The drug of a nation

From time to time here I'll probably just rant a little about all sorts of random shite. Like now. Channel 4 and the American re-make of The Killing.

Now, I haven't yet seen the Danish original, Forbrydelsen to give it it's native title. By all accounts, critics and people in general, it was a huge critical success. So I can't really compare and contrast with the US version. Having said all that, this version is painfully slow to develop and like Prison Break and 24 before it seems like a lengthy series trying to pad itself out to a large episode arc.

I watch it, glassy eyed and mostly disinterested but I'm over halfway in now so I'll persist. The ancillary characters are woefully cardboard cut out and making a second season just goes to show how badly stuck AMC are for something else to hang their hat on apart from Mad Men and the superior in every way, Breaking Bad. In fact, ditch this ginger cop and convert to Walter White and his story. Now there's a series that uses silences and long drawn out sequences to constantly ramp up the tension.

So that's the recommendation. Blow off The Killing and watch Breaking Bad.

Better call Saul...