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Post by spinninghead on May 15, 2023 20:37:27 GMT
Anything with Philip Glenister ought to be good. This ought to be good. But...
The producers obviously had no confidence in the script or acting. So, there's a fair amount of colour balance 'tweaking'. Everything has a brown-orange look.
Are we expected to believe that it's genuine footage from the 70s?
Even the 'modern day' footage is browny orange in tone.
The irony is, if this was actual footage in a 70s film, that had faded, it would be restored to give us proper colour.
Film makers filming in digital have a lot to answer for.
Oh, and was there a need for all the swearing?
Oh well...
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Post by LoopyLobes on May 15, 2023 21:48:18 GMT
I think it's been done very well. The "modern day" was actually in the early 2000s so quite a while ago. The Trimphone in 1973 surprised me somewhat, but I'm more interested in the story and I'm feeling for the family and friends of those girls.
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Post by LoopyLobes on May 15, 2023 21:50:53 GMT
Just googled Trimphones and they were around back then. We didn't have one. Mind you, in 1973 we didn't have a phone in the house at all.
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Post by linseed on May 15, 2023 22:17:38 GMT
I enjoyed it too, yes it was all a bit beige in colouring, but I didn’t have any trouble distinguishing the 2 time periods.
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Post by hoodylover on May 16, 2023 17:22:10 GMT
It was very well done, I thought. I’m just watching one episode at a time, so it might take me a couple of weeks to get to the end. I’ll keep off the thread now, until I’ve finished it. I have to say, I don’t remember the case. I went to a wedding in Neath in 1983, and we stayed over in Baglan for a few days. The people in Port Talbot were so friendly and chatty. It’s depressing to think that these are real events.
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Post by marion on May 17, 2023 9:09:46 GMT
I thought it was good, except for the fact it appears to have been filmed through an orange filter. It seems just as bad in the later period as it is in the 70s to me. But an interesting case, although I could have done with a bit more basic exposition at the start as I got confused as to the cases involved. But definitely worth watching (unlike the appalling Ten Pound Poms where I only lasted 15 minutes). But then this has Philip Glenister, and I approve of the casting for the younger version. Very feasible, unlike say the difference between Young and Old Montalbano.
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Post by goodhelenstar on May 30, 2023 8:17:02 GMT
I've been watching this on catchup and have now seen episode 3. I may have missed commentary elsewhere so forgive me if this has already been noted, but it's remarkably similar to Code of a Killer which focused on the scientist who developed DNA fingerprinting and helped in the investigation of the murders of two girls in Leicestershire which led to the conviction of Colin Pitchfork. They are different in that the investigation in this series is taking place many years after the offences and is relying on familial DNA and the main suspect is dead.
I'm also wondering what is going on with Sita's father and her outburst in his home - does she suspect him, or was it to show the impact of the tragedy on her as she seems to be blaming herself for leaving her friends in the pub on the fatal night?
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Post by kakewalk on May 30, 2023 9:38:56 GMT
I also think there’s something more to Sita’s story. I was thinking that maybe she knew more than than she was prepared to say in front of her father (who is clearly a man who wouldn’t listen to anything he didn’t want to hear). But that doesn’t answer why she’s not speaking up now, all these years on with the case reopened.
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Post by LoopyLobes on May 30, 2023 21:25:58 GMT
You will find out more about Sita's attitude towards her dad. I'll say no more for now.
GoodHelenStar, I remember the Colin Pitchfork murders well. Quite local to where I live. I noticed the similarities too and the differences with the DNA stuff.
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Post by kabuki on Jun 12, 2023 13:13:07 GMT
The early 2000s look very old fashioned in this series....
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Post by vicky on Jun 12, 2023 17:28:51 GMT
The early 2000s look very old fashioned in this series.... A friend and I were saying exactly this when discussing this series. It brings home to you how dramatically the world has changed in just 20 years. My parents died just before the turn of the century and I often think how unrecognisable the world today would be to them if they came back. |
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Post by goodhelenstar on Jun 12, 2023 17:38:46 GMT
Of course that's correct but I did a double take for a moment thinking did they really pass away in the early 1900s? I am a keen Freecycler and it always startles me to see furniture described as mid-century meaning 1950s!
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Post by kabuki on Jun 12, 2023 18:15:13 GMT
Just finished the series. Excellent
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Post by vicky on Jun 12, 2023 18:31:37 GMT
Of course that's correct but I did a double take for a moment thinking did they really pass away in the early 1900s? I am a keen Freecycler and it always startles me to see furniture described as mid-century meaning 1950s! I'm quite old but not that old! 🤣🤣🤣 I did toy with saying turn of the millennium which might have been better. |
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