The Fall (Gillian Anderson)

[FastAndFluid]

Originally Posted by shogun123

I watched the first episode, it is absolutely awful.

That must be why the TV review in "The Times" gave it an unprecedented five stars

[shogun123]

Originally Posted by FastAndFluid

That must be why the TV review in "The Times" gave it an unprecedented five stars

Probably.

[Patient-X]

I watched the first episode on I-Player earlier and thought it was quite good, obviously need to see the whole series before I can give a definitive verdict but it certainly wasn't "absolutely awful".

[shogun123]

Originally Posted by Patient-X

I watched the first episode on I-Player earlier and thought it was quite good, obviously need to see the whole series before I can give a definitive verdict but it certainly wasn't "absolutely awful".

It was to me, you're probably in your early twenties or younger.

[Patient-X]

Originally Posted by shogun123

It was to me, you're probably in your early twenties or younger.

That's fine, you're entitled to your opinion, but what difference does age make? For your information I'm 46, does that make my opinion more credible?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Patient-X

For your information I'm 46, does that make my opinion more credible?

You must remember when all this was fields.

[Patient-X]

Originally Posted by chip75

You must remember when all this was fields.

lol I don't remember seeing the fields, I was too busy working at the mill 8 days a week.

[shogun123]

Originally Posted by Patient-X

That's fine, you're entitled to your opinion, but what difference does age make? For your information I'm 46, does that make my opinion more credible?

Nah, just surprising.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by bergqvistjl

Well i'm 21 and I just felt that it was a bit too slow. Would have been better as a 4 parter maybe? Plus I didn't feel they built up the backstory behind the characters well enough, particularly the male DI(?) that gets friendly with Anderson. Overall though the pacing seemed weird to me, and Anderson's character wasn't likeable enough. So yeah, it could have been quite a bit better IMO.

I'm sorry but I'm 22 and thought this series is probably the best British drama series I've seen. They're often overly try-hard and this was a breath of fresh air. I admit it's weird seeing literally every Northern Irish actor from Hollyoaks doing something serious with their careers but Gillian Anderson was great, as was the killer. It's interesting doing the serious from both points of view, really sets it apart from the usual BBC affair. Looking forward to the second series. This is a step towards what Greg Dyke called for once on the culture show - learning from US television, particularly HBO, and making focused, engaging cinematic television.