Bonekickers, BBC1, Tuesdays

[Susan Boulton]

Actually better than last week. And I am convinced it is all tongue in cheek. Taking the micky about lots of things. I mean the line about Ken Livingstone, no one took that seriously did they.

As for the way swords in films and drama, I long ago stopped looking for any realistic use/and or facts concerning them.

 

[Susan Boulton]

It also, according to the figures out at present, pulled in an audience of 5.2 million... If they keep those ratings a second series will follow.

 

[HappyHippo]

I had a lovely time watching this with my mum and pulling it to pieces!

They dig up some bones, and some manacles, and instantly they're thinking *SLAVES!!!*

a slight leap in the dark, possibly?

It went from bad to worse, but Hugh Bonneville as the token batty upper crust dude was quality. I also had an entertaining 20 minutes trying to decide if the lead woman had had botox or just couldn't act at all...

 

[Overread]

oh I love their jumping to conclusions - that also happen to be right!
Perfect analysis based on about 2 bits of evidence - if only the real thing were this easy

 

[Dave]

The really appalling thing about the actors is that they have all been in much better series. Julie Graham stole the show in At Home with the Braithwaites and Adrian Lester must have fallen on some hard times because he is returning to Hustle, which wasn't the same without him.

 

[jezelf]

oh I love their jumping to conclusions - that also happen to be right!
Perfect analysis based on about 2 bits of evidence - if only the real thing were this easy

Reminds me of StarTrek:The Next Generation. Almost every episode when they are in critical situation they throw in the plot device of;

"...<insert techno-babble here> - it's only a theory might it might just work!..." and guess what....


..but that's another show.

 

[Perpetual Man]

Well as was noted yesterday, it does very well in the ratings, and despite me picking holes in it all the time, Mrs Pep. does seem to really enjoy it and three of our drivers are currently sitting around the table talking about how entertained they were by it... so it's certainly entertaining people.

 

[Overread]

"...<insert techno-babble here> - it's only a theory might it might just work!..."

except whilst only a handful of people have any real idea about physics and space - and any light research is way too heavy who don't have an A at A-level maths -- Archeaology is rather simpler and easier to understand
I can't accept technobabble when its purly and simply wrong - that and I don't like their perfect guesswork (bones + shackes = clearly black slaves!

 

[jezelf]

sorry people. I should had said

"- it's only a theory - but it might just work!..."

bad typing.

 

[Ursa major]

Bonekickers seems to have achieved the impossible: this week's episode (the third of six) is far, far worse than the previous two.


(To give a flavour: one of the team has to be told that Boadicea is now meant to be called Boudica; it goes downhill from there.)

 

[Pyan]

Just watched it, rolling about on the floor, whooping for breath...

The gods alone know what real archaeologists think of this portrayal of their highly technical and painstaking profession...

(To give a flavour: one of the team has to be told that Boadicea is now meant to be called Boudica; it goes downhill from there.)

Ah, but she's the character that asks the stupid questions, so that it can be explained to her, and through her, us...

Mind you, considering that she's supposed to be a graduate in the subject, on her first job, she seems remarkably ignorant about the basics...

 

[Ursa major]

It was so bad that, had the present day William Shatner beamed into the cave (dressed as T.J.Hooker, but without a corset) and started making animal shadows on the wall, it would've been a major improvement.



Seriously....

 

[Pyan]

Yesss...

Let's see...Trespass, illegal excavation, ignoring instructions from management, concealing finds, destruction of priceless mosaics, not carrying a camera to record said mosaics and preserved Iron Age royalty, failure to record any part of a dig, in fact, jumping to unwarranted conclusions, sexism, inappropriate behaviour, obsessive behaviour...oh, and creation of huge plotholes...

Great work if you can get it!

 

[mosaix]

Probably the silliest program currently on TV.

 

[chopper]

which is why i watched Jurassic Park 3 instead. a shade more believable, even if William H Macy's 'tache out-acted most of the rest of the cast by itself.

 

[HardScienceFan]

wait
there was a worse episode?

excuse me while i get my bearings
they must be around here somewhere

 

[Dave]

I did see it again as my family likes it. If you suspend all disbelief, and stop trying to imagine that it could actually be reality, then it is an enjoyable hokum. And actually, it is no worse than The Da Vinci Code.

 

[Perpetual Man]

Ahhh the lovely cool warmth of a Wednesday morning, which can only mean one thing - there's been another Bonekicker's the night before.

Just to add to what everyone has put before, that it needs another punch or two, I think it's down and out... (Possible Spoilers)





Dolly's Italian freind faxed/emailed copies of the 17th Century manuscript to him. And when looked at it seemed that there was something eles writtenunderneath the text, something that had never come to light before (if you excuse the pun), and only did in this case beecause it had been scanned and the light of the scan made the old hidden words show up. Is anyone going to scan a priceless historical artifact? Maybe they would but it seems a bit odd to me...

The sword - this is part of the ongoing, gripping (???) story arc running through the season it seems that the writers want to beat us over the head with said weapon, just to make sure we do not forget - not only do we get a mysterious book turning up which as far as this series goes was a good, steryotypical teaser, but then suddenly there's a picture of it in the tunnels as well - almost as if everywhere they go there has to be some reference to the sword.

It seems as though they like to use real historical (hysterical) figures to give the story more bite, but all they do is twist historical events that just wind me up even more... especially as (at a guess) this sword subplot is Excalibur, a legendary weapon if nothing else - why not create pseudo historical characters reality and mythology clash to badly!

I feel as though the show is trying to do Indiana Jones as if it were real and not quite getting it right. There is so many ways this series could be quite good, and keeps missing the mark...

When the two trapped archaelogists were looking down the tunnel at the 'grenade' minefield, it could have been so much better if they'd just run, slightly delayed explosions and collapsing roof behind them... (or on them)

Sigh, finally Pyan mentioned the destruction of a priceless mosaic... I'm not sure, I love my history and all, but given the situation they were in, I think if it were my life and the only way out was to go through the priceless mosaic I'd have done the same. (That being said I'd have taken a photo or two with my phone first - there might be no signal benath the ground but eh bloody camera would still work!)

Rant Ends

 

[Susan Boulton]

Well, it drew an audience of 4.6 million, which conpares quite well with last night's Eastenders rating of 4.9 million. Add the fact that it is the first week of the school holiday.... so, some folks out there are still watching it and enjoying it....

 

[Perpetual Man]

Well, it drew an audience of 4.6 million, which conpares quite well with last night's Eastenders rating of 4.9 million. Add the fact that it is the first week of the school holiday.... so, some folks out there are still watching it and enjoying it....

A good point and as I've said before my other half really enjoys it, and I find it fun in a it's so bad way...

They were talking about it on the radio this morning as well... so it's getting noticed although I can't decide whether they were for or against it...