Interesting take. Thanks annee! Just makes me wish I could see this film. :weeping

I fully agree with the lady's comments about Ioan's portrayal of his character. Is that why a PANDA was chosen as a symbol for the network??? A play on words,I know, but that's figuratively what the leads in this film are doing---a kind of pandering---to make the most profit for the powers that be. Partly a "selling" of personal creativity and even moral integrity.

Interesting point Shipmate of the PANDA - pandering. I hadn't thought of that, but seems likely whether it was done consciously or unconsciously on the part of the filmmakers. I also tend to agree with the reviewer particularly on Ioan's character. I hope you can see it at some point Stevie. I'm sure you'd enjoy the humor and Ioan's role. Not to mention - he looks great in it. :cold shower 1

Thanks, GG! That's made me feel a whole lot better........sigh.

Thanks for the reviews. Just ordered it a few days ago and it is 'en route' to me. Hopefully it's worth it. But than, Ioan usually is. :cool:

I hope you'll like it,Syl,.....it will be fun to see what you think. AND, Ioan is gorgeous,simply gorgeous.............

Sylviane, are you getting The TV Set on Region 2? If so, how? (Is there hope?!?!) or do you have a regionless player?

Sorry, regionless player. I did not want to wait until (if ever) it would come to Europe.

I recieved it yesterday. Have not yet had a chance to watch it, started the movie but my hubby was coming home. So forget about watching Ioan for a while. (sigh) But I saw the start of the movie and I had my first moment of not knowing whether to laugh or not. I know I'm being silly here, but the suggestion is raised to "Richard" that 'they' want "Lucy Lawless... you know... Xena, warrior princess... " :blink: I known Ioan is an actor , but did he really have to look THAT blank?:dunce: Even at the BBC they must have heard about her? She was even parodied by some comedians in the UK. The series was rather succesfull and could not have gone completely unnoticed, particularly not in the TV world this Richard is supposed to come from. Even if Lucy's name had not rang a bell, the series name should have (I think :unsure: ) ... Anyway, it made Richard seem so ignorant. I won't tell you more about how the scene unfolds, because it was a rather funny moment and I did laugh. (And personally I should add to this fact that I sat in front the TV and staring at his blank look could not help but think "She's in Battlestar Galactica right now, you idiot, you know the series with one of your other 'best friends' Jamie Bamber...Duh." (toes curling) Maybe had they suggested another actress it would have been funnier for me. :dunno So it must personal and hopefully I'll enjoy the rest of the movie.) Added thought: Just wondering if I'm perhaps more critical of Ioan's performance because of everything. Would I have been just as annoyed about it, had it happened last year..? Does anyone have a couch? :happy

It's good to hear you received your copy of The TV Set, Sylviane, and I hope you'll have the chance to watch it to the end soon. As for Ioan/Richard looking blank when Lucy Lawless is mentioned, I don't know... I guess they had to choose an actress that is famous enough for some to be familiar with her name, but not famous enough to be a household name everywhere and I think Lucy Lawless works fine in this sense. Even where I live, though many people know Xena the Warrior Princess, but I'm afraid not many remember the name of the actress in the leading role.

My thought on that Sylvianne and Frances was that the Richard character was supposed to have more sophisticated taste and so might not have seen not have seen Xena. Sylvianne, when you see the rest of the movie, I'd be curious what you think about that scene. I'll watch it again and see if I still see it the same way.

I haven't seen the movie yet, so I'm not the best person to tell, but I wonder whether Richard's response to Lucy Lawless being proposed may be one of incredulity rather than ignorance, that is the matter was not that he did not know who Lucy Lawless is, it was that he would not have chosen for the part 'on offer' someone whose main credit is Xena the Warrior Princess. I'm just thinking out loud.