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TV: COUCH POTATO NOTES -

Waking the Dead on PBS -

Summer TV in America is not the complete
washout that some would have you believe . . .

I first came across this series recently by chance and initially couldn't figure out the setting. I finally figured out that we were in the London Metropolitan Police Department, but took it to be the Homicide Unit. Actually, it turns out, this series is set in the Cold Case Unit.

The first story in the series I happened upon was probably Multistory, but I didn't pay much attention to it. The next story I watched was Breaking Glass. I thought this latter story was good, but was disappointed in the ending.

The most recent story I watched was Burn Out [#103-104], which was outstanding. It's about a War Photographer - and the biography of this man was very thoughtfully constructed. The story was plausible; the characters and their motivations were believable. If it didn't happen, it could have happened. The story rang so true that I formed the impression it might have been based on or inspired by real people.

At first, I found the scheduling notes for this series somewhat confusing, but I believe I have sorted it out now. The story is broadcast in our area after the Mystery! series late Sunday; and then the same story is repeated late Friday evening.

Maybe this series is an acquired taste that grows on you.

:: Waking the Dead :: from wikipedia .

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