Popping in very quickly before I have to run off to take care of crap.
Waking the Dead is good. My Tuesdays are made even better by it. But Cracker rocks my Wednesdays. I'm watching it right now AIFG!
What? I'm not allowed to hit people? Wesley: Not people capable of genocide. Angel: Those are exactly the types of people I should be allowed to hit!
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Daisy Jane - Apr 23, 2003 1:22:08 pm PDT #4040 of 9843
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Jim - Apr 23, 2003 1:50:05 pm PDT #4041 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Really? That seems convoluted! Why?
Dear God, woman! Because! Because it's always been that way! The UK common law needs no greater reason.
Nutty - have you read the original Homicide book? There's fantastic sequence where Simon explains that there are no circumstances whatsoever where waiving your right of silence isn't a dumb-ass move.
And you're watching Cracker? Which one? It may be my favourite ever UK show. To Be a Somebody teaches you more about Britain in the '80s than any 10 history books. Plus it was an amazing school - Ecclestone, Carlisle, Morton, Boyle...
Daisy Jane - Apr 23, 2003 1:52:07 pm PDT #4042 of 9843
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
There were 2 on. The first one was the one where the murderess is trying to get to Fitz and has his son. The second one was was "The mad woman in the attic" which seems to be the first ep.
Jim - Apr 23, 2003 1:56:04 pm PDT #4043 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
OK, the first one is actually the last one (we don't talk about the ddgy Hong Kong one-off - no Panhandle!). Still great. But it's the second season and the first half of S3, with the whole Beck/Penhaligon arc, that's absolutely brilliant.
Daisy Jane - Apr 23, 2003 2:02:03 pm PDT #4044 of 9843
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
So the second one they aired was the very first episode?
If so, I may never be able to leave my house between 1 and 3 again.
Nutty - Apr 23, 2003 2:16:29 pm PDT #4045 of 9843
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Oh! I remember Cracker -- it aired here on A & E, and then there was a pale USian copy that flunked out on a big network. The original with Robbie Coltrane was so much better.
Nutty - have you read the original Homicide book?
Have I read? My fandom goes both deep and wide. It's an entertaining book, and a little creepy to read if you pick it up after having seen and known the TV series for years.
amych - Apr 23, 2003 2:17:27 pm PDT #4046 of 9843
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Oh, I loved Cracker. The remake was deadly, though.
sarameg - Apr 23, 2003 2:19:24 pm PDT #4047 of 9843
Heh. Funniest part of the finale of the series for many Baltimorans (I think it was the finale): two detectives eating their way through Little Italy and Fells Point, IIRC. For locals it was neat how true they stayed to the actual geography and neighborhoods of the city,
deborah grabien - Apr 23, 2003 2:25:16 pm PDT #4048 of 9843
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I think it was the finale
Either that or the movie.
So far? My own take is that the original Cracker and H:LOTS were the tw best cop-shows ever. Of course, I'l still waiting to see "The Bill" and it comes highly recced.
sarameg - Apr 23, 2003 2:29:38 pm PDT #4049 of 9843
The one that made it final final. A couple years ago.