Mark E Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Just curious if anybody else here is a fan of MI-5, or Spooks as it's known in Britain. It's been airing on A&E, but I just picked up the first season boxset a week or so ago and have been going through the episodes. For me the show runs circles around 24, which is the closest American counterpart (that most people would be aware of) I can think of. I am utterly biased because I love British TV in general when compared to what we get (don't start me on Canadian programming ), but the show's really well written and it has the types of moral and ethical minefields that you'd expect a group like this to deal with. They use actual terrorist groups and such, so they square off against the IRA, etc, not some made-up soundalike. Fantastic little gem of a show, the whole set (six eps) is worth it for the first two episodes, since the first sets things up quite nicely and the second is one amazingly taut hour with a fantastic "holy shit!" ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Plus, for Joss Whedon fans, Tony Head is in one episode. Spooks is pretty good fun; I keep meaning to give it a proper watch, rather than just catching the odd episode. In terms of style, it also feels quite close to the obscure gem Ultraviolet (only without the fantasy element, obviously). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted February 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Plus, for Joss Whedon fans, Tony Head is in one episode. Yes, good point. That episode has Hugh Laurie in it to boot, as one of the high-ups of MI-6. He's more than a little entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 I'm a blatant fanboy for the KGB. The organization, not the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 I'm a huge fan of this show... I remember seeing the promos on A&E (the music actually was what caught my attention) and to be honest I only really checked it out because they put it on Tuesday nights, and there's never anything good on Tuesdays. I've seen all 6 episodes so I didn't rush out and order the box set. As a matter of fact I didn't know it was on DVD until a few days after it was released, when someone mentioned it over at the HTF. I will get it though for the extras and also 'just to have it'. I haven't seen it in a store yet so when I do, I'll pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted February 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 I will get it though for the extras Worth it for the commentaries. They're informative plus packed with that dry British wit. :green: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 This is in my GreenCine rental queue, I'm still waiting for it. Avoided the (cut) shows on A&E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Behold Spooks, the videogame announcement; http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page....me=dev&aid=2999 Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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