Harriet and Sally -
<9) Voice from the Past: The politics, you apathetic lot!>
Who, us? <wide eyed injured look> That's all I watch it for, of course.
Seriously, I do think the episode is important (if rather less than brilliantly executed :-))
I know people have their favourites but I've never really been completely satisfied with any representation of power-politics in TV or film. Like sport, politics seems to be hard to capture. Perhaps because 'liveness' is so important. I'm trying to think of any example, from B7 or otherwise, which even begins to capture the excitement of real politics unfolding and I can't.
(for non-brits, I'm watching real politics unfold on TV at present)
Alison
Alison wrote:
I know people have their favourites but I've never really been completely satisfied with any representation of power-politics in TV or film. Like sport, politics seems to be hard to capture. Perhaps because 'liveness' is so important. I'm trying to think of any example, from B7 or otherwise, which even begins to capture the excitement of real politics unfolding and
I
can't.
But the bit in Voice where Blake is hanging around waiting in an ante-room (with obligatory glamorous blonde accessory) has the ring of truth, doesn't it?
"Alison Page" alison@alisonpage.demon.co.uk wrote:
Harriet and Sally -
<9) Voice from the Past: The politics, you apathetic lot!>
Who, us? <wide eyed injured look> That's all I watch it for, of course.
Seriously, I do think the episode is important (if rather less than brilliantly executed :-))
I know people have their favourites but I've never really been completely satisfied with any representation of power-politics in TV or film. Like sport, politics seems to be hard to capture. Perhaps because 'liveness' is so important. I'm trying to think of any example, from B7 or otherwise, which even begins to capture the excitement of real politics unfolding and I can't.
(for non-brits, I'm watching real politics unfold on TV at present)
Alison
Especially not politicians protesting at the protesters - and did anyone else see the streaker Charles Kennedy was 'blessed' with?
Jacqui
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