It’s episode three in the exciting world of Primeval. Since we’re at the halfway point, more or less, that means (fanfare and trumpet) it’s time for a plot filler episode. Woo hoo.
This week we’re faced with a terrible hydra. Not an actual one. Don’t be silly. They’re made up (apart from those tiny ones, of course), unlike dinosaurs which were merely God’s mistakes.
No, I’m talking about a metaphorical hydra with more than a few plot heads and whose bites are terrible.
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From today’s Guardian, in a piece on The Wire by Charlie Brooker:
A few weeks ago, I went to New York for the premiere and got to interview several members of the cast… Incidentally, both Bubbles and Omar recognised me, having seen the Screen Wipe segment on YouTube. And yes, I’m bragging about that. As Wire devotees will understand, it was possibly the most thrilling moment of my life.
That would be me who uploaded it. Do I get a reward? Anyway, in case you missed it, here’s Charlie on why you should watch it. The good news from the piece, UK viewers, is season five is coming to FX in July. Remember to watch it/get Sky by then.
Happy Birthday, Mr Espedair!
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In the US: Sundays, AMC, 10pm/9c
In the UK: Not yet acquired
Brace yourself. In just five paragraphs’ time, I’m going to be using the word Chekovian.
Okay, science geeks. Who here among us has never considered using their terrible knowledge for evil instead of good? Come on, fess up. You know you want to.
Only me, hey? Oh well… Woo ha ha.
Nevertheless, as you can probably tell from films like Revenge of the Nerds and Falling Down, there’s a whole lot of rage pent up in the nerdlier parts of the US population. And here’s comes a TV show from Vince Gilligan, former producer of The X-Files, about a high school chemistry teacher who decides to get rich by making crystal meth.
At this point, you might be tempted to switch off the show or not even tune in. But I think that would be a mistake.
For one thing, while it’s by no means an easy show – in many ways it could be described as Chekovian – it is darkly comic in multiple joyous ways.
But secondly, it’s from AMC. This is the channel’s second scripted drama series, the first being Mad Men and you know how good that is.*
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