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But yes in general i though it was a bit like dr who with added porn and actors who were sexy from one angle and ugly from another. I might watch another episode but its unlikely as its on so damn late. Yanto was amusing though...
Although, Captain Jack
It was very "atmospheric"- i.e. 20 minutes of script and plot development, and 25 minutes of very pretty night-time helicopter shots of Cardiff.
The talent's good though
Anyone know when the next series of House is on, that's the only proper decent drama on TV.
Surprised no Joe Aherne involved though, after Ultraviolet I was expecting they'd want him for a director is they really wanted something gritty.
Also, yes, far too much Cardiff photography, but saying that, i wasnt that keen on some of the first new series of Dr Who, so worth waiting for it to pick up.
and the full on lesbian kiss, whilst enjoyable, seemed only to be there so that they could justify calling it 'adult'.
I want UNIT and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart back :crying:
Yeah one that's well staffed with scientists and military personell and one that has four people. If Cardiff is as important as they say common sense suggests you might want to put a few more people there. One car crash when they're speeding to an investigation and that Earth sold into slavery...
So does Torchwood Two have four people as well or do you think they could lend a couple to Cardiff...
Touchwood 2 is staffed by one man in glasgow apparently - though that could just be the boss who knows. I thought Touchwood one was lost in a Dr Who episode but i dont' really know as i don't watch DR W.
Do keep up!
But seriously, you almost never focus on a large group of people to get a drama to work, look at the x-files or ultraviolet which both have basically 4 or 5 cast members (and often fail when moving up to too many in the case of the x-files). I mean the x-files is set in the FBI but other than shadows walking past the door you'd never know it.
Even stuff like Star Trek is still basically Kirk, Spock and McCoy and everyone popping in now and again.
Probably Lost or Heroes, or a few other minor series (haven't seen 4400), are the only ones to work with large casts and that's because the budget allows. Even so shows like Lost end up getting bogged down dealing with so many different characters and stories rather than moving forward.
Why does the budget allow so many characters...because most of the seasons were only 13 episodes long.
Makes me respect the Financial backers of Battlestar Galactica to make sooooo many episodes per season, at such high production values with such a large ensemble cast.
P.S. The X-files seriously lost the plot near the end...dont you just hate it when main characters have to leave because the actor has gotten too big for the show in their own head.
:thumb: You speak the truth :thumb:
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But having lots of extras around doesn't mean you don't focus on the main characters. Star Trek as you say focussed on the three main characters, then a bunch of secondary characters and then had loads of other bods running around to make it look like the Enterprise was a working spaceship.
I still want them to bring back UNIT
... and turn the fucking background music down so that I can here the words which you have actually written...