A post of two halves...
...namely, the great Pros rewatch and NZ Music Month.
The great Pros rewatch goes on apace. Close Quarters is an ep which makes me uncomfortable because I don't like what I see of Bodie in it. Impulsive, head-strong, ill at ease and covering it with ill-considered bravado, and really, really bad with the civilians. To give him his due, he wasn't expecting to find an international terrorist and his band while on holiday, but as a showcase ep, it doesn't show him at his best, imo. Look After Annie is filled with chilling villains, most notably Isla and Stanley. Stanley's professional devotion to giving Annie the most effective possible martyrdom is downright scary. Poor Cowley - he loved well but not wisely in this case. As for the lads - I do love Bodie camping about in the car, and Doyle's dirty laugh. Bless.
When the Heat Cools Off is just a bloody good ep - and how lovely is it that Bodie is prepared to give up a pub and lovely barmaids to help a mate. Also, Constable Doyle could take my particulars any time he liked. Stakeout is an ep I also have mixed feelings about. (My mixed feelings didn't stop me from writing a tag story to it back in the day, mind you.) The plot is rather silly, but the banter and interaction between the lads is just sparkling. Doyle's quick temper strikes again, and Bodie leaping to the prevention of violence is adorable. Madam the Eldest was watching with me, and remains unimpressed, although she was mildly amused to see two Sapphire and Steel players.
This music link is by Linn Lorkin. The song, Family at the Beach, is part of what I guess you could call a suite of songs, written from the pov of an ex-pat Kiwi. I prefer the studio version, which maintains a more wistful tone than this version, where Ms Lorkin is jollying along a perhaps restive night-club audience. But it still gives the feel, and the authentic Kiwi accent too. *g*
Family at the Beach by Linn Lorkin
This entry was originally posted at http://mab-browne.dreamwidth.org/289102.html. Comments are welcome there too. :-)
The great Pros rewatch goes on apace. Close Quarters is an ep which makes me uncomfortable because I don't like what I see of Bodie in it. Impulsive, head-strong, ill at ease and covering it with ill-considered bravado, and really, really bad with the civilians. To give him his due, he wasn't expecting to find an international terrorist and his band while on holiday, but as a showcase ep, it doesn't show him at his best, imo. Look After Annie is filled with chilling villains, most notably Isla and Stanley. Stanley's professional devotion to giving Annie the most effective possible martyrdom is downright scary. Poor Cowley - he loved well but not wisely in this case. As for the lads - I do love Bodie camping about in the car, and Doyle's dirty laugh. Bless.
When the Heat Cools Off is just a bloody good ep - and how lovely is it that Bodie is prepared to give up a pub and lovely barmaids to help a mate. Also, Constable Doyle could take my particulars any time he liked. Stakeout is an ep I also have mixed feelings about. (My mixed feelings didn't stop me from writing a tag story to it back in the day, mind you.) The plot is rather silly, but the banter and interaction between the lads is just sparkling. Doyle's quick temper strikes again, and Bodie leaping to the prevention of violence is adorable. Madam the Eldest was watching with me, and remains unimpressed, although she was mildly amused to see two Sapphire and Steel players.
This music link is by Linn Lorkin. The song, Family at the Beach, is part of what I guess you could call a suite of songs, written from the pov of an ex-pat Kiwi. I prefer the studio version, which maintains a more wistful tone than this version, where Ms Lorkin is jollying along a perhaps restive night-club audience. But it still gives the feel, and the authentic Kiwi accent too. *g*
Family at the Beach by Linn Lorkin
This entry was originally posted at http://mab-browne.dreamwidth.org/289102.html. Comments are welcome there too. :-)