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Mistakes? - Nitrus - 23-10-2009 05:08 PM
Do you think the producers/writers made any mistakes with this series which they rectified in series 2?
It was a new show so things like cinematography and format might have changed...mistakes can be made..
What do you think?
RE: Mistakes? - Nitrus - 30-10-2009 11:07 PM
Noone has opinions? Really?
RE: Mistakes? - RoninExec - 31-10-2009 11:46 AM
They made mistakes after S4...
RE: Mistakes? - bertowud - 31-10-2009 02:00 PM
(31-10-2009 11:46 AM)RoninExec Wrote: They made mistakes after S4...
LOL!
RE: Mistakes? - almh - 31-10-2009 02:06 PM
I think that they didn't give Harry a big enough role in series 1, but they certainly increased it in series 2.
RE: Mistakes? - RoninExec - 31-10-2009 06:16 PM
I don't think any character had a prominent role anyway back in S1 or S2.
"The Team", section D, was the subject. The story was the center piece.
Then From S5 on, they started to build stories around the most public-receptive characters, such as Adam or Ros...
RE: Mistakes? - almh - 31-10-2009 08:06 PM
Yeah, but Harry had nothing to say! He said almost as little as Malcolm - actually, Malcolm's been developed as well. It always seemed, to me, to be the Tom Quinn show with Danny and Zoe as supporting actors, and the rest of the team were almost like extras to me. It did seem like that a bit as well with Adam, but I think that's just a way that the show is shown. The focus is on the field operatives, because that's the interesting bit, but specifically on the senior operative (Tom/Adam.) I don't think that the same thing happens as much with Ros - I think it is much more evenly distributed between the three of them, and of course, Harry gets his turn bossing all the politicians around.
RE: Mistakes? - JHyde - 31-10-2009 10:55 PM
I'll go with that idea about the section being the focus, the story. The other driving force behind series one was, of course, Tom and Ellie, the main point of which set up one of the ongoing issues in the show: how do you maintain a semblance of normality in your life and relationships when your job is about misuse and distrust?
Spoiler: show
RE: Mistakes? - Adam Carter - 16-11-2009 07:07 AM
I don't know if they necessarily fixed any "problems" transitioning from Series 1 to 2. I think they just took everything that worked, and then bettered it. Series 2 is such a dramatic leap forward when compared to Series 1. Everything from Tom's arc with Christine, to the diversity of the plots, more tension, more suspense. It was a big difference.
RE: Mistakes? - RoninExec - 16-11-2009 07:30 AM
Agree.