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Post by Lucy on Sept 3, 2009 10:17:38 GMT
Original air date - 24th January 2008
In 1895 Toronto City Council are considering changing it's electical power supply from direct current to alternating current. Daniel Pratt, the owner of Toronto Electric and Light, has been demonstrating the dangers of alternating current by electocuting dogs. Alice Howard (Miss Toronto Electric and Light) is electrocuted at the demonstration that Detective William Murdoch and Doctor Julia Ogden attend. Assisted by Julia and Nikola Tesla, Murdoch investigates the case while Constable George Crabtree believes that the animal right activists were involved.
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Post by Lucy on Apr 7, 2010 9:29:09 GMT
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Post by Lucy on Apr 7, 2010 9:46:08 GMT
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Post by Lucy on Apr 7, 2010 9:50:45 GMT
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Post by Lucy on Apr 7, 2010 9:53:30 GMT
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Post by CosmicCavalcade on May 3, 2013 0:20:32 GMT
The best part of the whole episode is Julia's drawing.
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Post by MissOreo on Mar 12, 2014 16:44:46 GMT
They all look so much younger compared to season 7!
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Post by snacky on Mar 12, 2014 23:18:39 GMT
They all look so much younger compared to season 7! Yannick Bisson made a comment somewhere that it's shocking to have a visual record of himself aging over the seasons. The haggard looks are prbably exacerbated by the exhaustion of being in almost every scene in the show over a tight filming schedule. Also Yannick is outdoorsy, so I'm sure he has to fight hard against the ravages of sun exposure. Helene also seems to be aging, though she makes a big deal over skin care: perhaps in her case it comes with the demand that women in the entertainment business be super skinny. You need some fat for smoothness. I feel a bit guilty critiquing actors on the basis of their looks: even when they are young they have to work very hard and make a lot of sacrifices to meet the standards set by casting agents. Their job is basically to embody the audience's fantasies. The things they have to do to meet those standards when they are young may catch up with them when they are older (crash dieting, ongoing shortfalls of sleep, tanning beds, smoking or drugs to keep weight down). I like the way aging is being handled on MM, though. A lot of the anxiety over Leslie Garland has revolved around how young and "pretty" he is. Whether they are married or not, William and Julia have been settling into "old married couple" status. Also, the Jilliam storylines have been so emotionally trying, you can think of anxiety and desperation making both William and Julia a bit haggard. At the same time, TV is a visual medium and eye candy is a wonderful thing: as long as Yannick can keep William looking like "the handsome detective", he makes science, and just being a good person, sexy. As for Julia, I hope her wardrobe gets more and more feathers and ribbons: 50% of the appeal of steampunk is the fashion. |
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Post by wildhorseannie on May 27, 2014 5:35:05 GMT
Quite random, but I found this floating around the internet and thought my fellow MM fans might get a chuckle out of it...I know I did!   |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Dec 19, 2014 5:17:33 GMT
Watched this again a few nights ago with my stepmom (who's never seen season one) and she couldn't believe how young they all looked! Her and my dad both commented on that a few times. Also, George's slick moves with Edna (I'm here to court your dog), were very impressive. This is why I hope they let us keep Gedna-George is a man around her. Still puzzled how William's comfortable enough to presumably pack a picnic for them (pretty ballsy and romantic) yet be so clueless about his feelings for her. Unless we accept that the European order is the order they're meant to be viewed in.  |
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Post by snacky on Dec 19, 2014 8:07:39 GMT
Watched this again a few nights ago with my stepmom (who's never seen season one) and she couldn't believe how young they all looked! Her and my dad both commented on that a few times. Also, George's slick moves with Edna (I'm here to court your dog), were very impressive. This is why I hope they let us keep Gedna-George is a man around her. Still puzzled how William's comfortable enough to presumably pack a picnic for them (pretty ballsy and romantic) yet be so clueless about his feelings for her. Unless we accept that the European order is the order they're meant to be viewed in. This is why I feel CHEATED by the 13 episode seasons! CHEATED I say!  I don't remember William's picnic - gosh I do have to watch those early eps again. But this does seem odd since I was under the impression William and Julia hadn't officially gone on a date until Season 2. Does Julia buying William coffee count? Hmm.. |
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Post by randomkiwibirds on Dec 19, 2014 21:32:40 GMT
When my mother and I first veiwed this episode gosh-years ago now. We watched it and we literally didn't know what to make of it. We weren't sure about it, and really didn't know if we even wanted to watch episode two. I believe the words "weird" and "odd" and "quirky" passed over our lips.
But we watched episode two anyway.
And another.
And another.
And another.
And eight seasons later we're still watching.
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Post by ziggy on Dec 20, 2014 1:16:45 GMT
Watched this again a few nights ago with my stepmom (who's never seen season one) and she couldn't believe how young they all looked! Her and my dad both commented on that a few times. Also, George's slick moves with Edna (I'm here to court your dog), were very impressive. This is why I hope they let us keep Gedna-George is a man around her. Still puzzled how William's comfortable enough to presumably pack a picnic for them (pretty ballsy and romantic) yet be so clueless about his feelings for her. Unless we accept that the European order is the order they're meant to be viewed in. I loved this episode. Tesla attracted me so much I wanted more. I was committed by the time I saw The Glass Ceiling. The characters have grown a lot since then. They all looked so young and crazy/weird in S1 especially George and the Inspector in his uniform. The Inspector’s stache and sideburns really was something. Haha, I’m glad he no longer looks like that. I fell in love with George in this ep. the way he was with Edna. He looked so sweet and every bit a man around her. None of his other women over the years came close to turning him on like that. William already knew Julia about a year or two at this time and they were quite used to eachother. They were not yet in love/dating but I think they had had a few picnics already and shared their lunch breaks chatting about nonsense. That’s how these things usually start. He was still hung up on Liza at the time but he had talked to Julia about her already. They were very good friends and had begun to notice eachother by this time. |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Dec 20, 2014 19:38:07 GMT
When my mother and I first veiwed this episode gosh-years ago now. We watched it and we literally didn't know what to make of it. We weren't sure about it, and really didn't know if we even wanted to watch episode two. I believe the words "weird" and "odd" and "quirky" passed over our lips. But we watched episode two anyway. And another. And another. And another. And eight seasons later we're still watching. Blood and Circuses was the first ep I saw, and I didn't know how I felt about it either, but I was intrigued to look it up online and read more about it, then went to Netflix to start watching more episodes, starting with Power. It was strange and quirky, and that's what I liked about it. It didn't take long for me to become obsessed. |
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Post by Hodge on Dec 20, 2014 23:11:06 GMT
When my mother and I first veiwed this episode gosh-years ago now. We watched it and we literally didn't know what to make of it. We weren't sure about it, and really didn't know if we even wanted to watch episode two. I believe the words "weird" and "odd" and "quirky" passed over our lips. But we watched episode two anyway. And another. And another. And another. And eight seasons later we're still watching. Blood and Circuses was the first ep I saw, and I didn't know how I felt about it either, but I was intrigued to look it up online and read more about it, then went to Netflix to start watching more episodes, starting with Power. It was strange and quirky, and that's what I liked about it. It didn't take long for me to become obsessed. I love anything quirky but the first ep I saw was Mudoch in Ragtime and that wasn't quirky at all however it was different and entertaining to the point I turned to my husband and said "What have we been missing!?" We've watched ever since and I quickly caught up on all the episodes on the CBC website and watched the earlier ones on City. Hubby then bought me the 1-4 boxed set so I could actually watch them in order. |
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