Update for MI-5 (Spooks) fans

POSTED BY: makerofpaths
UPDATED: Monday, October 11, 2004 08:05
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MAKEROFPATHS

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 7:09 AM

As I posted on the OB:

Just spontaneously starting collecting news on MI-5 today and came across all kinds of stuff.

1. BBC is producing the third season and it starts airing in the UK in "early autumn 2004." There's nothing on the A&E site about the new season, although thefutoncritic.com reported A&E has the show on its Q1 2005 sked. :-( A fan post on the A&E site puts the first UK broadcast at Sept. 6. Who knows?

Quote from futoncritic based on A&E PR:
MI-5 - The show's 10-episode third season, which sees the addition of new cast members Rupert Penry-Jones and Olga Sosnovska, is set to roll out during the first quarter of 2005.

2. Another site, called thecustardtv, says a fourth season has already been commissioned before the third has even started! Go here:

http://www.thecustard.tv/thecrumble.html

3. DVD of the second season will be available from BBC in the UK on Aug. 26 and Sept. 20 from Amazon.co.uk. Again, a fan post quoting BBC, says the S3 DVD will follow soon after the BBC broadcasts, roughly in November.

So we on the western side of the Atlantic will be a TV season and two DVD seasons behind. Lovely.

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"When one man chases a hare, he finds a hare. But when many men chase a hare, they find a dragon."
--Source: The Darkness That Comes Before, by R. Scott Bakker.

APEX

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:03 AM

Spooks :up:

edit: damn, no thumb-up smiley. :/

NICOLACLARKE

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:02 PM

Oooh, and Tim McInnerny, too! (aka Percy in Blackadder II, and Captain Darling in Blackadder Goes Forth). Good stuff...

/ pure intentions, juxtaposed /

RHYMEPHILE

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:48 PM

Well, you could invest in a region-free DVD player and shell out the big bucks to order from Amazon UK. It's an option if you're a super fan.

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GROUNDED

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 4:54 PM

I gave this a chance when it first started (and watched the ASH ep) but it was a bit crap really.

MAKEROFPATHS

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Grounded:
I gave this a chance when it first started (and watched the ASH ep) but it was a bit crap really.

If you watched it on A&E, the problem with the narrative jumps and confusions, if you had any, might have to do with the fact A&E cut about 15 mins out of every one-hour BBC ep for the commercials. I know I was bothered by something about the shows and couldn't figure it out until I watched the DVDs and discovered the shows are much smoother going and better on disc. You might be able to rent the discs at fine video outlets.

If you didn't like the ep you saw, how come?

GROUNDED

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:38 PM

I'm in Scotland - I watched it BBC first run. I just found it very dry - wooden characters, bland plot. UK shows never seem capable of providing any decent sort of action.

MRSKBORG

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:05 PM

Well its about time. I was beginning to wonder what had happened to it, it's been gone for such a while. I love this show, its definatley one of the better BBC productions over the last couple of year, that and State of Play. And I wanna know how theyre gonna resolve that last episode. Cliffhangers, I hate them.

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by makerofpaths:
So we on the western side of the Atlantic will be a TV season and two DVD seasons behind. Lovely.

That's are revenge for West Wing (1 season behind on DVD, one season behind on satellite and cable, and dead in the water after season 3 for those without).

Keely Hawes is out of season 3 of Spooks IIRC - shame because there was a really good dynamic that the show had. I originally couldn't stand the guy that plays Harry, but once you get used to the swallowing of the scenery, never mind the chewing, he's a highlight of the show.

"I threw up on your bed"

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Grounded:
I'm in Scotland - I watched it BBC first run. I just found it very dry - wooden characters, bland plot. UK shows never seem capable of providing any decent sort of action.

I thought Spooks did a good job of melding the UK drama style with the faster paced US elements - something I've noticed the BBC doing a fair bit recently - whatever that Cold Case drama was called for example, and Messiah is so cinematically operatic its not true (I'm not sure that's a good thing, but I will give it that it makes for great trailers)

"I threw up on your bed"

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