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Author Topic: Anyone watching Jekyll and hyde on ITV (UK)  (Read 3871 times)

Offline Mason

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Re: Anyone watching Jekyll and hyde on ITV (UK)
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2015, 07:47:48 PM »
I didnt mean to upset the apple cart..... ;)

To be fair, most TV series are pretty much the same.
When I say kids tv I mean the overall 'look and feel' of the programme.
Thre have been several recently that I thought had a good idea behind the: Merlin, that Greek one...(?) amongst others, but they dont have a gritty feel that some others do.
Peaky Blinders was one such good example of how something could 'feel' right.
Everyone raved about Ripper Street but I found Blinders much more believable.

Like I said, I will stick with it and see how it progresses.
I like the concept, after all.

For the record: I find Dr Who very hit and miss, some episodes are good but in general I dont really bother.
Like a lot of people I do not watch much TV, I much prefer a quality DVD series box set.

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Re: Anyone watching Jekyll and hyde on ITV (UK)
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2015, 07:52:07 AM »
Everyone raved about Ripper Street but I found Blinders much more believable.

Oh Paul, I never realised that you are one of the guys watching "Lord of the rings" and after the film said "this is so unrealistic, the balrog was to small and the house of the rohirrim looks to much like dark age" ;) lol

I think a lot of shows are made for a mainstream audience, so it will never satisfy us nerdy bunch of wargamers.
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Re: Anyone watching Jekyll and hyde on ITV (UK)
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2015, 11:26:51 AM »
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Everyone raved about Ripper Street but I found Blinders much more believable.

Paul - 100% in agreement with you on that one. I could never believe the very mannered way everyone spoke in Ripper Street. Presumably it was meant to represent Victorian speech patterns (and maybe based on Victorian writing styles) but it never rang true for me. Peaky Blinders is head and shoulders better.


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I think a lot of shows are made for a mainstream audience, so it will never satisfy us nerdy bunch of wargamers.

Exactly - they are meant to be entertainment, not Sourcebooks or, heaven help us, Codex books, for Wargamers...

Doug


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Re: Anyone watching Jekyll and hyde on ITV (UK)
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2015, 12:14:13 PM »
Oh Paul, I never realised that you are one of the guys watching "Lord of the rings" and after the film said "this is so unrealistic, the balrog was to small and the house of the rohirrim looks to much like dark age" ;) lol

 lol
And when I met you, you did not have an axe, long hair or any arm rings.
So much for the image of 'proper' Saxons, eh...?
 ;D



Paul - 100% in agreement with you on that one. I could never believe the very mannered way everyone spoke in Ripper Street. Presumably it was meant to represent Victorian speech patterns (and maybe based on Victorian writing styles) but it never rang true for me. Peaky Blinders is head and shoulders better.


Exactly - they are meant to be entertainment, not Sourcebooks or, heaven help us, Codex books, for Wargamers...

Doug



I agree.
My only gripes are to do with the way that some TV series are like watching a children's programme when it comes to 'feel' and production ideals.
More grit is what is needed, I reckon.
 :D

Still gonna watch it as I feel it may provide a little inspiration at the very least.
 ;)


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Re: Anyone watching Jekyll and hyde on ITV (UK)
« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2015, 12:23:01 PM »
I really enjoyed the first Jekyll/Hyde episode. The image of the bowler hatted, suited and booted men with gas masks and guns stalking the harbinger was very striking. Richard E Grant was great too!

Agree about Doctor Who being hit and miss - thought the last episode was pants but others have been ok-ish.

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Re: Anyone watching Jekyll and hyde on ITV (UK)
« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2015, 07:36:38 PM »
Just watched episode 2 and for anyone into pulp this must be the best thing on telly....

Doug

 

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