"Ian J. Ball" <iball@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Jun 14, 10:44 am, Patricia Martin Steward
> <impats...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Sun, 4 May 2008 22:23:31 +0100, "Enzo Matrix" <enz...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Please do so. "Charlie Jade" is excellent science-fiction, but it's
not
>> >something one can watch with one's mind in neutral. It has a very
>> >challenging narrative.
>>
>> While I admire the look and the content, there's an awful lot of
>> fast-forward footage: wandering around, running down streets, curling
>> up in angst, chases, etc. I've watched the first two episodes, and
>> they're both like that.
>
> It's also mostly filmed in what my late father used to called
> "Glorious Dark" (i.e. lots of nighttime, 'dark alley', low lighting
> stuff), which I generally don't cotton to. And I generally don't like
> 'color filtering', though with this series it at least makes sense, so
> the viewer can keep track of the different "'verses".
>
> That said, while I find the "big bad evil cor****ation" stuff eye-roll
> worthy, I'm intrigued enough to see where they're going with this to
> stick with it.
A friend sent me the 20 episodes of the show.
I found it took 8 episodes for me to get really into it, and now I am
hooked.
Yet to see the last 7 episodes.
--
David Barnett
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