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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Malamute on November 24, 2008, 02:13:40 PM
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Ok, so the first episode was last night.
Did anybody watch it? What did you think?
(For those who didn't see it, its a remake of a 1970's tv series following the survivors of an epidemic which wipes out 90% of the world population over night and how they cope in the weeks/years to come.)
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I liked it nice slow start to it. The only bit I found a little strange was that the people didnt seem all that bothered by all their family dying and were soon cracking jokes etc.
Remeber the second episode is on Tomorrow night so it looks like 2 a week leading up to the Chrimbo rubbish in the schedule
PS. Pity there were no zombies too
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didnt even realise it was on just about remember the original seem to remember it started off good but then went down hill pretty quick.
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I liked it, didn't notice about the grieving but now I'm thinking about it not too much greiving went on but then some of the characters were loners weren't they so maybe that's why.
looking forward to the rest just hope its not one of those dramas that peters out.
dodge
ps I saw dead set on e4 that had zombies and was surreal but good.
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I liked it, didn't notice about the grieving but now I'm thinking about it not too much greiving went on but then some of the characters were loners weren't they so maybe that's why.
looking forward to the rest just hope its not one of those dramas that peters out.
dodge
ps I saw dead set on e4 that had zombies and was surreal but good.
I agree Deadset was a corker :D
I suppose it could have been a very depressing show if everyone was sat crying come to think of it. ;D
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I thought it was quite dreadful. Almost as bad as the original - which I barely recall apart from the dim recollection of utter dreadfulness.
With the new one - I admit - I only watched the first five minutes and the last ten. I won't rant too much - I won't criticise the unconvincing acting as it was probably the script. I will just raise two points.
Where are all the bodies?
Where is all the grief, shock, horror and disbelief?
I should write to the BBC and complain about wasting my Licence Fee – but I can’t because on Saturday I watched Einstein and Eddington, which was so utterly brilliant – story, writing and acting – it alone was worth a year’s Licence Fee.
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And there it goes to show one mans vintage port is another mans poison lol
BTW bodies were all in houses hospitals and cars I saw loads of 'em but everyone seemed to die overnight.
but not too many in the first 10 or last 10 mins.
praps they were too stunned to grieve
or perhaps it was the script :D
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BTW bodies were all in houses hospitals and cars I saw loads of 'em but everyone seemed to die overnight.
Exactly...What I couldn't quite get my head around was that people were displaying flu like symptons, collapsing etc, and taking a while to die. Then it suddenly escalated, with the seemingly fit and healthy dying all on one night.What triggered their mass deaths?
Was it the flu like epedemic or, is it a different killer bug released by the shady scientists who were seen at the end?
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It took 3 days for them to die didn't it. When the lead actress suddenly wakes up it had a 3 days later subtitle.
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It took 3 days for them to die didn't it. When the lead actress suddenly wakes up it had a 3 days later subtitle.
BUt what about the young Arabic chap who went to bed with the girl from the nightclub who was seemingly fit and healthy, the next morning she was dead. Also the crowd in the mosque, they all died at the same time, presumably overnight as the little boy woke up in the morning, he adn't been asleep for three days?
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It took 3 days for them to die didn't it. When the lead actress suddenly wakes up it had a 3 days later subtitle.
BUt what about the young Arabic chap who went to bed with the girl from the nightclub who was seemingly fit and healthy, the next morning she was dead. Also the crowd in the mosque, they all died at the same time, presumably overnight as the little boy woke up in the morning, he adn't been asleep for three days?
I think she was ill for three days as she must have aquired immunity through the exposure whilst others have natural immunity. It did appear that they died form suffocation but no tortured bodies...it does seem rather strange
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Well if it's only been three days maybe the dead will still rise up as zombies! There is still hope! lol
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Well if it's only been three days maybe the dead will still rise up as zombies! There is still hope! lol
Now a film called Autumn will do exactly that, if it is as good as the books then it is a winner
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Well if it's only been three days maybe the dead will still rise up as zombies! There is still hope! lol
Now a film called Autumn will do exactly that, if it is as good as the books then it is a winner
Oh yes, I had heard about that one and saw a teaser trailer somewhere, Do you kno when its coming out?
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I have vaguely fond recollections of the 1970s original - I can still remember the music and title sequence now. Unfortunately, I can't remember much about what was in the show though!
Didn't watch the remake last night, but the trailers looked pretty lame to me.
On the other hand, I did catch up with first episode of The Devil's Whore, which I thought looked good and had some nice moments, although as ever with TV historical drama, the battle scenes are pretty pitiful with just a handful of extras on each side... There's been some sniffiness because it was filmed in S Africa apparently, but if that fact hadn't been trumpeted in advance, I'd never have known. Looked like England to me. ;)
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It took 3 days for them to die didn't it. When the lead actress suddenly wakes up it had a 3 days later subtitle.
BUt what about the young Arabic chap who went to bed with the girl from the nightclub who was seemingly fit and healthy, the next morning she was dead. Also the crowd in the mosque, they all died at the same time, presumably overnight as the little boy woke up in the morning, he adn't been asleep for three days?
