tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post6838971042655573268..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Jekyll: Basement tapesAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-84179786798878398412008-06-18T10:07:00.000-04:002008-06-18T10:07:00.000-04:00Good Job! :)Good Job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-68578788510866460002007-08-14T07:00:00.000-04:002007-08-14T07:00:00.000-04:00Can I ask what is probably a pretty stupid questio...Can I ask what is probably a pretty stupid question?<BR/><BR/>What was the deal with Mobile Phone Guy? Jackman borrows his phone because he hopes his pursuers will follow MPG's mobile and thus be taken off-track. Fair enough.<BR/><BR/>But then, when Jackman is busy tying up Syme in his basement, MPG turns up at Syme's house and <I>knows</I> Jackman is inside. <BR/><BR/>I could maybe understand that Jackman's strategy misfired because he just happened to borrow the phone from a guy who was on his way to Syme's anyways, but how could MPG have known Jackman was already there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7444858831818083572007-08-13T15:02:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:02:00.000-04:00FYI, Denis Lawson (not Dennis, as it appears in th...FYI, Denis Lawson (not Dennis, as it appears in the article), who plays Peter Syme in "Jekyll," is a terrific Scottish actor best known in America for his role as the innkeeper/negotiator in "Local Hero" and for his appearances as Wedge in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. Ewan McGregor, Lawson's nephew, stated in an interview that he was inspired to become an actor because of his uncle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15878702217030639762007-08-13T10:21:00.000-04:002007-08-13T10:21:00.000-04:00Was totally thrilled to discover that I can watch ...Was totally thrilled to discover that I can watch this on demand (even though we don't get BBC America)! <BR/><BR/>I love coupling, and I love the thirty minutes of this that I have been able to watch so far.Heather Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803986002619715757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14247750283525766932007-08-13T00:59:00.000-04:002007-08-13T00:59:00.000-04:00Tom is Hyde's descendant, yes? *That's* why they k...<I>Tom is Hyde's descendant, yes? </I><BR/><BR/>*That's* why they keep saying Jekyll had no descendants. D'oh!<BR/><BR/>I love this show. James Nesbitt is both scary and sexy at the same time. Hyde is one spooky mutha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11939283285806056602007-08-12T22:59:00.000-04:002007-08-12T22:59:00.000-04:00I rather liked this episode. Hyde didn't kill Ben...I rather liked this episode. Hyde didn't kill Benjamin until Benjamin specifically threatened Tom's kids. I think Tom controls Hyde more than he realizes.<BR/><BR/>Tom is Hyde's descendant, yes?Taleenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465468178554091355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-62435140492288856552007-08-12T18:48:00.000-04:002007-08-12T18:48:00.000-04:00First, Alan, thanks for writing about this show. ...First, Alan, thanks for writing about this show. I set it to DVR based solely on your initial article, and I would not have known about it otherwise.<BR/><BR/>Didn't realize until just now that it was a mini-series. I was going to comment that it didn't wait to get the ball rolling and that it wasn't going to turn into some silly dilemma of the week pseudo-procedural show. But if it is only 6 hours, I guess they have to get the ball rolling and don't have time for filler. This is a guilty pleasure and is ever so much better than most American guilty pleasure type shows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42405177605910657842007-08-12T17:04:00.000-04:002007-08-12T17:04:00.000-04:00I don't think anyone will miss Benjamin. I partic...I don't think anyone will miss Benjamin. I particularly appreciated how they had to keep pointing out that he was American, since you could never tell exactly what the accent was supposed to me.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092217234287469255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-59460383537207708052007-08-12T12:05:00.000-04:002007-08-12T12:05:00.000-04:00Gina Bellman, by the way... She's not only gorgeou...<I>Gina Bellman, by the way... She's not only gorgeous, but she can evidently deliver two 100% different performances where most actors (especially on television) repeat the same tics over and over</I><BR/><BR/>I'd submit that watching her act (or try to) is more akin to watching someone drowning, than someone who knows how to swim. The variations/inconsitencies are because she's flailing.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to rejoin at the end, b/c I can't keep the eps straight, but I'll second the call that these two middle episodes were my favorites.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438138745372633266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-37988027691883904822007-08-12T10:41:00.000-04:002007-08-12T10:41:00.000-04:00Either this or the next one are my favorite episod...Either this or the next one are my favorite episodes of the show. I saw this one before I saw "Coupling" (which I devoured in only two days) so I was totally blown away by Moffat's use of time.<BR/><BR/>Hyde's confrontation with Benjamin was such a joyous over-the-top fest that, for once, I wasn't bothered by the latter's presence.<BR/><BR/>Gina Bellman, by the way... She's not only gorgeous, but she can evidently deliver two 100% different performances where most actors (especially on television) repeat the same tics over and over, whatever they do. I call this the "Robert DeNiro in the last 20 years" factor.dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.com