halfway through the first episode,and I am liking it but if the people's lives are in danger from really bad guys then they would have armed police guards I am sure.
I like the Lake District but is it a good location for a safe house compared to much of Scotland or the coast somewhere?
No internet and no tv? what do the guests do when it rains or at night?
I shudder to think!
Talk to one another - surely not! ;-)
It was a good thing that they didn't have a TV because then they wouldn't have to watch rubbish like Safe House.
sharejarcheese, as the saying goes, "what's one man's rubbish is another man's...". I found the show riveting and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also liked the scenery where it was filmed, and the plot was not rushed, even though it was just 4 eps. American TV never has, or should I say I can't remember it having just a 4-parter. Especially one that ends with the person needing more. But for what we got, we got closure on the main story lines. I don't understand the need to give an open story line at the end and leave it like that, unless the producers plan to give another 4-parter to it. That would be great, IMO, but either way, I still have no regrets in watching it, as I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The ability to always see the worst in people and situations is often a hiding place for fear.
American TV does broadcast limited-run series aka mini-series, but like anything, it is based on trends. I have heard that there are several in production for the upcoming season.
shareThey are from the coast ... Blackpool! Lake District is perfect I think.
We don t watch tv much in my house ... Odd tv drama like this and movie night on odd friday or sat ..... There s these amazing things called books and there is socialising .... music, talking, board games to name a few traditional past times!
Yes I know people talk to each other and I have a flat full of books but in this day and age people get upset if they have to do a 90 minute train journey without wifi.
I would not watch tv or use the internet all night if I was with friends or family in the Lake District but I might want to watch the news or sport.
Of course the main problem would be the mobile phone issue,many people cannot spend 5 minutes without playing with their phone.
I agree with the point about Plod being armed in these circumstances.
I think the location was probably chosen for reasons of cost (and production crew choice!).
It's not the most sensible place to 'hide/protect' people.
Help would be hours away!
It's not the most sensible place to 'hide/protect' people.
Help would be hours away!
oOur points were almost spot on, paradesend. Mark was a creepy SOB but I don't think the family coming in as a safe house was a plan. That was a coincidence, but he did want a reason to be able to keep coming back to the house, I think, and to keep close to Katy and Robert, both for different reasons. We now know the reason for keeping close to Robert - but we're not sure of his reasons for keeping close to Katy.
I enjoyed the show. By American standards it was too short and I guess that's why we haven't gotten full closure, but for what we got I think it was very interesting and I would like to see more.
The ability to always see the worst in people and situations is often a hiding place for fear.
The UK managed to survive eons without the internet in a country where rain is normal. Pretty sure that life didn't start when the internet and mobile phones were invented. There's also an invention called 'the umbrella'. It's quite nifty - it keeps the rain off. Also, the Lake District is full of shops selling wet weather gear.
It's too cerebral! We're trying to make a movie here, not a film!