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Monday, 4 April 2011
Sunday, 3 April 2011
Piper Gates Design
Speaking of ‘The Prisoner’, ‘Bedazzled’ and ‘Dr. Who’ (as we have been in recent weeks) may I draw your attention to the wonderful work of Piper Gates Design?
I purchased their Prisoner postcard set a few weeks ago, and they are now framed and take pride of place on top of the telly. My Wife doesn’t like that much, but her stuff is all over and I bought the thing and pay the TV licence so there’s nothing legally she can do about it.
Contrary to what you may expect of such an obviously professional setup, I don’t get paid to do this weblog, I don't get sent a load of stuff and nobody ever asks me for my opinion. If Piper Gates are reading this, however, can I just say that I would be sickeningly effusive towards any future work that featured Jon Pertwee era Who, and I would be sure to pass that enthusiasm on to my 12-15 readers.
It Means What it Is
'The Prisoner' is my favourite television show. I watch the whole series from start to finish at least once a year, and I'm just about to start my annual viewing now. I know I will be entertained, intrigued, amused and confused by it. I will be annoyed about how the series veers off course, and shake my head when it reaches its abrupt and unsatisfactory end. That's just the way it is, I'm afraid, I can't stop myself.
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Friday, 1 April 2011
The Eyes That Paralyze
Three years after 'Village...' a (sort of) sequel arrived, this time written without a source novel, and grittier and even more downbeat in its approach. 'Children Of The Damned' concerns a group of six eerie, hyper-intelligent kids from around the world who are brought to London to be prodded, probed and generally mucked about with. Unsurprisingly, they don't like the thought of this much and, using telepathy and their massive brains, hatch a plan to get away...
The Children this time are fairly ordinary looking and not so obviously alien, although the silent conversations they hold are pretty unsettling. At times, you even feel sorry for them, caught up in the midst of Cold War games and an uncomprehending, fearful world. It's thoughtful stuff, and extremely well done.
Beware the Stare
'Village Of The Damned' is an absolute classic. When the small village of Midwich unexpectedly and inexplicably falls asleep for a day, everyone is baffled. The mystery takes a sinister turn when it becomes apparent that every woman in the village of child bearing age is pregnant. If that wasn't bad enough, the resulting children are decidedly...odd. And they're usually in a pretty shitty mood.
Closely adapted from 'The Midwich Cuckoos' by John Wyndham, it's an intelligent, brilliantly worked out drama and, if you haven't seen it, you really should. Don't make me turn my death eyes on.
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