我欲为人 第四季
Nina has been killed in a vampire attack and the gang now has to take care of baby Eve, whose werewolf heritage appears to have attracted the attention of vampire overlords known as the Old Ones. George dies while rescuing Eve, leaving her in the custody of Tom (who moves into Honolulu Heights) and Annie. Hal later turns up and becomes the new vampire at Honolulu Heights. Lawyer Nick Cutler, a vampire created by Hal in 1950, plans to expose werewolves as part of a larger plan involving a vampire conquest of Earth. Cutler tries to get Hal back to his old ways of drinking blood and eventually succeeds in breaking Hal down. The blood sends Hal into overdrive and he repulses Alex, whom he is dating, with his crude and unusual behaviour when they meet for a second date. Alex leaves angrily but is followed by one of Cutler's men. Meanwhile, Eve, from the future, reveals to Annie that in her future, most of humankind are dead or living in concentration camps and vampires now rule every inch of the world. Annie is shocked to learn that Hal is the ruthless leader of the new vampire revolution. To save the world, Eve asks Annie to kill her when she is a baby. Cutler reveals Alex's dead body drained of blood as revenge for Hal murdering his wife in similar fashion in 1950. Cutler then locks Hal up but Alex returns as a ghost and helps Hal escape. The Old Ones then arrive in Barry. To save the world Annie blows up Eve and The Old Ones, therefore saving the world, which is her unfinished business. The series ends with Hal, Alex and Tom living together in Honolulu Heights.
维兰德 第三季
《维兰德》改编自瑞典小说家亨宁·曼凯尔的系列小说。小说主角维兰德探长是个陷入中年危机的男人,与妻子分居,与父亲关系紧张,唯一的女儿也对他时有不满。同事们对他又敬又怕,敬他总能突发异想,洞察谜案玄机,怕他时不时就发通脾气。他总是饮酒、吃垃圾食品,结果患上了糖尿病。与其他公事公办的警察不同的是,维兰德对案子总是很投入感情。BBC版的《维兰德》是这部瑞典小说首次改编成英语电视剧。但是故事仍然是设定在瑞典的于斯塔德。而且剧组也是奔赴瑞典拍摄完成的。主角是肯尼思·布拉纳(《我与梦露的一周》中饰演奥利弗爵士,《哈利·波特与密室》中饰演黑魔法防御课老师吉德罗·洛哈特教授,还是《雷神》的导演)。他把维兰德人到中年的困窘、对受害者感同身受的同情、和内心的挣扎表演得细致入微、丝丝入扣。配角们的表演也都十分精彩。其中,汤姆·希德勒斯顿(《雷神》中饰演洛基)在剧中饰演了维兰德手下的心腹警探。第一季第一集中,尼古拉斯·霍尔特(《皮囊》《X战警 第一课》)还扮演了一个饱受父亲家暴折磨的男孩。与快节奏、注重推理的《新福尔摩斯》不同,《维兰德》更加深沉,有种洗尽铅华的沧桑感,注重的是人文的关怀。办案的过程也更加贴近现实。每起案子,最引人深思、令人唏嘘的不是案子本身,而是案子背后的隐藏的种种玄机。就像《龙纹身的女孩》用少女失踪案折射了瑞典社会女性受侵害的问题,《维兰德》也是醉翁之意不在酒,而在反应瑞典社会各个层面上的问题,以及对人性、对人生的思考。
嗜警暴徒
ITV根据英国小说家Jake Arnott的同名小说He Kills Coppers改编的罪案剧集。故事源自英国恶名昭彰的凶犯Harry Roberts的真实事件,当人们忘乎所以地庆祝着世界杯的胜利的时候,被沸腾的喜悦湮灭的是黑暗与罪恶,三名伦敦警察在光天化日之下被谋杀 ,而与之相关的三个男人的命运也彻底被改变。   Frank Taylor (Rafe Spall饰)   Frank沾染了所有旧体制下的伦敦警察坏毛病(如果大家看过life on mars,应该了解那时的办案作风),但同样他也野心勃勃希望能有所作为,他曾一度和同事也是朋友的Jon Young (by Liam Garrigan)为了一个谜一样的女人Jeannie而争风吃醋,明枪暗箭,但Young的遇害将一切都改变了。   Billy Porter (Mel Raido饰)   Billy,他本应该是一名凶险罪犯,一个反面典型,他抢劫杀人,他被俘监禁,一切的一切反令他成就为了一名无政府主义者的英雄。"Billy Porter is our friend,is our friend, is our friend;Billy Porter is our friend,he kills coppers."人们将他写入了歌谣。   Tony Meehan (Steven Robertson饰)   和两个主角比起来小记者Tony的故事没有那么惊心动魄,而他却同样怀揣野心,一心想抓个头版出人头地。他是三个人中最为矛盾的一个个体,当他在gaybar被老板介绍给一位“客人”的时候,Tony做出激烈地拒绝,苍狂逃窜,而内心深处,比起受到的骚扰令他更恐惧的其实是自己的真实感受。   整部作品被浓浓的怀旧情节包围,采用大量Dusty Springfield作品作为配乐(就连女主角也是Dusty Springfield造型),将故事氛围烘托得愈加凝重悲切。
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