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And we were doing so well, having not mentioned the bl...dy Swedish show for several pages now.....
This show had a lot of potential but it wasn't realised. Its a bit flat and a lot of the themes I feel they should easily have been touching on they haven't. Point in fact this show is actually quite boring and I'm still not sure what the overall 'point' of the show is. It seems pretty unfocused which is strange because really there isn't a lot going on. Now to me that all sounds pretty inflammatory - and probably a lot of people wouldn't agree, the reason for my point of view is knowledge of the source material. Hence maybe I'm dissapointed where others might not be. In all honesty you sound a bit of a jerk and so I'm unsubscribing from this thread - because I can't be arsed to answer anymore to some self proclaimed thread king
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We found the final scene where Max sacrificed himself for his family quite emotional
![]() I really hate it when announcers interrupt emotional endings like that, breaking the mood. |
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I've seen every episode of Bagpuss, but this show is nothing like it!
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Well I guess that's directed at me - the alternative was for me to say:
This show had a lot of potential but it wasn't realised. Its a bit flat and a lot of the themes I feel they should easily have been touching on they haven't. Point in fact this show is actually quite boring and I'm still not sure what the overall 'point' of the show is. It seems pretty unfocused which is strange because really there isn't a lot going on. Now to me that all sounds pretty inflammatory - and probably a lot of people wouldn't agree, the reason for my point of view is knowledge of the source material. Hence maybe I'm dissapointed where others might not be. In all honesty you sound a bit of a jerk and so I'm unsubscribing from this thread - because I can't be arsed to answer anymore to some self proclaimed thread king ![]()
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Well I guess that's directed at me - the alternative was for me to say:
This show had a lot of potential but it wasn't realised. Its a bit flat and a lot of the themes I feel they should easily have been touching on they haven't. Point in fact this show is actually quite boring and I'm still not sure what the overall 'point' of the show is. It seems pretty unfocused which is strange because really there isn't a lot going on. Now to me that all sounds pretty inflammatory - and probably a lot of people wouldn't agree, the reason for my point of view is knowledge of the source material. Hence maybe I'm dissapointed where others might not be. In all honesty you sound a bit of a jerk and so I'm unsubscribing from this thread - because I can't be arsed to answer anymore to some self proclaimed thread king ![]() For me, this has been the best UK drama I've seen on since Utopia. I love the story, I love the layers, I love how it doesn't hold your hand, I love how it makes you think it through for yourself. Perhaps all of these things were the problem for you. Oh no, I forgot, it's because you're a fancy pants that saw the original series and refused to let this version of it live it's own life and go it's own way. I shall watch the 'original'. It better be ****ING AMAZING or else I'll know you're just a TV snob, who unsubscwibes fwom thweads where people don't agwee wiv yuuuuuuu |
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A second series looks likely, according to DS. I think that would be good, but I don't want this season to end on a big cliffhanger, that would really annoy me.
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A second series looks likely, according to DS. I think that would be good, but I don't want this season to end on a big cliffhanger, that would really annoy me.
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Well I guess that's directed at me - the alternative was for me to say:
This show had a lot of potential but it wasn't realised. Its a bit flat and a lot of the themes I feel they should easily have been touching on they haven't. Point in fact this show is actually quite boring and I'm still not sure what the overall 'point' of the show is. It seems pretty unfocused which is strange because really there isn't a lot going on. Now to me that all sounds pretty inflammatory - and probably a lot of people wouldn't agree, the reason for my point of view is knowledge of the source material. Hence maybe I'm dissapointed where others might not be. In all honesty you sound a bit of a jerk and so I'm unsubscribing from this thread - because I can't be arsed to answer anymore to some self proclaimed thread king ![]() In fact any comparisons with the original are useful to me because it makes me want to watch the original as well. I might end up liking both and seeing the weaknesses and strengths of both series on their own merits. |
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having looked online for the Sweedish version, that show has a second series, and whilst ive not read too much (spoilers) that suggests that, C4 / AMC wont have to be making up new stuff for the series.
Weren't the ratings for 'The Returned' very good? |
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Me too, until the flipping Channel 4 announcer interrupted the low key music and credits to tell me about 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and other programmes I couldn't care less about.
