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From: "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news>
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Subject: [OT] BBC1 Drama Shows (Was: Anybody Got a filter for all this...)
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:10:52 +0000
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The Doctor wrote:

> In article <xn0p37lz03n8mrp001@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > The Doctor wrote:
> >> 
> >> Ithough I was reading one AGAmemnon for the moment.
> > 
> > I've never said Agamemnon was completely wrong! Anyone with
> > eyes can see what the BBC are doing to programmes... it's
> > the, Doctor Who is being made to sexually groom children and
> > RTD/Ncuti Gatwa are perverts (etc.) sort of thing that lets
> > his opinion down. A cohesive argument could be made about
> > woke messaging being inserted in to modern television
> > programmes. AGA just chooses to go off on a rant instead of
> > putting forward a sensible point of view on the subject.
> 
> So your opinions on Towards 0, 10 pound Poms and Dope Girls if
> you have seen them yet.

At the moment, two episodes out of three in, "Towards Zero" gets
a 4/10. I could have used the BBC iPlayer to watch it all in one
go but the first episode was so slow I just didn't have the
willpower.

"Towards Zero" is standard Mammoth Screen produced Agatha
Christie fare though... it looks good; excellent costumes and
beautiful scenery, the story gets messed around a bit - with
seemingly pointless sub-plots added, plus there's plenty of out
of place casting for a period drama set in the 1940's. They
excelled themselves this time though, as they also threw-in a
steamy sex scene on the stairs that Mrs Christie most certainly
didn't write! I'm not sure if I am looking forward to the last
episode on Sunday or not. It can only get better I suppose.

Whilst I haven't seen, or intend to see, "Ten Pound Poms" or
"Dope Girls" ... but judging by the sound of them I doubt they
would rate much higher than "Towards Zero"... which in turn
means Mrs Blueshirt would probably love them! (If she could tear
herself away from The Kardashians.)

With "Reacher" back on Prime and "Daredevil: Born Again" on
Disney+ I'll take a break from BBC1 drama shows until April
12th...