tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post5421635451325079259..comments2023-10-19T17:34:21.067+01:00Comments on Jason Arnopp's Bloggery Pokery (RIP): Spooks & The UnpredictableJason Arnopphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876042845400963850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-75573729547306393412008-10-30T17:34:00.000+00:002008-10-30T17:34:00.000+00:00By the by - this was my (spoiler-free) review: htt...By the by - this was my (spoiler-free) review: <A HREF="http://www.orange.co.uk/entertainment/television/31695.htm" REL="nofollow">http://www.orange.co.uk/entertainment/television/31695.htm</A><BR/><BR/>Have a good time in San Sebastian!Tom Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321494400861424580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-71402715158665756102008-10-23T20:14:00.000+01:002008-10-23T20:14:00.000+01:00You're dead right - I'm not a regular viewer of th...You're dead right - I'm not a regular viewer of the series, but I got sent a preview disc of the first episode to write about it. I haven't had my heart in my mouth so much since the last couple of eps of <I>The Sopranos</I>. Everything about it ramps up the tension to an almost unbearable level.Tom Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321494400861424580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400514519057660990.post-56951431784358195252008-10-21T10:55:00.000+01:002008-10-21T10:55:00.000+01:00Couldn't agree more- it's a fine show and for me ...Couldn't agree more- it's a fine show and for me at its best when all the fisticuffs and high tech spy mallarkey is contrasted with the spies' attempts to have normal lives and relationships. <BR/>In fact it's sort of been doing on the small screen what the new Daniel Craig Bonds have done so effectively at the cinema by reminding that behind all the intrigue and violence are fallible people capable of emotion.<BR/>You're right about Peter Firth too- He really anchors the whole thing. Can't get enough Le Carre type scenes where he has to meet a fellow old spy in Hyde Park.<BR/>My only peeve is the way they don't put credits on the end- it makes for a snappy ending, but all the people involved deserve a mention.David Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796156061032337644noreply@blogger.com