OMG he is GORGEOUS! Not bothered about the acting or the script but will quite happily keep watching just to ogle one of the sexiest men I've seen for a long time!
Seriously, an hour's worth of television and that's all you have to say about the programme.
OMG I can't believe...................
.......You've read my mind.:D Dialogue ? Action ? Plot development ? mere details. Who cares when you've got the very gorgeous Mr Elba to gaze at. :
Drooling aside, whilst I can see how some found the pace a little pedestrian personally I enjoyed it and think the series will probably gain in momentum as the story develops. Also the cast is full of really class actors I like and rate, so I hope people stick with it. I certainly will be tuning in next week.....for the drama.....honest.:p
They packed a lot of weirdness into 1 hour, I'll give 'em that. :eek:
Something different when the cop is madder than the psychotic killer . Not at all what I was expecting.
Worst bits included the cliched instant cops turning up within 2 minutes (only in tv dramas ) and then to arrest Luther ? That was a few seconds after itty bitty Paul McGann tried to punch Luther when really he would have got his ass kicked seriously .
Sadly not the best show involving someone called Idris , that still belongs to Ivor The Engine.:p
Coming back to this again may be difficult.:yawn::o
I kept waiting for Luther to hand in his badge... or maybe announce he was only 3 days from retirement, and that this is his last case.
I'm impressed they didn't have him drinking Scotch straight from the bottle, maybe they're saving that for later in the series.
So true!. I'm afraid after watching The Wire, this kind of cop show doesn't cut it anymore. Please try talking up to the audience rather than down. Yet again I'm disappointed by a new UK show. The first 2 minutes blew it for me when the police 'searched' the house and could not find the girl only to be told she was behind the display cabinet in the living room?? What did their search entail...looking to see if she had fell behind the couch next to some loose change.
Once again it's shown that we can't do drama anymore, the BBC is obsessed with box-ticking and base-covering and ITV with soap actors, star vehicles and ratings chasing.
Quite honestly I believe I could write a better drama than this, although I admit I turned it off half-way through and watched Solaris.
Saw Breaking Bad Episode 7 of series 3 the other day and it was 10 times better than this, it was literally awesome.
Nice opening titles. I quite like it overall, not amazing but entertaining.
The main thing that bugged me was the camerawork. Instead of making the characters fill the screen they seemed to have a whole lot of background with the character almost off the camera (example: http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7695/screenshot20100504at234.png)
So true!. I'm afraid after watching The Wire, this kind of cop show doesn't cut it anymore. Please try talking up to the audience rather than down. Yet again I'm disappointed by a new UK show. The first 2 minutes blew it for me when the police 'searched' the house and could not find the girl only to be told she was behind the display cabinet in the living room?? What did their search entail...looking to see if she had fell behind the couch next to some loose change.
The main thing that bugged me was the camerawork. Instead of making the characters fill the screen they seemed to have a whole lot of background with the character almost off the camera (example: http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7695/screenshot20100504at234.png)
Thats visual language indicting a sense of dislocation and obliquity (or some such media studies tosh)
What the hell is Steven Mackintosh doing playing a minor role with only about four lines in the whole thing, all of them kowtowing to Idris Elba? Surprising for an actor of his calibre. Though it's early days, so I presume he'll come more to the fore and play a bigger part in what's to come.
Once again it's shown that we can't do drama anymore, the BBC is obsessed with box-ticking and base-covering and ITV with soap actors, star vehicles and ratings chasing.
I kept waiting for Luther to hand in his badge... or maybe announce he was only 3 days from retirement, and that this is his last case.
I'm impressed they didn't have him drinking Scotch straight from the bottle, maybe they're saving that for later in the series.
Well he did sit in a bar all night drinking what did look like scotch and then miraculously recovered and went of to the suspects house presumably stinking of booze but with no red eye, dog breath or slurred speech.
Well he did sit in a bar all night drinking what did look like scotch and then miraculously recovered and went of to the suspects house presumably stinking of booze but with no red eye, dog breath or slurred speech.
Hey, maybe it was apple juice :rolleyes:
I'm guessing you've never drunk yourself sober, believe me some of us have had some serious lock-ins and done it more than once.
In summary.
Luther, all good fun basically.
OK sizable stretches of credibility all over the shop, which kept nagging at me.
I'll stick with it anyway because the acting is very good, well bits are very good.
Yet again the trailers give away too much of what's coming next week, that there's a male criminal to come, to butt heads
with Luther.
Hopefully they don't go too mad on the action next week and flesh out the relationships/backstory a bit more.
OK one credibility stretcher, I couldn't resist.
After going into the furnace, what's left goes into a crusher/cremulator(sp), that crushes the remaining bone fragments into a fine(ish) powder.
There are also humans at the Crematoria, they'd notice the bits of gun as they're plainly not bits of metal hip or similar.
Apart from the bits possibly knackering the cemulator(sp).
Was that couple killed? What was the redheads agenda??
I was excited for this but it requires too much thinking for my liking.
Its a series so you have to continue watching in order to find the answers... anyway I will certainly watch it again. I don't know if its because of Idris (phwoar..), but I really enjoyed it.
This reminded me very much of Branagh's Wallander (not the far better Swedish version - just had to get that dig in... ), in that they're both prime examples of these British cop shows that have developed their own rigid language and look'n'feel, which must be adhered to at all costs. I don't know if 'cliché' is the right word, it's gone further than that, almost as if the programmes are put together using only prescribed story, dialogue and visual style; it is actively and literally formulaic.
