by Dogwatcher » Tue Feb 10, 2015 3:11 pm
Gallipoli didn't have me on the edge of my seat, despite my high interest in the topic.
The opening scene in the boat was excellent and, as usual, I found myself getting angry at the loss of life - it happens whenever I watch/read anything on the subject.
How many eps is it?
You know you're getting old when the gorgeous Justine Clarke is playing mother to teenagers.
I thought Gary Jubilan was good as the lieutenant who kept running messages. He gave a good perspective on the desperation and frenetic movement that occurred on that day.
The guy playing Attaturk was also good. Gave that amazing sense of power that made the Father of the Turks such a leader of men.
The thing that crossed my mind whilst watching it was that our nation is commemorating the Gallipoli landings with a multitude of TV dramas and I wondered what the Turkish tv programs on the subject would be like.
You're my only friend, and you don't even like me.