Darkest Before Dawn

Tonight I have been watching the “re-imagining” of the classic BBC series Survivors, New, Classic. I am a fan of the original series, it is one of my earliest TV memories. I was six when the series was originally shown and I have since watched the DVD’s many times.

It is always a worry when you watch a remake of something you like or love that it won’t match the original, in many ways I think it is impossible for it ever too. So with that in mind I set the original series aside in my head to a certain extent.

The new series is as much of its time as the original one was of its. The class and ethnicity of the characters has been updated in line with modern Britain. The main two characters however show the same traits as the originals. There are some changes to characters and additions. The writer in combination with the casting and pre-publicity seemed be playing a bit with the fans of the original series as which characters would become the Survivors.

The drama is faster paced and the special effects budget for the episode probably cost more than the original series did, it didn’t distract from story telling.

Basically I like what I have watched so far, however there seemed to be a new storyline being grafted on at the end of the episode so I will wait and see where that goes before I make any judgement.

In this post I have being careful not to publish spoilers but I may go into further depth in future posts with appropriate warnings.

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This afternoon I took the train into Glasgow city centre, the crowds are no yet up to the Christmas levels where I feel claustrophobic and panicky.

At the lower end of Buchanan Street by Fraser’s there was a band playing a decent cover of The Beatles “Get Back” and there were two drum groups competing for peoples change further up the street.

In the middle of the pedestrian area there was a row of stalls, it started with some people selling a “guaranteed” smoking cessation method. Next up were the Communist not sure which particular branch, then Human Rights for Palestine and then the Socialist Workers, from past experience I remembered not to try and pay for a copy of the Socialist Worker newspaper with a gold Amex Card, they just don’t see the funny side of it. Next were the Anarchists, it is the first time I remember seeing an Anarchist stall and I was a regular attender at the Meadows Festival in Edinburgh in the 70’s & 80’s. Finally in the row was an advert for the Citizens Theatre Christmas show, Wizard of Oz, which made the whole row seem slightly surreal.

It is becoming more obvious that my inner eccentricities are starting to leak out into the real world. First, hats. In the summer I bought a Panama style hat for sitting out on holiday after this I bought a hat for winter running, known by some as my ~epic~ hat. Only last week I bought another, a beanie style thermal hat. However today I spotted a black Fedora style hat in Fraser’s and if there hadn’t been staff arranging the display I would have tried it on, the need to keep money for Christmas would have probably have prevented me from buying it but in the future who knows.

My next lurch into eccentricity is that I think I am looking for a bag, a manbag I need something to carry my notepads, pens etc. At the moment I use a series of tatty plastic carrier bags. I am beginning to think I may be beyond help.

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Okay, if we need money we go to a bank to try and get a loan.
But the banks have no money so they are borrowing money from the Government.
But the Government is out of money so they are borrowing money from the IMF
But the IMF is out of money.
Where do the IMF get the money from?
Is it going to be wired from Alpha Centauri or will it be delivered to Roswell, New Mexico like before?

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