Ah, I just had a look on the forums, apparently they aren't going to have Cracker because it's coming out on DVD almost immediately after.
Hmm... Some other torrent place must have it...
Hmm... Some other torrent place must have it...
Cracker
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Demonoid have a thing called 9 11 that was on in australia first. Is that the one?
Apparently it was on in Australia in mid AUgust for some reason 
Grandma Death
Reconfiguring & Reconstructing
Very dissapointing. Just found the whole thing so predictable and not very convincing either. It felt like a one off for the sake of it. The iron is too cold now-Cracker was great in its day. Best leave it there I reckon.
butterfly child
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RenegadeDog said:
It must be the one they advertised as being released next monday... talk about instant gratification.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
Very predictable and only mildly amusing. I thought McGovern was a far better writer than this.
The copper behaved suspiciously. He avoided the widow's gaze and then even walked a long way around to avoid the group, Fitz noticed this. Then when Fitz was doing his sociological "30,000 down to 120 short-brown hair uniform" bit the chap was standing outside looking worried. Definately worth a little interogation, then the big brain on rye did the rest...
I did quite enjoy it but do feel that it was not up to the standard of the first 3 series - this is probably partly due to the fact that the supporting cast is not as good (no Beck, Bilborough, Panhandle etc). Also felt that there was more scenes of the murderer and his flashbacks and a lot less of Fitz himself.
I watched Cracker - Behind the Scenes which followed on ITV3.
A few points to mention:
1) Coltraine talked about how embarressed he felt making his awful father of the bride speech and said "but of course, you have seen it". Well actually no, they must have cut it out because it wasn't in it.
2) Coltraine did not rule out the possibility of more. He said "never say never" and if McGovern came up with 6 new scripts, he would start filming tomorrow.
3) Also interesting to find out that when McGovern wrote that one of the characters from an earlier series had a stammer, this was based on his own experience as he also had a stammer when he was younger.
I watched Cracker - Behind the Scenes which followed on ITV3.
A few points to mention:
1) Coltraine talked about how embarressed he felt making his awful father of the bride speech and said "but of course, you have seen it". Well actually no, they must have cut it out because it wasn't in it.
2) Coltraine did not rule out the possibility of more. He said "never say never" and if McGovern came up with 6 new scripts, he would start filming tomorrow.
3) Also interesting to find out that when McGovern wrote that one of the characters from an earlier series had a stammer, this was based on his own experience as he also had a stammer when he was younger.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Agreed, a 2-hour excuse for McGovern to air his views on American foreign policy. The ending was crap.gosub said:
andy2002
To the Bat-poles!
I was a little disappointed but I'm still interested enough in the character and McGovern's writing to be broadly in favour of a new series. It could have done with being split into two 90 minute episodes over consecutive nights (like ITV do with other dramas). That way, the supporting cast could have been fleshed out a bit more and Fitz's discovery of "who did it" could have been a little less rushed.
Bomber
The Oatcake Kid !!
Grandma Death said:
Agreed Grandma ! No electricity to it at all. Thought the whole idea of an ex- Northern Ireland soldier deciding to kill Americans just because his experience had been overshadowed by 9/11 etc. as exceptionally weak for Jimmy McGovern. Expected a big confrontation between Fitz & the arsehole DI who went around bollocking everyone, but it never happened. lots of things seem to happen too conveniently. Earlier episodes set a very high standard mind.
I loved him.
tim
EXPLODED TIM! (Help me!!!)
RenegadeDog said:Apparently it was on in Australia in mid AUgust for some reason
~It was made this time last year Mc Govern at the time assumed it would be going out in January or February. See here for interview. He alsolaims he wrote it in return for Granada promising to sponsor the Hillsborough Memorial Golf Tornament.
Cheers, tim.
Watched it this evening.
Quite liked it, really. ALthough the old team wasn't there, isn't that quite good in some ways? Sometimes I think TV shows make a big mistake when they make a comeback and try to resurrect the entire old cast - the biggest, most catastrophic instance of this was in Red Dwarf where they tried to bring back the 'whole red dwarf crew' in series 8.
I thought it was quite good that he had been away 7 years and was coming back to a new, changed style of police station, no smoking etc.
Perhaps a tad unsubtle in its political flavour at times, but otherwise up to the standards of the old ones. IMVHO.
Watched it this evening.
Quite liked it, really. ALthough the old team wasn't there, isn't that quite good in some ways? Sometimes I think TV shows make a big mistake when they make a comeback and try to resurrect the entire old cast - the biggest, most catastrophic instance of this was in Red Dwarf where they tried to bring back the 'whole red dwarf crew' in series 8.
I thought it was quite good that he had been away 7 years and was coming back to a new, changed style of police station, no smoking etc.
Perhaps a tad unsubtle in its political flavour at times, but otherwise up to the standards of the old ones. IMVHO.
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