I tried the first of series one as it was on PBS and promised a decently experienced cast and a possibly promising context. But oh dear...slow, dreamy, inconsistent in its drifting sort-of plot made worse with gooey voice overs and random salacious scenes. Were some of these scenes supposed to be amusing? Or was the aimlessness an attempt at revealing the domestic problems as something typical yet tragic or whatever?
The whole thing struck me as a 'meh, who cares?' sort of conclusion and since Iain Glen was as usual playing this Iain Glen thing, I had no desire to study his patently scruffy 'charm' ever again. Other cast members did what they could but there was just no spark or catchy through plot line to tempt me.
After about 20 minutes I still couldn't get a fix on it and decided I didn't want to bother...and THAT's when the desperation for digital entertainment is at its highest currently. Not the best investment of PBS dollars perhaps.
The whole thing struck me as a 'meh, who cares?' sort of conclusion and since Iain Glen was as usual playing this Iain Glen thing, I had no desire to study his patently scruffy 'charm' ever again. Other cast members did what they could but there was just no spark or catchy through plot line to tempt me.
After about 20 minutes I still couldn't get a fix on it and decided I didn't want to bother...and THAT's when the desperation for digital entertainment is at its highest currently. Not the best investment of PBS dollars perhaps.