tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post3161527664067655150..comments2024-03-24T06:32:13.194+13:00Comments on Crime Watch: Can new TV series like Neil Cross's Luther be saviours for British crime drama?Kiwicraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-9513551767844076742010-05-02T17:30:05.736+12:002010-05-02T17:30:05.736+12:00I read the article, and frankly, it sounds like th...I read the article, and frankly, it sounds like the usual showbiz hype. I saw nothing in the descriptions that suggested anything startlingly<br />new or innovative. I was also unhappy about the subtle putdowns of other shows. When it's necessary to pump up one's own show by knocking others, I wonder about the quality of that show.<br /><br />However, that's marketing and has little to do with the quality of the show. So, when the shows get on DVD I'll try them out. <br /><br />Frankly, the most exciting part of the article was the announcement near the end that Peter Robinson's DCI Banks is finally appearing on the small screen.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-41996845013246287432010-05-02T16:59:53.072+12:002010-05-02T16:59:53.072+12:00That concept--the audience learning who the murder...That concept--the audience learning who the murderer is early on--isn't exactly new for viewers who remember _Columbo_ from several decades ago. The interest was in watching Columbo slowly close in on the murderer.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-15711413140372278732010-05-02T06:38:05.797+12:002010-05-02T06:38:05.797+12:00I am sure Luther will be pretty good as Idris was ...I am sure Luther will be pretty good as Idris was superb in The Wire and in the Number One Ladies detective Agency. The Wire and Morse are in a class of their own compared with the others you mentioned, although Dexter started well and then deteriorated.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.com