New BBC sci-fi drama 'Outcasts'

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Sophia
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Posted on: February 8, 2011 - 11:37am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x8fw4 first episode was on last night & it looks as if the BBC has spent big bucks on this series & it looks as if its going to explore some interesting ideas.


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Weedwacker
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Posted on: February 8, 2011 - 4:31pm #1

Have they established a power structure yet?

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Sophia
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Posted on: February 8, 2011 - 5:39pm #2

Yes & the consequences of which are part of the plot


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Posted on: February 8, 2011 - 7:00pm #3

Here's a prediction.  An authoritarian sociopath will comandeer it to steal shit and control people.


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Sophia
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Posted on: February 9, 2011 - 8:16am #4

Kind of except those who have rebelled are depicted as the nutcases etc (though it could be a plot device)


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Gardner Goldsmith
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Posted on: February 9, 2011 - 12:19am #5

Sophia wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x8fw4 first episode was on last night & it looks as if the BBC has spent big bucks on this series & it looks as if its going to explore some interesting ideas.

 

Not available in my area, not available in my area... Hey, BBC, given the amount of time I've spent in England, and the portion of my hotel bills that's gone to paying your stupid TV tax, gimme a code and lemme watch! Jeesh! I guess it's time to bit torr-- uh, I mean, wait... ;)


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Sophia
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Posted on: February 9, 2011 - 8:28am #6

Here's the irony about the TV Licence....

Those hotels you've stayed in are likely to of paid the same about as me being as the TV Licence doesn't depend upon how many TV sets you have but upon the number of ariels.

Hmm wonder who that hurts the most.