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Post by bethb63 on Aug 17, 2018 18:42:56 GMT
It felt disjointed to me, as though the two stories were written by different people, with different ideas about the characters and overall arc. I liked the second story more than the first, so maybe it improved as the characters settled in, but I’m not holding my breath for any continuation.
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Post by undertheparapet on Aug 20, 2018 21:04:27 GMT
So far, I can’t see a single reason for setting in SF.
Is it to try and engage American audiences? I wonder how that’s going.
Surely it’s more plausible that they would find it easier to be resident in Canada? I don’t know what the visa arrangements were like in the mid 50s. Could they really live there without having any paid employment?
The only thing that is carrying through strongly from the British version is the suffocating social position of women. Reminds me of Mad Men.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 21:11:45 GMT
I believe it was much easier to live in the states then, unlike now.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Apr 10, 2019 16:37:27 GMT
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco will return to ITV to finish airing its first season from Friday April 26th at 9pm.
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Post by linseed on Apr 10, 2019 17:15:51 GMT
Thanks for the heads up!
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Post by geometryman on Apr 10, 2019 19:46:51 GMT
I can hardly contain my excitement - not. I suppose I'll at least start to watch it.
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Post by sleepyp on Apr 10, 2019 20:18:22 GMT
My memory says that I was underwhelmed by the early episodes, but I might give it another chance, depending on who's on HIGNFY that night  |
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Post by diziet sma on May 3, 2019 21:54:30 GMT
My God this was terrible.
I don't know what was worse, the acting, the dialogue, the story or the budget.
The original series was alright IIRC, this was more like the famous five (but with added virtue signalling).
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Post by linseed on May 8, 2019 21:08:04 GMT
It’s a shame, the original series was so good. I will watch the next 2 episodes (presumably another story) just to see how it all pans out, but don’t know if I would watch another series, if there is another one.
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Post by beverley61 on May 9, 2019 11:25:48 GMT
The original was excellent. Does anyone know what where it airs in Canada or US? Is it a daytime slot? It just seems so dumbed down from the original. I wonder what the target audience is?
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Post by geometryman on May 9, 2019 17:26:11 GMT
Bit of research shows the whole series (eps 1 through 8) aired in Canada last autumn on CITY-TV. It's currently being repeated at 1.00 am Sat night/Sun morning! The US distributor is Britbox, which is a SVOD (streaming) service like Netflix, so not aired at a particular time of day. Since it has a nostalgic fifties setting I'd assume the target audience is old fogies.
It's all rather Enid Blyton, isn't it, apart from the beatings and deaths. The original series was better, more Dick Barton. I'll have to see it out now but I'll be surprised if there's a second series.
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Post by beverley61 on May 10, 2019 11:19:19 GMT
It had such good potential but the move to SF has been dire.
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Post by Miranda on May 10, 2019 14:09:18 GMT
There's only two of the original four in it, isn't there?
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Post by geometryman on May 10, 2019 15:06:27 GMT
Yup, Sophie Rundle and Anna Maxwell Martin moved on - wisely, I think (assuming it was their choice, or fortunately if it wasn't).
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Anymore to come?
