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la_marquise ([personal profile] la_marquise) wrote2008-11-25 11:03 am

'What have I told you about playing football in the road?'

Some observations from here.
Survivors is still as chilling as I found the original series, but I find New Abby a little uneven -- she's obsessive! she's inspirational! -- and I rather miss the brittle selfishness of the original character. She was admirable but she wasn't likeable and that is a category we seldom get to see in women on tv these days. New Abby is a little too touchy-feely for me.
Anya=Jenny was always my favourite character and she's as I recall her, even re-named.
The marquis and I love Al and Tafik -- the Hiro and Ando of the show. May they flourish.
Not convinced by re-tread Tom. So far, so Sawyer-lite, and I don't see the point, really. The original Tom was about social commentary and about the limitations of some people's imaginations.
We want to see more of Callum.
Patterson Joseph, however, rocks as Greg.

Meanwhile, I have four chapters left to proof-read, the cats are circling and I have a sore throat.

[identity profile] surliminal.livejournal.com 2008-11-25 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Amazing how well people remember it - I only remembered Abby and dimly, Greg.
I don't think Abby is touchy feely - so far she's about right to me. Her exaspePERATED "STAY TOGETHER" speech came over to me more as instrumental than inspirational.
TP is OK with me - don't remeber the old guy and he's very Daniel Craig in his laconic charm!

The best unlikeable woman on TV btw iss by streets, Ros on Spooks. Please god they don't kill her off again..