Anyone watch this tonight (Saturday) at 9pm? It was a toss-up between that and the Ross Kemp SAS thingy on ITV. Angel and I decided on Sea of Souls and I'm really glad cos it was great. I love supernatural stuff and am gonna have to watch it tomorrow. 9pm on BBC1. :D

Originally posted by Pauly
Anyone watch this tonight (Saturday) at 9pm? It was a toss-up between that and the Ross Kemp SAS thingy on ITV. Angel and I decided on Sea of Souls and I'm really glad cos it was great. I love supernatural stuff and am gonna have to watch it tomorrow. 9pm on BBC1. :D

I certainly agree was a little worried at first as tend to get scared quite easily but will be tuning in tomoz... looks like its gonna be one of them that keeps you on the edge of your seat :o

I recommend a great watch... :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Pauly
Anyone watch this tonight (Saturday) at 9pm? It was a toss-up between that and the Ross Kemp SAS thingy on ITV. Angel and I decided on Sea of Souls and I'm really glad cos it was great. I love supernatural stuff and am gonna have to watch it tomorrow. 9pm on BBC1. :D I thought Sea of souls was good...but what do you expect for a saturday night :D something good :suspect:

i did'nt watch it, live in glasgow , don't know what its like for you but find it painful to watch and hear your own accent

I watched it and really enjoyed it. Can't wait for tomorrow. I love anything like that where things seem to have no explaination, but you know in the end it will have. I love trying to work out what it is but always fail miserably!!

what are all you people talking about?

is it a television programme?

or an astonishing vision in the night sky?

or something you all witnessed while attending a saturday evening church service?


please be more precice with your introduction to a new subject, if you want to attract any feedback.


good luck

m.coffee esq.

Originally posted by muddycoffee
what are all you people talking about?

is it a television programme?

or an astonishing vision in the night sky?

or something you all witnessed while attending a saturday evening church service?


please be more precice with your introduction to a new subject, if you want to attract any feedback.


good luck

m.coffee esq.

You mean if we want any of YOUR feedback don't you? :roll: I think it was precise enough to be honest. A few people have replied and seem to know what I was talking about. I would've thought that the '9pm on BBC1' part would've given it away a little. ;)

Originally posted by Pauly
You mean if we want any of YOUR feedback don't you? :roll: I think it was precise enough to be honest. A few people have replied and seem to know what I was talking about. I would've thought that the '9pm on BBC1' part would've given it away a little. ;)

Me thinks that perhaps M.Coffee esq. had a couple too many sasparillas last night? :D

Originally posted by FetishFairy
I watched it and really enjoyed it. Can't wait for tomorrow. I love anything like that where things seem to have no explaination, but you know in the end it will have. I love trying to work out what it is but always fail miserably!!

I do the same... I love trying to suss it all out before it actually unravels itself lol... But i always seem to miss one thing or another so never get to suss out the whole who's why's & wherefores :?

Looking forward to watching it again tonight... :) Its very riveting...

Must be me, then. I thought it was garbage. Us Brits always screw things up when we make an attempt at paranormal/science fiction dramas (Red Dwarf is an exception).

Budget plays a part. I can just see the production team sitting around the table. "Ok chaps, a budget of fifty quid per episode. What we can afford? CG is out. Synths, flying hammers and bleeding photos it is, then"

I think it's because it's not seen as serious subject matter. We end up with second rate producers struggling to make a success from second rate scripts. Would an employee of a paranormal group tell someone to go elsewhere when she tells him her husband has vanished in front of her eyes? It was just lame. It reminded me of those craps 70's shows like Tarot and Jason King. Or even Garth Marenghi. Cringeworthy.

Originally posted by Ant
Must be me, then. I thought it was garbage. Us Brits always screw things up when we make an attempt at paranormal/science fiction dramas (Red Dwarf is an exception).

Budget plays a part. I can just see the production team sitting around the table. "Ok chaps, a budget of fifty quid per episode. What we can afford? CG is out. Synths, flying hammers and bleeding photos it is, then"

I think it's because it's not seen as serious subject matter. We end up with second rate producers struggling to make a success from second rate scripts. Would an employee of a paranormal group tell someone to go elsewhere when she tells him her husband has vanished in front of her eyes? It was just lame. It reminded me of those craps 70's shows like Tarot and Jason King. Or even Garth Marenghi. Cringeworthy.

It is telly not the cinema... so what do you expect... i think its good no matter what an will be watching the other 5 showing's...

