MattinSTL
Sound Modulator
Has anybody else watched any of this?
It's BBC and the pacing isn't like an action flick... but it's amazing that it was done in the 80's and the acting and writing are all first rate. This series was supposed to air on PBS in the states but it was banned due to the occasional breast shot.
I've been so impressed with some of the lines that I almost want to pause the DVD and write them down... just to twist into something I could use later.
Seriously the writing is just brilliant.
If you've noticed it playing on HBO but always clicked passed it you should give it about 10 minutes of your time.
The premise is that this older guy was a detective novelist. He is bed-ridden with eczema or some insane skin flaking disease... so his mind is bent by the pain and fears of hopelessness... and due to this condition all he can do is think about new detective stories which he works out in his mind. He always sees a healthy version of himself as "the singing detective" which is front man for a big band... but is a top detective when he's not performing.
The show moves from hallucinations about the colorful characters in the traditional British hospital ward... to the detective story that's building in his mind (with the ward's characters and doctors in the story)... to memories from his youth which have formed his personality... and back again to reality.
The show unfolds on so many levels and the writing is just amazing. The show includes various comedic premises and funny bumps to the main story.
It's just a great lesson in how to put a show together. I'm sure it's not for many people because you can't just sit there and not listen... or you'll get bored. The pleasure in the show is in the amazing writing.
It's BBC and the pacing isn't like an action flick... but it's amazing that it was done in the 80's and the acting and writing are all first rate. This series was supposed to air on PBS in the states but it was banned due to the occasional breast shot.
I've been so impressed with some of the lines that I almost want to pause the DVD and write them down... just to twist into something I could use later.
Seriously the writing is just brilliant.
If you've noticed it playing on HBO but always clicked passed it you should give it about 10 minutes of your time.
The premise is that this older guy was a detective novelist. He is bed-ridden with eczema or some insane skin flaking disease... so his mind is bent by the pain and fears of hopelessness... and due to this condition all he can do is think about new detective stories which he works out in his mind. He always sees a healthy version of himself as "the singing detective" which is front man for a big band... but is a top detective when he's not performing.
The show moves from hallucinations about the colorful characters in the traditional British hospital ward... to the detective story that's building in his mind (with the ward's characters and doctors in the story)... to memories from his youth which have formed his personality... and back again to reality.
The show unfolds on so many levels and the writing is just amazing. The show includes various comedic premises and funny bumps to the main story.
It's just a great lesson in how to put a show together. I'm sure it's not for many people because you can't just sit there and not listen... or you'll get bored. The pleasure in the show is in the amazing writing.
