Well, "Utopia" turned out to be pretty damned good. I did see the two most important aspects of the ending coming, but all in all it was a superlative effort.
NOT, as originally stated, for the wussy, or for those who "can't handle the truth." The basic fiendish plot revealed in episode 5 is sadly not original to the writers, because when I lived in Santa Fe several scientists up at the National Labs at Los Alamos went public and blew the whistle on similar projects they were being asked to work on, but race-specific, targeting only certain genomes. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > I just wanted to thank you again for recommending this > series. I've just watched episode 5 of 6, and it just > keeps getting better and better and better. > > The plotting is as dark as ever, but what makes it a > real shame that Americans will never see this series > are the performances. Stephen Rea and James Fox are > their normal creepy selves as uber-villains. And > Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Alexandra Roach, Nathan Stewart- > Jarrett, Oliver Woollford, and Adeel Akhtar are great > as the unwilling heroes on the run. But the real > standout is Neil Maskell as Arby. He's turned into > the most interesting character of the series. > > This whole series is so complex and well-done that I > can already tell that I'm going to have to watch it > again in a marathon session to really "get" it, with- > out the horrible wait from week to week for the next > episode. I'll almost certainly order the DVD set, > so that I can see all the extras and making-ofs. > > If Bhairitu and I are correct, it'll never be shown > in the US (and those without players that have been > hacked to be region-free won't be able to see the > DVDs), because most wouldn't be able to follow > the accents, much less the arcane plotting. They'll > probably remake it instead, starring American actors > not smart enough to *read* a comic book, much less > understand that one might hold the secrets to a > worldwide conspiracy. > > Small detail question you might have read the answer > to in UK papers, if you've been following this. WHERE > on Earth is the office with the incredible carved panel- > ing that the villains meet in? I want one. :-) > > The Wikipedia page on the series contains a hint that > it might have been filmed at a place called Scarisbrick > Hall. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > > > No, it's nothing pleasant but it is a UK TV show well worth > > checking out. > > > > Suppose your favourite comic book turned out to be true? OK if it > > was a Disney production but Utopia is a dark tale of conspiracy, > > madness, sinister genetic experiments and finally, forced > > incarceration in a mental hospital. Suppose you acquired the next > > installment and someone didn't want you to read it. Someone who > > would stop at nothing? > > > > http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/utopia/23988/first-full-trailer-for-channel-4-comic-book-drama-utopia > > > > Rather uncompromisingly violent but lots of fun if you've a > > strong stomach for that sort of thing. > > > > Buck rating: Don't even think about it. > > >
