jengiscan2000

Well this takes me back.

I was a full time extra at the time and did a lot of work on this show.

Had a great time with lots of friends doing it.

It was however a very troubled production.

HTV were the British component and made some shows that were so bad they were never shown.

I was in them.

I think this was the last TV/film they were involved in, falling out with the US production company as a result.

I think the problem was it was neither one thing nor the other.

Teenagers would have loved it but would not be allowed to watch.

Having seen some of the episodes, i really enjoyed them.

It was ahead of it's time.

It was poorly paid work from top to bottom.

When the pay is poor stuff goes missing.

I pinched a 'BEYOND THE BEYOND' T shirt , still have , still wear it.

I am the big frog alien at the convention.

They also ruined a pair of my shoes, so I nicked a pair from wardrobe in Bristol, they were sharing with the BBC.

Nice pair of suede brogues, I still wear with a suit.

They came from the 'East Enders' wardrobe and have 'Phil Mitchell' in black marker on the inside.

Great times.

Looked good on paper. Three well known 'good' actors , well filmed and so on but really? I always want to like a film when I watch it. It's bloody awful, Mark Rylance wimping about, always on the verge of tears. Weird foot fetish. Not an interesting man at all. It's set in a non existent colonial outpost somewhere in 'Marocstanlia' Pattinson is just picking up the cheque, very little presence. Mr Depp allowed free reign to be 'quirky' (those glasses!) Why will no director ever say "Don't do that Johnny, it's crap" He is a good actor but seems to get away with nonsense on a regular basis. Maybe he is too nice to say no to ? Too long , a lot of shots of not much happening. I understand it examines 'colonialism' but in my opinion it does not do it well. Have not read the book and after this I won't be. Make your own mind up.