tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post6391356283462046725..comments2024-01-10T00:07:48.304+00:00Comments on Cathode Ray Tube: ASHES TO ASHES - Series 3: Episode Five / ReviewFrank Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-42658127490098965332010-05-05T20:41:42.259+01:002010-05-05T20:41:42.259+01:00Does anyone identify the movie or show that Hunt a...Does anyone identify the movie or show that Hunt and Bevan shot seems to refer to? Hunt seen from the back bending over wounded Bevan with his arm extended, chequered asphalt, rain, manic laughter in the background - distinctive film noir atmosphere unless is a comics noir maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-220696315772886942010-05-04T14:38:28.457+01:002010-05-04T14:38:28.457+01:00You gotta make a leap of faith, Jason.You gotta make a leap of faith, Jason.Frank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-59388471511608270142010-05-04T13:40:32.425+01:002010-05-04T13:40:32.425+01:00I thought the US ending of Life on Mars was done &...I thought the US ending of Life on Mars was done "with the blessing" of Graham and co.<br /><br />Also, he did inflict "Fear Her" on us.<br /><br />Just sayin ... ;)Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395507445774359807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-8638015447977314802010-05-04T08:25:12.944+01:002010-05-04T08:25:12.944+01:00Jason: I think Matthew Graham hated the ending of ...Jason: I think Matthew Graham hated the ending of the US series and said somewhere they wouldn't inflict that on the Ashes fans. <br /><br />Tadzio: Welcome back! Yes, that scene with Ray and Shaz at the Opportunity Cops gala was very 'Twin Peaks', especially with the lush red of the curtains and the lighting.Frank Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680654042528560764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-28699665983572951192010-05-04T02:08:35.592+01:002010-05-04T02:08:35.592+01:00Been a while since I've visited your site, I l...Been a while since I've visited your site, I live in the States, and I have not been up on Ashes to Ashes, but I must ask: is that picture of the couple on stage surrounded by red curtains a nod to the Roadhouse in Twin Peaks? I remember Julee Cruise singing on that stage and the giant gesturing "no" or reporting "it is happening again."<br /><br />*TadzioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-280746626934783452010-05-03T22:37:05.290+01:002010-05-03T22:37:05.290+01:00I really hope the stars that characters are seeing...I really hope the stars that characters are seeing aren't suggesting that the series is going to end the same way the US version of Life On Mars did.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395507445774359807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-9214100111434396102010-05-02T18:51:46.781+01:002010-05-02T18:51:46.781+01:00Frank,
Upon seeing the puppet I immediately thoug...Frank,<br /><br />Upon seeing the puppet I immediately thought of the novel The Laughing Policeman. Not sure how it ties in, but it involves the on-duty death of a cop which is disguised as something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737235139994190228.post-2769947334008261022010-05-02T17:31:53.609+01:002010-05-02T17:31:53.609+01:00"The lyrics of the second verse suggest a chi..."The lyrics of the second verse suggest a chilling scenario to me, that Ray and Shaz are actually dead, now in the afterlife and are singing a liturgy to their own existence."<br /><br />Oh good, I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that.Aaronnoreply@blogger.com