Midsommer Murders....new or not?
Discussion
bull996 said:
Are these current episodes brand new, or repeats?
Does it really make any difference? They're all the same anyway!They show them in a somewhat random way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Midsomer_Murd...
They are repeats, well the one I saw last week was. Midsomer episodes are quite random, they don't tend to do a series as such. Still f you don't recognise the episode not a problem if is a repeat.
However will be new ones later in yr John Nettles is leaving, Neil Dudgeon taking over role, he will be Tom Barnaby's cousin John Barnaby (I think), should be interesting.
However will be new ones later in yr John Nettles is leaving, Neil Dudgeon taking over role, he will be Tom Barnaby's cousin John Barnaby (I think), should be interesting.
MikeO996 said:
becksW said:
), should be interesting.
God - you must have an exciting life
. Esp with a 6 week old baby. I enjoy Midsomer and not afraid to say so, not harming anyone, just a bit of light entertainment always good to guess how many dead bodies may turn up in an episode.
becksW said:
MikeO996 said:
becksW said:
), should be interesting.
God - you must have an exciting life. Esp with a 6 week old baby. I enjoy Midsomer and not afraid to say so, not harming anyone, just a bit of light entertainment always good to guess how many dead bodies may turn up in an episode.
Thread resurrection
It's hard to believe its 25 years old.
My old Mum used to love this show. In fact I came to realise that whilst this may have been a bit mild some of her other favourites were very gruesome
Waking The Dead
Silent Witness 0 another 25 year old show
and the one with Ken Stotz in that wasn't Rebus
It's hard to believe its 25 years old.
My old Mum used to love this show. In fact I came to realise that whilst this may have been a bit mild some of her other favourites were very gruesome
Waking The Dead
Silent Witness 0 another 25 year old show
and the one with Ken Stotz in that wasn't Rebus
It used to be ok with the delightful john nettles but crashed when the 'racist' brian true may was binned off as producer? and it had to become 'representative' and painfully obviously so.
Not of what you actually get in the English countryside but of what a tv execs and social media persons view of the world is.
In itself that shouldn't necessarily make it bad, but it just doesn't work how they have done it, it feels incredibly forced and unnatural but really doesn't have to be, David Copperfield recently with a strong minority cast was fantastic and despite being in the same boat of realism (not that MM is real in its plots - i mean 18th century england and race/vs middle english country village and race) such was the strength of the acting (same for Bidgerton). Also MM had probably ran its course (hence why bergerac knew the time was right) and Neil Dudgeon doesnt really work.
Not of what you actually get in the English countryside but of what a tv execs and social media persons view of the world is.
In itself that shouldn't necessarily make it bad, but it just doesn't work how they have done it, it feels incredibly forced and unnatural but really doesn't have to be, David Copperfield recently with a strong minority cast was fantastic and despite being in the same boat of realism (not that MM is real in its plots - i mean 18th century england and race/vs middle english country village and race) such was the strength of the acting (same for Bidgerton). Also MM had probably ran its course (hence why bergerac knew the time was right) and Neil Dudgeon doesnt really work.
mickk said:
Messiah?
YESI think that had someone being electrocuted or cut in half at a railway station
Thank you and thinking about it the Deputy to the main detective is I think also the newer Barnaby in Midsommer
I was just surprised at how gruesome some of the stuff mum watched was. I think Silent Witness and/ or Waking The Dead were shown as 2 parters over Sunday/Monday nights. Mum would ring me Monday tea time and say how much she was looking foreward to the one later
Of course, the 'new' Barnarby has done 11 years to John Nettles' 14 years, so approaching level pegging (not sure what the episode count is).
Similar to other lightweight murder shows, eg Death in Paradise, you can rewatch most episodes of Midsomer multiple times and have no clue who the murdered is as the motive is always so far fetched.
Similar to other lightweight murder shows, eg Death in Paradise, you can rewatch most episodes of Midsomer multiple times and have no clue who the murdered is as the motive is always so far fetched.
Watched most of last night's episode, before I gave up. Too dull, apart from anything else.
Have they run out of ideas?
The first hour long programme was recapping what had gone on, including interviews with Barnabys old and new. Various detective sergeants and the parts they played. Quite interesting.
Have they run out of ideas?
The first hour long programme was recapping what had gone on, including interviews with Barnabys old and new. Various detective sergeants and the parts they played. Quite interesting.
Always gave this series a swerve until I happened to holiday in Buckinghamshire and South Oxfordshire last year. Almost every quaint pub we visited had a plaque outside saying it was featured in a Midsomer Murders episode!
Cuddington, Little Missenden, Long Crendon and Wallingford were all chocolate-box beautiful and great locations for such a formulaic series. I always liked the episodes where the killer was both the father and grandfather to the same girl!
I thought when John Nettles was Detective Barnaby it was the best era, with a good gentle home/work interplay. Things got a bit edgier when Neil Dudgeon took over - and his appearance reminded me too much of David Cameron - but he seemed too grumpy and distant to warm to.
Every episode was notable for playing up to the usual cliched characters and exposing the middle and upper classes for their evil scheming. When we wanted a bit of harmless, light entertainment with a glass of wine and some crackers and cheese it fitted the bill perfectly!
Cuddington, Little Missenden, Long Crendon and Wallingford were all chocolate-box beautiful and great locations for such a formulaic series. I always liked the episodes where the killer was both the father and grandfather to the same girl!
I thought when John Nettles was Detective Barnaby it was the best era, with a good gentle home/work interplay. Things got a bit edgier when Neil Dudgeon took over - and his appearance reminded me too much of David Cameron - but he seemed too grumpy and distant to warm to.
Every episode was notable for playing up to the usual cliched characters and exposing the middle and upper classes for their evil scheming. When we wanted a bit of harmless, light entertainment with a glass of wine and some crackers and cheese it fitted the bill perfectly!
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