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COLD LAZARUS is the second of two television dramas written by the acclaimed TV playwright Dennis Potter. Having been diagnosed with terminal cancer and with less than six months to live, Potter undertook a race against mortality to complete two television dramas which were uniquely to be shared between Channel 4 and the BBC. In a televised interview with Melvyn Bragg he said My only regret is if I die four pages too soon. He didn t and the result is a fitting tribute to a life committed to the creation of some of the finest television drama ever written. In a future almost 400 years hence, a group of scientists gather to watch the projected memories of a human brain the cryogenically stored brain of writer Daniel Freed. The memories offer a new kind of reality, a new kind of freedom in a world that is far from free. Brutal rebels whose motto is Reality or Nothing take life indiscriminately and armed retaliation by the state can be no less deadly. Under pressure from rival corporate interests, each threatening to pull the plug at any moment, the scientists fall victim to the tricks that memory can play, picking at threads as they try to comprehend how personal histories are written and can be rewritten. As elements of truth and fiction explosively intertwine, will the mind of Daniel Feeld finally be set free?
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By Davy L
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Despite being a Potter fan i have to admit that i did'nt enjoy this very much when it first appeared on television. But with a growing interest in science fiction over recent years i thought it was worth another look and i was'nt dissapionted. The combination of potter's drama and what sometimes looks like cheesy si-fi jarred a little at first but ultimately it all works.
Old Potter themes such as the impact of memory on the present (and in this case the future) are given a new twist and poignancy due to the writer's knowledge of his own death. It is rare indeed to find science fiction exploring themes such as religeon, the nature of reality, the impact of technology on society and so on with any kind of intelligence. It makes films such as 'The Matrix' look like kids stuff.
Yes, some of the characters seem a little over the top, and yes it may be that potter only used the genre out of neccesity to explore certain themes, but you will be hard pressed to find science fiction (or any tv drama) as challenging and absorbing as this.
Old Potter themes such as the impact of memory on the present (and in this case the future) are given a new twist and poignancy due to the writer's knowledge of his own death. It is rare indeed to find science fiction exploring themes such as religeon, the nature of reality, the impact of technology on society and so on with any kind of intelligence. It makes films such as 'The Matrix' look like kids stuff.
Yes, some of the characters seem a little over the top, and yes it may be that potter only used the genre out of neccesity to explore certain themes, but you will be hard pressed to find science fiction (or any tv drama) as challenging and absorbing as this.
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