Last year, knockabout dinosaur drama Primeval aired its fourth and fifth series, aired on ITV and Watch in the UK, and BBC America in the US. The last of these episodes comes out in DVD today in the UK, and the whole thirteen episodes were issued in the US as “Volume 3” earlier this month. And fair … [Read more...]
Primeval: Series 5, Episode 6 – Dork Review
The final new Primeval of 2011 brings us the climax of Philip’s evil plan, the culmination of the entire year and a chance to kill off a few dead weight characters? Surely that’s the only way to make it feel like the last 13 episodes mattered? So who lives? Who dies? Was the thing any good? … [Read more...]
Primeval: Series 5, Episode 5 – Dork Review
The central storyline of this year’s Primeval enters its final phase, with an unmistakable example of the species “first half of climactic two-parter”. Dinosaurs are running loose, including the first T-Rex for some time, and, yes, Evil Philip Burton’s masterplan reaches its zenith. So will he … [Read more...]
Primeval: Series 5, Episode 4 – Dork Review
For the whole of series four and five (which, to be honest, are a single thirteen-episode run), Primeval has been drawing out a storyline involving the clearly evil scientist Philip Burton and whether he is evil. Well, this week they’re finally ready to talk about it. So will this be long-awaited … [Read more...]
Primeval: Series 5, Episode 3 – Dork Review
So, in last week’s review of Primeval, I was pleased they still referenced the Emily character, since I liked her and thought it was a shame she was written out last series. I should have realised, with the level of subtlety Primeval operates at, the casual mention meant we’d be seeing her shortly. … [Read more...]
Primeval: Series 5, Episode 2 review
This week, after a surprisingly reasonable series premiere, Primeval heads underwater for a claustrophobic showdown with both the usual dinosaurs and, surprisingly, the fear and intolerance of humanity as well. A thematic crossover with the most recent episode of Doctor Who? And was it any good? … [Read more...]
Primeval: Series 5, Episode 1 – Dork Review
The dinosaur-chasing saps of Primeval return, having stepped through one of their own anomalies (perhaps) to end up on Watch, rather than their usual ITV. So has their move to the lower end of the freeview spectrum left their budget gutted and the whole show in tatters, or is it business as usual … [Read more...]
Primeval: Series 4, Episode 4 – Dork Review
Another week of ITV’s Primeval powers past, and you might be surprised to hear it has a dinosaur in it. Oh, and there’s shouting and shooting. Hannah from S Club 7 demonstrates some girl power. Does that help discern it from the others at all? This one also features unrealistic computer hacking … [Read more...]
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