ve given them justice at all in terms of giving them the back stories or getting the order right, they’ve made them caricatures, both in the writing and the acting at times.

I get it that Oldman and Thomas are so good, they’ve prioritised them from the beginning. Said a long time ago in this thread though, scenes they aren’t involved in are soap opera at best at times.

I really don’t think this is the season where that’s played out the worst though.
 
Donmcfc said:
Great cliff hanger ending on Blue Lights tonight.
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I've binged series 1+2 this last week, as I dumped it after a couple of eps into series 1 and forgot all about it ages ago.
Very good, not quite up there with other cop shows, such as Luther and line of duty, but watchable nonetheless.
 
meltonblue said:
Completely. Not sure if you’ve read the books but I don’t think they’ve given them justice at all in terms of giving them the back stories or getting the order right, they’ve made them caricatures, both in the writing and the acting at times.

I get it that Oldman and Thomas are so good, they’ve prioritised them from the beginning. Said a long time ago in this thread though, scenes they aren’t involved in are soap opera at best at times.

I really don’t think this is the season where that’s played out the worst though.
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No I haven't read the books, but I always thought there was more to the main characters than meets the eye. It is hinted on, but not really explained fully.
A recovering alcoholic and a functioning alcoholic working together needs a bit more flesh on the bones for me.
Their history must be fascinating, and whilst they often hint of the past, they never explain.
 
Bigga said:
Haha!

I asked, a few pages back, for someone to explain 'Task' to me; its backbone, its strands or even the point of it.

Not one person has responded!

Says a lot.
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It was released in 1979, a double album, often considered by many to be there finest work.
It was there 12th studio album.
 
crublue1 said:
No I haven't read the books, but I always thought there was more to the main characters than meets the eye. It is hinted on, but not really explained fully.
A recovering alcoholic and a functioning alcoholic working together needs a bit more flesh on the bones for me.
Their history must be fascinating, and whilst they often hint of the past, they never explain.
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The book where it tells the back story of how the woman in the archives ends up both in the wheelchair and in the job she’s in is great. It came very early on in the book series, they still haven’t told it in the tv one.

It says a lot more about Oldmans character too.
 
The Pitt. Very good but be prepared to squirm and hide behind your fingers.

I'd recommend watching with subtitles on.
 
meltonblue said:
The book where it tells the back story of how the woman in the archives ends up both in the wheelchair and in the job she’s in is great. It came very early on in the book series, they still haven’t told it in the tv one.

It says a lot more about Oldmans character too.
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That's exactly the thing I was trying to convey, the fact that these characters have so much going on but its never explained.
It's clear lamb has a connection with the wheelchair lady, they go back years, but you're left wondering about the backstory.
To me that's poor scriptwriting.
 
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