BBC 1.

Infantile .. the kind of primary school script a 10 year old could have written..badly cast and littered with predictable cliches and 3rd division actors who barely scraped through drama school..

I suppose there was intended to be some great sense of heightening tension...I've felt more suspense watching Countryfile.

Absolute, utter garbage.

Imo...obviously.

fatboy47 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:31 am

BBC 1.

Infantile .. the kind of primary school script a 10 year old could have written..badly cast and littered with predictable cliches and 3rd division actors who barely scraped through drama school..

I suppose there was intended to be some great sense of heightening tension...I've felt more suspense watching Countryfile.

Absolute, utter garbage.

Imo...obviously.

Yeah, I'd agree and I do think it could have been a good script.

I was looking forward to this.
I thought it was a very promising subject for a gripping drama series. It got off to a decent start, and it raised some issues - after all, the Paris Olympics opening ceremony was disrupted by a similar type of attack.
I also thought that the first couple of episodes were ok, but then it seemed to me to "go completely off the rails" (pardon the pun) and it became increasingly unrealistic and cliched (as you say).
The last episode was especially ludicrous on many levels.
I don't agree that the actors were 3rd division, some of them have done some very good stuff, but you can only work with the material you have.
Not total garbage (imo), but very disappointing, and could have been really good.

Just to mention, that we should avoid spoilers in any subsequent posts.
I think we've managed to do that so far.

I liked it. Watched it over two nights. Passed the time nicely.

fatboy47 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:31 am

BBC 1.

Infantile .. the kind of primary school script a 10 year old could have written..badly cast and littered with predictable cliches and 3rd division actors who barely scraped through drama school..

I suppose there was intended to be some great sense of heightening tension...I've felt more suspense watching Countryfile.

Absolute, utter garbage.

Imo...obviously.

Your getting a grumpy old man pal
But your right it was bobbins I couldn't get my head around Methadone Mick & Boaby the Barman from Still Game trying to act seriously (ish)

fatboy47 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:31 am

BBC 1.

Infantile .. the kind of primary school script a 10 year old could have written..badly cast and littered with predictable cliches and 3rd division actors who barely scraped through drama school..

I suppose there was intended to be some great sense of heightening tension...I've felt more suspense watching Countryfile.

Absolute, utter garbage.

Imo...obviously.

Spot on. Watched the 2nd one last night and was worse than the 1st. Binned it off now after finding out there are another 4 episodes to go...

Watched the first one and that was enough.

Forced ourselves to watch to the end of the 1st episode and decided
that we wouldn't be watching any more of it.

As previously alluded to, predictable, cliche ridden, pretending to be
clever script writing when in reality it was amateurish, all been done before
slop.

On to the next I'm afraid.

PS We noticed that there were a total of 6 episodes and wondered
how on earth they were going to spin it out that long.

V poor effort.

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:42 am

Forced ourselves to watch to the end of the 1st episode and decided
that we wouldn't be watching any more of it.

As previously alluded to, predictable, cliche ridden, pretending to be
clever script writing when in reality it was amateurish, all been done before
slop.

On to the next I'm afraid.

PS We noticed that there were a total of 6 episodes and wondered
how on earth they were going to spin it out that long.

V poor effort.

Apparently the train is stopped by an RMT strike for two episodes and then leaves on the line in episode 5.

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:55 am

Your getting a grumpy old man pal
But your right it was bobbins I couldn't get my head around Methadone Mick & Boaby the Barman from Still Game trying to act seriously (ish)

Still Game...A proper good comedy ..Shame it's finished.

First 20 minutes or so offered a hint of potential before binning it off after about 10 minutes of episode 2

martin_p wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:02 am

Apparently the train is stopped by an RMT strike for two episodes and then leaves on the line in episode 5.

I said no spoilers!

Lip wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2024 12:07 pm

Still Game...A proper good comedy ..Shame it's finished.

The funniest comedy show I have ever seen Lip,coming in a close second to Still Game is Two doors down another cracking rib tickler....Jocks are funny though.

I was looking forward to this one too. Characters totally unbelievable and a script from teletubbies. Kept expecting TinkyWinky to appear and say EhOh.

Glad it wasn't just me thankfully.

I couldn't see that allegedly Welsh lead actress getting a part in a school play.. and it often appears that acting roles for scots in BBC drama appear to be a very tight little closed shop...there has to be better than that shower.

Now know what we won't be watching on I-Player when we finish "The Transporter"

We had this recorded to watch but maybe won’t bother now

I thought it was ridiculous ,,,,the actors were just not credible. In fact incredibly bad, special word for the Cyber defence team lol.

Nobody has forced anyone to watch it. I’ve quite enjoyed it.

Hugely ambitious - give the BBC some credit.

Shite like Love Island,Made in Chelsea and Strictly far worse

Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:43 am

Shite like Love Island,Made in Chelsea and Strictly far worse

Granted, but that stuff doesn't pretend to be anything other than brainless crap. This bilge was promoted as some kind of serious drama.

Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:43 am

Shite like Love Island,Made in Chelsea and Strictly far worse

And you can add anything with Celebrity in it to that list.

