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Terry Bubbler
Terry Bubbler
3 yrs

After looking forward to this for so long, have come away so disappointed, it pains.

This was a total travesty and hash job of a portrayal of an artform and scene to which I'm encapsulated by.

Who was responsible for the research on this? Casting was haphazard in places too, not to mention the annoying mic man on the sound system portrayed by the usually 'okay-ish' actor Kadeem Ramsay and his out of sync (by decades) mic banter, using phrases more akin to late 90s bashment sound system era and as such, was not reflective nor evoked memories of a proper blues dance.

The only demographic I can imagine giving this the thumbs up, are white liberals in an effort to appear to be 'down with the program', no pun intended.

Utter shite!


https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv....-news/small-axe-view

Small Axe viewers praise 'divine' Lovers Rock as 'best hour of TV in so long' - Mirror Online
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Small Axe viewers praise 'divine' Lovers Rock as 'best hour of TV in so long' - Mirror Online

Sir Steve McQueens Small Axe anthology series of films continued on Sunday night with romantic house party film Lovers Rock starring Top Boys Micheal Ward
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Joy Thomas

  
Ah, this really bought back such good memories,scrubbing on the wall lol - loved the Kung Fu Fighting dance,
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Terry Bubbler
Not a realistic portrayal of the scene unfortunately. Missed opportunity.
The scene where the dub was played in a LoversRock blues party, was embarrassingly cringeworthy. There is no self respecting raver back in the day that would have ripped off their expensive flower shirt and roll around the floor in his Gabbici slacks. No way hosay.
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Angel sista

  
I have to agree with you. Parts of the show was not a true reflection.
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Terry Bubbler
I don't know how the great Dennis Bovell let this concoction of a show slide past him.
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Joy Thomas

  
Well I gave it the thumbs up as did many of my friends and we are certainly not white. You may not have enjoyed it but that does not mean others share your utter shite point of view which in my opinion it was not.
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SimonSays

  
It was nonsense with a cheap budget. Steve McQueen has been given a great opportunity and platform but the control is definitely in the hands of the BBC. it can only have been botched like that by people who have no respect for black people. Shame on us for believing there would be anything else. It keeps us demoralised and with our heads down. Now a lot of work to be done for the next episode!
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Karlos Anthony
Amazing how some people see it from a different perspective, for me it was mostly just as how i remember it, just a few minor differences, i don't think there was supposed to be a story line, as it was just a true reflection of those times, and as far as i am concerned the Directir deserves respect for what he has achieved,
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Karlos Anthony
Those looking fir a love story should go and look at the film called the story of lovers rock.
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Angela Asante-Armar
Yes, I have heard of so much disappointment regarding the complete lack of authenticity in this, unfortunately...
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Terry Bubbler
Karl's can you single out an authentic scene from this disappointing missed opportunity to reinvigorate the essence of LoversRock, I'm not even touching on lack of storyline yet. This was a hatchet job of a programme and it was telling.
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Coby King
west london party...lol...more like they was all from dudley wolves
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