Obviously people like this kind of arrangement (posters in this thread, and IIRC the viewing figures for Wallander were decent), but I'm sat there thinking "right, Cop rubbing his head in his hands in obvious mental distress, that's a D6... Cop's boss sticking up for Cop to a higher-up, that's a B7... Cop is having marital difficulties, that's an A3", and it's hard to find any humanity to hang on to, I may as well be looking at a well-written piece of computer code.
Don't know if anyone's watching The Wright Stuff but they've been singing the praises of Luther. Reckon I'll give it another go, may get more into it. Agree with comments about Saskia Reeves though, what was she about? Half expected an "oi oi saveloy! up the apples and bananas"
So a dog is shot so badly that a gun can be put inside its stomach. Then the dog is cremated and its loving owner pours the ashes into an urn and doesn't notice a sizeable chunk of gun clunking into the container. Ash then kept on the mantlepiece!!! hmmmm
Actually, I have a serious question.
What the hell is Steven Mackintosh doing playing a minor role with only about four lines in the whole thing, all of them kowtowing to Idris Elba? Surprising for an actor of his calibre. Though it's early days, so I presume he'll come more to the fore and play a bigger part in what's to come.
Absolutely agree - am so disappointed. Mackintosh is a great actor who doesn't seem to have pushed on much in the last couple of years
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Seriously, an hour's worth of television and that's all you have to say about the programme.
OMG I can't believe...................
.......You've read my mind.:D Dialogue ? Action ? Plot development ? mere details. Who cares when you've got the very gorgeous Mr Elba to gaze at.
Drooling aside, whilst I can see how some found the pace a little pedestrian personally I enjoyed it and think the series will probably gain in momentum as the story develops. Also the cast is full of really class actors I like and rate, so I hope people stick with it. I certainly will be tuning in next week.....for the drama.....honest.:p
Something different when the cop is madder than the psychotic killer .
Worst bits included the cliched instant cops turning up within 2 minutes (only in tv dramas ) and then to arrest Luther ? That was a few seconds after itty bitty Paul McGann tried to punch Luther when really he would have got his ass kicked seriously .
Sadly not the best show involving someone called Idris , that still belongs to Ivor The Engine.:p
Coming back to this again may be difficult.:yawn::o
So true!. I'm afraid after watching The Wire, this kind of cop show doesn't cut it anymore. Please try talking up to the audience rather than down. Yet again I'm disappointed by a new UK show. The first 2 minutes blew it for me when the police 'searched' the house and could not find the girl only to be told she was behind the display cabinet in the living room?? What did their search entail...looking to see if she had fell behind the couch next to some loose change.
Quite honestly I believe I could write a better drama than this, although I admit I turned it off half-way through and watched Solaris.
Saw Breaking Bad Episode 7 of series 3 the other day and it was 10 times better than this, it was literally awesome.
The main thing that bugged me was the camerawork. Instead of making the characters fill the screen they seemed to have a whole lot of background with the character almost off the camera (example: http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7695/screenshot20100504at234.png)
The girl was in a trunk behind a false wall.
Thats visual language indicting a sense of dislocation and obliquity (or some such media studies tosh)
Just your usual UK cliche-ridden police drama
Yawn :yawn:
What the hell is Steven Mackintosh doing playing a minor role with only about four lines in the whole thing, all of them kowtowing to Idris Elba? Surprising for an actor of his calibre. Though it's early days, so I presume he'll come more to the fore and play a bigger part in what's to come.
It's quite sad.
cliched cars as well........
Hey, maybe it was apple juice :rolleyes:
Was that couple killed? What was the redheads agenda??
I was excited for this but it requires too much thinking for my liking.
It's a sad situation if you can't form your own opinion.
I'm guessing you've never drunk yourself sober, believe me some of us have had some serious lock-ins and done it more than once.
In summary.
Luther, all good fun basically.
OK sizable stretches of credibility all over the shop, which kept nagging at me.
I'll stick with it anyway because the acting is very good, well bits are very good.
Yet again the trailers give away too much of what's coming next week, that there's a male criminal to come, to butt heads
with Luther.
Hopefully they don't go too mad on the action next week and flesh out the relationships/backstory a bit more.
OK one credibility stretcher, I couldn't resist.
After going into the furnace, what's left goes into a crusher/cremulator(sp), that crushes the remaining bone fragments into a fine(ish) powder.
There are also humans at the Crematoria, they'd notice the bits of gun as they're plainly not bits of metal hip or similar.
Apart from the bits possibly knackering the cemulator(sp).
I agree. I will be watching next week, never seen Idris before.
Its a series so you have to continue watching in order to find the answers... anyway I will certainly watch it again. I don't know if its because of Idris (phwoar..), but I really enjoyed it.
Idris Elba is, of course, quite quite gorgeous.
Ruth Wilson made my flesh crawl which was, after all, the point.
The gun being in the dog was, at least, novel :cool:
I'll probably watch the next episode but won't be gutted if I miss it.
Obviously people like this kind of arrangement (posters in this thread, and IIRC the viewing figures for Wallander were decent), but I'm sat there thinking "right, Cop rubbing his head in his hands in obvious mental distress, that's a D6... Cop's boss sticking up for Cop to a higher-up, that's a B7... Cop is having marital difficulties, that's an A3", and it's hard to find any humanity to hang on to, I may as well be looking at a well-written piece of computer code.
oh ok. right thanks. I missed that. ooops
Absolutely agree - am so disappointed. Mackintosh is a great actor who doesn't seem to have pushed on much in the last couple of years