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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 128125" data-attributes="member: 23">The transition to 16:9 ratio for Series Twenty has really brought Holmfirth to life in a new way. Like 1999 all over again it took the best part of an episode to get used to. But it&#039;s proving a nice enhancement to the backdrop of the series.As I approach the end of the Twentieth (series and century), there are no major signs of the series losing any steam. It&#039;s repetitively formulaic, of course. Or at the very least extremely predictable. But that&#039;s part of the charm. One feels that if it weren&#039;t for the limitations of the older actors they could have kept this up for another couple of decades. As it is, there are now fewer risks for most of the older actors. It&#039;s been a while since there&#039;s been a close up of Compo sitting on a stone bridge somewhere high up, for instance - these kind of scenes are now mostly in long shot, presumably with stunt doubles. But then this year has seen all the men in the cast whizzing about on roller skates, osteoporosis be damned.Even sans Foggy, the wonderful ensemble continues to shine. Thora Hird has become noticeably frailer in the last couple of series, but no less sharp and funny. Edie remains a favourite of mine. Indeed, she&#039;s the one whose scenes I most look forward to at this point. All these larger than life characters are going to appeal in different ways, and some more than others. The only ones that don&#039;t really appeal to this viewer are Smiler and Eli. They&#039;re perhaps a bit too broad and cartoony for me, what with Smiler&#039;s gurning and Eli&#039;s Mr Magoo antics. Fortunately, both are used judiciously and invariably interact with very strong actors, which more than softens the blow.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 128125, member: 23"] The transition to 16:9 ratio for Series Twenty has really brought Holmfirth to life in a new way. Like 1999 all over again it took the best part of an episode to get used to. But it's proving a nice enhancement to the backdrop of the series. As I approach the end of the Twentieth (series [I]and[/I] century), there are no major signs of the series losing any steam. It's repetitively formulaic, of course. Or at the very least extremely predictable. But that's part of the charm. One feels that if it weren't for the limitations of the older actors they could have kept this up for another couple of decades. As it is, there are now fewer risks for most of the older actors. It's been a while since there's been a close up of Compo sitting on a stone bridge somewhere high up, for instance - these kind of scenes are now mostly in long shot, presumably with stunt doubles. But then this year has seen all the men in the cast whizzing about on roller skates, osteoporosis be damned. Even sans Foggy, the wonderful ensemble continues to shine. Thora Hird has become noticeably frailer in the last couple of series, but no less sharp and funny. Edie remains a favourite of mine. Indeed, she's the one whose scenes I most look forward to at this point. All these larger than life characters are going to appeal in different ways, and some more than others. The only ones that don't really appeal to this viewer are Smiler and Eli. They're perhaps a bit too broad and cartoony for me, what with Smiler's gurning and Eli's Mr Magoo antics. Fortunately, both are used judiciously and invariably interact with very strong actors, which more than softens the blow. [/QUOTE]

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