The ABC Murders
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replied on 29/12/2018 05:59
Posted on 29/12/2018 00:48 by DavidKlyneI must say that,in the end, I rather liked the series. A different way of portraying the story. There would have been no point in just making a copy of the David Suchet, or even Peter Ustinov style of Poirot. it had to be different otherwise they may have just just as well shown the previous series. I will try and get my free copy of the Guardian when in Waitrose tomorrow to see if they have further comment.
David
trellis replied on 29/12/2018 09:12
brue replied on 29/12/2018 09:16
replied on 29/12/2018 09:23
brue replied on 29/12/2018 09:56
DavidKlyne replied on 29/12/2018 10:02
Posted on 29/12/2018 05:59 byHave a look at "the Torygraph" too if you can. Headline today on-line reads:
"The ABC Murders is excruciating liberal-Left drivel at its most spectacular".
Posted on 29/12/2018 10:02
Its not a newspaper I usually allow in the house
Looking online I can't find that quote but from what you are allowed to see online without signing in but both Jake Kerridge and Gerard O'Donovan, on consecutive days seem to quite like the adaptation making the same point I made up post about it being more serious.
At least it was something interesting in what was a pretty poor selection of television over Christmas!
David
trellis replied on 29/12/2018 10:19
replied on 29/12/2018 10:53
Posted on 29/12/2018 10:02 by DavidKlyneIts not a newspaper I usually allow in the house
At least it was something interesting in what was a pretty poor selection of television over Christmas!
David
Takethedogalong replied on 29/12/2018 12:42
Posted on 29/12/2018 12:42
Typical of today’s TV. Writers have to jump through a lot more hoops than Christie ever had to, hence you get a lot of character changes, different murderers, different motives. Not saying it doesn’t make for interesting TV, but it’s taking someone else’s lovingly built up creation and imposing different ideals and beliefs onto them. It’s why Hollywood just churns out the same old guff and remakes. Very rare a new character or characters emerge, but when they do it usually makes for good watching. I am sure some authors must be spinning in their graves at what is done to their characters at times. Scandi-noir is very ‘in’ at the moment, hence even Poirot gets a makeover.
brue
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