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This Life +10

(January 2007)

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Colm
Wonderful one-off tonight - nice to see the main characters back together, with a great script and fantastic acting which matched the original series.

Well done to Jack, Daniela, Andrew, Amita and Jason for taking the decision to get back together for the show, and to Amy Jenkins for a top-quality script.

Thing is, I want more new This Life now - at least the concept has been kept open-ended...

If you caught This Life +10 tonight, what did you think of it?
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thegeek Founding member
I was a little disappointed, to be honest. I missed out on the original series in the 90s, but quite enjoyed the recent late night repeats.
Tonight's? A bit obvious. My flatmate kept on getting annoyed at the "ooh, we're playing 90s music on an iPod" scenes, and the storyline wasn't too surprising.

On the other hand, some of the characters were much as were to be expected. Miles, for example...
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Funky Guy
I was realy looking forward to it but i was disappointed with it.I wanted Miles and Anna to go off together i didn't like the country house setting either.Part of the shows charm was the old flat and the shots of London.Next time i bump into Danielle i'll tell her that i was not happy with it and that she should have run off with Miles.She is extremely nice and very down to earth. It was nice to see them all again though.
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ohwhatanight Founding member
It was ok but a bit cliched.
I think they packed too much into the 50 minute slot - surely an hour or a two parter was called for?

Everyone seemed to act as if they had never parted from each getting straight in with the bitchy comments and fights.

It all seemed very rushed and felt there wasnt any connection with any of the characters this time around. It should've been much much longer.

Good for what it was but overall disappointing.
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Neil__
ohwhatanight posted:
I think they packed too much into the 50 minute slot - surely an hour or a two parter was called for?


Odd that. The version I watched was 1hr 20.
BO
bobizgrate
ohwhatanight posted:
It was ok but a bit cliched.
I think they packed too much into the 50 minute slot - surely an hour or a two parter was called for?

Everyone seemed to act as if they had never parted from each getting straight in with the bitchy comments and fights.

It all seemed very rushed and felt there wasnt any connection with any of the characters this time around. It should've been much much longer.

Good for what it was but overall disappointing.


It would have felt rushed if you missed the first half hour.
YO
yogibarney
[quote="thegeek"] I missed out on the original series in the 90s, but quite enjoyed the recent late night repeats.
quote]

Are they still currently being repeated, do you know which channel is showing them?
CL
CL2K
Having looked forward to this for weeks, I found it very disappointing. I was hooked on the programme ten years ago but found this reunion dull, banal and clichéd. I really switched off when they did the classic, Eastenders style "eavesdropping through the baby monitor" thing. I cared little, in the end, about what happened to the characters though I suppose the loose ends were tied up. As always, Milly remained my favourite character and I still slightly fancy Egg.

Too much information?

Verdict: worth watching but disappointing, 6.5/10.
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Colm
[quote="iloveyorkshire"]
thegeek posted:
I missed out on the original series in the 90s, but quite enjoyed the recent late night repeats.
quote]

Are they still currently being repeated, do you know which channel is showing them?


Think they came to an end lately - they were on BBC TWO.
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SOL
I too was a bit disappointed. I think the setting was the main reason and as another poster said they didn;t really sem to connect this time round.

I don't know what I was expecting, but I was hoping for something similar to the way it used to be. Sad
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Pootle5
I too was a little disappointed, but then I think I knew I would be, as it would take a lot to top the original. But for me it hasn't spoilt the legacy of the show.

The story was a bit dull, some bits contrived, some bits too rushed (Miles's wife ran off a bit too early on), and the end scene was quite dreadful - but how could they ever top one of TV's best ever "final scenes" from the original - so why try?

I still enjoyed watching as it allowed us to "nose in" on their lives when so many dramas and series never afford us that chance. In my mind it has allowed the characters to still be living on!

I enjoyed the 90s music - they had to have music from "their era" together, and when I heard the Portishead track it made me all nostalgic!

Not perfect, but still pleased they did it.

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