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HellCat
02-10-2007, 08:14 AM
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Primeval
Saturday, 7:45pm, itv1

Evolutionary zoologist Nick Cutter investigates a sighting of a mysterious animal and soon finds himself confronted by a gigantic creature believed to be extinct. As he enlists the help of his team to discover how it managed to travel to the 21st century, a deadly predator goes on the rampage.


Sorry for the sparse details, itv's website doesn't offer much. So begins itv's attempt to topple Who from it's throne. Who will win? My bet's on the good Doctor...
HellCat
02-10-2007, 03:46 PM
So.....Doctor Who meets Torchwood meets Stargate SG-1.
MonkeyFunk
02-10-2007, 03:54 PM
Didn't really grab me; the pacing, characterisation and, well, pretty much everything seemed rather flat. I'll probably stick around for episode 2 though.

Best bit: the kid's lightsabre.
IanC
02-10-2007, 03:55 PM
Pretty good. I went in with low expections and found it a lot better than i thought it would be.

Think its on a bit late tho, ITV need to stop pushing "reality" shows so much and give this the 7PM slot.
HellCat
02-10-2007, 03:58 PM
Didn't really grab me; the pacing, characterisation and, well, pretty much everything seemed rather flat. I'll probably stick around for episode 2 though.

Best bit: the kid's lightsabre.

I laughed at the fact the lightsaber made the adverts, like itv was trying to make people think it was an actual gadget in the show.

The cast were all pretty stereotyped- the grizzled mentor with a missing loved one, the Rose Tyler inspired feisty yet fanservice girl, the one liner throwing nick of time action hero, the crackpot socially failing geek, the open minded government representative and her more close minded, butt of jokes superior.
MonkeyFunk
02-10-2007, 04:03 PM
The trailers were odd. The first one I saw played down the dinosaur invasion aspect and focused on the space/time rift, making it look like a wholesale Torchwood knockoff. Bit later on there was trailer that consisted entirely of one-liners, as if they were trying to sell it as a comedy...
IanC
02-10-2007, 04:16 PM
Rex was funny in the lift :)