"David Barnett" <dbarnett@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "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.
It slower than watching a blade of grass grow across three verses, What a
slow, dull, pondering mess it is. . .
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