TV Prisoner
After an enjoyable weekend away in Janner land ("Green Army") to see Donna and favourite niece Morgan, our telly addiction continued thanks to a new series of House. No sooner had the last series finished the other week, all of a sudden Sky pulled out another series which starts with the grumpy medic doing mental time.
Another drama-drug we're doing is Flash-Forward on Channel 5. I had tried to avoid it but thanks to other users/abusers recommendations we're already hooked. The characters are a little one-dimensional at the moment which I'm hoping its down to the early episodes and the mood music just dumbs down the atmosphere for the audio warning signs e.g. tinkly piano moment for emotional pull, dramatic orchestra bit for tense action, sinister sounds for the baddies - are we keeping up American viewers (or do US TV execs think they need it)? Still, the concept is really clever but simple, the writers have an easy job of taking the story forward in any angle, get away with it and keep the viewers wanting more, more, more.
I'd heard they were remaking this but had the romantic and naive idea that it would turn out as charming and British as the original. Perhaps it was ITV being partly behind but no, it looks like the US influence will make the forthcoming The Prisoner remake a pile of yank. At least Ian McKellen is in it but judging from the very long trailer, they've brought in the concept that the village inhabitants know nothing of the outside world. Its been broadcatsed in the US in November but ITV hasn't promoted their schedule yet but with competing with the likes of Sky, I would say it will be around the same time. Feel free to comment.
Another drama-drug we're doing is Flash-Forward on Channel 5. I had tried to avoid it but thanks to other users/abusers recommendations we're already hooked. The characters are a little one-dimensional at the moment which I'm hoping its down to the early episodes and the mood music just dumbs down the atmosphere for the audio warning signs e.g. tinkly piano moment for emotional pull, dramatic orchestra bit for tense action, sinister sounds for the baddies - are we keeping up American viewers (or do US TV execs think they need it)? Still, the concept is really clever but simple, the writers have an easy job of taking the story forward in any angle, get away with it and keep the viewers wanting more, more, more.
I'd heard they were remaking this but had the romantic and naive idea that it would turn out as charming and British as the original. Perhaps it was ITV being partly behind but no, it looks like the US influence will make the forthcoming The Prisoner remake a pile of yank. At least Ian McKellen is in it but judging from the very long trailer, they've brought in the concept that the village inhabitants know nothing of the outside world. Its been broadcatsed in the US in November but ITV hasn't promoted their schedule yet but with competing with the likes of Sky, I would say it will be around the same time. Feel free to comment.
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