I totally agree with you about the pace of Broadchurch. Soooo slooow. It was made by ITV, which is another British channel and production company - not the BBC. The acting and the writing were both good, though. And David Tenant has quite a clean Scottish accent, surprised you had trouble with it.
It was very popular, but that's in the context of British television. I think people were excited by it because we seldom have long series with a broad narrative arc, a mystery to be solved, and one with good acting and a reasonable budget. We don't have the financial support to make epic and brilliant shows like The Wire, Breaking Bad or The Sopranos. So companies favour one-off dramas of between 1 and 3 episodes, unfortunately. That's what made it stand out.
Broadchurch certainly was NOT one of the greatest shows of all time. I never read that in any newspaper or website but hey. It was good TV. You can't compare it to rubbish like Midsomer Murders, the 'Murder She Wrote' of British telly. That show is awful.
Actually, I like Midsomer Murders -- not so much after Neil Dudgeon replaced John Nettles because I hate that goddamn dog Sykes and the fact they're now including token minorities!
I have all the Midsomer Murders episodes on DVD and some of them are excellent and we watch them over and over again. The difference between Midsomer Murders and Broadchurch is that the characters on Midsomer Murders are (were) of a higher social status than the council trash on Broadchurch. Additionally, the scenery in Midsomer Murders is beautiful.
Is it normal everything US considers nerdy is on the BBC?
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I totally agree with you about the pace of Broadchurch. Soooo slooow. It was made by ITV, which is another British channel and production company - not the BBC. The acting and the writing were both good, though. And David Tenant has quite a clean Scottish accent, surprised you had trouble with it.
It was very popular, but that's in the context of British television. I think people were excited by it because we seldom have long series with a broad narrative arc, a mystery to be solved, and one with good acting and a reasonable budget. We don't have the financial support to make epic and brilliant shows like The Wire, Breaking Bad or The Sopranos. So companies favour one-off dramas of between 1 and 3 episodes, unfortunately. That's what made it stand out.
Broadchurch certainly was NOT one of the greatest shows of all time. I never read that in any newspaper or website but hey. It was good TV. You can't compare it to rubbish like Midsomer Murders, the 'Murder She Wrote' of British telly. That show is awful.
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Actually, I like Midsomer Murders -- not so much after Neil Dudgeon replaced John Nettles because I hate that goddamn dog Sykes and the fact they're now including token minorities!
I have all the Midsomer Murders episodes on DVD and some of them are excellent and we watch them over and over again. The difference between Midsomer Murders and Broadchurch is that the characters on Midsomer Murders are (were) of a higher social status than the council trash on Broadchurch. Additionally, the scenery in Midsomer Murders is beautiful.