Oh, the poorly suppressed man-pain! And the tragic post-recovery amnesia! It made my heart bleed, it did, when I wasn't cringing back from the creepy-crawlies. Normal sized spiders I don't actually have a problem with, but things that size are a different matter entirely. And I do have a thing about earwigs, and the giant centipede thing was close enough to trigger my eep factor.
I was also deeply jealous of the cast, since I've always found the hidden tunnels and disused tube stations below London to be a fascinating subject, and they got to play in them quite a bit this week.
Primeval's a load of old tosh, but the cast seem engaging enough and it's an amusing enough way to pass an hour. Plus, the more competing sci-fi shows we get, the less likely the UK is to end up in the state it was in for the best part of 15 years after Doctor Who went "on hiatus": without anything resembling cult television whatsoever.
It was solid, cheesy fun. I loved the amnesia bit! (And the bunkers hidden beneath the tube, which -- yes, how cool to get to play around in that?)
The man-pain killed me. Seriously. Now I must go watch the first episode -- apparently the survivalist guy runs over a dinosaur in a truck? He is now automatically my favorite character!
...apparently the survivalist guy runs over a dinosaur in a truck? He is now automatically my favorite character!
Mine too. :-) Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's easy on the eye.
And yes, you definitely have to watch it. The pained expressions on people's faces after the dinosaur roadkill are funny to behold. "I/he just ran over a valuable scientific curiosity from the past! Oh dear! On the other hand, if I/he hadn't, several people would now be dinosaur lunch." A terrible, terrible dilemma.
Right now I'm inclining towards thinking it better than Torchwood, since the bits with the suits at the Home Office seem to have it avoiding one of the big issues I have with Torchwood, which is that Jack seems to have the sponsorship of a big organisation to give him carte blanche to do whatever he likes but seems to be lacking any of the red tape and visits from auditors that should go hand in hand with that, but it's still early days yet.
I missed the second episode completely due to a visit from friends...If you do get a copy of the first 2 episodes at any time, can I borrow? Hopefully I'll see the third ep next week. And I do rather like the man driving the truck in the "runs over dinasour" sequence.
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I was also deeply jealous of the cast, since I've always found the hidden tunnels and disused tube stations below London to be a fascinating subject, and they got to play in them quite a bit this week.
Primeval's a load of old tosh, but the cast seem engaging enough and it's an amusing enough way to pass an hour. Plus, the more competing sci-fi shows we get, the less likely the UK is to end up in the state it was in for the best part of 15 years after Doctor Who went "on hiatus": without anything resembling cult television whatsoever.
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The man-pain killed me. Seriously. Now I must go watch the first episode -- apparently the survivalist guy runs over a dinosaur in a truck? He is now automatically my favorite character!
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Mine too. :-) Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's easy on the eye.
And yes, you definitely have to watch it. The pained expressions on people's faces after the dinosaur roadkill are funny to behold. "I/he just ran over a valuable scientific curiosity from the past! Oh dear! On the other hand, if I/he hadn't, several people would now be dinosaur lunch." A terrible, terrible dilemma.
Right now I'm inclining towards thinking it better than Torchwood, since the bits with the suits at the Home Office seem to have it avoiding one of the big issues I have with Torchwood, which is that Jack seems to have the sponsorship of a big organisation to give him carte blanche to do whatever he likes but seems to be lacking any of the red tape and visits from auditors that should go hand in hand with that, but it's still early days yet.
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