Re:Tinker, tailor, soldier, sandbagger: sometimes TV from th...
by stevenwoo on Monday August 28, 2017 @02:34PM
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In my opinion, season 2 of Top of the Lake is pretty mediocre compared to the first. The Guardian episode recap/reviews are pretty similar to my feelings.
Re:Tinker, tailor, soldier, sandbagger: sometimes TV from th...
by jimjimjim on Monday August 28, 2017 @05:16AM
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yep top of the lake is good, thanks.
i suspect my comments were a wee bit too strong but it was after cycling through every channel twice and finding nothing.
Re:Tinker, tailor, soldier, sandbagger: sometimes TV from th...
by thenomad on Monday August 28, 2017 @05:52AM
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Honestly, it does feel like the current crop of TV is somewhat weaker than it has been for a while. (I'd argue that Top Of The Lake, which is 4 years old now, doesn't fit in "current crop".)
That might just be a taste thing on my part, or it might be a response to the tremendous commercial pressures that were forcing execs to look anywhere, everywhere for a story a couple of years ago.
Re:Tinker, tailor, soldier, sandbagger: sometimes TV from th...
by bazzargh on Monday August 28, 2017 @07:29AM
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There's a second series of Top of The Lake, it finished airing in the UK last week, it's definitely current. Apparently coming to the states next month.
Check out Top of the Lake, it's well-written, well-acted, & doesn't overstay its welcome. Season two just came out!
I think modern shows are dominated by 'must-see' spectacles or sensationalist attention-grabbers, because people watch them in droves and advertises will pay for slots. Weirdly, the modern BBC only makes shows like this, even though they don't rely on advertising.
Part of the charm of The Sandbaggers is that they clearly made it for pennies, so they had to make the characters and dialogue interesting to fill in for car chases + stunts + exotic locations + top-shelf actors (i.e. the complement of Bond films).