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Post by shangas on Jan 12, 2018 7:19:10 GMT
I am watching the Frankie Drake Mysteries.
I have just started on the first episode, and I must say - I AM ENJOYING THIS VERY MUCH.
Can we get a board for this here at MM? Purdy purdy plz??
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Post by lizmc on Jan 12, 2018 16:14:42 GMT
Glad you are enjoying it. The CBC is certainly giving it a big push and I believe it will debut in the UK shortly.
I watched the first episode and found it forced for some reason. I can't quite put my finger on it. They are following the MM formula of connecting to the history of the City (few people realise Ernest Hemingway got his start as a journalist with the Toronto Star, for example), but I'm not connecting with it for the some reason. Maybe because I'm not as interested in the 1920s?
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Post by shangas on Jan 12, 2018 21:15:50 GMT
The whole era from 1800-1960 has been my golden era of history. I love the 20s for the fashion, the style, the music, cars, architecture...it's just sexygorgeous all over.
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Post by lizmc on Jan 12, 2018 22:12:25 GMT
The whole era from 1800-1960 has been my golden era of history. I love the 20s for the fashion, the style, the music, cars, architecture...it's just sexygorgeous all over. I will admit that the social changes in the 1920s, brought about by the First World War, is fascinating.......I'll probably give Frankie Drake another try........ |
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Post by rondetto on Jan 13, 2018 11:55:07 GMT
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Post by shangas on Jan 14, 2018 8:41:08 GMT
Sorry.
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Post by rondetto on Jan 24, 2018 13:11:07 GMT
Having watched the first episode I must say it doesn't have much going for it. Not even cameo roles by Johnny Harris and Lawrence Fox made it the lest bit interesting. I only hope they haven't invested much in this series.
The only thing that kept me watching to the end was the vintage cars.
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Post by shangas on Jan 29, 2018 20:51:05 GMT
I guess people are too used to MM by now, for FD to have a real solid chance.
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Post by lizmc on Jan 30, 2018 16:06:02 GMT
I've tried Frankie Drake again, and sorry, still can't get into it. There was an episode I quite enjoyed concerning flashbacks to the First World War and the effects of gas, shell shock, etc., which I found entertaining, but the other episodes I still found forced. I haven't seen any viewing numbers, but it seems to have found an audience, and it certainly benefits from following MM on Monday nights, so I wouldn't be surprised if it got renewed.......
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Post by duvduv on Apr 8, 2018 1:51:10 GMT
Sorry to add to the negative opinions about Frankie Drake. I saw the first two episodes and found them very boring compared to Murdoch Mysteries. Why couldn't the producers have kept it on the same level of quality as Murdoch? I am now in to Season 11 of Murdoch Mysteries, and can say that in all those 11 seasons I can count the number of episodes i disliked on two hands. Probably about 10 such episodes that were lousy. But for FDM, it's at two out of two that are boring.
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