shunwick
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ORIGINAL: warspite1 The Secret She Keeps A six-parter available on BBC iplayer. I thoroughly enjoyed it - well as much as anyone can enjoy watching a new-born baby being stolen from his mother. Good acting from Laura Carmichael (of Downton Abbey fame) and a generally strong cast. Worth watching and shunwick will be delighted to hear there is no Mills and Boon moments in sight. Might give a look then. I must admit, it didn't sound particularly enticing when I saw it on iPlayer. I finished Life on Mars both series 1 and two. Enjoyed watching that again. Tried Ashes to Ashes but have abandoned it two and half episodes in. Yeah, sequels, they rarely live up to the original series. Currently started watching Fort Salem on BBC iPlayer. To be honest, not sure what I think of it yet. Only watched the first episode which mainly sets the scene, introduces the characters, and develops enough mysteries to keep people hooked. However, so far it's been sort of predictable and the Hoo Ha Americanism of it grates with the teenage angst they are going for. Neither of which is done particularly well. We follow the three girl "cell" as they go through basic training for witch soldiers. One of the problems I have is the generic stereotyping of all three of them. The opening scene though... seriously creepy cool. This, if I understand it correctly, is an alternate universe where the Salem Witches were actually witches and came to agreement with the US Government to fight their wars for them in exchange for not getting burned at the stake. Doesn't sound like a particularly good bargain to me since it commits all future witches to be cannon fodder. I think the point is... not cannon fodder but American Soldiers (Hoo Ha) and therefore heroes. Fort Salem is the boot camp for new "recruits" although most young witches don't get any choice in the matter. Overall, enough to get me to watch a second episode... barely, just. But I'm a sucker for alternate universe stories. Hey, and it has evil lesbian terrorists seducing teenage rebel witches, so yeah... Best wishes, Steve
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