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Post by fenris on May 16, 2008 20:18:51 GMT
Michelle Dockery didn’t just play the part of Susan, she WAS Susan. For sure, someone to watch out for in the future. Michelle Dockery is currently playing Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion at the Old Vic. |
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Post by Kneetroll on Jul 7, 2008 11:40:54 GMT
That's SO long! I still watch it and whilst I can unfortunately understand why it was cancelled, it's still a crying shame it never made it to at least one more series. The story in the second series was all over the place, which is why I reckon viewings were so low. Then again, I can understand the story flaws considering it wasn't meant to be a recurring series anyway (according to Brian Grant it was meant to just be two films shown one week after the other). RIP Hex  |
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Post by fenris on Dec 18, 2008 19:42:10 GMT
It's come around again. Today (18/12/08) is the third anniversary of the final episode of Hex being screened.
But at least this time we have a few things to look forward to. Demons is just over two weeks away, and later in January there's the debut of the revamped (no pun intended) Being Human: The Series, which in my opinion has a strong Hex influence in the form of Annie the flat-squatting ghost, surely the spiritual sister of a certain frustrated lesbian spectre.
Hopefully one or both of these shows will go towards filling the Hex-shaped hole in my life.
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Post by ozzyrulz777 on Jan 31, 2009 2:53:38 GMT
They need to release the second season on dvd in America. I am really getting mad that I cannot have it on dvd yet unless I get a region 2 version.
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Post by orokiah on Feb 1, 2009 16:38:06 GMT
They need to release the second season on dvd in America. I am really getting mad that I cannot have it on dvd yet unless I get a region 2 version. Totally agree. I wish they would release it, if only in the hope that they'd use the Ella/Thelma/Leon image BBC America used as an advert for season two, or some variation of it, as the DVD box art. I'm in the UK, but I have the region 1 boxset and it's much better looking than the region 2 version. I expect a region 1 season 2 would be much the same. I do wonder if they might release season two on iTunes instead of on DVD. Purely speculation on my part: there's probably not enough demand for it to make it cost-effective. But both BBC America and Sony International have channels on iTunes, and it would certainly cut down on the production costs of manufacturing and distributing a boxset. |
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Post by ozzyrulz777 on Feb 1, 2009 22:41:09 GMT
They need to release the second season on dvd in America. I am really getting mad that I cannot have it on dvd yet unless I get a region 2 version. Totally agree. I wish they would release it, if only in the hope that they'd use the Ella/Thelma/Leon image BBC America used as an advert for season two, or some variation of it, as the DVD box art. I'm in the UK, but I have the region 1 boxset and it's much better looking than the region 2 version. I expect a region 1 season 2 would be much the same. I do wonder if they might release season two on iTunes instead of on DVD. Purely speculation on my part: there's probably not enough demand for it to make it cost-effective. But both BBC America and Sony International have channels on iTunes, and it would certainly cut down on the production costs of manufacturing and distributing a boxset. Yeah but I am getting desperate here. I am watching it on youtube about every 2 weeks. LOL! |
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Post by fenris on Nov 21, 2009 15:55:14 GMT
As the Noughties draw to a close, SFX magazine have listed on their official website their choice of the Ten Worst Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Series of the Decade. And it's not happy reading for Hex fans. In reverse order, the ten worst are;
10. HEX
18 episodes • 2004-5 • Sky One
After a pretty decent first series (which at five episodes probably counts as more of a mini-series), Hex lost it big time with its second series. Rarely has a show plummeted in quality so badly. What started out as an enjoyably kinky, British Buffy, descended into a banal, confusing, slightly seedy, desperate-to-titillate mess. The plot – about fallen angels Hell-bent on bringing about a new apocalypse – sounds exciting but never got much further than teenagers shagging, as the overall arc collapsed into a repetitive series of dead ends and cheap gimmicks. Trying to follow the story was pointless because it simply made no sense, as if each writer had to produce their scripts in a vacuum. The second season also featured Ella, the wettest witch in TV history, who was introduced as a kick-arse babe only to spend most of her time weeping. Only the constantly entertaining Jemima Rooper as lesbian ghost Thelma came out of the show with any dignity, which is saying something considering the shamelessly slutty costumes she had to wear.
