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Old 01-19-2024, 08:33 PM   #1339
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Originally Posted by Jordan5 View Post
FB had solid basics from the start, so it was pretty much cooking with gas to begin with. The original writers set up a wonderful found family dynamic with interesting characters--cast perfectly. The mysteries were genuinely surprising. They put a lot more care into their scripts, and really had a feel for British cozy mystery whimsy. I kinda liked Mallory because he was so awful--and got some of the best FB comebacks. 😂😂 But even when the show lost cast members and some steam, it always had something worth tuning in for.

S10 and 11--nope. Not by a long shot. The formula has been so messed with/ignored in favor of "refreshing and updating" the show, the latter is now a chore to get through. If one isn't cringing through Devine, Devine/Sullivan, or Brenda (and that is a _lot_ of agony, believe me &#128580, you're getting bored stiff by flat secondary characters and weak mysteries. (How does one screw up giving Sullivan a good love interest? How is that even possible??!?!) Williams, Chambers, and Burton are the only things worth watching here--they are trying to give performances against some serious odds. And the scenery is always lovely. But for me, that's no longer enough. 😔

Sorry Mr. H will be disillusioned. But usually great/good TV shows always break your heart at some point. And mercifully, there is plenty of other good TV in the sea. Looking forward to Capote vs. The Swans meself...🤣
I agree with you, about pretty much everything you said. sigh. I miss Felicity and Mrs. whats-er-name and the chauffeur and even Flambeau. (I was a John Light fan a long time ago--let's face it, he's pretty yummy if men float your boat, but he's awfully short!!!).

And yes, I don't know how they messed up giving the Inspector a love interest. Brenda is simply abominable, but bygod, it's TV and they gotta make SURE that they lecture us weekly. Sigh. (I remember when the one with the priest and the cop--Grantchester, that's it--was good, too [with that very handsome young actor and who was it, Robson Green?] and then it just TANKED. Same drivel.)

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