Another Fantastic BBC Battle of Britain program

[proton45]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

The First Light programme was only good based on the fact that the team were on a budget and on a time limit. otherwise it was very poor IMHO.

But the show mentioned in this topic was awesome, I really enjoyed it and the McGregor brothers relationship was really nice to see. Not all famous actors are drama-queens. I echo Dutch's comments here

You got to give them some slack here (or maybe you are...lol). A drama (or movie) will never live up to the expectations one develops after reading a good book. Any filmed extrapolation of a written work could never live up to the magic of reading a book...their is so much that happens in the mind of a reader and a filmed representation limits the involvement of your imagination. I dont think they ruined the story with their short drama...I just think that they didnt have enough time or money to give the story the justice it deserved.

I dont think the drama was a "home run"...but, what was their...was ok.

Maybe this drama will inspire others to read the book.

Originally Posted by Feathered_IV

Really? what program is that? I'd like very much to see it.

Nevermind! Found it...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00txmkk

This does look interesting...

[philip.ed]

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. I have been talking with a fair number of people involved in the production, and they have all said that, despite lots of comments about historical accuracy, many things happened in the program because it made 'good TV'. That's generally what is usually comes down to.

Oh well, whwn I rule the world....

[proton45]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. I have been talking with a fair number of people involved in the production, and they have all said that, despite lots of comments about historical accuracy, many things happened in the program because it made 'good TV'. That's generally what is usually comes down to.

Oh well, whwn I rule the world....

Interesting...

Yea, true...a producers (suits) idea of what makes "good TV" (all to) frequently ruins what was good with the original idea. In this case they might have ignored the quality's of the original story that the "targeted audience" would have been looking for...in place of trying to "attract" a larger audience. However...in this situation, it was by no means a "Pearl Harbor" assault...

[philip.ed]

No, i agree. In fact, I might have quite enjoyed it if I hadn't read the book. The cliched characters, for me, were what let it down. But for a budget they did a pretty good job