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Post by Cirrus_Minor » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:16 pm

Just finished watching the second episode of SS-GB. I am usually like these type of drama's but this is very disappointing. Maybe it's just me.
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Post by Sidney1st » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:19 pm

Is it still setting the scene?

The book is quite good if I remember rightly.
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Post by Cirrus_Minor » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:26 pm

Maybe is still setting the scene but some of the character acting is a bit wooden and the storyline is starting to become a bit on the contrived side. But I will stick with it.
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Post by HatfieldClaret » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:27 pm

Remember reading the book some years ago.

Disappointing adaption for TV.

BBC mumbling again....
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Post by Steve-Harpers-perm » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:27 pm

Would help if you could understand what they are saying!
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Post by dsr » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:35 pm

If you want a book on this subject, I'd go for "And All The King's Men", by Gordon Stevens. I don't think they've ever made a film/TV series of it.
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Post by Corky » Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:19 pm

Got about halfway through tonight's episode and had to stop watching it. Not for me I'm afraid.
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Post by ElectroClaret » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:45 am

A bit plodding.

Needs more bloodshed and gore.
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Post by Blackrod » Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:57 am

Think the book will be better. The series makes light of what a sinister regime this was. As said above some of the acting is not convincing. A book I have just read in a similar topic is Fatherland which was very good.
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Post by Top Claret » Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:58 am

Not that good, keeps sending me to sleep
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Post by beddie » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:05 am

First episode so slow I thought I wouldn't bother anymore, anyway I ended up watching it last night, a little better but not as good as I expected. I'm a little deaf anyway so had the subtitles on.
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