tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post5988225688170927965..comments2024-03-28T14:29:18.183+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Midsomer VaguenessA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-42452133088981128072016-12-23T16:28:06.019+00:002016-12-23T16:28:06.019+00:00Mark - I'm not sure why we watch it. Even if w...Mark - I'm not sure why we watch it. Even if we've seen an episode before we can barely remember what happened. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-3588343626749408662016-12-23T08:46:39.395+00:002016-12-23T08:46:39.395+00:00Agreed. I thought people* only watched it for the ...Agreed. I thought people* only watched it for the occasional jokes and the bizarre deaths, like that lass out of East Enders being bludgeoned to death with large cheese etc.<br /><br />* Which is my way of saying "I watch it for..." and assuming that other people are like me.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-19500518111113462642016-12-21T16:06:26.432+00:002016-12-21T16:06:26.432+00:00James - nobody lives there for long though.
Sacke...James - nobody lives there for long though.<br /><br />Sackers - and they learn how to use secateurs and ride a bicycle with a basket on the front.<br /><br />Demetrius - I was never too keen on that one. A few years ago I read it again to find out why but I'm still not sure.<br /><br />Sam - no I don't think the details tie up at all. They are full of holes, coincidences and all kinds of absurd behaviour.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-10438562772219799062016-12-21T12:18:45.768+00:002016-12-21T12:18:45.768+00:00Interesting concept, that "Faculty of vaguene...Interesting concept, that "Faculty of vagueness". It might be what we need to filter out all the inessential stuff which distracts us from the basics necessary to our survival. The production of all those little details which we don't bother with is also interesting. Do you think the details do actually tie up in a tight and convincing set of sub-plots, such that the writers are really very clever but largely wasting their time because we can't be bothered? Or do you think they just ladle colour over it for the general effect?Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-5984019153978496532016-12-21T09:52:36.659+00:002016-12-21T09:52:36.659+00:00You could try reading Dicken's "Barnaby R...You could try reading Dicken's "Barnaby Rudge" instead, although that might be closer to real life these days.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-20120773514669330592016-12-21T08:20:56.525+00:002016-12-21T08:20:56.525+00:00It's a showcase for British character actors, ...It's a showcase for British character actors, and a very fine one too. Makes most American TV actors look like cardboard.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-3554768737523121952016-12-20T19:19:38.411+00:002016-12-20T19:19:38.411+00:00Exceedingly dangerous place to live near, methinks...Exceedingly dangerous place to live near, methinks.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com