BIAS ALERT
I'm quite a fan of John Wyndham's books so this new Day Of The Triffids had a lot to live up to, for me.
I was very excited about it initially and it started very well…
…then it went tits.
It's like they read the book and thought "y'know, this isn't really exciting enough, let's add in random shit."
– I wanted to, but can't, gloss over the 747 crashing in central London with one survivor…
– A short and pointless sequence about pseudo-Christian human sacrifice.
– Evading the Triffids by making yerself look all emo.
But having said that, certain things were very cool:
– The Nazgul-style Triffids were damn scary (though the rather free artistic licence meant that this version had no reason for them being called TRIffids…)
– Bill Masen opening up with a machine gun whilst going "Raaaaaaaagh!!!" before battering the Triffid to bits with a flaming stick – yes!
– Oh, er, that's about it for improvements over the text.
It was a bit long winded and, sorry to the actor, but Bill Masen was just so lifeless (apart from the bit above) and deadpan.
It's the second series of Survivors.
You made that up!
Have you seen how much the Wight Link ferry costs
I find it quite reasonable when purchased with a train ticket – I think they made the right decision 😉