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If Jason Statham played Strike, I would never forget I'm watching Statham play a detective. Tom Burke becomes Strike.
As much as I love Holliday Grainger, you ain't kidding that Cara Theobold would've been perfect for Robin.
Agree.
Who knows the reason, but I'm glad it was leaked because I doubt we'd have this great series if her name wasn't attached to the books.
Yea, she's wearing little to no makeup and her hair is darker. She isn't doing the perky, bouncy walk. Her voice is also different at times. I noticed it for the first time in the scene when she is leaving Matthew. It sounds like she's drunk about 100 bottles of scotch and smoked twice as many ciggies, but it's probably just deep emotional pain. I think all of these changes can be explained by the strain of the divorce.
To contrast, Strike is getting better looking. He looked great in Career of Evil to me, and then Troubled Blood came along to top that. Maybe it's some symbolic representation of his growing love for Robin. Or maybe it's just hard for a slender man like Tom Burke to stay large over years and years to fulfill a role.
How right you are about the frustrating wait between seasons. I'm starting the books soon. Maybe that will help.
I chose to watch Wild Mountain Thyme while in a St. Patrick's Day glow. I enjoyed it, and then I read this review which makes excellent points. I guess I was swept away with the tourism board cinematography, but as the review says, why were two gorgeous people like Dornan and Blunt cast as the leads playing people who are so fumbling in matters of love? It just doesn't wash. For me, Christopher Walken and even Jon Hamm were the best parts of the movie.
Thanks for posting the review.
Thanks for the rationale behind the short Office UK series. I didn't know it was Mr. Gervais's decision.
I found this article that might explain some of the forces that have put this frustrating British TV pattern in place.
https://www.iheartbritishtv.com/why-do-british-shows-have-so-few-episodes/
Even American TV shows are getting shorter and shorter as time goes on. Here's another article about that if you're interested.
https://www.theringer.com/tv/2017/8/4/16094348/inefficiency-week-mourning-the-lost-long-tv-season
You've got that right. I was looking into watching The Office UK after the buzz about the US version in recent years. Office UK has just 14 episodes compared to 201 for Office US! Either UK didn't do enough, or US did way too many!
This isn't a one-off either. All the British shows follow this pattern, and then they make you wait forever between the precious few episodes.
I think about the classic American TV shows. They ran at least 25-30 episodes from September to May like clockwork and without fail. The good old days.
Thanks for the title! I'll check it out.
I had not, but I just looked it up. Horrible! I'm so sorry for the family.
They do me too! The scene when they first meet Andy and Lance is brilliant. After Andy says to Lance they look like Simon and Garfunkel, I swear the music is a riff on The Sound of Silence. Then when they are asked "How are we?" Andy replies with "Feelin' groovy." Genius at work right there!
I also think the book is overrated. I was an adult when I read it so maybe that contributed to my view. I can see why preteens are drawn to it for its semi-taboo content (in their view), but it is too depressing and its world too abstract for that age.
Humanity has to experience those terrible things in order to recognize and appreciate peace, health, love, admiration, and harmony.
<blockquote>Was it failure by the director to communicate the reality of the world they lived in and the stakes?</blockquote>
In the book Jonas is only 11 years old. Casting that role with a 25 year old Brenton Thwaites to probably appeal to a teen audience certainly lowered the stakes for the role Jonas is burdened with as Receiver, the horrors he realizes about his community, and the bravery he shows in response.
It sure is refreshing! I watched a brief video about the filming, and it's actually filmed on the islands of Malta and Gozo with some French inspired signage to pass it off as France.
It's hard to articulate the magic of Detectorists. To figure out the formula that made it work would remove some of that magic I think. You are right though--it is deceptively brilliant.
Maybe one aspect of its brilliance is that it's about regular people plodding through regular life with all its ups and downs and their hobby that is quite irregular and the allure of what could happen if they are in just the right place at the right time.
Detectorists is one of the most refreshing shows I've watched in a long time. The scenery alone drains the stress out of a person, but then the characters are so appealing you feel like you are standing right there across from them as a member of their club. There's also the anticipation of what they will find (or won't find) to bring the viewer in.
I'm going to give it another watch. It has earned it.