You are quite right. I stand corrected. ;)
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On the other hand, I did catch up with first episode of The Devil's Whore, which I thought looked good and had some nice moments, although as ever with TV historical drama, the battle scenes are pretty pitiful with just a handful of extras on each side... There's been some sniffiness because it was filmed in S Africa apparently, but if that fact hadn't been trumpeted in advance, I'd never have known. Looked like England to me. ;)
Yes, Who would have known it was not England. The battle scenes were the usual handful of extras and no coordiniation or semblance of units/regiments etc, but it was intriguing. I shall watch tomorrow again. I'm hooked now as I want to know what happens to the heroine. (MY knowledge of the period only goes back to my schooldays history lessons)
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Survivors seemed like it could be interesting, a little different to the usual Mad Max type post-apocalypse world.
I don't remember the original so I can't compare it to that, but this one seemed much like 28 Days Later, but on the cheap and without Zombies.
I have to agree that "Einstein and Eddington" was excellent. Still available to watch here for anyone in the UK who missed it: http://bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ft62c
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first off, as far as the trash on tv nowadays it was fun and enjoyable. but i ahve been ranting about one thing.
OK i admit that the bbc probably couldnt rake out millions like the americans did for i am legend and therefore couldnt litter the streets with dead bodys and cars. but the fact that they all seemed COMPLETELY bare. was (lost for a better word) bollocks. (mind my french). its just stupid. and i acknowledge that it was filmed in the early hours of the morning, but there is still no excuse. AND the people (e.g the arabic guy and the boy) would NOT be arguing, they would be huddling together for support and would all be confused.
well
i would be lol
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I like it - it's entertainment and has a reasonable standard of production and acting. Certainly better than Strictly Come Dancing.
There's probably holes in the plot and the representation of the aftermath of the catastrophe but frankly - I don't care. I'm not writing a thesis on it. ;)
Doug
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I quite like it. It's not brilliant, but few things are. As for the dying overnight thing, I reckon it's a bio-weapon. I did like the security guards with biohazard suits and a capture noose...
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I like it - it's entertainment and has a reasonable standard of production and acting. Certainly better than Strictly Come Dancing.
Whats wrong with Strictly Come Dancing, especially now John Sargeant has left ???
Infact ignore me, don't answer that question, I had a momemtary laspe of reason, although some of those female dancers are rather fetching and the outifts... ;D
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I like it - it's entertainment and has a reasonable standard of production and acting. Certainly better than Strictly Come Dancing.
Whats wrong with Strictly Come Dancing???
That's what I wondered. Never miss it. Though when it comes on I'm usually painting so tape it and watch later. :)
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I like it - it's entertainment and has a reasonable standard of production and acting. Certainly better than Strictly Come Dancing.
Whats wrong with Strictly Come Dancing???
That's what I wondered. Never miss it. Though when it comes on I'm usually painting so tape it and watch later. :)
Yes, the gels are certainly scrumptious and I did watch a couple of times when John Sargent was in but what I can't stand about it, along with all the rest of these vote-off shows, is the hysteria of the audience. I can't be doing with all that whoopin' and hollerin' which we seem to have imported from America. Polite applause from the audience and a modest smile from the contestants is all that's required.
Doug
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I quite like Survivors and recall the original series, which I also liked. It's certainly more believable than Bonekickers and two of the main characters are from that series (I wonder who they are sleeping with to keep getting these parts?).
I admit it's odd that nobody seems to have died outside of a building, but what can you do? The BBC doesn't run to a large budget, so early morning filming is the only answer. At least deserted streets give the impression of being almost the last people on earth.
The original ran for three or so series of about 10 or 12 episodes a piece. I seem to recall it being very much thick jumpers and going back to nature in its outlook, a bit like the Good Life without the laughs. This one seems harsher in its outlook.
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The original ran for three or so series of about 10 or 12 episodes a piece. I seem to recall it being very much thick jumpers and going back to nature in its outlook,
Funnily enough I remember the thick jumpers and John Duttine the actor being in it as well. Nothing else comes to mind, funny how we seem to remember the same things..
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funny how we seem to remember the same things..
Isn't it - I remember Lucy Flemming in a thick Aran Jumper and the guy with special needs being executed for being wrongly accused of raping and killing another fenale actress. He had actually only catchingn and skinning rabbits. And I think he had a fixation about spuds. He used to repeatedly say "Po-ta-toes" very slowly.
Other than that it's a complete blank.
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I caught up with the second episode last night, still kept me going very good Tuesdays looks good as well
nice 8)
dodge
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funny how we seem to remember the same things..
. He used to repeatedly say "Po-ta-toes" very slowly.
Isnt that Sam Gamgee who says po tait toes
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funny how we seem to remember the same things..
. He used to repeatedly say "Po-ta-toes" very slowly.
Isnt that Sam Gamgee who says po tait toes
"taters? wot's taters? gollum!"