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Post by jjpor on Oct 21, 2010 21:31:45 GMT
Mark Gatiss is everywhere on the BBC nowadays, or so it seems to be, anyway... So, I've just watched this on BBC iPlayer, his adaptation of the HG Wells story, and I rather liked it. I know, I know, the guy's contributions to NuWho have generally been quite duff, but I've liked just about all of the other things of his I've seen, including his 90s Who novels, and this was pretty decent really. Clearly made on a pretty low budget, tiny cast, cheap but presentable effects etc, but when has that ever been a drawback for us Who fans?
I especially liked the way the adaptation added a framing narrative where one of the steampunkish Edwardian lunar explorers, greatly aged, was telling his tale to a young boy in 1969 on the eve of the real-life first moon landing (and a clever plot device to tie in Wells's tale with the real life history of space exploration as well).
The thing that strikes me, though, is why are things like this tucked away on niche channels like BBC4, in the middle of October? This is the sort of stuff they should be putting on BBC1 at Bank Holidays, Xmas etc I'd argue. That and adaptations of MR James ghost stories...
But yeah, well worth watching, although having said that I have no idea when/how those of you outside of the UK might get to legally see it...
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