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A History of Ancient Britain (2011)
Disappointing
Beautifully shot but a tad meandering and led by a not very convincing archeologist who seemed more concerned with letting us view his magnificent locks blowing in the wind like it was in his rider. The sites were very interesting and the graphics, such as the depiction of the ice age covering Northern Europe with ice, a great visual aid but I would have preferred details as opposed to supposition. It reminded me of those dramatic 'documentaries' one tends to find on American tv.rather than science.
Janet King (2014)
Barely managed one episode
I didn't like Crownies and I didn't like this. I was looking for something of the calibre of BBC's Silk in courtroom drama. These two shows unfortunately were nothing close. Puerile, soap-opera plot lines and acting (overdone and stilted) to match. What happened to the production qualities of Australian TV such as the Miss Fisher or Dr Blake Mysteries?
Scott & Bailey (2011)
Disappointing
In what universe does a ditzy nymphomaniacal chain-smoking alcoholic stumble around as a detective causing havoc among colleagues and supervisors? In Scott & Bailey each new season brought increasingly repetitive storylines and behavior from the Bailey character that would have not been tolerated in the real world. The episodes are numbingly predictable; the daily briefing meetings chock full of police terms (for authenticity), suspects, all idiots (to hurry the plot along?) long interrogations (to appreciate the clever dialog I imagine) and very often an off screen breakthrough solving the crime. Bailey's regulation-shaking faux pas land 'jam side' up and the two other women main characters (Janet and Gill) increasingly pushed away from taking any of the spotlight off Bailey, truly a most annoying character. I won't go into the men portrayed here as it's been well discussed in other reviews. Very disappointing after enjoying stellar shows like Vera, Sherlock, Endeavour, Foyle and countless others.
Crownies (2011)
High-school jinks
Oh dear. I turned to this when I ran out of Silk episodes to stream. I thought it might be an Aussie version. Was I wrong. Barely into the first episode I asked myself why was I putting myself through this dross. I held on thinking it'll get better anytime now. Currently in E3 (or is it 4?) I don't think I'll see what apparently is mercifully the only season to the end. Neighbours re-written for hornier 21 year olds playing lawyers. Maybe I came to it from Sherlock, Foyle's War and Vera with expectations that were much too high, but seeing as it has been cancelled, probably not. One star because I didn't realize one could give zero.