Each to their own... but going by your other post's i think your a tad sceptical on Super Natural stuff anyway...

I guess our opinions of 'scary' are different. Personally I find that it's what you don't see or what you almost see that's more scary. Imagination can be alot more scary than any horror film or ghost programme and you don't need CG to make a scary film. It's all about projecting feelings to the audience IMO. If you want something you can actually see then go watch a zombie film, there's plenty about. :)

The original screening of The Haunting was alot more scary than the new one and it had pretty much no special effects at all. You don't see a single ghost during the whole film but it still puts the chills up you. The newer version with CZJ was fairly spooky up until they went mad with the CG right at the end and it completely ruined the film for me. :(

Also, if low budget = garbage to you then why were you a fan of Red Dwarf? That series (as good as it was) was always made on a shoe-string and that added to the humour and the whole feel of the series for me. They didn't start using computer effects until series 6-7 and it lost it's appeal after that. Shame really.

I'll still be watching Sea of Souls again tonight. :)

It is telly not the cinema... so what do you expect...

Er, a good script, is that too much to ask? Ok, a small budget is something we're stuck with, you're bound to drop the fx in favour of psychological tension, but for me, it just wasn't there, and a dodgy synthesizer was no substitute.

Also, if low budget = garbage to you then why were you a fan of Red Dwarf? That series (as good as it was) was always made on a shoe-string and that added to the humour and the whole feel of the series for me. They didn't start using computer effects until series 6-7 and it lost it's appeal after that. Shame really.

Low budget doesnt equal garbage, unless the script is poor as well. And Red Dwarf, in case you hadn't noticed, was a very well written comedy.

Each to their own... but going by your other post's i think your a tad sceptical on Super Natural stuff anyway...

Does that matter? I may not believe light phasers are possible, but I'll happily watch Captain Kirk boldly go. I thought a lot of Farenheit 9/11 was tripe but it was a crackingly well made film.

Oh, and I jointly founded the Yorkshire Paranormal Society. Not sceptical, just sensible

Originally posted by Ant
Er, a good script, is that too much to ask?

Not having a go here, but what in your opinion makes a good script? How would you have improved it? :)

And yes Red Dwarf was very well written in the early series but as you were talking about lack of CG it gave the impression that you thought it necessary to make a good ghost production.

Not having a go here, but what in your opinion makes a good script? How would you have improved it?

Nice try, Pauly. I'm not a script writer, but It's not hard to see the difference between Crossroads and The Singing Detective. If I were able to write to a good enough standard, I'd be on Joe's writing forum and be in a position to give you a technical answer. I'm not, so I wont. But my opinion is that the characterisation was weak, and the plot was predictable and rather corny (triangular lay line patterns with a pagan building at the center? Gimme a break).

I think you'll find that the programme is aimed at the general public and not people 'in the know' as you claim to be. It's like a nurse watching Holby City and picking out bits that wouldn't happen in the real world. It's fantasy so let it be. :) Nobody's forcing you to watch it. ;)

I think you'll find that the programme is aimed at the general public and not people 'in the know' as you claim to be. It's like a nurse watching Holby City and picking out bits that wouldn't happen in the real world. It's fantasy so let it be. Nobody's forcing you to watch it.

All my observations on the programme were made as a normal viewer, nothing else. My comments on the show had NOTHING to do with my interests. Not one scrawny little jot. I've contributed to other tv show threads in the same way. Come on, would a nurse in Holby City turn away a woman with a leg ripped off by a shark? From any point of view, it was a silly thing to happen.

And I KNOW no-one's forcing me to watch it, that's a really dim-witted thing to say. I'm giving my opinion on a forum. That's what we do here.

Yes, I know it's fantasy, but in my opinion, it's badly written, poorly executed tripe. X-Files was fantasy, but it produced some excellent episodes, especially early on.

Originally posted by Ant
Nice try, Pauly. I'm not a script writer, but It's not hard to see the difference between Crossroads and The Singing Detective. If I were able to write to a good enough standard, I'd be on Joe's writing forum and be in a position to give you a technical answer. I'm not, so I wont. But my opinion is that the characterisation was weak, and the plot was predictable and rather corny (triangular lay line patterns with a pagan building at the center? Gimme a break).

Ok so you dont agree its good... So dont watch it... Leave it to us to think what we want to think...

No need to get your knickers in a twist... we all have our own opinions... lets leave it at that...

My knickers are fine, dear. Is that the most intelligent thing you've got to submit?