Another Review

Another in my series of occasional reviews.

Primeval

I was pleasantly surprised by this, and rather saddened at how much better it was than 'Torchwood'. The cast seem nice enough, though I do hope they'll tone the conspiracy-nut-cum-genius down a bit ... though I predict that his little database is going to get him a lot further along the road to a degree than his submitted dissertation. Even the "pet" dinosaur didn't grate on my nerves for some reason, although this is possibly because I fully expected the show to suck horribly and thus my expectations were so low that t actually came across as very watchable. One thing that cannot be disputed are the quality of the effects, the main "protagonist" in the first episode was of amazing quality, only a sequence with dripping saliva jarred me out of my suspension of disbelief ... funny how it's the little things that one notices. The chase sequence in the school was really outstanding and I honestly couldn't see the joins ... a damn sight more than I can say for 'Torchwood' or, indeed, 'Doctor Who' (though I love the latter dearly). I also like the mysterious wife-plot, intriguing! Needless to say I shall be tuning in next week.

Top Gear

One of the best episodes of the show I've seen, and had almost nothing to do with cars ... no reviews, no helpful information at all ... aside from the couple of pieces of advice at the end which, to be honest, I was already aware of. There were just too many highlights in the show to select any individual ones ... just go and watch it ... it's amazing.

And finally ...

This fascinating little Flash app (there's music) could easily take up an afternoon or evening: Pictaps.