Sapphire and Steel - by Brad on 17:42 16 Jun 2004
Does anyone remember Sapphire and Steel?
It was a British SF TV series in the late 70's early 80's which I caught only a couple of episodes at the time because it was when I was in collage and didn't have a TV most of the time. I do remember being impressesd with it at the time.
I think the description of it as a cross between X-Files and Dr. Who is fair. I've watched 4 half hour episodes so far and it is very entertaining. Of course I always liked David McCallum (Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and Joanna Lumley (New Avengers) so that makes it nice too.
Does anyone remember Sapphire and Steel?
It was a British SF TV series in the late 70's early 80's which I caught only a couple of episodes at the time because it was when I was in collage and didn't have a TV most of the time. I do remember being impressesd with it at the time.
I think the description of it as a cross between X-Files and Dr. Who is fair. I've watched 4 half hour episodes so far and it is very entertaining. Of course I always liked David McCallum (Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and Joanna Lumley (New Avengers) so that makes it nice too.
Sapphire and Steel - by MoonHunter on 02:01 17 Jun 2004
I remember it. I found it quite "odd". The stories started "en media res", and you found yourself scrambling to catch up. The entire series was like that.
I always felt that I had missed the "big introductory pilot" that explained some of the basics. Of course, there wasn't one. So you had to decode the series over time. I think this was the biggest problem with it. The stories in each episode were somewhat self contained, in an extreme episode of the Twilight Zone mashed with the Outer Limits sort of way. They were constantly referencing things that made you feel like you missed something. It was hard to just "drop in" on an episode and enjoy it, so you would want to watch it again. You watched, you went "huh?", and unless you had absolutely nothing to do next week, you probably would not watch it again.
Just my impressions, your mileage may vary.
I remember it. I found it quite "odd". The stories started "en media res", and you found yourself scrambling to catch up. The entire series was like that.
I always felt that I had missed the "big introductory pilot" that explained some of the basics. Of course, there wasn't one. So you had to decode the series over time. I think this was the biggest problem with it. The stories in each episode were somewhat self contained, in an extreme episode of the Twilight Zone mashed with the Outer Limits sort of way. They were constantly referencing things that made you feel like you missed something. It was hard to just "drop in" on an episode and enjoy it, so you would want to watch it again. You watched, you went "huh?", and unless you had absolutely nothing to do next week, you probably would not watch it again.
Just my impressions, your mileage may vary.