The nadir: The final episode, the big showdown between good and evil, was such an anticlimax and so inconclusive, most people were left wondering if there was another episode to come. It wasn’t enigmatically interesting just irritatingly inept. Don't take our word for it: here’s a posting from a fan on TV.com: “1. Why did Cassie leave? 2. Why did Azazeal leave? 3. What ever happened to Troy? 4. Was Jo just evil or insane? 5. Was this university of a high school? 6. Did the writers know that this was going to be the series finale? I can't believe that they did, because this was wholly useless as far as finales go!"
9. HYPERDRIVE
12 episodes • 2006-7 • BBC2
8. JERICHO
30 episodes • 2006-8 • CBS
7. THE LISTENER
13 episodes • 2009 • CTV
6. BLADE THE SERIES
12 episodes • 2006 • Spike TV
5. MASTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION
6 episodes • 2007 • ABC
4. PAINKILLER JANE
22 episodes • 2007 • SCI FI
3. KROD MANDOON AND THE FLAMING SWORD OF FIRE
6 episodes • 2009 • BBC2
2. DEMONS
6 episodes • 2009 • ITV1
In 2009 it was almost impossible to produce a show or film about vampires that wasn’t a hit, so voracious was the public’s lust for bloodsuckers. But never a channel to shirk a challenge, ITV managed to produce a supernatural show that sucked on so many levels. An attempt to update Bram Stoker’s vampire legends the 21st century, it was one the worst-cast shows of recent memory. The bland lead, playing a descendent of Van Helsing, looked permanently as if someone had just confiscated his iPod, while the usually reliable Philip Glenister’s American accent could only be excused as some kind of revenge for America inflicting Dick Van Dyke’s attempts at cockernee on us all those years back. Trite storylines, laughable villains (especially rat-man Mr Tibbs who looked like he’d escaped from Wind In The Willows), stilted dialogue and a turgid teen love triangle all conspired to make the show unwatchable.
The nadir: In 'Smitten', Luke (the teen hero with all the charisma of a toilet brush) falls for a demon. Except she can’t be, can she? There's got to be a twist, surely? The whole episode can't just be Luke dates someone who seems to be a demon, who turns out to be a demon? Don't overestimate these writers…
1. FLASH GORDON
21 episodes • 2007-8 • SCI FI
Oh well, each to their own. I've never been afraid of declaring that I like and enjoy something that the majority of people have seemingly dismissed as being crap.
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Post by orokiah on Nov 24, 2009 15:21:39 GMT
As the Noughties draw to a close, SFX magazine have listed on their official website their choice of the Ten Worst Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Series of the Decade. And it's not happy reading for Hex fans. Thanks for posting that, fenris - interesting stuff. I agree with some of their comments, but that's about it. Hex and Demons are two of the shows I've enjoyed the most over the last few years, despite their flaws. That they're also the whipping boys of the critics ( Demons especially) doesn't change that. |
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Post by fenris on Dec 18, 2009 21:02:34 GMT
Today (18/12/09) is the fourth anniversary of the final episode of Hex being screened.
At least in the last twelve months we've had two new TV shows that could both be considered Hex's successors;
Produced by Shine, with several ex-Hex personnel on both sides on the cameras, the unfortunately short-lived Demons found itself condemned by all and sundry. While I'll not deny it had it's flaws, in my opinion there was also a lot of potential that sadly went untapped. Any series that gave us Zoe Tapper's Mina Harker and provided a breakthrough role for the previously unknown Holliday Grainger deserves to be remembered fondly.
