27 January 2006
A LOAD OF OLD CROCS - SLIGHT RETURN
Occasional (a bit too occasional, if you want my opinion) OTT contributor and blogger maestro Stuart Ian Burns writes in response to Ian Jones' 16 January musings on Friends and Crocodiles.
"My theory on Friends and Crocodiles (as per Ian's post) is that at either the script or shooting stage it was cut from a much longer drama down to the two hours. It had a perfect three-episode structure - she's his secretary/equalibrium/she's the boss - which became confused.
"The pacing seemed very off in places with music trying to make up for nostaligic times which simply didn't resonate as much as they should. That said I did enjoy the work, despite some of the day-glo photography."
"My theory on Friends and Crocodiles (as per Ian's post) is that at either the script or shooting stage it was cut from a much longer drama down to the two hours. It had a perfect three-episode structure - she's his secretary/equalibrium/she's the boss - which became confused.
"The pacing seemed very off in places with music trying to make up for nostaligic times which simply didn't resonate as much as they should. That said I did enjoy the work, despite some of the day-glo photography."
