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Resurrection - UK Pace (No Spoilers)

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This new US show based on the book The Returned and similar in concept to the hit French show Les Revenants starts on Watch on 18th August.
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    StansfieldStansfield Posts: 6,097
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    Saw a trailer for this the other day - looks promising...and renewed for a second season.
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    anyonefortennisanyonefortennis Posts: 111,858
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    Stansfield wrote: »
    Saw a trailer for this the other day - looks promising...and renewed for a second season.

    Looks like a good cast. Frances Fisher and that guy from House.
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    JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    just noticed this - might have to give it a go as my sky planner has got precisely three shows on series link at the moment :)

    and it's good to know it's got a second season already.
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    dee123dee123 Posts: 46,271
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    This already screened in Australia. I was a tad underwhelmed.
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    anyonefortennisanyonefortennis Posts: 111,858
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    Starts tonight at 9pm.
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    anyonefortennisanyonefortennis Posts: 111,858
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    Why was this moved to cult & fantasy? Is it really a cult show?
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    JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    anyonefortennis wrote: »
    Why was this moved to cult & fantasy? Is it really a cult show?

    Dead people coming back to life "mysteriously" ?.

    I think it qualifies :)

    Anyway, I watched the first half of the episode last night and it wasn't bad - bit slow paced, but it was intruiging enough I suppose. I'll watch the rest later, but with the pace of the episode so far, I think it'll certainly have to give me something early-ish that hints as to why this is happening.
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    anyonefortennisanyonefortennis Posts: 111,858
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    JasonWatkins wrote: »
    Dead people coming back to life "mysteriously" ?.

    I think it qualifies :)

    Anyway, I watched the first half of the episode last night and it wasn't bad - bit slow paced, but it was intruiging enough I suppose. I'll watch the rest later, but with the pace of the episode so far, I think it'll certainly have to give me something early-ish that hints as to why this is happening.

    Yeah it wasn't bad. A bit schmaltzy. Very different to Les Revenants which is a lot darker. Shame they didn't go down that route.
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    MoreTearsMoreTears Posts: 7,025
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    anyonefortennis wrote: »
    Yeah it wasn't bad. A bit schmaltzy. Very different to Les Revenants which is a lot darker. Shame they didn't go down that route.

    Les Revenants is made by a French subscription channel patterned after HBO, so no wonder that it has the sort of tone Resurrection would have if it were an HBO show. Since Resurrection is a mainstream network show in the US, it really has the appropriate tone for a network audience. Now, the basic cable channel A&E is making an official US remake of Les Revenants, so I expect that to be darker in tone than Resurrection, but I doubt it will be as eerie as it would be if HBO were doing the remake.
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    marieukxxmarieukxx Posts: 4,874
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    I really liked it. It reminded me a lot of the 4400.
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    JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    i caught the end of it earlier and it was ok. it's still not grabbing me immediately, but i suspect it'll be a slow burner. there's just enough there to make me watch episode 2, so we'll see
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    kayceekaycee Posts: 12,047
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    Intriguing and definitely washable at a time when there's very little else that's worth watching!
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    jonparadisejonparadise Posts: 6,057
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    I watched this a few weeks ago and it does have a slow start but picks up quite a bit towards the end of the season, where they start setting up season 2.
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    MishcollMishcoll Posts: 12,798
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    I thought it was ok, worth tuning in for episode 2.

    Is there really only 8 episodes? - seems like a short season for an american show
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    JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    Mishcoll wrote: »
    I thought it was ok, worth tuning in for episode 2.

    Is there really only 8 episodes? - seems like a short season for an american show

    Didn't know that - a quick check of epguides confirms it is indeed 8 episodes

    http://www.epguides.com/Resurrection/

    Might be worth sticking with it then as i imagine the story will unfold fairly quickly.

    Don't know how many episodes season 2 has though
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    Neighbours_FanNeighbours_Fan Posts: 7,514
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    Season 2 has 13 episodes.
    I liked the first episode. I think I'll keep watching it to see how it all turns out.
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    carl.waringcarl.waring Posts: 35,705
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    Mishcoll wrote: »
    Is there really only 8 episodes? - seems like a short season for an american show
    It was a "mid-season" show; hence the limited number of eps.
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    MishcollMishcoll Posts: 12,798
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    I'll definitely stick with it then as its only 8 episodes:)
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    carl.waringcarl.waring Posts: 35,705
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    Season 2 will probably be longer. Which can sometimes be a problem as it drags the story out too much.
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    Callum CollumCallum Collum Posts: 4,184
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    I enjoyed the first episode. Not sure whether I'll continue to like it. The first episode was mainly a rather touching, intriguing story about a young boy who has (apparently) come back to life. However it seems about to expand into a tale where various dead people come back to life. But I'll give it a go.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,383
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    Sorry, but very disappointing - gonna stick with the original French version.
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    Sorry, but very disappointing - gonna stick with the original French version.

    This isn't a remake of and has no connection to The Returned
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    The trailer for future episodes was a bit of giveaway with its footage of
    The returning people seemingly crumbling to dust
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,383
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    Verence wrote: »
    This isn't a remake of and has no connection to The Returned

    yes, they did say that didn't they.... #poorrelationandnotasgood
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    MoreTearsMoreTears Posts: 7,025
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    yes, they did say that didn't they.... #poorrelationandnotasgood

    It is based on a novel by Jason Mott called The Returned, which was written and bought by a publisher in America before Les Revenants even aired in France let alone anywhere in the English-speaking world. However, an official US remake of the French series is being filmed and will air on a different US channel than the one that makes Resurrection.
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