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stevie boy · 30-04-2008, 09:19 AM

The Lion Has Wings

Freddy · 30-04-2008, 09:34 AM

Dexter

The American tv series featuring a forensic scientist who is also a serial killer, a different take on the usual homicide. Although we now know who the ice killer is it is still a very good watch and leaves me wondering how it's going to end.(in a couple of weeks time)

Hopefully there will be a proper ending, a number of American tv series such as Lost and Heroes has left me with the impression that they manipulated the scripts so that if the viewing figures were good then the run would be extended.

Regards

Freddy

Lord Brett · 30-04-2008, 11:14 AM

It ends pretty well (I saw it on a Satellite channel last year), but they do have a decent source novel to work from.

CaptainWaggett · 30-04-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Freddy

Dexter

Hopefully there will be a proper ending, a number of American tv series such as Lost and Heroes has left me with the impression that they manipulated the scripts so that if the viewing figures were good then the run would be extended.

Regards

Freddy

Don't all drama series do that? For example Blake's 7 and Upstairs Downstairs were both meant to end much earlier in their runs and Doctor Who was only originally commissioned for c20 episodes!

stevie boy · 02-05-2008, 09:22 AM

Hopefully the moon and stars. I am going camping in my new(to me) trailer tent.I hope everybody has a good bank holiday

batman · 02-05-2008, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainWaggett

Don't all drama series do that? For example Blake's 7 and Upstairs Downstairs were both meant to end much earlier in their runs and Doctor Who was only originally commissioned for c20 episodes!

Sometimes it goes the other way ... both the Planet of the Apes and Custer series were ended mid-run due to poor viewing figures.

CaptainWaggett · 02-05-2008, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by batman

Sometimes it goes the other way ... both the Planet of the Apes and Custer series were ended mid-run due to poor viewing figures.

True - I don't think many producers will either continue an unsuccessful show or end a successful one for artistic reasons (though yes, we can all think of exceptions!)

batman · 02-05-2008, 09:31 AM

There have been a few very famous ones where this has happened but in general it's down to viewing figures.

maturin · 02-05-2008, 11:11 AM

Sailor
the 70s documentary on the crew of the Ark Royal - flares and hair.

davidb · 02-05-2008, 11:30 AM

my copy of the london nobody knows has arrived from play.com so im watching that !

wadsy · 06-05-2008, 08:52 AM

Just got delivery of the complete series of "Sir Francis Drake" with

the dashing Terence Morgan. Yippee!

stevie boy · 07-05-2008, 09:14 AM

The Way Ahead

stevie boy · 08-05-2008, 09:50 AM

Some Man in A Suitcase

CaptainWaggett · 08-05-2008, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wadsy

Just got delivery of the complete series of "Sir Francis Drake" with

the dashing Terence Morgan. Yippee!

Lots of stars in the making to watch out for there. The best, IMO, are the first half of the season because you get Roger Delgado as the dastardly Spanish ambassador.

batman · 08-05-2008, 10:20 AM

Night Watch directed by Brian G. Hutton (of Where Eagles Dare fame) and starring Laurence Harvey and Liz Taylor. I haven't seen this since it was on at the cinema but I remember it as being a good old fashioned 'is she mad or isn't she?' melodrama.

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batman is The Night Sleeper Chief Member OBME Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 15,156 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (10)	Night Watch directed by Brian G. Hutton (of Where Eagles Dare fame) and starring Laurence Harvey and Liz Taylor. I haven't seen this since it was on at the cinema but I remember it as being a good old fashioned 'is she mad or isn't she?' melodrama. __________________ I'm a water horse! BAT-QUIZ 6 HAS JUST BEEN POSTED IN THE COMPETITION THREAD - SATURDAY 5TH JULY 2008

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