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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Attention collectors, series 8 at 12.99 is not a box set like the previews series, it is a low cost packaging with a single dvd case with 4 dvd in it.
35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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Maybe series 8 is not quite up to the sublime standard of series 7, but I still think it is one of the best things on TV and well worth the price of the DVD. However, the DVD extras are disappointing, with just 2 audio commentaries (which I found really boring) with the producer and director and two brief (and also in my opinion not very interesting) featurettes of the Colleville explosion and Walker's murder.
The only thing that let the series itself down though in my opinion was the woeful miscasting and dreadful writing of the character of Sarah Caulfield. The woman playing her couldn't do an American accent if her life depended on it (and her acting was not much better in my opinion)! It was almost painful. However, I am not sure if it was entirely her fault or to do with the directions she was given by the writers/director maybe. Either way, her character was very 2 dimensional in my opinion and while I was watching it I kept feeling there should have been some extra (but ultimately, missing) scenes, or maybe some scenes which should have appeared in a different order, which might have made her part - which was fairly important to the central plot - more coherent.
But other than her, the other actors, especially Richard Armitage and Hermione Norris were excellent as always, and the series as a whole - episodes 4 and 7 especially - was a great 8 hours of entertainment.
The only thing that let the series itself down though in my opinion was the woeful miscasting and dreadful writing of the character of Sarah Caulfield. The woman playing her couldn't do an American accent if her life depended on it (and her acting was not much better in my opinion)! It was almost painful. However, I am not sure if it was entirely her fault or to do with the directions she was given by the writers/director maybe. Either way, her character was very 2 dimensional in my opinion and while I was watching it I kept feeling there should have been some extra (but ultimately, missing) scenes, or maybe some scenes which should have appeared in a different order, which might have made her part - which was fairly important to the central plot - more coherent.
But other than her, the other actors, especially Richard Armitage and Hermione Norris were excellent as always, and the series as a whole - episodes 4 and 7 especially - was a great 8 hours of entertainment.
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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As Spooks hurtles into series eight many words could sum up its latest DVD outing. Inconsistent. Transitional. Frustrating. And for the extras, well, perfunctory is a good place to start.
The series opens at breakneck speed; Harry is missing - possibly dead - and in the course of finding him the team enjoys a welcome return of an old friend while another decides to retire from the grid. Spooks thrives on characters changing, whether of their own volition or not, and another long-standing member leaves later in the series.
Once again there's a thread running throughout the series, this time there's a sinister conspiracy called Nightingale. It's kind of like Yalta from series six, but with different players and less of a twist in the final episode. From the moment the conspiracy's mentioned it's obvious that Lucas' love interest is involved. Sarah Caulfield - who possesses a wandering accent - has few redeeming features but does at least hurl someone to their death, which is handy to remember her by. Entertainingly, on one of the commentaries when the discussion turns to whether Sarah Caulfield went down well the disinterested answer is `I don't really know'.
Ros, the highlight of several series, has a disappointing presence this time around. Played excellently by Hermione Norris the character has largely lost the ice cold humour that distinguished her from the rest of the team. It isn't until the final episode that the humour returns in force. The final episode is a return to form, with an ending that evokes the `did they make it out ok?' feeling of old. But too often in the series Ros, Harry and Jo seem like little more than devices to move the Lucas/Sarah story along.
A special mention has to be made to Tariq. New on the Grid, his sole contribution appears to be as a DVD extra but actually in the show - as he provides an ongoing commentary to his every action. `Tracing call'. `Magnifying region'. `Sending text to Mummy'. (I may have made that one up)
While we're looking at the DVD extras it has to be said that they aren't outstanding. The highlight is watching Ros running out of an exploding building. Then there's the Sarah death toss featurette. Less impressive are the commentaries, as all involved sound bored. Compared to previous series, it isn't an impressive offering.
Series 8 isn't a bad series. Individual episodes are very compelling and the triumvirate of Hermione Norris, Peter Firth and Nicola Walker are highly watchable. But the story arc of Nightingale -which may have scuppered any hopes of Basel becoming a tourist destination - feels hard to connect with. Still, it does give us Ros uttering the immortal line `Oh come on Lucas, you hold her down and I'll pull her hair'. Brilliant.
The series opens at breakneck speed; Harry is missing - possibly dead - and in the course of finding him the team enjoys a welcome return of an old friend while another decides to retire from the grid. Spooks thrives on characters changing, whether of their own volition or not, and another long-standing member leaves later in the series.
Once again there's a thread running throughout the series, this time there's a sinister conspiracy called Nightingale. It's kind of like Yalta from series six, but with different players and less of a twist in the final episode. From the moment the conspiracy's mentioned it's obvious that Lucas' love interest is involved. Sarah Caulfield - who possesses a wandering accent - has few redeeming features but does at least hurl someone to their death, which is handy to remember her by. Entertainingly, on one of the commentaries when the discussion turns to whether Sarah Caulfield went down well the disinterested answer is `I don't really know'.
Ros, the highlight of several series, has a disappointing presence this time around. Played excellently by Hermione Norris the character has largely lost the ice cold humour that distinguished her from the rest of the team. It isn't until the final episode that the humour returns in force. The final episode is a return to form, with an ending that evokes the `did they make it out ok?' feeling of old. But too often in the series Ros, Harry and Jo seem like little more than devices to move the Lucas/Sarah story along.
A special mention has to be made to Tariq. New on the Grid, his sole contribution appears to be as a DVD extra but actually in the show - as he provides an ongoing commentary to his every action. `Tracing call'. `Magnifying region'. `Sending text to Mummy'. (I may have made that one up)
While we're looking at the DVD extras it has to be said that they aren't outstanding. The highlight is watching Ros running out of an exploding building. Then there's the Sarah death toss featurette. Less impressive are the commentaries, as all involved sound bored. Compared to previous series, it isn't an impressive offering.
Series 8 isn't a bad series. Individual episodes are very compelling and the triumvirate of Hermione Norris, Peter Firth and Nicola Walker are highly watchable. But the story arc of Nightingale -which may have scuppered any hopes of Basel becoming a tourist destination - feels hard to connect with. Still, it does give us Ros uttering the immortal line `Oh come on Lucas, you hold her down and I'll pull her hair'. Brilliant.
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