I just finished The BBC's “The Fall” and it was good. This stars Gillian Anderson as a British investigator trying to track down a serial murderer. It is almost a cross because “Dexter” and “The Wire.” This aired originally on the BBC, and I have questions for any British members of the list. Are there any besides Adam Bowie? No. !: I know when shows outside prime time air the rules on nudity and profanity are relaxed. That's why “Torchwood” got toned down after it's first season, when it was moved into the British equivalent of prime time. But I was surprised by the obscenity and nudity on “The Fall.” I mean agent Scully is in a push up bra humping a dude at one point. And they drop F bombs several times. This is allowed on The BBC? Was it unusual? A Google search for protests turned up nothing. No. 2: Anderson's accent seems authentic to my Murican ear. How does it sound to Brits? They do a great job of photographing Anderson. I'm partial to redheads anyway. But she looks especially enticing here. A character even comments on her allure to men at one point. The photography is great in other ways, too. I loved one shot where the camera moves from in a room and tracks several room in a household from up top. It looks like it is shot in real time and they do a good job telling the story without saying much. Also, I mentioned “The Wire.” The creators of the “The Wire” talk about how so much acting is done with the eyes. If they gave an Emmy for eye acting James Dornan, who plays the killer, would be a lock. Several times they set the tone of the scene just by capturing the lookin Dornan's eyes, wheather it's a creepy killer, love or fear. Anderson's plate is full but I'm guessing she''ll find time to continue the story. “The Fall” is another good British export to the United States.
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