So, did anyone else see "Primeval" on Saturday? You know, that new ITV sci-fi thing with Douglas Henshall and that blonde girl off S-Club, that's being billed as "the A-Team with Dinosaurs"?

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"Some force out there ripped the boundaries of space and time to shreds"

There were people jumping through time portals! and fighting dinosaurs! Next week, giant prehistoric spiders on the London underground!

http://primeval.itv.com/

― C J (C J), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:32 (seventeen years ago) link

(I quite enjoyed it)

― C J (C J), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:33 (seventeen years ago) link

i missed it, because it was on ITV (well, because i was out) but please tell me it's better than Torchwood.

― sede vacante (blueski), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:36 (seventeen years ago) link

rubbish but good.

and better than Torchwood.

― DavidM (DavidM), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:38 (seventeen years ago) link

It was a bit rubbish, but I thought it had promise. The special effects were good (they're done by the team who made Walking With Dinosaurs, apparently).

― C J (C J), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:39 (seventeen years ago) link

It was rubbish. Just rubbish. The Sarah-Jane adventures thing that was on at New Year was aimed slightly higher.

Though next week features Hannah Spearmint in her pants, which I'm guessing my husband isn't the only bloke pleased about.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:40 (seventeen years ago) link

My kids liked it. I thought it was watchable Saturday evening crap.

― onimo (nu_onimo), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:41 (seventeen years ago) link

You are right to guess that ailsa.

I thought it was rubbish, and it was odd to see that possibly the one potential thing that might keep you watching (Mrs Doctor being stuck in the past) seems to have been thrown out, given the 'anomaly' opens in a completely different time period next week. The kids liked it though, so I can see me watching it again.

― much_aldo_about_nothing (much_aldo_about_nothing), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:42 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm mildly interested to know what happened to Helen, and why she was looking all flirty in (a) the developed film on the camera and (b) under the streetlight. Maybe she wants to be filmed in her pants like Hannah Spearmint Rhino.

― C J (C J), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:44 (seventeen years ago) link

It was very definitely a kids' programme. Also, HELLO HERE IS A SORT-OF-GINGER SCOTTISH BLOKE, AN EX POP STAR, A RUBBISH TIN DOG HO HAS SOME GEEKY USES AND A HANDSOME GUY WITH A PAST. WE AREN'T LIKE DOCTOR WHO AT ALL, OH NOES.

(I'm not sure where the other woman fits in yet, perhaps she's the Jackie?)

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:45 (seventeen years ago) link

erm, HO = WHO, I am not suggesting that greasy stude is a ho of any sort.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:46 (seventeen years ago) link

Someone should make Doctor Ho

― onimo (nu_onimo), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:48 (seventeen years ago) link

btw, I am deeply saddened at the rubness of this because Douglas Henshall is grebt usually, but I guess he has bills to pay like the rest of us.

(xpost, I bet someone already has. Check under the counter of your local video shop)

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:49 (seventeen years ago) link

i was annoyed by the dionsaur choices. early dinosaurs no fun . want classic dinosaurs! maybe there saving t rex for climatic final episode!

― acrobat (acrobat), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:49 (seventeen years ago) link

I could spoil this. But I won't.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Results 1 - 10 of about 873 for "doctor ho". (0.20 seconds)

Hmm, to click @ work to not...

― onimo (nu_onimo), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:52 (seventeen years ago) link

The cuteso dinosaur that the wee kid had found was completely Disneyfied.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Don't worry, they are mostly for Chinese doctors. Called Ho. And for some dude's massaging system

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:55 (seventeen years ago) link

pfft

― onimo (nu_onimo), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:56 (seventeen years ago) link

And this, which is just phenomenal. An Ali G guide to AIDS, or something.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 12 February 2007 12:58 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah, it was rub. it might have been better if it wasn't so cute. which is the ex-s club girl, abby?

― emsk ( emsk ), Monday, 12 February 2007 13:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 12 February 2007 13:28 (seventeen years ago) link

It's the kind of thing you could easily nitpick to destruction (and I'm sure people will whle watching it every single week), but it was a good, breezy watch. I was entertained. That's about all there is to it, really.

― DavidM (DavidM), Monday, 12 February 2007 16:26 (seventeen years ago) link

against my better judgement i'm watching the second one. or kind of half-watching. apart from anything else it's rubbish because it's not scary, the monsters are all cute...

― emsk ( emsk ), Saturday, 17 February 2007 19:52 (seventeen years ago) link

otoh TUNNELS UNDER LONDON

― emsk ( emsk ), Saturday, 17 February 2007 20:00 (seventeen years ago) link

oh god script is fucking AWFUL

― emsk ( emsk ), Saturday, 17 February 2007 20:03 (seventeen years ago) link

I love this show against my better judgment. Dougie Henshall continuously looking perturbed, great big fuck off insects, Hannah S Club in her underpants dancing to Primal Scream, what's not to like?

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Saturday, 17 February 2007 20:52 (seventeen years ago) link

It's really quite bad, yet still I watch it! This may be because I have been yearning for an early Saturday evening sci-fi programme since Dr Who finished, and will watch any old tosh until it returns.

― C J (C J), Monday, 19 February 2007 09:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Disappointed they didn't step through the time-gate thingy. Spose the budget doesn't stretch to them doing that every time. Bah.
Not very good this one. And what's the point of adding this sci-fi geek nerd character? What can he do? "If I die I want to be buried with my Star Trek The Next Generation Top Trumps cards" (*slaps forehead* argh!).

Strange choice having the Editors' "All Sparks" on the closing credits as well. And all the indie-type music throughout, which must be their way of making it a "cool" programme.

― DavidM (DavidM), Monday, 19 February 2007 10:19 (seventeen years ago) link

front page of the metro is pretty desperate today: s.thing like "DUH YOU IDIOT THE T-REX WASN'T IN THE JURASSIC ERA", directed at gorgeous pouting whatshername from 'primeval'.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:10 (seventeen years ago) link

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