Comments on: Ashes to Ashes, rubbish to rubbish http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:30:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Texas http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-4512 Texas Sat, 10 May 2008 14:14:29 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-4512 'Right..let's fire up the Quattro!' a red hot line! Life on Mars the best, but anything at all has to be good with Gene Hunt and the boys in it. Reminds me so much of my youth, how these people used to be, and how I personally think things should be now before all the 'PC'stuff came in. As far as I'm concerned, acting is good in both, and looking hard at 'background' shots, I notice all the vehicles are correct period along with scenery etc. Nearly every time I turn the tv.on, Gene Hunt is on some chat show or other - great! Can't wait for second Ashes to Ashes. Whatever happens, I am a fan for life..!! ‘Right..let’s fire up the Quattro!’ a red hot line! Life on Mars the best, but anything at all has to be good with Gene Hunt and the boys in it. Reminds me so much of my youth, how these people used to be, and how I personally think things should be now before all the ‘PC’stuff came in. As far as I’m concerned, acting is good in both, and looking hard at ‘background’ shots, I notice all the vehicles are correct period along with scenery etc. Nearly every time I turn the tv.on, Gene Hunt is on some chat show or other - great! Can’t wait for second Ashes to Ashes. Whatever happens, I am a fan for life..!!

]]> By: Texas http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-4511 Texas Sat, 10 May 2008 13:44:43 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-4511 Totally agree with Richard (17 March 2008) Absoluteley loved Life on Mars, and loved Ashes to Ashes. I grew up in the 60's and found out what it was about in the 70's. There were real people like DCI Hunt that I knew and worked with. Life on Mars said it all for me - the 'one liners'brilliant! I feel that it is a crying shame things have changed so much over the years. Ashes to Ashes, is different, but still good, and still does it for me. Absolutely love Gene Hunt to bits! Fantastic! Totally agree with Richard (17 March 2008) Absoluteley loved Life on Mars, and loved Ashes to Ashes. I grew up in the 60’s and found out what it was about in the 70’s.
There were real people like DCI Hunt that I knew and worked with. Life on Mars said it all for me - the ‘one liners’brilliant! I feel that it is a crying shame things have changed so much over the years.
Ashes to Ashes, is different, but still good, and still does it for me. Absolutely love Gene Hunt to bits!
Fantastic!

]]> By: Richard Brennan http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-4022 Richard Brennan Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:32:22 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-4022 Excellent review. Not sure why some people (g jones) think you have to be able to be able to write good television in order to critique it, if that was the case the only people who could send back food in resturants would be Delia Smith and Gordon Ramsey. I wonder if Ashes to Ashes will get a second series. It's quite sad how some of the commentators posting below your article are scared of challenging TV- which makes me wonder if they liked Life on Mars. Excellent review. Not sure why some people (g jones) think you have to be able to be able to write good television in order to critique it, if that was the case the only people who could send back food in resturants would be Delia Smith and Gordon Ramsey. I wonder if Ashes to Ashes will get a second series. It’s quite sad how some of the commentators posting below your article are scared of challenging TV- which makes me wonder if they liked Life on Mars.

]]> By: Mark Green http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-4002 Mark Green Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:43:43 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-4002 I thought Life on Mars was great, but I also like Ashes to Ashes, with it's 80s styles and 80s music. It does seem that Gene Hunt has been toned down, and why didn't they bring Annie Cartwright in, greiving over the death of Sam and desperate to make him proud as a Police Officer? I thought Life on Mars was great, but I also like Ashes to Ashes, with it’s 80s styles and 80s music. It does seem that Gene Hunt has been toned down, and why didn’t they bring Annie Cartwright in, greiving over the death of Sam and desperate to make him proud as a Police Officer?

]]> By: St Trinians http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3997 St Trinians Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:57:56 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3997 E, Ha ha - We try ! The answer is yes. It prob-ab-ly won't be that chewing gum causes brain decay..but don't hold your breath ( Lost in ramble useful fact : legally, BBC TV can be watched around the world for free without any license fee c/o http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ ) E, Ha ha - We try ! The answer is yes. It prob-ab-ly won’t be that chewing gum causes brain decay..but don’t hold your breath ( Lost in ramble useful fact : legally, BBC TV can be watched around the world for free without any license fee c/o http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ )

]]> By: gene hunts lover http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3992 gene hunts lover Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:19:28 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3992 well now being only 2 eppisodes from the end of the first series i have to say that Ashes to Ashes is totally brilliant and has provided so many laughs it is unreal. I look forward to Thursdays with a passion just to watch this excellent series, yep you can make comparrisons but why not just enjoy it for what it is, if you want to watch Life on Mars series 3 TOUGH LUCK you got Ashes to Ashes series 1! stop making comparrisons and just live and enjoy the now ,well the 80's anyway! Also sorry for the spelling on this but never mind eh only came across this forum while trying to find a download for the soundtrack for Ashes to Ashes! well now being only 2 eppisodes from the end of the first series i have to say that Ashes to Ashes is totally brilliant and has provided so many laughs it is unreal. I look forward to Thursdays with a passion just to watch this excellent series, yep you can make comparrisons but why not just enjoy it for what it is, if you want to watch Life on Mars series 3 TOUGH LUCK you got Ashes to Ashes series 1! stop making comparrisons and just live and enjoy the now ,well the 80’s anyway! Also sorry for the spelling on this but never mind eh only came across this forum while trying to find a download for the soundtrack for Ashes to Ashes!

