Luther

[macp]

Anybody else see it 1st episode was tonight.I thought it was pretty good and seems very promising.Whats with the old Ford Scorpio he and his DS/DC are using.

[redtwin]

Same deal with the old 240 Volvo he drives, trying to give the show a more gritty authentic feel, anything to offset the new age Evo X and Outlander marked cars prominently positioned.

I am still reserving judgement on it. It wasn't bad, but a bit too far fetched to be the sort of realistic, hard edged dramas I was hoping for.

One disadvantage is that he has some very big shoes to fill having come from The Wire which is *the* best police drama ever produced.

[macp]

redtwin said:

Same deal with the old 240 Volvo he drives, trying to give the show a more gritty authentic feel, anything to offset the new age Evo X and Outlander marked cars prominently positioned.

I am still reserving judgement on it. It wasn't bad, but a bit too far fetched to be the sort of realistic, hard edged dramas I was hoping for.

One disadvantage is that he has some very big shoes to fill having come from The Wire which is *the* best police drama ever produced.

Yes of course the Volvo too.
I didnt know he came from that show dont know much of his past history.Heard he is/was a DJ.
Swmbo has added him to her list if you know what I mean

[kenny Chim 4]

macp said:

Swmbo has added him to her list if you know what I mean

Well, you can always remind her that, though he walked out on his wife, he turned into king kong upon finding out that she had found someone else. The way he destroyed her kitchen in such a violent manner was probably meant to represent his 'passion' for his ex.

In the real world, I'd like to think he'd be locked up for such violence..

[Animal]

macp said:

Swmbo has added him to her list if you know what I mean

Add Ruth Wilson to yours?

[Vvroom]

Enjoyed it. Good to see Stringer Bell back on TV.

Usual BBC overambition though, both in terms of dialogue and storyline (which might lead some to claim it's far fetched and switch off) but I think the quality of the acting, particularly from Elba, saved it.

[jet_noise]

Dear All,

I'm not convinced. At times it was so over the top as to be laugh out loud funny. I don't think this was the effect intended.

I'll give it another go next week and see if there are less jokes,

regards,
Jet

[M3CHA-MONK3Y]

I watched this last night and really enjoyed it.

I thought it was a little unrealistic with regards to the amount of aggression he managed to get away with.

Luther is an interesting character and I will definetly be watching the next one.

Did anybody else find the female killer in this really unnerving. I know she's supposed to be but I thought the actress pulled it off really well.

[Vvroom]

Did anybody else find the female killer in this really unnerving. I know she's supposed to be but I thought the actress pulled it off really well.
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Yes, and a little bit sexy?

No?

Ok I'll get my coat.

[BrabusMog]

Vvroom said:

Did anybody else find the female killer in this really unnerving. I know she's supposed to be but I thought the actress pulled it off really well.

Yes, and a little bit sexy?

No?

Ok I'll get my coat.

I guess you could say she is sexy from the Stevie Wonder perspective.

I will give it another go next week - it had promise but did seem a bit OTT at times.

[Gargamel]

Next week he is in a wheelbarrow

[Vvroom]

BrabusMog said:

Vvroom said:

Did anybody else find the female killer in this really unnerving. I know she's supposed to be but I thought the actress pulled it off really well.

Yes, and a little bit sexy?

No?

Ok I'll get my coat.

I guess you could say she is sexy from the Stevie Wonder perspective.

I will give it another go next week - it had promise but did seem a bit OTT at times.

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i didn't mean sexy from a purely visual standpoint. The lass had a mouth like Cherie Blair- letterbox-esque.

Nice penchent for wigs though

Edited by Vvroom on Wednesday 5th May 12:13

[Beyond Rational]

I think the older cars means that there is going to be a car crash at some point.

The dog/ashes bit was plain silly, no cemetery would leave a sodding great lump of metal in there.

[bestinshow]

I enjoyed it, bounced along for an hour and was OK.

Has anybody thought of doind a modern Miami Vice style cop show ? Two guys in maybe a 997 / 430 etc ? I'd watch it.

[Trevor Hill]

Vvroom said:

Enjoyed it. Good to see Stringer Bell back on TV.

Hopefully Omar will get to him before long.

I have recorded it and will watch it later. Only watching it because of the link to the wire, though I wasnt a fan of Stringer.

[Vvroom]

Trevor Hill said:

Vvroom said:

Enjoyed it. Good to see Stringer Bell back on TV.

Hopefully Omar will get to him before long.

I have recorded it and will watch it later. Only watching it because of the link to the wire, though I wasnt a fan of Stringer.

Yeah, and hopefully Clay Davis will make a cameo. "Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit"

[Bada Bing]

Vvroom said:

Enjoyed it. Good to see Stringer Bell back on TV.

Usual BBC overambition though, both in terms of dialogue and storyline (which might lead some to claim it's far fetched and switch off) but I think the quality of the acting, particularly from Elba, saved it.

Totally agree with this but thought it look hopefully. One thing I did notice is that when he kicked the st out of that door, he didnt even seem to hurt his hands one bit

[mcbook]

Vvroom said:

Yeah, and hopefully Clay Davis will make a cameo. "Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit"

Not quite long enough - it's more like

"sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet"

[Trevor Hill]

I thought it was poor enough.

[Vvroom]

Trevor Hill said:

I thought it was poor enough.

Well unusually for a BBC drama, you appear to be in the minority of those (who have posted so far) who didn't like it. Give it another go!