Ashes to Ashes...

[caz963]

Keeley Hawes - I wasn't sure about her when she was first cast, but she was pretty good.

Phil Glenister - fab as usual, but I can't help thinking that Gene's in danger of becoming a bit too over the top, and not in a good way. There seemed to be too many catchprhases - bollinger knickers, armed bastards (again), nancy boys etc. I'm sure all the cliched shots (his arrival, the bit with the guys on the boat) are deliberate and meant to be tongue in cheek, but again, I think tptb have got to be careful or it'll get old very quickly.

I enjoyed it, but I suppose because the audience is more in the know this time, it's going to be difficult to make it work in the same way as LoM.

That said - OMG - Zippy and George! Awesome.

And "Kiss me or punch me!" :) Heh.

But I'll be back for more.

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[hooloovoo_42]

I used to babysit for a kid who had that A&tA Prince Charming poster in his room.

Yes, definitely back for more.

[shaz-ann.livejournal.com]

I can't help but think that it had an awful lot to live up to, especially when you consider the weeks of hype we had. After all, Life on Mars was pretty wonderful and I'm sure many of us were thinking as it had the same writers and (most of) the same cast it would be outstanding tv.

I was a bit disappointed. Philip Glenister was wonderful of course, he had all the best lines as you would expect.

Nothing against Keeley, I thought she was pretty good but I was finding her annoying, and lets face it she's not as good an actress as John Simm is an actor, if you get my drift - I switched over to BBC3 to see the final episode of Life on Mars after Ashes to Ashes and there was no comparison to how much better that was.

So, I'll continue watching but I don't think I'll be buying this boxset when it comes out.