]]> By: Elaine http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3990 Elaine Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:45:25 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3990 Hmmm - something to prove, St Trinians...? I think a lot of people have a soapbox to dismount from, Ashes to Ashes works well for me as a piece of chewing gum for the brain escapism after a hard day's work. I think it's grand, and have been enjoying it as what it's clearly meant to be - a piece of non-challenging fluff for people who might enjoy a trash novel once in a while. I don't think it's taking itself too seriously, unlike some... Hmmm - something to prove, St Trinians…?

I think a lot of people have a soapbox to dismount from, Ashes to Ashes works well for me as a piece of chewing gum for the brain escapism after a hard day’s work. I think it’s grand, and have been enjoying it as what it’s clearly meant to be - a piece of non-challenging fluff for people who might enjoy a trash novel once in a while. I don’t think it’s taking itself too seriously, unlike some…

]]> By: St Trinians http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3641 St Trinians Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:05:28 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3641 Dear Random Bruiser You're quite right - the subject did get un peu merlot on the dance floor. All my fault - Matt Hawkins was only responding to my old twaddle..( Meant to be working on something else, but this is far more fun ) However, David Herman's opening question " What is going on at BBC1" left the bar slightly open ? ( The politics of New Labour - from John Birt to Greg Dyke - have absolutely everything to do with what is going on at BBC1 ) Anyway, may be innovative cop show directors have yet to find a new balance since the forensic swat teams took over ? ( Anyone for yet another peek at the blood-soaked content of their ghoulish tweezers ) Perhaps a subliminal part Mars '70's appeal was the unlikelyhood of much actual Prime Suspect evidence ( tampered with or otherwise ) being beamed into our drawing rooms ? As indeed the sunny Bergerac before, and the hilarious Midsummer Murders ( poor old D.I.Wotnot seems to be the kiss of death )now continues in this happily pas devant les enfants genre.. Without resorting to endless gorey bits , original writers for The Sweeney, such as Troy Kennedy-Martin ( remember - also wrote The - original - Italian Job, and the superb thriller Edge of Darkness.. Where-oh-where is Troy now ? ) sculpted much more entertaining fare on relatively frugal budgets Back to iPay iPlayer I, personally, am heartily against the distinctly un-british bullying that is carried out on behalf of the BBC licence fee collectors, and much of the dumbed-down, lefty rubbish the BBC squander it on ( Nicholas Kenyon ought to be deported ) and therefore, in the spirit of St Tim Berners-Lee, welcome the idea of Random Browsers being able to lap up anything they can find worth viewing for free ( BTW, according to Panorama, last year the BBC spent £300.000 on bottled water for their London offices alone..) However, who can object to the genius that is David Attenborough, or the adorable Simon Reeves' Tropic of Capricorn ? ( Did we feel for the Kalahari desert tribes risking malnutrition rather than suffer the indignity of 24/7 lock in at some dreaded govt reserve ) This BBC blog item ( Jan '08 ) was sent to me by a chum in the 'biz' " A question I often get asked is whether you need a TV licence to watch BBC programmes over the internet. At the moment, the legal position is that you don't need a licence to watch TV purely on-demand, but you do if you are watching TV live (through any receiving device in the home). So a live simulcast over the web from the BBC - of, say, the Beijing Olympics - will require a TV licence, but watching an on-demand (non-live) stream or download through the BBC iPlayer will not. The Help section for the iPlayer confirms the position under "Will I need a TV licence to watch programmes on BBC iPlayer?" It states that: You do not need a television licence to watch television programmes on the current version of the BBC iPlayer. You will need to be covered by a TV licence if and when the BBC provides a feature that enables you to watch 'live' TV programmes on any later version of the BBC iPlayer which has this option... A 'live' TV programme is a programme which is watched or recorded at the same time (or virtually the same time) as it is being broadcast... [etc] Dear Random Bruiser

You’re quite right - the subject did get un peu merlot on the dance floor. All my fault - Matt Hawkins was only responding to my old twaddle..( Meant to be working on something else, but this is far more fun ) However, David Herman’s opening question ” What is going on at BBC1″ left the bar slightly open ?

