Survivors

[danny la rouge]

i never realised you were such good friends with johnnycanuck

 

[danny la rouge]

I'm now most of the way through Series 2 of Old Survivors. There have been some cracking episodes, but it's not as good as Series 1. There are lengthy absences of main characters, and the plotting can be more patchy. The best episodes, so far, are the two London ones (featuring Trigger), and the worst is the Witch. Partly this is because the main character (Mina) is a poor actor, but also the dialogue is unpolished and the scenes are oddly cut and directed. This episode isn't representative, though.

Patrick Troughton turns up in one episode, as do Peter Duncan and Roy Cropper.

Still heaps better than the modern series.

 

[danny la rouge]

I'm now most of the way through Series 2 of Old Survivors. There have been some cracking episodes, but it's not as good as Series 1. There are lengthy absences of main characters, and the plotting can be more patchy. The best episodes, so far, are the two London ones (featuring Trigger), and the worst is the Witch. Partly this is because the main character (Mina) is a poor actor, but also the dialogue is unpolished and the scenes are oddly cut and directed. This episode isn't representative, though.

Patrick Troughton turns up in one episode, as do Peter Duncan and Roy Cropper.

Still heaps better than the modern series.

I've been rewatching the Classic Series. I got up to The Witch last night. I still agree that it's the weakest episode; it's so oddly paced. But I've revised my opinion on Series Two. I think it hold its own.

My younger daughter really enjoyed discussing the issues raised by each episode when we watched it last time (can't believe it was nearly five years ago. God I'm so old). It's good for that - making you think about society from a different perspective.

I can't imagine ever rewatching the remake.

 

[dlx1]

I remember the last one I see the Jobserve ad bloke climbed onto a plane after they stared to fund post cards. So there any more after that or was shoe ended as low ratings.

 

[danny la rouge]

Today is the 40th anniversary of the airing of the first episode, the Fourth Horseman.

 

[danny la rouge]

Episode 1.