Fortitude

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rohrl

8,740 posts

146 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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I watched it with subtitles because Christopher Eccles Cake was muttering so badly. There's a lot going on and I'm not sure I believe in the American guy very much.

Johnny

9,652 posts

285 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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Ah, that was one thing I realised too. Christopher Ecclestone is a ste actor.

I'd thought it was just bad casting in Gone in 60 Secs but he just seems to be unable to act full stop.

The Moose

22,865 posts

210 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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I must say, I really enjoyed the first episode and am looking forward to the next episode.

You do have to concentrate on the different stories, but I didn't struggle.

I think the reason they had a long first episode is because after the first hour, not enough had happened!

Adam B

27,260 posts

255 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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Finally got round to watching ep1 and it was interesting, frustrating initially but then got going and a plot line emerged. Will keep watching for the little dark hottie too.

If the mammoth corpse / kid disease goes all mystical st like Lost I am immediately out

captainzep

13,305 posts

193 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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I enjoyed it.

The bit I'm musing about is why the helicopter pilot was covered in blood after his encounter with the hotel receptionist lady.

Presumably there'll be quite a lot of retrospective scenes as Christopher Ecclestone only had to say a few lines then lie on the floor looking a bit disemboweled.


pidsy

8,005 posts

158 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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can someone have a stab at explaining why he was dead when he was found, yet an hour later, he was alive.

then when they shocked his heart - he was very much alive.

FourWheelDrift

88,551 posts

285 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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pidsy said:
can someone have a stab at explaining why he was dead when he was found, yet an hour later, he was alive.

then when they shocked his heart - he was very much alive.
Something about the wounds restricting blood flow to the head, the (drunk) Sheriff tried the neck for a pulse and found nothing or at least felt nothing but there would have been a very weak pulse.



Ps, The Dr doesn't die, he regenerates. Look out for David Tennant in the next episode biggrin

Adam B

27,260 posts

255 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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captainzep said:
The bit I'm musing about is why the helicopter pilot was covered in blood after his encounter with the hotel receptionist lady.
I thought the insinuation was he killed Ecclescakes

Beati Dogu

8,896 posts

140 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Adam B said:
I thought the insinuation was he killed Ecclescakes
Well yeah, since he was already inside Ecclescakes' house and hadn't alerted the dog, whereas Badger Guy had to break in.

Maybe he got in via one of the gaping plot holes that seem to riddle this show.

dirty boy

14,703 posts

210 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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I watched, didn't so much enjoy it, but it was intriguing if nothing else, too much going on though, bears, mammoths, murders, affairs...just too much.

Tried too hard to give all the characters air time, as though they know they're on borrowed time with the budget and can't take time developing them.


Beati Dogu

8,896 posts

140 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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They had me at mammoth personally.

It had a £25 million budget apparently and I assume all 12 episodes were filmed long ago and have all been edited already.




wolfracesonic

7,018 posts

128 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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I think underneath the glacier is a giant cavern holding a giant, fake spaceship, the incumbents of which think they are heading for a new planet in order to save mankind. It was one of the people from the lower decks that crept out and killed the Professor. It's obvious really when you think about it.....

Davie_GLA

6,525 posts

200 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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I enjoyed it. But the stories are all far too loose but it is just the first episode.

Did the carcass thing move?

silverthorn2151

6,298 posts

180 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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Beati Dogu said:
They had me at mammoth personally.

It had a £25 million budget apparently and I assume all 12 episodes were filmed long ago and have all been edited already.
I believe that assumption is correct. Don't know when exactly.

rohrl

8,740 posts

146 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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Davie_GLA said:
Did the carcass thing move?
I was wondering if it was going to turn out to be some kind of magical mystical ste with the dead waking up. I hope it's just a complex crime thriller.

griffin dai

3,203 posts

150 months

Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Hmmm....don't know about this one.

Better than Broadchurch's latest effort anyway!

Fastra

4,277 posts

210 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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Can't understand people giving up on it so soon, the premise is only being just being set.
It'd be a bit st if all the answers were given away in the first episode.

Really enjoyed it, loads of threads going on and it could go any way at the moment (daft monster flick included.
Sherrif reminds me of Tom Skeritt in Picket Fences.

Rosscow

8,774 posts

164 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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I thought it was a decent first airing, looking forward to tonight's episode.

Rosscow

8,774 posts

164 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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Beati Dogu said:
Well yeah, since he was already inside Ecclescakes' house and hadn't alerted the dog, whereas Badger Guy had to break in.

Maybe he got in via one of the gaping plot holes that seem to riddle this show.
The sheriff was already in the house, the search and rescue guy was not.

The last we saw of him before returning with bloody clothes he was balls deep in the fit bird!

I had presumed it was her time of the month, but maybe I'm wrong hehe

JonnyxM

185 posts

134 months

Thursday 5th February 2015
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I like it as it offered so many ways for this to go. Looking forward to tonight.

'Spoilered' the below but it's all what happened in the first ep.

Perhaps Ecclestone saw the Mountain Rescue chap at it?

Mountain Rescue guy won't say where he went as he was busy with the other chick.

Sheriff was dodgy and in the room, possibly drunk at the time.

Councillor got the (bad) news her fancy hotel might not get the go ahead.

Those guys wanted to sell the carcass to Mr Ecclestone. Didn't they mention they would try and 'fright' him?