Spooked
I've never, ever, been able to get as enthused about the BBC series Spooks (or MI5 if you're in the USA) as some people, and it turns out David has the same problem. But in an effort to understand what various people we know do see in it, we watched (the second part of) the new series opener, wondering if the scales would be lifted from our eyes.
They weren't, as it happens, though I at least can sort of see what it might do for some people. But it just didn't grip us. I was at least willing to engage a little bit with the plot, which David wasn't able to, though I think he was shocked by my statement that I found some of it worryingly believeable. But I do. Not all the bits that were bolted on to the core concept in the interests of 'drama' (the Russian mafia connection and the handy way that all the evidence of it was available as the return of a favour, Hermione Norris's character conveniently being the daughter of one of the plotters *and* getting her hands on the incriminating disk ahead of both MI5 and the conspirators, and all that nonsense about the Prime Minister's son), naturally. That was all far too much for credibility.
But the idea that people in power would create a false threat to national security in order to introduce repressive measures and secure their own authority without challenge? God yes. Who wouldn't believe most of the buggers capable of that?
September 20th, 2006 - 12:41
It was about as believable as Stardrive. Or maybe even Headhunter. Risible.