I really hate it when announcers interrupt emotional endings like that, breaking the mood. |
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I have lost patience with Anita's tedious family so FF passed those bits, which has improved the series enormously.
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Not wanting to join either extreme of whining or butt-snorkeling and to be true to my own self, righteous sarcasm is the path I shall take as I heartily compliment the various magnificent viewing achievements of others when I have clearly been so culturally impoverished by my own inaction.
Though quite frankly you're all useless because this is nothing compared to the real original that the so-called 'swedish original' was based on - produced in 1973 in Hong Kong with triple-language subtitles because it was darker grittier and edgier than the rest of you put together. And I've seen series 3. It had brass knobs on. So ner. |
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I'm really enjoying this series; but I'm a bit puzzled by the Hobb character. He seems to be slightly in awe of the synths but I can't figure out whether he's trying to help them, or capture them or has some agenda of his own where he wants to use them for his own purpose - or maybe his motivations are meant to be unclear.
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I wonder why they didn't just go ahead and show the original Swedish version just like they did with the zombie drama 'The Returned'?
Weren't the ratings for 'The Returned' very good? Meanwhile given the nearly all British cast, I think C4 can count this as UK drama, should they need to do something like that. |
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I wonder why they didn't just go ahead and show the original Swedish version just like they did with the zombie drama 'The Returned'?
Weren't the ratings for 'The Returned' very good? They're still remaking Australian shows with the right accents - so this is baby steps in getting them to accept a bit of proper English like wot we speak Probably based on the fact that all their sci-fi geeks now watch Doctor Who
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Yep, AMC cable network in the US is showing "Humans" two weeks behind us.
That is why anyone waiting to see a repeat of the series on a TV screen, rather than a computer monitor or laptop will be waiting a long time. Very happy Channel 4 did their own version, as I think all the nudity in the Swedish version is a bit old hat now given what level of depravity is available online. And yes, the Americans will not read subtitles, too difficult while they are cleaning their machine guns I guess. Have heard the ratings are massive, 4 million or more tuning in. That should help secure Channel 4's finances, ad slots for that kind of audience on Sunday primetime will be expensive. |
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Humans has just premiered in the United Arab Emirates and there's an interesting interview with writers Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley here which makes very interesting reading.
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^^ From the link: "Are they really going to put the brakes on this research?’ That seems like something that has never happened before in the history of scientific *development." Actually some scientific research has been restricted. Anything experimenting on humans has to go through ethical scrutiny, and experiments on genetically modified organisms have to be conducted with care that you don't wipe out the human race. AI research would similarly be restricted, if ever it got close to either (a) being a genuine danger to humans, or (b) the suffering of the AI itself became an ethical issue.
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I'm really enjoying this series; but I'm a bit puzzled by the Hobb character. He seems to be slightly in awe of the synths but I can't figure out whether he's trying to help them, or capture them or has some agenda of his own where he wants to use them for his own purpose - or maybe his motivations are meant to be unclear.
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^^ From the link: "Are they really going to put the brakes on this research?’ That seems like something that has never happened before in the history of scientific *development." Actually some scientific research has been restricted. Anything experimenting on humans has to go through ethical scrutiny, and experiments on genetically modified organisms have to be conducted with care that you don't wipe out the human race. AI research would similarly be restricted, if ever it got close to either (a) being a genuine danger to humans, or (b) the suffering of the AI itself became an ethical issue.
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A second series looks likely, according to DS. I think that would be good, but I don't want this season to end on a big cliffhanger, that would really annoy me.
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Humans has just premiered in the United Arab Emirates ...
I had been hoping for some insight as to which parts ended up in the censor's bin (or how such a thing is avoided) given the number of potential offendees* given the business, politics and cultural aspects of the region. Specifics already discussed ad nauseam in GD and Politics so maybe that's a good thing... * +/- pun, , , etc.
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See Gemma Chan's twitter for the answer to that.
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Can you tell us what it says for those of us who don't use Twitter?
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But preferably waiting until after 10pm on 2nd August...?
Edit: forget it - I've just seen you can google without being on Twitter. |
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