tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post4957304531237634090..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: TV Theme Retrospective: Rise Of The MiniseriesJuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-82659276395695942112011-04-15T05:18:53.137+01:002011-04-15T05:18:53.137+01:00"I searched unsuccesfully for a recording and...<i>"I searched unsuccesfully for a recording and in the end had to buy the DVD of the film..."</i><br /><br />That's odd. Most soundtracks get released.<br /><br /><i>"It's not a neat tidy ending, but I rather like that. "</i><br /><br />Fan fiction writers love that too.. ;)JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-62424612147919944422011-04-14T23:32:31.635+01:002011-04-14T23:32:31.635+01:00Ross
It's not a neat tidy ending, but I rathe...Ross<br /><br />It's not a neat tidy ending, but I rather like that. <br /><br />As for a second series, the writer and director Joe Ahearne is on record as saying he wrote the six episodes as a mini-serial and never had any plans to go beyond that. <br /><br />There's an interview on the series homepage where he says "I'd really fought quite hard in Ultraviolet to have the end six episodes as something which had a definite conclusion. You know, at the end of six episodes you find out categorically what the vampires are up to and that's it. So at the end you find out that they want to wipe out humanity and create a nuclear winter. And once you've decided that, I don't think, personally, you can go on for another 3 or 4 seasons exploring that. You know, you've been told."<br /><br />And I certainly think it fits the bill better than the other thing that came to mind: "Battlestar Galactica: The Mini-Series" :-)jdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-79053354309620871282011-04-14T10:49:52.535+01:002011-04-14T10:49:52.535+01:00Bill Conti also did the music for "The Seduct...Bill Conti also did the music for "The Seduction of Joe Tynan".<br /><br />I'm not musically gifted and not very good at remembering tunes but that tune stuck in my mind.<br /><br />I searched unsuccesfully for a recording and in the end had to buy the DVD of the film, which I only watch to hear the music.gordon-bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249699675694944419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-2326967536283277382011-04-14T05:42:48.720+01:002011-04-14T05:42:48.720+01:00"Bill Conti also did the Rocky theme."
...<i>"Bill Conti also did the Rocky theme."</i> <br /><br />Ahh, yes! Another favourite of mine.<br /><br /><i>"I must admit to having a soft spot for MiniSeries. I've seen quite a few good ones lately."</i> <br /><br />Me too!<br /><br /><i>"I'm curious -how do you define a miniseries? "</i> <br /><br />I think, like porn, you know one when you see it..? ;)JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-26374184225043697712011-04-13T23:07:08.384+01:002011-04-13T23:07:08.384+01:00JD- I don't see how Ultraviolet fits the defin...JD- I don't see how Ultraviolet fits the definition you gave- the ending was clearly designed to set up an ongoing series which never happened.Rosshttp://fountain.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-37871419617087851282011-04-13T21:18:00.646+01:002011-04-13T21:18:00.646+01:00I'm curious -how do you define a miniseries? W...I'm curious -how do you define a miniseries? Wikipedia seems to define it a single finite story told in a limited, planned, number of episodes.<br /><br />In which case, I'd suggest my favourite was 1998's Ultraviolet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet_%28TV_serial%29),starring Jack Davenport and the delectable Susannah Harker.<br /><br />I'd also put in an honorable mention for Neverwhere.jdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-421432408590124052011-04-13T18:32:34.221+01:002011-04-13T18:32:34.221+01:00"Roots" ...
Was that the one starring P..."Roots" ...<br /><br />Was that the one starring Percy Thrower, Alan Titchmarsh & Monty Don .. with the "love interest" being provided by Charlie Dimmock ? ... ;)Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-60012862581684552182011-04-13T15:29:41.006+01:002011-04-13T15:29:41.006+01:00I must admit to having a soft spot for MiniSeries....I must admit to having a soft spot for MiniSeries. I've seen quite a few good ones lately. Whitechapel, Berkeley Square, The Triangle, The Promise and The Kennedys is about to be shown on the History Channel. I have quite a few now. They're usually pretty cheap second hand.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165615283953837706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48176760112693660962011-04-13T15:10:39.918+01:002011-04-13T15:10:39.918+01:00Bill Conti also did the Rocky theme.Bill Conti also did the Rocky theme.Rosshttp://fountain.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com