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The X-Files syndrome
Mar. 4th, 2010 09:56 pmThe German private channel Kabel 1 is currently re-running "Primeval". I only saw Season 1 at the first time and loved the series. Now that Season 2 has started last weak, I'm getting decidedly unhappy with it.
It's like "The X-Files" all over again. When both shows were mostly about the "monster of the week" and how to beat it, I loved them. Character dynamics were interesting (for me anyway), and I liked to bite my nails and fire them on to find a solution to save the world. Or the town. Or whatever happened to be in danger.
Now that evil government officials and secret conspiracies start taking over the show, I'm not sure I'll watch "Primeval" to the bitter end, either. Just as I've stopped watching "The X-Files", when government conspiracy became the only factor in the plotlines. I'm so not interested in evil government conspiracies, idiotic/sadistic government officials and that sort of dreck. Why can't they give us a nice, simple adventure show?
The monsters in "Primeval" would be interesting enough to keep everyone who doesn't want to get depressed ten minutes into the running episode in front of the screen. And the characters are quirky enough to provide good entertainment. So, why in seven hells must this turn into one of those overdone conspiracy stories?
It's like "The X-Files" all over again. When both shows were mostly about the "monster of the week" and how to beat it, I loved them. Character dynamics were interesting (for me anyway), and I liked to bite my nails and fire them on to find a solution to save the world. Or the town. Or whatever happened to be in danger.
Now that evil government officials and secret conspiracies start taking over the show, I'm not sure I'll watch "Primeval" to the bitter end, either. Just as I've stopped watching "The X-Files", when government conspiracy became the only factor in the plotlines. I'm so not interested in evil government conspiracies, idiotic/sadistic government officials and that sort of dreck. Why can't they give us a nice, simple adventure show?
The monsters in "Primeval" would be interesting enough to keep everyone who doesn't want to get depressed ten minutes into the running episode in front of the screen. And the characters are quirky enough to provide good entertainment. So, why in seven hells must this turn into one of those overdone conspiracy stories?
