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Russ	27-11-2008 20:09

Day of the Triffids

Hot on the heels of Survivors, the beeb is bringing back The Day of the Triffids!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7753322.stm

zing_deleted

27-11-2008 20:11

re: Day of the Triffids

cool I think lol

MovedGoalPosts

27-11-2008 20:17

re: Day of the Triffids

Could be good but as only a two parter it won't get the chance to really develop.

I wonder if there is a new end of the human world scenario that the TV companies could work on rather than remaking all the good (and maybe not so good) stuff?

dilli-theclaw

27-11-2008 21:06

re: Day of the Triffids

I am happy :) that is one of my all time favourite books :) The sequel (although not by the same author) isn't too bad either.

Charlie_Bubble

27-11-2008 21:16

re: Day of the Triffids

Fantastic. I remember the last series as a kid. Very scary when you're only 11! :)

LSainsbury

27-11-2008 21:19

re: Day of the Triffids

Cool - I can't wait for V to return next year either!!

Tezcatlipoca

27-11-2008 21:29

re: Day of the Triffids

Excellent :D

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dilli-theclaw

27-11-2008 21:33

re: Day of the Triffids

Just as long as they don't pull the stupid - 'let's kill them with seawater' crap.

Woolly One

27-11-2008 21:42

re: Day of the Triffids

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob (Post 34684645)

I wonder if there is a new end of the human world scenario that the TV companies could work on rather than remaking all the good (and maybe not so good) stuff?

I think that this is the way that the world will end - but unfortunately it doesn't really make for gripping TV viewing!

Quote:

This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper - T S Eliot

So bring on the viruses, aliens & killer plants. Far more fun:D

Tezcatlipoca

27-11-2008 21:46

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Woolly One (Post 34684693)

So bring on the viruses, aliens & killer plants. Far more fun:D

Don't forget the zombies!

Pierre

27-11-2008 21:48

re: Day of the Triffids

Is there no such thing as an original idea anymore?

v0id	27-11-2008 21:57

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So the US aren't the only one's who have run out of ideas for new shows then

Woolly One

27-11-2008 22:03

re: Day of the Triffids

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt D (Post 34684696)

Don't forget the zombies!

Don't they come under the virus bit:D

Russ	27-11-2008 22:08

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Originally Posted by v0id (Post 34684701)

So the US aren't the only one's who have run out of ideas for new shows then

It might not be that. Think about it, established fans of the story, new technology to make it look even better, ok it's the lazy way of doing things but it's also pretty smart.

Maggy

27-11-2008 23:32

re: Day of the Triffids

Well it is a classic SF story.Wyndham was a terrific story teller and people keep returning to his work again and again..I just wish they might turn to his other works rather than use the Triffids and the MidWich Cuckoos over and over..

The Chrysalids is a wonderful post apocolyptic story which has barely ever been used except in radio and The Kraken Awakes is a very intelligent invasion story..Both deserve as much attention as the first two.

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