'Cozy?' - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T14:29:45Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:247021?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A247225&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYep, the island was Jersey.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-28:537324:Comment:2480662010-08-28T02:08:26.312ZGaile Hugheshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GaileHughes
Yep, the island was Jersey.<br />
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You may try this link for availability - Bergerac: Complete BBC Series ~ John Nettles DVD<br />
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Yep, the island was Jersey.<br />
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You may try this link for availability - Bergerac: Complete BBC Series ~ John Nettles DVD<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk" target="_blank">www.amazon.co.uk</a> › DVD & Blu-ray<br />
- enjoy The British mystery productio…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-27:537324:Comment:2480152010-08-27T17:42:36.338ZCaroline Trippehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
<b>The British mystery productions are generally so good they hide flaws in the original.</b><br />
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Except for the Lynley ones. :) What duds! They nearly put me to sleep.
<b>The British mystery productions are generally so good they hide flaws in the original.</b><br />
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Except for the Lynley ones. :) What duds! They nearly put me to sleep. Did you ever see John Nettles…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-27:537324:Comment:2480142010-08-27T17:40:06.722ZCaroline Trippehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
<b>Did you ever see John Nettles in 'Bergerac'?</b><br />
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I didn't! But I am definitely not too young---I'm a baby boomer, actually. I just missed it for whatever reason. Was that the one about a detective on some island? I looked for it on Netflix, but I couldn't find it. I would have ordered it up straightaway.<br />
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I found Nettles very appealing. He seemed to "ground" the series, give it what sense of reality it had. At times, it was almost surreal! But easy to watch. And the countryside---my word!
<b>Did you ever see John Nettles in 'Bergerac'?</b><br />
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I didn't! But I am definitely not too young---I'm a baby boomer, actually. I just missed it for whatever reason. Was that the one about a detective on some island? I looked for it on Netflix, but I couldn't find it. I would have ordered it up straightaway.<br />
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I found Nettles very appealing. He seemed to "ground" the series, give it what sense of reality it had. At times, it was almost surreal! But easy to watch. And the countryside---my word! Have to confess Caroline, tha…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-27:537324:Comment:2480062010-08-27T13:29:25.763ZGaile Hugheshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GaileHughes
Have to confess Caroline, that I quite liked MM's as well. Did you ever see John Nettles in 'Bergerac'? Perhaps you are a little young for that series. It ran on BBC1 from 1981 – 1991, he was a little bit dashing in Bergerac, as corny as, however highly entertaining.
Have to confess Caroline, that I quite liked MM's as well. Did you ever see John Nettles in 'Bergerac'? Perhaps you are a little young for that series. It ran on BBC1 from 1981 – 1991, he was a little bit dashing in Bergerac, as corny as, however highly entertaining. I must have watched Midsomer…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-26:537324:Comment:2479392010-08-26T21:00:21.567ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I must have watched Midsomer Murders, but have absolutely no recall. The British mystery productions are generally so good they hide flaws in the original.
I must have watched Midsomer Murders, but have absolutely no recall. The British mystery productions are generally so good they hide flaws in the original. I think the best cozies revea…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-26:537324:Comment:2479332010-08-26T20:35:52.446ZCaroline Trippehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
<b>I think the best cozies reveal the potential for savagery under the civilized veneer,</b><br />
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Albert, that's a very good point! Very good! That's why cozies were so popular for so long, of course.<br />
That series, "Midsomer Murders," which was certainly an amusing series to watch on TV, did that quite successfully---although it was really black humor disguised as murder mystery, I thought. Satire, which I don't really like in my mysteries, cozy or not. I have not read the books, so don't know if…
<b>I think the best cozies reveal the potential for savagery under the civilized veneer,</b><br />
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Albert, that's a very good point! Very good! That's why cozies were so popular for so long, of course.<br />
That series, "Midsomer Murders," which was certainly an amusing series to watch on TV, did that quite successfully---although it was really black humor disguised as murder mystery, I thought. Satire, which I don't really like in my mysteries, cozy or not. I have not read the books, so don't know if they were cute or not, or if I'd even have liked them. But I got hooked right away with the TV productions. Here's what the English Village has become: an upscale haven for corrupt rich people many of whom enjoy kinky sex , like spanking each other with branches, the way Basil Fawlty whipped his car when it wouldn't go, and committing outlandishly improbably murders with weapons like crossbows, or serving poisoned punch at the village fair. (There were a lot of fairs!) The detective, who was so down to earth and real, made it work, and I watched every single one of them, even after Cully turned from a sweet, loving young daughter into a contentious bitch! :) I was amused by the constant poking at Joyce's lack of cooking skills. I think the best cozies revea…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-26:537324:Comment:2478852010-08-26T13:13:54.862ZAlbert Tucherhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AlbertTucher
I think the best cozies reveal the potential for savagery under the civilized veneer, but in less capable hands a cozy is a book that makes murder cute. I have a problem with that.
I think the best cozies reveal the potential for savagery under the civilized veneer, but in less capable hands a cozy is a book that makes murder cute. I have a problem with that. although in the US at grass r…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-25:537324:Comment:2478352010-08-25T23:23:08.868ZCaroline Trippehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
<b>although in the US at grass roots level, I do perceive a certain lack of interest or awareness in international matters. A regional thing? Possibly the East Coast is more susceptible to other cultures</b><br />
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You perceive correctly, Brian. There's a kind of rampant nationalism....provincialism might even be a better word. Some people, it seems, are actually proud of being ignorant. Don't tell me, I don't want to know. I'm happier if I don't. That sort of attitude. On some days I can almost…
<b>although in the US at grass roots level, I do perceive a certain lack of interest or awareness in international matters. A regional thing? Possibly the East Coast is more susceptible to other cultures</b><br />
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You perceive correctly, Brian. There's a kind of rampant nationalism....provincialism might even be a better word. Some people, it seems, are actually proud of being ignorant. Don't tell me, I don't want to know. I'm happier if I don't. That sort of attitude. On some days I can almost sympathize! I don't like to hear, for instance, that London has become a "mean place." If London gets mean, what hope is there for the rest of us!<br />
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"Twee." I love that! Now I have a new word to add to my vocabulary. :) Can't wait to find a way to use it. Now I know what you mean about a certain type of cozy. But there is a LOT in this culture that is "twee."<br />
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<b>And of course Australia had strong ties to England.</b><br />
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As does America! Where all the Anglophiles live! :) They were just coming of inhe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-24:537324:Comment:2476242010-08-24T13:19:27.686ZPepper Smithhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
They were just coming of inheritance age, so probably around 21.
They were just coming of inheritance age, so probably around 21. The characters in the book se…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-24:537324:Comment:2476202010-08-24T12:24:55.702ZCaroline Trippehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
<b>The characters in the book seem younger than the way they were portrayed on screen,</b><br />
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I remember that production also, and that it was quite good---faithful to the story, anyway. But the TV characters were detinitely older looking! Still, I seem to recall that the protganists were young men---probably in their 20s ? Possibly you can get that DVD on Netflix.
<b>The characters in the book seem younger than the way they were portrayed on screen,</b><br />
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I remember that production also, and that it was quite good---faithful to the story, anyway. But the TV characters were detinitely older looking! Still, I seem to recall that the protganists were young men---probably in their 20s ? Possibly you can get that DVD on Netflix.