Video Overview: Sapphire and Steel

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I'm elmey, and I've been assigned! In other words, Sapphire and Steel are back for their second crack_van go-round.

In 2008 amaresu wrote an excellent fandom overview for Sapphire and Steel but I'd like to start this month of recs off with another overview, this time a video, in the hope of sucking more people into the darkness interesting some new fans.

Sapphire and Steel is hard to describe: it's unsettling, it's scary, really scary, and it often makes no sense. It's about two, um, elements fighting time. But the leads have incredible chemistry, it has wonderful writing and an internal logic that eventually pulls the stories together into a fascinating whole.

This 7:30 minute video was made for Channel 4 UK, it's a bit tongue in cheek in parts, but it has plenty of show footage and gives a very good sense of the atmosphere of the program. It includes interviews with P.J. Hammond, the writer and creator, Shaun O'Riordan, the Producer/Director and David McCallum, who plays Steel. They're all confused too :) It's a very entertaining introduction to the series.

A note on spoilers. Well, it's been 30 years. There are what might be considered spoilers in the vid, but believe me, even with those, Sapphire and Steel still delivers an unbelievable punch.



Sapphire & Steel, Video Overview

Comments

[milkysa.livejournal.com]

Hooray for Sapphire & Steel!

[elmey.livejournal.com]

\o/ hip hip \o/

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was so much fun to watch. Thanks for providing it.

I'm glad to know I wasn't the only person confused when watching this dark, quirky and fascinating show. ^_~

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Hey, I didn't know you were an S&S fan. :-)

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Heh,you too? Actually I'm a David MacCallum fan. He caught my eye in The Great Escape and Outer Limits. I'm always amazed that he never got type-cast after MUNCLE. He's worked steadily in an interesting variety of roles, although most of them are brainy. ^_^

[elmey.livejournal.com]

If it weren't so confusing, it wouldn't be nearly as much fun :)

[magician113.livejournal.com]

There's definitely that! Good luck with driving the van. It sounds like you'll take it on a gloriously strange path.

[kanders07.livejournal.com]

Love Sapphire and Steel. Haven't read much fiction, so I'm looking forward to this.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I think once every two years is about all that's possible ;)

[bluewolf458.livejournal.com]

Loved S&S when it was shown - was always surprised that it was never repeated. It was a weird series, though. It always seemed to me that it would be very difficult to write, so it's hardly surprising that there were only a few stories.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Luckily there are a few people brave enough to try! But I'm also going to feature vids, there are some excellent ones.

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this. I've loved this show for a big chunk of time, *g* and this was a lot of fun.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

It's nicely done isn't it? All us S&S fans are coming out of the woodwork :)

[sarlania.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the vid link! I have to say, though, that DMC looks ridiculous in that beard. *g*

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I'm not a fan of beards either. I told mr elmey that if he ever grows one we're getting divorced :) I think this was filmed around the time DMC was doing Lion in Winter on stage, but I could be wrong.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

Great video overview. I've read a couple fics from the crack_van recs from the last time. I'm looking forward to your new ones in both media!

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Uh oh, the pressure is on :)

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Good job with your S&S info. I've watched S&S in awe, amazed at what a tv crew can do with a few lights, a couple of good looking people, and weird scripts. LOL! Have fun driving the van.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I hope we can all have some fun this month :)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

If anyone make it this far down, the vid link is not working, but the same thing can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu-p-g4jNDA