Enemy at the Door

[dbskyler]

I just binge-watched the first series of "Enemy at the Door," which is partly because I found it on Youtube, and also thisbluespirit's fault for talking about that show and making me curious to try it.

It's about the occupation of the Channel Islands during WWII, and the overall anxiety and greyness about everything is perfectly hitting my mental state right now. Although I should probably be seeking out more uplifting fare as I'm also struggling a lot with depression. On the other hand, I do get the occasional laugh from random guest British actors playing Nazi officers with incredibly upper-crust British accents. It's probably not as jarring to a British audience, but to me, it sounds about as out-of-place as if David Tennant dropped in to play a Nazi with a broad Scottish accent just for kicks.

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[dbskyler]

But it's amazing how much the entire world looks like Devon.

Just like all alien planets look like quarries! :D

But yes, I get that with old American shows, too. No matter where they're supposed to be, the terrain always looks like southern California. Sometimes you even recognize it: "I know we're watching 'Man from U.N.C.L.E., but aren't those the cliffs that were in that one 'Star Trek' episode?"

[thisbluespirit]

Ah, yes, rather like me in B7 - "I'm sure we were in this quarry last week in Doctor Who!"

[dbskyler]

You have to wonder if they ran into each other at some point! It might be worth scanning old B7 episodes for unintentional Daleks turning up in the background.