The State Within: Episode Six (Series Finale)

I just finished the series. I had recorded them and at 2.5 hours each are long viewing (combining several episodes in to one over here in the states). I loved it- Thought it was great. It was intriguing, suspensful, great/good casts and story lines. I kept waiting for the next clue pop up to see what a man on death row could possibly have to do with a "terrorist" group. Bummer about the cliffhanger- it would be nice to see a wrap up.

ButI have to say my little rant @ BBCAmerica... More people would have seen it, once we finally figured out when and where it was airing here in the states if there had been more advertising. More viewers lead to additional episodes or series. I still think BBC America does a crap job at pushing really great programming and continuing to bury it deep into the times when the least amount of people are watching (like the 1-4AM period) and/or failing to advertise outside of one or two commericals. And when I do find something good to watch(and there are some great shows on there!), I'm always hesitant to get involved bc they only show a few episodes of a series or they'll show the first series and not the rest!!! end of rant!

That being said- I'd definitely watch antoher series! :)

I thought this series very entertaining. The plot twisted nicely so that guessing who was good and bad was never obvious until the finale.

I don't agree that the producers need to be more ambitious. I thought what they achieved was very well constructed and know several friends who watched the series all agree.

We would like to see more programs with this kind of sophisticated storyline. In addition the casting was excellent.

Well done BBC!

I loved the show. Well done, well acted (except for the occasional campy American dialog) and well thought out.

Except for the ending. I understand what they're trying to do with the ending, but it was sort of a cliffhanger. There was no real conclusion. It just sort of stopped in its tracks. I feel like there should be another episode that sort of concludes everything.

The evidence? Lavery? Will the war actually go through? What's going to happen with Armitage? So many questions left unanswered. Again, I get why the writers left it like that. I just don't like what they did. But I did love it up to then.

For the record, the "collection of B-List Brits" was actually a collection of B-List Canadians. The series filmed in Toronto. I didn't have a problem with any of the accents on characters who were supposed to be American, especially since it was set in Washington, where everybody is from someplace else.

I enjoyed the show immensely. What made it work for me was not only that it was, for the most part, very well-written and didn't condescend to its audience, but that I can't think of a single truly bad performance.

May I ask, who exactly are the B-List Brit actors posing as Americans in this show? Now, I'd be will to accept there's one, possibly two, but you've made out the whole US side of the cast is nothing but British.

Sadly, I have to agree with the "viewers don't want to see" line. That, however, does not detract from the show, it just shows to me how conditioned viewers are becoming to the same old, same old.

This programme was unique, cause it brought about it's own style. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but then, no show is. No show.

I also don't think you give the show enough credit for trying to get what behind the scenes politics are like. Granted, Ambassadors won't be running away from hitmen much, but it portrays how severe the disagreements can be behind closed doors over the most minute of things, but yet the final outcome is them being 100% united.

I've enjoyed reading your reviews, and have contently waited til now to comment. What I would say is though, I feel you've been a tad too cynical about the show, almost too eager to stick the boot in, as it were.

My opinion on the success, or future success of the show is this. It's not going to compete. Why, I hear the world ask (joke). Well, it doesn't have the advertising power. The one overwhelming thing you notice about the US imports here in the UK is, is how much you are bombarded by them. If research is done, you'll see the almost terrifying amounts of money shows like Lost and 24 put into advertising campaigns. I go to college, and not one word of a lie, walk by 5 Lost billboards/posters/whatever in a brief 10 minute walk. Considering this is one of the most exciting programmes the BBC, and the UK, have made in quite some time, I find it appalling that I never saw one. But maybe I should find it appalling that I find so many Lost posters, who knows. One thing for sure though, it's not a level playing field, and for that, we're always going to struggle.

My hopes are, that a successful second/spin off series can be made. Note the word successful though, as I would hate for them to pull a typical US stunt and choke the dear life out of it for the sake of money. It'll get on my nerves for ages to come thinking about what happened next. It's quite obvious that the fall out is too big for a show to properly represent, but a spin off could at least have you make up the missing gaps so to speak, like you have to in the next series of a 24, for instance. You're never told, directly, but you put it together.

I've went on something of a role here, perhaps I could have your job? ;)

Thanks,

BlufPurdi.