Ripper Street
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lolabobsI watched the first ten minutes of the first episode today and I thought it was all a bit of a blur and I probably wouldn't bother overly much. And then it was the suddenly the end of the second episode and the next one isn't on for another hour and I find myself impatient.
It's got Jerome Flynn in it. When I worked in London back in the days of Soldier Soldier I used to daydream about him coming into my shop (I worked in a plus size women's clothes shop, so I'd imagine he was shopping for clothes for a role - I was very much younger). I used to love Soldier Soldier. It was my first fandoming with another person. This was before the internet, or even mobile phones, but my friend (who was in Manchester at the time) would watch the show, then phone each other to squeak about it. I used to rps him and Robson before I even knew what that was. And Mary Sue them too. (Daydreaming was a lot more fun before you realised you were doing a thing. I once sat on my floor, watching a version of Frankenstein (the one where the monster could talk and was beautiful before he stopped being beautiful and it was very sad), wrapping my Christmas presents, while imagining that Robson and Jerome were sitting on my bed behind me and cuddling for the first time.)
Anyway. He is in it and has a beard and looks very much better. He disappeared for a while and I occasionally pictured him being sad while Robson soared into fame and every show on earth. Jerome was an animal lover and I wonder if he's sad that Robson does fishing. I probably still have their cd somewhere.
None of this is in anyway going to make you like Ripper Street. Well the beardy Jerome might. It is very much of the ilk of RDJ's Holmes, even to the extent of Jerome bareknuckle boxing in the first one. But it kind of works nonetheless. There's talk of the Pinkerton detectives, the birth of forensic investigation and cuts that make it feel more graphic than it is. I think I shall like it.
It's got Jerome Flynn in it. When I worked in London back in the days of Soldier Soldier I used to daydream about him coming into my shop (I worked in a plus size women's clothes shop, so I'd imagine he was shopping for clothes for a role - I was very much younger). I used to love Soldier Soldier. It was my first fandoming with another person. This was before the internet, or even mobile phones, but my friend (who was in Manchester at the time) would watch the show, then phone each other to squeak about it. I used to rps him and Robson before I even knew what that was. And Mary Sue them too. (Daydreaming was a lot more fun before you realised you were doing a thing. I once sat on my floor, watching a version of Frankenstein (the one where the monster could talk and was beautiful before he stopped being beautiful and it was very sad), wrapping my Christmas presents, while imagining that Robson and Jerome were sitting on my bed behind me and cuddling for the first time.)
Anyway. He is in it and has a beard and looks very much better. He disappeared for a while and I occasionally pictured him being sad while Robson soared into fame and every show on earth. Jerome was an animal lover and I wonder if he's sad that Robson does fishing. I probably still have their cd somewhere.
None of this is in anyway going to make you like Ripper Street. Well the beardy Jerome might. It is very much of the ilk of RDJ's Holmes, even to the extent of Jerome bareknuckle boxing in the first one. But it kind of works nonetheless. There's talk of the Pinkerton detectives, the birth of forensic investigation and cuts that make it feel more graphic than it is. I think I shall like it.
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Date: 2013-01-13 08:23 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2013-01-13 08:46 pm (UTC)I've not watchi nRIPPER street yet, but I have it recorded. Do you think they still loves each othe r a bit though? I HOPE THEY DO. Liek maybe sometimes they meet and put their hands on eachothers shoulders and have a secosnd. OR THEY ARE MARRIED TO EACH OTHER AND HAPPY I ODN@T KNOW..................
I LOVE YOUA I AM DRUN k.
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Date: 2013-01-14 10:34 pm (UTC)There wasn't enough hugging between Dave and Paddy, but there was some, and head stroking. I remember head stroking. I have them all on vhs and no way of watching them. It's very sad.
You reminding me that I sent you Frankenstein thingie, reminds me that I have a copy of it somewhere. Oh Beautiful indeed!
My sad head canon for Robson and Jerome is that they fell out over him leaving his wife, but google tells me I'm cmpletely wrong. Robson said they'd still be friends if they ever saw each other again. . I'm sure they're secretly in love and just pretend not to be to keep Simon Cowell away.
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Date: 2013-01-13 09:10 pm (UTC)I don't think I'm sure about Matthew McFayden in this, love him as I do.
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Date: 2013-01-14 10:21 pm (UTC)I've decided I do like it!