A bunch of us here at the Clique have taken to watching classic TV shows for the first time, starting with season one. We’re calling it “The Virgin Diaries,” as we do mini-reviews of each episode as we go along. Right now we’re doing The Wire, Supernatural and Gossip Girl. I was feeling left out, so I’ve decided to take on The Prisoner, starting later this month.

Lucky for me, AMC has taken to putting all 17 episodes of the original series online, including some 1-minute recaps, all free-like! So, if you’re new to the series like I am — or even if you’ve caught the show before and want to watch it again — hop on over to their website, then come back and chime in on my reviews later. I can’t wait to see what all the fuss is about, especially the controversial finale (usually I hear a lot of “can someone tell me what the hell happened in the finale?!”)

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BBC America

(Season 2, Episode 5)

Well, we’re closing in on the season finale in two weeks, and this time the premiere won’t be coming up a week later. We’re just about caught up to the UK production schedule. With the 10-episode third series tentatively scheduled to begin in January 2009 across the pond, hopefully BBC America will be a little quicker to pick it up and air it in the US than they were these first two seasons.

With the addition of the ongoing menace of Helen Cutter and her ruthless team of hooligans, there’s a whole new layer of suspense and intrigue beyond the “monster of the week.” This week’s addition to our roster of made-up prehistoric beasties initially looked inspired by Tremors. “Get on the rocks!” When Cutter and Stephen head across an anomaly to rescue a missing girl who disappeared through it, they may need rescuing of their own when the anomaly closes in on them.

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BBC

(Series 2, Episode 1 (or in American: Season 1, Episode 7) – Season Premiere … Sorta)

Welcome to Primeval 2.0. After the events of last week’s season finale, Cutter has returned to find that Claudia Brown, for whom he’s grown quite fond, has ceased to exist and he’s the only one who remembers her and the way the world was. Just imagine the possibilities if you could harness this ability and control it. Release a few future bat-children into the past and BAM!, no more ex-wife. You could make a fortune!

It also looks like Team Anomaly has gotten a much bigger budget in reality 2.0, complete with swanky new facilities and arsenal. It all just looks much slicker and more official-like now. All just in time to face one of the nastiest things the Dinosaur Age ever created: raptors! The problem I had was that with this being basically a “monster of the week” formula, it was driving forward by the character relationships and subplots. And then after upending all of that in the finale, it was essentially ignored throughout the first part of the episode to deal with our raptor friend. Read the rest of this entry »