sneakgun | 28 Nov 2014 7:00 p.m. PST |
Anyone seen this? Modern woman private detective of the 1920's in Australia. The main character and her helpers are like a Pulp Alley gang. link She carries a Gold pistol. |
abelp01 | 28 Nov 2014 7:14 p.m. PST |
Watching series two with the wife right now! Love to have a "not-Phryne" figure for my pulp collection! |
FABET01 | 28 Nov 2014 7:14 p.m. PST |
I have watched it. Wife loves it. A little over the top sometimes, but entertaining. Reminded me of Pulp Alley as well. |
Rrobbyrobot | 28 Nov 2014 7:48 p.m. PST |
It's an excellent show. I can't imagine why it could not be a vehicle for pulp games. |
Grelber | 28 Nov 2014 8:12 p.m. PST |
This seems to have had limited distribution in the US on just a few PBS channels and Acorn. It is available on DVD; I may be getting this for my wife for Christmas. Sounds very good! Grelber |
Rich Bliss | 28 Nov 2014 8:13 p.m. PST |
It's on Netflix at the moment as well. |
Parzival | 28 Nov 2014 8:21 p.m. PST |
Watched the DVD set part way through. The characters are great. The mysteries are okay, but enjoyable enough, if often predictable. However, the attempt to have current social left-wing issues in every single episode gets stale quickly. Still, thumbs up for the characters (love the butler), of which Miss Fisher may actually be the weakest. |
Moe Ronn | 28 Nov 2014 9:07 p.m. PST |
I've seen the Icon on Netflix-I just assumed it was a down-under, younger Miss Marple. So it's good? And pulpy? |
sneakgun | 28 Nov 2014 9:16 p.m. PST |
The characters are very good, the mysteries not so much. Miss Fisher, shoots, drives and can pilot a plane. |
Jeff of SaxeBearstein | 28 Nov 2014 9:27 p.m. PST |
I've enjoyed the shows up here in British Columbia, Canada, on the local PBS channel (Knowledge). However the books (there are about 20) are better than the TV series (which changes a great deal from the books often including the victims and the killer). The novels are great fun . . . and yes, they could well work in a pulp setting. -- Jeff
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sneakgun | 28 Nov 2014 10:47 p.m. PST |
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Sergeant Paper | 28 Nov 2014 11:35 p.m. PST |
They are shooting Season 3 (may be done shooting by now). link |
evilgong | 28 Nov 2014 11:41 p.m. PST |
I find it a bit predictable and repetitive, but I get to watch the football and Mrs Evil gets to watch Miss Fisher. And every few episodes I remind her that Phryne was the name of a famous Athenian hooker. The costume and sets are well done, sadly they don't have the budget to do a lot of exteriors. regards David F Brown |
chironex | 29 Nov 2014 7:14 a.m. PST |
Got both series on disc. Apparently in 1928, they could offer gold plating (see: Bling Bling Bang) but not drop safety (See: Reliably unreliable guns, or Shurfine Guns). Miss Fischer is a Mary Sue. More like Doc Savage than Miss Marple (though more prone to vice). Or perhaps Adele Blanc-Sec (the movie version, anyway). |
Sergeant Paper | 29 Nov 2014 11:58 a.m. PST |
She's the heroine of the stories WHICH ARE NAMED AFTER HER, the FARTHEST from a Mary Sue possible. Now if Doctor Mac was doing all the superheroics, then she might be such a Gary Stu, but she isn't. |
Ed the Two Hour Wargames guy | 29 Nov 2014 3:44 p.m. PST |
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altfritz | 29 Nov 2014 4:29 p.m. PST |
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chironex | 29 Nov 2014 5:04 p.m. PST |
The farthest from a Mary Sue possible means NOT revealing a new skill at a high level every five minutes, and NOT doing such comic-book things all the time. Then again it does make it more pulpy. |
Sergeant Paper | 29 Nov 2014 10:25 p.m. PST |
You can call it pulp and overblown all day long, but when the character who gets top billing is shot full of mad skills they are just the Hero/Heroine. When some OTHER character pops up and exhibits uberpowers, that intruder is the Gary Stu. |
Steve W | 30 Nov 2014 4:54 a.m. PST |
Although the series is good ( only watched the first one)the books are better and give the characters a lot more depth |
Jester | 30 Nov 2014 10:24 a.m. PST |
Fun series. The Mrs. & I just finished series 2. You can find series 1&2 on Netflix. Some great pulp characters from down under. |