"Trojan Horse" starts this evening

[longshanks]

"Trojan Horse", the sequel to "H2O", is on CBC this evening (March 30),
with Part 2 on April 6.

Ed Wilson
--
-- Reality is not enough; we need nonsense, too. Drifting into a world
of fantasy is not an escape from reality but a significant education
about the nature of life. And reality is not an escape from nonsense.
Our education goes on everywhere. - Edmund Miller
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[Patty Winter]

Post by longshanks
"Trojan Horse", the sequel to "H2O", is on CBC this evening (March 30),
with Part 2 on April 6.

So, no comments from anyone??


Patty

[longshanks]

Post by Patty Winter
So, no comments from anyone??

I taped both parts but I haven't yet watched any of it.

Ed Wilson
--
-- Reality is not enough; we need nonsense, too. Drifting into a world
of fantasy is not an escape from reality but a significant education
about the nature of life. And reality is not an escape from nonsense.
Our education goes on everywhere. - Edmund Miller
-- For the best in misanthropic rantings, visit Cottsweb:
http://briancotts.tripod.com/
-- Stories and essays in prose, scripts, video, comics and audio; it's
Fishclock: http://fishclock.ca/
-- Gayleen Froese, Writing and Music: http://www.gayleenfroese.com/

[D.Salisbury]

I was disappointed after the first 10 minutes then it became violent. Didnt
watch the remainder of it.

Post by longshanks

Post by Patty Winter
So, no comments from anyone??

I taped both parts but I haven't yet watched any of it.
Ed Wilson
--
-- Reality is not enough; we need nonsense, too. Drifting into a world of
fantasy is not an escape from reality but a significant education about
the nature of life. And reality is not an escape from nonsense.
Our education goes on everywhere. - Edmund Miller
http://briancotts.tripod.com/
-- Stories and essays in prose, scripts, video, comics and audio; it's
Fishclock: http://fishclock.ca/
-- Gayleen Froese, Writing and Music: http://www.gayleenfroese.com/

[longshanks]

Post by D.Salisbury
I was disappointed after the first 10 minutes then it became violent. Didnt
watch the remainder of it.

It's a political thriller about seizing power in the United States. Did
you think there wouldn't be violence?

Ed Wilson
--
-- Reality is not enough; we need nonsense, too. Drifting into a world
of fantasy is not an escape from reality but a significant education
about the nature of life. And reality is not an escape from nonsense.
Our education goes on everywhere. - Edmund Miller
-- For the best in misanthropic rantings, visit Cottsweb:
http://briancotts.tripod.com/
-- Stories and essays in prose, scripts, video, comics and audio; it's
Fishclock: http://fishclock.ca/
-- Gayleen Froese, Writing and Music: http://www.gayleenfroese.com/

[mkelch]

Post by Patty Winter
So, no comments from anyone??

I enjoyed it very much, and, as with H2O, a second viewing proved helpful in
picking up on things I missed the first time 'round (so many characters and
stories). Very Shakespearean.

A few brief points:

I liked the fact that there wasn't a "good" politician vs. an "evil" one -
mainly because there's no such thing as a good one! Watching Tom Skerritt
and Paul Gross play their games, I couldn't root for either to win the
Presidency...and I've certainly faced that conflict in real life!
Despicable acts would seem to make the world go 'round. Wouldn't it be nice
if we could find another way? McLaughlin apparently doesn't think we can, as
he makes it clear in his conversation with the assassin in the desert that
he's chosen 'evil' methods in his quest to do 'good.' Nice that he at least
questions whether good can be accomplished in such a way.

It was kind of fun having Marc Lavigne get into the action again,
ever-so-briefly; however, I'm not really sure why he felt McLaughlin was any
more dangerous than the U.S. Administration he was attempting to bring down.
I kind of wonder why he didn't spring into action a few years earlier when
his country (Canada rather than the U.S.) needed more people fighting for
it! But I'm probably just missing something really obvious.

And the closing scene leaves room for all sorts of speculation as to what
happens next.

Peace,
MaryK

[mkelch]

Post by mkelch
Despicable acts would seem to make the world go 'round. Wouldn't it be
nice if we could find another way? McLaughlin apparently doesn't think we
can, as he makes it clear in his conversation with the assassin in the
desert that he's chosen 'evil' methods in his quest to do 'good.'

What I especially liked about this scene was the assassin's (Stephen
McHattie) self-assessment, his statement about how this is who he is, has
always been, and, therefore, always will be. It touches on that controversy
as to whether free will exists or we're born to be who we are and there
ain't no getting around it. (I know I can't seem to escape being me!)

Peace,
MaryK