Random thoughts on Primeval...
...which really should be renamed "Hey! Humans are YUMMY!"
I suppose it does have an "anyone can die" aspect...except of course for Conner, who has the sort of luck that only someone firmly grasping the idiot ball can have. Then again, he IS a college student, which could explain both of these aspects of his character.
I suspect that if Primeval had aired in the 60s or 70s, the role of Conner would have been played by an attractive blond with a baby-doll voice. Though the amount of mishaps and general can't stay angry at a puppy-dog element would have remained the same, at least she would have been far less likely to be doused in various types of ick and goop.
A 60/70s version of Professor Cutterwould have remained pretty much the same, though with less of an accent. He would be equally as annoyed with male and female versions of Conner.
Aside from Conner, the group is pretty low of the "does stupid things" quotient, and when they do screw up they suffer consequences, and admit they screwed up. Overall I would rate their competence at somewhat higher than SG-1...which makes this group consisting mostly of amateurs several million times more competent than Torchwood. Avoiding nearly destroying the world out of sheer stupidity is a plus in my book.
Wow! the team sharing information, like "we're being watched" and "I know that guy"! What a change from well...a lot of series.
Portals through time? Completely reasonable. Tell your coworker how you feel about them without getting interrupted? Don't count on it.
Over all, not bad at all. Definitely worth watching while exercising.
I suppose it does have an "anyone can die" aspect...except of course for Conner, who has the sort of luck that only someone firmly grasping the idiot ball can have. Then again, he IS a college student, which could explain both of these aspects of his character.
I suspect that if Primeval had aired in the 60s or 70s, the role of Conner would have been played by an attractive blond with a baby-doll voice. Though the amount of mishaps and general can't stay angry at a puppy-dog element would have remained the same, at least she would have been far less likely to be doused in various types of ick and goop.
A 60/70s version of Professor Cutterwould have remained pretty much the same, though with less of an accent. He would be equally as annoyed with male and female versions of Conner.
Aside from Conner, the group is pretty low of the "does stupid things" quotient, and when they do screw up they suffer consequences, and admit they screwed up. Overall I would rate their competence at somewhat higher than SG-1...which makes this group consisting mostly of amateurs several million times more competent than Torchwood. Avoiding nearly destroying the world out of sheer stupidity is a plus in my book.
Wow! the team sharing information, like "we're being watched" and "I know that guy"! What a change from well...a lot of series.
Portals through time? Completely reasonable. Tell your coworker how you feel about them without getting interrupted? Don't count on it.
Over all, not bad at all. Definitely worth watching while exercising.