And sneaking in towards the end of the year without much fanfare was Trinity, which turned out to be a very pleasant surprise indeed. Despite being genre-lite, without any actual supernatural occurrences, this series successfully captured the look, feel and tone of Hex, and seemed almost as much a sister show as Demons has been. As far as I'm aware, there's no word yet on a second season, but fingers crossed - if only for a resolution of the Rosalind storyline.
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Post by fenris on Jun 12, 2010 19:55:07 GMT
Just thought I'd share my views on how the post-Hex careers of the show's main stars have developed. In my opinion, there wasn't a single weak actor in the entire cast, but sadly in the cut-throat world of showbiz, talent alone isn't a guarantee of success. It mostly comes down to a combination of hard work, timing, and sheer dumb luck.
Christina Cole and Jemima Roper have been working near-constantly since Hex ended, and while not quite household names in the UK, I think they've both become household faces - the kind of actors who the general public recognise as having seen in something else, but can't always quite place (ie: "Oh look, it's that actress who played that girl in that TV show/movie"). Lost in Austen should have been Jemima's big break, but despite receiving critical acclaim and becoming a solid cult hit, it bizarrely failed to attract a large mainstream audience.
Michael Fassbender has had perhaps the most successful post-Hex career, with major roles in various independent movies, and memorable supporting parts in several major studio films. And while Hollywood doesn't yet seem to consider him as being leading man material, he currently looks set to become an A list character actor.
Zoe Tapper. Her career has really taken off in the last couple of years. At the time of writing she is much in demand, and if things continue on their current path, it seems certain she'll become one of the stars of tomorrow. The cancellation of Survivors might be a setback, but in the long run it could merely turn out to be a minor bump in the road.
Amber Sainsbury. Things looked highly promising for her in the first few years after Hex ended, with roles in several films (the worldwide hit 30 Days of Night being the most high-profile), plus the big-budget mini-series remake of The Poseidon Adventure. But it's all gone quiet recently, and it would appear she's gone into voluntary semi-retirement, concentrating instead on the charity she's founded. Good for her.
Laura Pyper seems to have drawn the short straw amongst Hex's key cast-members. Since the show concluded, she has made only a handful of appearances in minor stage plays and guest spots in several TV shows - though her roles in episodes of The Bill and Silent Witness indicated that she's built a reputation amongst casting agents for being highly capable at playing victims. The part of Jane Fairfax in Emma was her most visible role since leaving Ella's corsets behind, but it's too early to say if it will lead to bigger things. I sincerely hope so - Laura deserves to be more than just another jobbing actress.
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Post by fenris on Dec 18, 2010 20:56:39 GMT
Today (18/12/10) is the fifth anniversary of Hex's final episode being screened.
Blimey. Half a decade.
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Post by orokiah on Dec 18, 2011 19:47:23 GMT
Bumping this up, as is tradition, to mark the fact that it's now SIX whole years since Hex departed our screens. Where has the time gone?..  |
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Post by fenris on Dec 22, 2011 21:00:39 GMT
Thanks for keeping up the tradition and marking the occasion, orokiah. I'm currently having a very busy, tiring and increasingly lousy week, and wasn't able to get near my computer for the last 4 - 5 days.
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Post by orokiah on Oct 6, 2012 20:15:18 GMT
Almost as good as IMDb: a succinct little rundown of what some of our favourite Hex stars have been up to in the last seven (!) years, courtesy of BBC America's Anglophenia: The Cast of 'Hex': Where Are They Now?It makes for interesting reading, especially when you compare it with this one they did in 2009. Seven years (well, nearly). Wow. |
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Post by fenris on Dec 23, 2012 23:57:46 GMT
Oops. I've been feeling quite run down the last couple of weeks, so most of the freetime that I normally spend on-line I've been using to catch up on some much-needed sleep instead. As a result, not only have I fallen behind with my reviews of Young Dracula's fourth season elsewhere on the forum, but it slipped past me that last Tuesday (18/12/12) was the seventh anniversary of the final episode of Hex being screened. Just belatedly marking the occasion.
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