Too much good TV to watch...

[kaurseeker]

Don't often rec shows as I'm usually the last to see them. I have a dearth of shows to catch up with - 24, lost, BSG, Deadwood. Somehow ended up watching Jericho instead. Post apocalyptic, small town America and how they cope with the aftermath of a nuclear bomb. I'm pimping it to ya'...if it should ever appear over here that is.

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[kaurseeker]

The naughty way, I'm afraid. I don't think they're out on dvd yet, at least not in English, I know there's a Japanese release of CJ. Charlie Jade has the rather culty feel of a show that'll garner itself a hardcore fan base but is unlikely to make the mainstream. Jericho is doing well over in the US but it does occaionally devolve into a homey mid west style soap opera (that's when I get a lull moment!) Shame, 'cause the main plot is most excellent.

I would absolutely LOVE to watch a Brit made show of the same nature! With all the grittiness that we CAN put into our shows. I agree there's very much a lack of it on our TV. I have a thing for Who as I grew up with it, so I do tend to let it off the hook a little (and was very releived that the recent ep made an effort back to action), but both DW and TW were a little of a let down for me in many ways. So much potential unexplored or unused.

[kaurseeker]

Saw Triffids back in the day and have watched it more recently too - brilliant indeed! I read a lot of Wyndham when I was a kid. Have you ever seen The Tripods? I think it was on around the same time, based on the John Gardner trilogy. Much more in the future, but a fascinating glimpse into how society might regress.

Am racking my brains, but cannot think of another non white lead either. I do like the sound of your film though, what genre is it?

[kaurseeker]

Sounds interesting! Look forward to finding out how you marry your ideas together *crosses everything for you* I've yet to see Hot Fuzz...it IS on my *must see* list though.

[caeseria]

This show looks great, but we won't see it over here for eons so I'm not going to hold out hope.

I find I spend most of my tv watching time watching BBC Canada because the British stuff is way grittier, and the US tends to suck out with the good stuff. It's a constant let down. I've seen a few epi's of Jericho and it never caught my attention, probably because I came in in the middle of it. It has Skeet Ulrich in it? Wow, I never noticed...*head desk*

[kaurseeker]

You might do, I think it was a Canadian funded project...something like that!

Skeet Ulrich, yes ;). Jericho was slow to start and sometimes I wish they would just get on with the main conspiracy plot and stop faffing around with subplots. I love Post apocalyptic stuff though and this is about the only thing around at the moment.