One more reason to be proud of the BBC

[karohemd]

Mark Gatiss' adaptation of H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon (just finished on BBC4) was a marvellous piece of TV. Such a shame it was hidden away on a digital channel because it would have made a fine cinema experience, too.
The characters were great and considering the usual budget of these things, the production design was fantastic, especially costumes, props, gadgets and the details of the sphere design, even the CGI Selenites were OK and, as miss_s_b said, reminiscent of Harryhausen's skeletons.
I don't think I've been glued to the TV like this for quite some time. Very well done indeed.

If you haven't seen it, are in the UK and have only a vague interest in (retro) SciFi, steampunk or just a fab fantasy story, go to iplayer and watch it.

The original story by H.G. Wells is available as free download from Project Gutenberg.

Comments

[chilledchimp.livejournal.com]

Damn, we were both out tonight and I didn't record it. Hopefully, being on BBC 4 means a repeat showing soon. I'd sooner watch on TV than iPlayer.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

From the website:
Sat 23 Oct 2010, 23:15, BBC Four
Sun 24 Oct 2010 02:45 BBC Four

[chilledchimp.livejournal.com]

Excellent, thanks.

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Surprised you didn't stay up to watch the repeat later in the evening :-) 00:30

Just about everything broadcast before midnight on BBC Four, is repeated again between midnight and 4am.

And a lot of the best stuff then appears on BBC2 weeks or months later.

[eryx-uk.livejournal.com]

I didn't know he had done one. Looks like a late night tonight then. Thanks for the Iplayer link.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Welcome!

[toxicpixie.livejournal.com]

It was very good, and the bio-pic on afterwards was excellent as well - I'd never have known it was on unless someone mentioned it on Lj the other day!

Nathan, the Toxic Pixie

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Thankfully, it was one of the Tips of the Day on the RadioTimes website or I'd have missed it, too. I knew it would be on sometime from the trailer of upcoming attractions a couple of weeks ago but not exactly when.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Recorded but not watched yet, glad to hear it was good!

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Thanks again for telling me it was on - just fitted my mood last night.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

It improved mine a lot, too. I couldn't stop smiling. I even had a tear or two in my eyes.