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In Reply to: Television as film posted by jbmcb on June 4, 2006 at 19:55:51:
It's unfortunate, but PBS has really declined in recent years. BambiB mentions many excellent past productions,(to which I'd add Game, Set, Match with Ian Holm, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and I Claudius)but aside from The Forsyth Saga, it's been poor fare in recent years. It's at the point where I pretty much watch Nova, Frontline, The Newshour and nothing else.On the other hand, HBO has thought provoking and compelling current productions with -
Rome - A beautiful production being filmed in Italy. Ciaran Hinds is fabulous as Julius Caesar. The child actor from Master and Commander plays the budding Octavian (Augustus Caesar.) Sidebar conversations between the roman legionary characters give interesting insights to the classical mind-set and role of religion in Roman society.
Big Love - Oddly compelling story line about polygamy and American consumerism and values.
The Wire - The plot twists and gritty characterizations made this a dark reflection of urban reality.
Oh yeah, and Deadwood too.
For the SciFi set, some of the episodes of Battlestar Galactica were compelling, well written, and surprisingly disturbing, dealing with issues like the morality of torture and public deception during wartime, collateral damage, and ideological fanaticism.
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