Firthy wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 18, 2024 2:10 pm

And you can add anything with Celebrity in it to that list.

Hasn’t everything got a celebrity in it by definition?

On the whole I’ve enjoyed it. At points the writing has been a bit clunky and some of the shocks/reveals have been quite transparent and apparent but overall it’s a decent yarn.

martin_p wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 18, 2024 2:47 pm

Hasn’t everything got a celebrity in it by definition?

Stop being picky, you know what I mean

beddie wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:44 pm

Nobody has forced anyone to watch it. I’ve quite enjoyed it.

Phew! Then there were two!

elwaclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 18, 2024 3:44 pm

On the whole I’ve enjoyed it. At points the writing has been a bit clunky and some of the shocks/reveals have been quite transparent and apparent but overall it’s a decent yarn.

...and now three of us!

Thought it was excellent escapism for a few hours. A bit daft at times but very watchable.

Mrs MAC and I thought it was ok. Some of the rather twee sentimentality grated a bit, but it just about kept its momentum.
6/10 from me; 7/10 from my discerning wife.

Same here, it's a decent watch.

That's about evens then, after all the initial discounting.

Probably same for most progs.

Well we’ve bit the bullet and watched the first 2 episodes tonight.

Tbh it’s not as bad as some are making out.
I’ve certainly watched worse dramas

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 19, 2024 10:19 pm

Well we’ve bit the bullet and watched the first 2 episodes tonight.

Tbh it’s not as bad as some are making out.
I’ve certainly watched worse dramas

I'm afraid it becomes increasingly ludicrous and cliched. We actually quite enjoyed the first 2 episodes, but found episode 6 almost laughable.
Of course, others are entitled to their own view, but I would be interested to know what your view is after all 6 episodes.
There will have been worse of course, but this could have been a really excellent gripping and chilling drama, and those on here who enjoyed it have described it as quite entertaining (or similar). It should /could have been much better than that.

It's supposed to be shown in real time hence 6x1hour episodes. Potential to have been a good yarn but I can't take the characters seriously particularly the lass taking the lead role. Me and Mrs TOTBG want to know whether she has left school yet.

fatboy47 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:31 am

BBC 1.

Infantile .. the kind of primary school script a 10 year old could have written..badly cast and littered with predictable cliches and 3rd division actors who barely scraped through drama school..

I suppose there was intended to be some great sense of heightening tension...I've felt more suspense watching Countryfile.

Absolute, utter garbage.

Imo...obviously.

Those who think a 10-year-old could write a script/novel should try writing one.

Quicknick wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 4:43 am

Those who think a 10-year-old could write a script/novel should try writing one.

I've noticed you being critical of VK....I presume you've tried managing an elite football team.

Too old to be grumpy wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 1:23 am

It's supposed to be shown in real time hence 6x1hour episodes. Potential to have been a good yarn but I can't take the characters seriously particularly the lass taking the lead role. Me and Mrs TOTBG want to know whether she has left school yet.

She's 37 so I reckon she probably has

fatboy47 wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 7:49 am

I've noticed you being critical of VK....I presume you've tried managing an elite football team.

Who wasn't critical of him? Were you, just out of interest?

fatboy47 wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 7:49 am

I've noticed you being critical of VK....I presume you've tried managing an elite football team.

I was amazed at the amount of criticism Boris Johnson received from people who’ve no experience of ever being PM.

Benson wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:29 am

I was amazed at the amount of criticism Boris Johnson received from people who’ve no experience of ever being PM.

No but we know a party when we see one!

Benson wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:29 am

I was amazed at the amount of criticism Boris Johnson received from people who’ve no experience of ever being PM.

Not to mention Herr Starmer.

fatboy47 wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 7:49 am

I've noticed you being critical of VK....I presume you've tried managing an elite football team.

It was the reference to 10-year-olds that got me going. But aplogies for jumping down your throat.

It played out like an above average episode of Casualty crossed with Dr Who with the script by a school competition winner . The characters and dialogue were toe curlingly cliched . At first I thought this could be a comedic nod to old disaster movies, alas not . It’s harmless enough predictable nonsense if that’s your thing . ( I only made it to Ep 3)

You’d expect drivel like this to be made by/for ITVX in those godawful series they do that look like they’re been made for a grand using the local am dram club , with a trailer saying “ from the producers of Line of Duty”

Does anyone think it's really good?

Just finished the whole series.

As intimated above it could have been an intense chilling thriller but didn't deliver on that level.

The train characters were far too shallow and some of the storyline was flawed.

However, I did quite like it for what it is.

Quicknick wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:48 am

It was the reference to 10-year-olds that got me going. But aplogies for jumping down your throat.

Good man. ...maybe my use of artistic license can be a bit ott at times

fatboy47 wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:57 pm

Good man. ...maybe my use of artistic license can be a bit ott at times

It seems like next to no one likes it, so it must be rubbish.

Finished the series last night, it's clichéd and ludicrous but very watchable with lots to amuse any self respecting computer geek and railway anorak.
You'll see a lot worse.