I thought I was being generous giving "Detectorists" 5 out of 10. I could not believe it when I saw the overall reviews.
Yes, it's a pleasant, light, series. but with scarcely any good, interesting characters. The scripts are weak with scenes being drawn out. Hardly any originality in the series at all.
The camera work is good with some very nicely edited scenes of English countryside interspersed with the routine shots.
Many of the reviews giving 9 or 10, even say that you will enjoy it if you have the patience. Hardly the recommendation of an excellent series. One reviewer even said it would not appeal to "the great unwashed". In this day and age, I thought that sort of stereotyping was not acceptable at all.
Yes, it's a pleasant, light, series. but with scarcely any good, interesting characters. The scripts are weak with scenes being drawn out. Hardly any originality in the series at all.
The camera work is good with some very nicely edited scenes of English countryside interspersed with the routine shots.
Many of the reviews giving 9 or 10, even say that you will enjoy it if you have the patience. Hardly the recommendation of an excellent series. One reviewer even said it would not appeal to "the great unwashed". In this day and age, I thought that sort of stereotyping was not acceptable at all.