Sunday...

[rileyc]

I changed my LJ to one of the autumn looks offered here, but now I look at it, I kinda hate it and will likely change it again. Pretty much every option they offer is blah, but some are more blah than others.

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Sapphire & Steel squee. As expected, getting a chance to check out this series has indeed been a lot of fun -- and I've just barely made

Comments

[kleenexwoman]

omg Sapphire and Steel is so amazing. and yes, one or two Assignments will probably last you the weekend...I've heard it said that marathoning ruins it a little because part of the fun is the epic suspense and not knowing what's going on until next week, but screw that, I need to know what Time and ghosts are trying to pull. I always loved the idea of Time being a conscious, malevolent entity...and now photographs creep me out a little.

[rileyc]

Isn't that freaky? I love it, though, as that's part of my fascination with old buildings, anything that's been around awhile. I always wonder who was there, what did they do, what traces are still lingering. So a show that deals with things like that is right up my alley!

[slip_f18]

Butting in here to exclaim how, OMG, totally up your alley this show is in that regard. And what you said about how it "strikes a nicely creepy note without a lot of flash and dazzle" -- that's so well-put. I'm amazed at how they're able to create such an atmosphere of supsense with so very little to work with, budget- and effects-wise.

[kleenexwoman]

I love how in one episode the monsters are spots of light. That's practically no-budget. No CGI, no stop-motion animation, no animatronics, nobody in a monster suit...just grab a few flashlights.

[kaynyne]

Can I just mention that back in the day Sapphire & Steel was marketed as a *childrens* show, and shown at 7pm in the evening to cater for the 8-16 age group! I remember watching it and it scaring the life out of me, it was such a deeply unsettling show at times, especially the story set on the railway!!
In fact, even after all these years of watching gory, 'scary' shows like X Files, Supernatural etc, I still find some of the S & S creepier:)
Have fun!