"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one... plays many parts..." ~ Willie Shakespeare , As You Like It/Act 2, Scene VII (Jaques)

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Wire in the Blood (2002 - 2008)

When Chris Carter created the the main characters for The X-Files, he gave Fox William Mulder the nickname "Spooky".

Forget that.

Sans UFOs, aliens or behind-the-scenes government conspiracies, the world of Dr. Anthony "Tony" Hill puts the spooky in SPOOKY... and into the CREEPY, TWISTED horrifying-train-wreck-that's-too-unpleasant-to-watch-and-yet-I-can't-avert-my-eyes ballet dance of it all.

Professor, practicing clinical psychologist, and consultant with the local police, Tony Hill can't help himself - for better or worse, no matter where it may take him, he is perpetually compelled to strive to understand.

Robson Green's portrayal of Dr. Hill is very vivid. Being only part way through the first series (what we refer to as a "season") was enough to inspire in me one of those rare moments where I blurted out loud to myself, "This guy's a really intelligent actor!"

By the way, the show's title is derived from a line in the poem "Burnt Norton", by T. S. Eliot.


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