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Post by westldner on Oct 7, 2017 18:15:37 GMT
I liked this episode because there were alot of class roles but I suppose it was fitting considering it was the last episode of the season. It did make the episode feel like the pair was taking on a group of upper class gangsters in London. It was a good episode. Lots of familiar faces in this episode. Arthur's near death by exercise is played wonderfully by George Cole. I kind of felt bad for him there towards the end but I suppose that was meant to be as a way for Terry to enter the scene. Yeah, it was interesting to watch how that panned out towards the end also.
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Post by westldner on Oct 7, 2017 18:07:47 GMT
This episode was put together well. Really made the ending worth while considering what was stacked against each other so well towards the end. I agree that the scenes were so raw for their time. I thought I was on The Warriors film set there in some scenes for a second. The episode starts of really strong and then falters big time. Terry having an existential crisis was a good touch as is Arthurs mocking of him but this aspect is glossed over way too quickly. I know this episode is from the late 70s early 80s and the writing of characters from asian or black backgrounds was different to what it is now but the levels of ignorance in the episode are pretty shocking. This is a surprise as Leon Griffiths wrote the wonderful "Play for Today - A Passage to England" which mocks these attitudes of ignorance and even has a Pakistani lead character. In regards to this episode I wonder if the arranged marriage culture/backwards attitude of Mukherjee was heightened and spun in a way for a broader audience to easily understand. I would hazard a guess that Minder would be more accessible to public than say a 90 minute "Play for Today"? I thought the episode felt like that, it makes this episode feel more closer to what it was like back in those times, then just another late 70s/early 80s episode.
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Post by westldner on Oct 6, 2017 16:27:36 GMT
Agreed with the first post, I did also find the story rather predictable half-way and knew what was going to happen towards the end. Great acting but story-wise could have been better. Also Tower Bridge as the backdrop made the filming rather amateur in my opinion.
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Post by westldner on Oct 2, 2017 22:58:43 GMT
So many nice cars in this episode but the first episode to be film mention makes me wonder why there's so many nice cars.
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Post by westldner on Oct 1, 2017 21:00:09 GMT
I would say it does set up what looks like a stage for what appears for the following future episodes in the series, if not of Minder. There's a part of me that says 'I should have seen it coming'. It did turn out great during the end with how the situation panned out at the warehouse.
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Post by westldner on Sept 30, 2017 10:57:01 GMT
I must say, I did like the advert for 'Brand New Minder' when it came out: More like Brand New London, Same Old Minder. It's kind of not funny actually if I saw this and then watched the episode. I would of felt mislead. Was there any better way to advertise the series? A bit of a shame really.
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Post by westldner on Sept 30, 2017 10:52:35 GMT
I wanted to see also how it turned out. Maybe they waited too long or the show didn't work out. Some of the things I didn't like or kind of bored me, they found places that represents London so much more to the point where the show felt like more of a movie then something for television. They featured the biggest London landmarks in the first episode and use it as a back drop to get viewers in the show. It's clear. They managed. It doesn't feel it was meant for television and they really lost all that feel. Like this scene here, London Cab just to draw attention because it's London and the Richard Roger's Lloyds Building in the background, because it's 2000s London. It feels like it didn't have much edge the parts of London had to attract the kind of viewers the original Minder had, in my opinion, Even at the time, I somewhat figured that out. I did like how they breathe the Minder feel into the characters. There were some characters I thought needed the Minder treatment like this bloke here and the car he drives, the Aston Martin: I meet loads of yuppies around town, even at that time of this episodes production and I found them boring and quite annoying. They always found some good for nothing to do the work for them and would get rid of them then they got into trouble, because they can and they never got far but this is Minder, so it got me interested to see how this character would appear and be part of the series. They needed a character like that to take part. It shows but I wouldn't think many newcomer would understand Minder, unless they've seen Minder, but by that time, Minder was already considered date, so I wouldn't think many would have got it unless they did their research. Many don't, so I think it contributed to fall or interest or just never catched on. I just found Minder two months ago and even back then, I never caught on. I had to conscientiously watch this to find out and see for myself. Finally because George Cole isn't around to continue what Minder offered, it really lost that feel what Minder was known off. So that put me off this Minder a bit. However it is nice seeing what Minder would be like in the 21st Century, so that's a plus.
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Post by westldner on Sept 28, 2017 19:37:18 GMT
RIP Hugh Hefner. I'm keeping my eye on the prices of those video games released last decade also.
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Post by westldner on Sept 28, 2017 19:32:10 GMT
Maybe an episode more for myself if I were ever a teenager back then. I've bought the Season 8 DVDs and have them in the post and I've started watching this since people are talking about this. I think it's clear that they've written something very adventurous for Ray and more of this world from the start and he really has it rough and looks laid back as ever. 5 out of 5 for me because it's clearly more of my type to watch and be entertained. However it is clear that I missed out how the world of Minder has been widen alot and it's noticeable, so it does make me wonder much Minder has covered. I really really wanted to know how Ray entered into the series. I couldn't help myself.
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Post by westldner on Sept 27, 2017 13:33:19 GMT
10/10? Agreed... I actually thought the episode was rather more adventurous towards the end compared to the first two episodes.
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Post by westldner on Sept 21, 2017 0:00:20 GMT
It was good but it was rather predictable towards the end after finding out about the 'other half' as the title hints out. It just added a bit more character to Terry's personality. 4 out of 5 from me.
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Post by westldner on Sept 20, 2017 5:14:53 GMT
A good start to the series. I wasn't around when this episode first aired but at least I can still understand what's going on and the characters involved and making it the drama it is well known to become.
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