( The politics of New Labour - from John Birt to Greg Dyke - have absolutely everything to do with what is going on at BBC1 )

Anyway, may be innovative cop show directors have yet to find a new balance since the forensic swat teams took over ? ( Anyone for yet another peek at the blood-soaked content of their ghoulish tweezers )

Perhaps a subliminal part Mars ’70’s appeal was the unlikelyhood of much actual Prime Suspect evidence ( tampered with or otherwise ) being beamed into our drawing rooms ?

As indeed the sunny Bergerac before, and the hilarious Midsummer Murders ( poor old D.I.Wotnot seems to be the kiss of death )now continues in this happily pas devant les enfants genre..

Without resorting to endless gorey bits , original writers for The Sweeney, such as Troy Kennedy-Martin ( remember - also wrote The - original - Italian Job, and the superb thriller Edge of Darkness.. Where-oh-where is Troy now ? ) sculpted much more entertaining
fare on relatively frugal budgets

Back to iPay iPlayer

I, personally, am heartily against the distinctly un-british bullying that is carried out on behalf of the BBC licence fee collectors, and much of the dumbed-down, lefty rubbish the BBC squander it on ( Nicholas Kenyon ought to be deported ) and therefore, in the spirit of St Tim Berners-Lee, welcome the idea of Random Browsers being able to lap up anything they can find worth viewing for free

( BTW, according to Panorama, last year the BBC spent £300.000 on bottled water for their London offices alone..)

However, who can object to the genius that is David Attenborough,
or the adorable Simon Reeves’ Tropic of Capricorn ? ( Did we feel for the Kalahari desert tribes risking malnutrition rather than suffer the indignity of 24/7 lock in at some dreaded govt reserve )

This BBC blog item ( Jan ‘08 ) was sent to me by a chum in the ‘biz’

” A question I often get asked is whether you need a TV licence to watch BBC programmes over the internet.

At the moment, the legal position is that you don’t need a licence to
watch TV purely on-demand, but you do if you are watching TV live
(through any receiving device in the home).

So a live simulcast over the web from the BBC - of, say, the Beijing
Olympics - will require a TV licence, but watching an on-demand
(non-live) stream or download through the BBC iPlayer will not.

The Help section for the iPlayer confirms the position under
“Will I need a TV licence to watch programmes on BBC iPlayer?”
It states that:

You do not need a television licence to watch television programmes on the current version of the BBC iPlayer. You will need to be covered by a TV licence if and when the BBC provides a feature that enables you to watch ‘live’ TV programmes on any later version of the BBC iPlayer which has this option… A ‘live’ TV programme is a programme which is watched or recorded at the same time (or virtually the same time) as it is being broadcast… [etc]

]]> By: Maeve http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3640 Maeve Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:20:32 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3640 To be honest there has only been two episodes so far, you cant possibly Judge it so harshly without giving it a chance at least. I think its brilliant myself, Its really enjoyable! I agree with G jones, if you dont like it, dont watch it, Im surprised that you managed to watch it so long if you really hated it so much! Lets just see how it goes, obviously its not the original but I can see it becoming just as great! x M To be honest there has only been two episodes so far, you cant possibly Judge it so harshly without giving it a chance at least. I think its brilliant myself, Its really enjoyable! I agree with G jones, if you dont like it, dont watch it, Im surprised that you managed to watch it so long if you really hated it so much!
Lets just see how it goes, obviously its not the original but I can see it becoming just as great! x M

]]> By: Rhiannon http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3638 Rhiannon Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:17:31 +0000 http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2008/02/08/ashes-to-ashes-rubbish-to-rubbish/#comment-3638 John Simms got it right...brilliant, actor. Keeley Hawes seems so far to be playing it on a more simplistic level whilst also overacting.I understand why she's playing it rather hyper at the moment but she's killing the tension, the mood and the humour.Instead of 'cool'..we've got neurotic and in spite of her good looks..unsexy. I'll be continuing to watch it though because Philip Glenister is worth it...and he's, never, unsexy which is, actually relevant if the scripts are written with some chemistry intended, between male and female leads. If the scripts give him a chance, he could deliver some stunning, performances. I just hope that we don't get eight episodes of Keeley Hawes being about as subtle as a brick.A minor point...her hairdo, poor woman..is about as unflattering to a genuinely lovely looking woman ss it could be... John Simms got it right…brilliant, actor. Keeley Hawes seems so far to be playing it on a more simplistic level whilst also overacting.I understand why she’s playing it rather hyper at the moment but she’s killing the tension, the mood and the humour.Instead of ‘cool’..we’ve got neurotic and in spite of her good looks..unsexy. I’ll be continuing to watch it though because Philip Glenister is worth it…and he’s, never, unsexy which is, actually relevant if the scripts are written with some chemistry intended, between male and female leads. If the scripts give him a chance, he could deliver some stunning, performances. I just hope that we don’t get eight episodes of Keeley Hawes being about as subtle as a brick.A minor point…her hairdo, poor woman..is about as unflattering to a genuinely lovely looking woman ss it could be…

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