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Spooks: Code 9

First of all, this have to be read with a snarky British accent. It is about a British television show after all. So I saw the first two episodes yesterday, and I have to admit that it wasn’t quite as bad as I thought. My first impressions when I saw the first ten minutes on the BBC Three website was something along the lines of this:

Just take any random review of Dark Angel or Bionic Woman, do a substitute search and replace the titles with “Spooks: Code9?

But now I’m no longer sure if that’s fair to the show. Yes, some parts were overacted and parts of the script was most likely written by throwing alphabet soup on the wall. But other parts were still OK. I didn’t need the full two episodes, I didn’t even need the whole first episode, to tell that Code 9 will in no shape or form compare with the original Spooks. Not in acting, not in writing, not in directing and it will definitely not come close to the original in plot and suspense. But I’m sure it’ll have some entertainment value, and maybe it’ll even pick up in the acting and writing part, when the cast get more comfortable with each other.

The question that needs answering is of course: “Will I continue to watch the show through it’s first and most likely last season?” Probably.

Original article here.