dinsdag 23 augustus 2005
dinsdag 23 augustus 2005 Well cocooning has been the next big thing for quite awhile now and
what is better than a nice glass of wine and a TV series on DVD? It all
started when I bought 24 series 1 two years ago and since then we have
seen: 24 series 2 & 3, Blake's 7 series 1 & 2 & 3, The
Shield series 1 & 2, The Singing Detective, Twin Peaks (a SHAME
that they don't release the episodes after 7 !!), Murder One,
Star Trek (the original one with Captain Kirk and friends), quite
some Doctor Who, Red Dwarf, and I am sure I miss some..
So 2 weeks ago I got 24 series 4. As this was one of our favourite series it was anxiously awaited and we did have some nice evenings but overall it was a disappointment...
Here's why (contains spoilers):
-It wasn't Real Time !! Chloe for example in one episode does the following in less than 10 minutes: change from pyamas to real clothes, put on some makeup, make it from her appartment to CTU office.
And there are many examples of that. The idea of 24 was exactly that it was Real Time, and they should stick to it as best as they can.
-There just was too much going on in 24 hours. Focus on one big issue to be solved in the end and one smaller issue in the beginning like in previous series.
-Some episodes were just plain boring.
-The Chinese consulate storyline was just totally incredible
-What ever happened to Behrooz? I liked him!!! You cannot have your audience sympathize with a character for some hours and then just let him vanish from the story. That is not how television works...
-I thought that some of the content was not politically correct but that is my personal opinion. There were some meager attemps in the story to avoid that accusation (the 2 brothers helping Jack during the firefight in the shop, Behrooz...) but they were a bit stupid.
OK I AM looking forward to 24 series 5 because 24 has always been good fun but this time it was just less fun than usual.
So 2 weeks ago I got 24 series 4. As this was one of our favourite series it was anxiously awaited and we did have some nice evenings but overall it was a disappointment...
Here's why (contains spoilers):
-It wasn't Real Time !! Chloe for example in one episode does the following in less than 10 minutes: change from pyamas to real clothes, put on some makeup, make it from her appartment to CTU office.
And there are many examples of that. The idea of 24 was exactly that it was Real Time, and they should stick to it as best as they can.
-There just was too much going on in 24 hours. Focus on one big issue to be solved in the end and one smaller issue in the beginning like in previous series.
-Some episodes were just plain boring.
-The Chinese consulate storyline was just totally incredible
-What ever happened to Behrooz? I liked him!!! You cannot have your audience sympathize with a character for some hours and then just let him vanish from the story. That is not how television works...
-I thought that some of the content was not politically correct but that is my personal opinion. There were some meager attemps in the story to avoid that accusation (the 2 brothers helping Jack during the firefight in the shop, Behrooz...) but they were a bit stupid.
OK I AM looking forward to 24 series 5 because 24 has always been good fun but this time it was just less fun than usual.