Author Topic: Fortitude (Read 2739 times)

Mr Larrington · « **on:** 10 February, 2015, 01:43:16 pm »

Is it any good?

Stellar cast - Sofie Gråbøl, Michael Gambon, Christopher Ecclescake and Stanley Tucci to name but four - but Dr Larrington's Mega-Global Walled Garden Corporation of Menlo Park, USAnia chums have said their Bollocksmeters have been in the red zone.

It's on Dingovision, hence I do not wish to waste anbarism downloading dodgy copies if it's a big pile of poo.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 February, 2015, 12:59:47 pm »

I started watching the first episode because I have a deep passion for Mr Ecclescake, but my attention wasn't held past the opening credits really.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 February, 2015, 10:10:10 pm »

I gave in. Not a total waste of anbarons but still has a high bollocks quotient. I think they're aiming for a "Twin Peaks" vibe but they missed. The Icelandic exterior shots are stunning and so is Sofie Gråbøl's accent. C. Ecclescake gets murdered utterly to DETH at the end of ep. 1, though, so you aten't missed much if that's your, er, cake.

citoyen · « **Reply #3 on:** 14 February, 2015, 10:46:36 am »

I'm enjoying it but I can't say it has totally grabbed me yet. There's not enough character development so I don't care about any of them. Yes, they're definitely going for a bit of a Twin Peaks vibe, but they're a long way off the mark.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #4 on:** 14 February, 2015, 12:46:53 pm »

A reviewer in the Radio Times reckons it's more like Royston Vasey...

menthel · « **Reply #5 on:** 25 February, 2015, 02:45:52 pm »

Haven't minded it so far, its not great but better than the other things recorded on the sky box at the moment. I am more likely to watch an episode of this than bloody Wolf Hall which is dark, whispery and the main character only has one facial expression.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #6 on:** 25 February, 2015, 03:20:39 pm »

I'm starting to think the frostbitten child did the Murdering. Or aliens.

Stanley Tucci is no Kyle MacLachlan.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #7 on:** 07 March, 2015, 10:28:10 pm »

Another killin'!

Just don't watch it while having dinner.

citoyen · « **Reply #8 on:** 07 March, 2015, 11:13:50 pm »

I quite literally watched that final scene through my fingers.

It's a slow burner this one. Wasn't sure at first but I'm hooked now. Stanley Tucci is badass.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #9 on:** 14 March, 2015, 02:16:42 pm »

Scratch that - she aten't dead $:-\$

Dr Larrington and I think that Darren Boyd's character, creepy oddball though he be, is a red herring and it's all due to Meddling with Mammoths that Man was Not Meant to Know.

Dr L is trying to sell the concept of Icelandic sagas as Nordic Noir, with Sofie Gråbøl as the DI in charge and Dr Larrington as her brainiac sergeant, to some tristram at the BBC but no luck so far

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #10 on:** 21 March, 2015, 10:12:39 pm »

Look, will you lot please make up your minds who is dead and who isn't?

I'm still thinking "mammoth" though.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #11 on:** 10 April, 2015, 11:34:48 pm »

Well, that all turned very silly. I'm sure Chris Carter could have made a reasonable episode of "The X-Files" out of the basic story. In fact, I think he did.

In series 2, Yuri will escape from the hole with a bad thirst and a worse attitude, and kill lots of people utterly to DETH,

menthel · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 April, 2015, 01:42:38 pm »

It was moderately rubbish but we still watched it to the end. Could have been way shorter.

I did manage to raise a giggle from my wife when I warned my son not to dig up any mammoths in the garden whilst we were planting yesterday. It was a very slow day.

citoyen · « **Reply #13 on:** 15 April, 2015, 11:38:54 am »

Watched the final episode last night. I don't know at what point they decided there was going to be a second series, but I'm guessing they originally had a proper ending and had to change it. Shame. I was hoping it was going to end in apocalypse with everyone dead.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #14 on:** 15 April, 2015, 01:19:42 pm »

Is there really going to be a second series?

citoyen · « **Reply #15 on:** 15 April, 2015, 02:10:41 pm »

According to my wife, yes. She read it on the internet, so it must be true.

ETA: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s257/fortitude/news/a641048/fortitude-series-2-majority-of-cast-to-return.html

Subtext: "When we realised we'd managed to get enough viewers to keep the marketing bods happy, we decided it would be jolly larks to string it out for another ten episodes."

menthel · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 April, 2015, 02:38:45 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on 15 April, 2015, 02:10:41 pm

According to my wife, yes. She read it on the internet, so it must be true.

ETA: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s257/fortitude/news/a641048/fortitude-series-2-majority-of-cast-to-return.html

Subtext: "When we realised we'd managed to get enough viewers to keep the marketing bods happy, we decided it would be jolly larks to string it out for another ten episodes."

Bloody shame- should have just ended it.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #17 on:** 15 April, 2015, 02:42:02 pm »

Quote from: citoyen on 15 April, 2015, 02:10:41 pm

According to my wife, yes. She read it on the internet, so it must be true.

ETA: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s257/fortitude/news/a641048/fortitude-series-2-majority-of-cast-to-return.html

Subtext: "When we realised we'd managed to get enough viewers to keep the marketing bods happy, we decided it would be jolly larks to string it out for another ten episodes."

Yebbut I wrote it on the internet up there ^^^^, about three minutes after making it up

citoyen · « **Reply #18 on:** 15 April, 2015, 03:30:03 pm »

See, it's your fault - by saying it on the internet, you made it the truth.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #19 on:** 02 February, 2017, 09:03:33 pm »

Just watched S02E01. Hmmm. On the one hand there's been killin's, even if they were mostly in flashback, on the other it's still trying to be "Twin Peaks". No Stanley Tucci or Michael Gambon but we do get Dennis Quaid¹ as a sop to the USAnian market and Ken Stott with a dodgy Nog accent.

Also my head-branez keep mixing it up with "Trapped" and expecting Hinrika to pop up and shoot someone.

1: Trying to be a cut-price Harrison Ford. And failing.

citoyen · « **Reply #20 on:** 02 February, 2017, 09:46:28 pm »

I've watched four or five episodes of S2 - not sure exactly, I've totally lost track of what's going on.

The first series made perfect sense compared to this one. And it had Stanley Tucci and Michael Gambon. And no Ken Stott with a dodgy Nog accent.

citoyen · « **Reply #21 on:** 06 February, 2017, 10:16:23 am »

Well, we've finished S2 now. I think the technical word for it is 'bobbins'.

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