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Andrew Turner (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber), Sun, Nov 1, 2009, 01:57 PM

Series 8 begins Wednesday night the 4th at 9 PM on BBC1.

I think we're up for CBRNE threat: biological this year!

CourtFool, Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 11:16 AM

Does anyone know if this will be on BBC America? I think I have missed season three through seven.

Zombieneighbours, Mon, Nov 2, 2009, 11:21 AM

CourtFool wrote:

Does anyone know if this will be on BBC America? I think I have missed season three through seven.

No idea, but i cant wait. Love the show. Last season flew by, it isn't fair.

Andrew Turner (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber), Fri, Nov 6, 2009, 12:58 PM

Great opener! Here's to hoping Malcolm isn't really out, yet I suppose they need to make room for the impending return of Ruth.

As an aside,

Dear BBC:

British actors mimicking American accents is usually as bad as American's doing for British--just hire real American actors.

Lilith (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Planet Stories Subscriber), Fri, Nov 6, 2009, 01:03 PM

I really enjoy this series, though it's called "MI-5" here in the States through Netflix.

Charles Evans 25, Fri, Nov 6, 2009, 10:47 PM

Spooks annoys me, not least because in recent series the plots and villains have regularly shown less credibility than those of James Bond films. Furthermore, the circumstances and characters always seem to be being manipulated by the scriptwriters to wring every last possible drop of melodrama out which might not be bad once in a while but I find rather wearing week after week after week.
I appreciate that many viewers find this style of drama pithy and refreshing, but the way that Spooks lurches from one in-show disaster and character death to the next in-show disaster and character mental breakdown is something I find a complete turnoff.
The first couple of seasons showed promise, and I watched every episode, but these days I can miss them with only a mild sense of curiousity as to what disaster crippled or eliminated yet another member of the team this week?