I may be alone here, but I miss the subtlety of the first series.. So far this is pretty linear storytelling without as much biting subtext. And what is going on with the lighting?  Some of the actors are so overlit their faces are glowing blurs.

How about a picture of this guy? He's the hairplugs equivalent of guy-who-clacks-his-dentures..
http://www-deadline-com.vim…

How about a picture of this guy? He's the hairplugs equivalent of guy-who-clacks-his-dentures..
http://www-deadline-com.vim…

Actually she likes married men from her own class.Our working class hero always suspected her of snobbery . He got kicked out of his establishment job and she begged to remain with the oppressors.

Actually she likes married men from her own class.Our working class hero always suspected her of snobbery . He got kicked out of his establishment job and she begged to remain with the oppressors.

Guys, let's not stress over figuring this out. Just take a deep breath and think: WWAD (What Would Abed Do?)

Guys, let's not stress over figuring this out. Just take a deep breath and think: WWAD (What Would Abed Do?)

Yes. The Wire is still hugely popular in streaming and DVD formats and its fans are the kind of educated upscale American audience the producers wanted for The Hour. The fact that West is British appears to be a surprise to many American fans of Jimmy McNulty. Search for him online. The guy has a cult.

Yes. The Wire is still hugely popular in streaming and DVD formats and its fans are the kind of educated upscale American audience the producers wanted for The Hour. The fact that West is British appears to be a surprise to many American fans of Jimmy McNulty. Search for him online. The guy has a cult.

I liked it. But then I also liked Microserfs. Lots of parallels, but Sloan's plot is better. Not so much a novel as an "entertainment."

I liked it. But then I also liked Microserfs. Lots of parallels, but Sloan's plot is better. Not so much a novel as an "entertainment."

They are on Comcast/Xfinity on demand with no commercials at all except the 30sec BBCA bumper. Identical content on Amazon stream. 60 minutes total.

They are on Comcast/Xfinity on demand with no commercials at all except the 30sec BBCA bumper. Identical content on Amazon stream. 60 minutes total.

I know, right? I had to look him up because the name is too unbelievable to remember.

I know, right? I had to look him up because the name is too unbelievable to remember.

Bel mentions that Clarence is in prison. BBC management would want  to cancel The Hour for flouting broadcasting statutes and for being under the management of a Soviet spy.  Bel and Hector must have groveled and somehow a story was cobbled together that the last programme was Clarence's fault and Freddie was his…

Bel mentions that Clarence is in prison. BBC management would want  to cancel The Hour for flouting broadcasting statutes and for being under the management of a Soviet spy.  Bel and Hector must have groveled and somehow a story was cobbled together that the last programme was Clarence's fault and Freddie was his…

Does Bel remember  Lix's comment from the year before:

Does Bel remember  Lix's comment from the year before:

I agree. The primary theme of the show  and the reason it takes place in the 50s is   that this is when the class system began to crack.  Hector is from that class of military families (rather like Anthony Powell's) who are raised along with the landed gentry, have the right accent,  and are considered good catches in…