07-24-2020, 04:07 PM
Inspector Morse: Infernal Serpent (1990)
This series is the earlier version of Endeavour, which is about to start up again on PBS on Aug 9 with Season 7. Luv that show and we can't wait. Endeavour is the prequel, set in the late 60s-70s. The earlier series was contemporary so the 90s but it felt older given its tone.
It was fascinating to see how the new series mirrors the old one - starting with classical music overlaying with a montage of scenes that offer clues and set up the murder mystery, the Oxford setting, and the general pacing of the plot with inspectorly ruminations over pints at the pub. The dynamics of the characters change. In the original, Morse is the senior grizzled inspector. In Endeavour, Morse, well it's Endeavour Morse - he's the young brilliant up-and-coming detective taken under the wing of the senior grizzled Inspector Thursday. We didn't buy into the 90s Morse. We're too attached to the new version, plus Thursday is a great character. The only character that felt the same across both franchises was Chief Strange. I really missed the pathologist from the present series - his dry Brit humor really brings it.
The mystery behind this one was incredibly convoluted with a lot of red herrings. In the end, we sort of guessed some of it but it was too twisty to follow completely. However it was good to see it to put the series into perspective. The original series is highly regarded, based on a novel franchise, and has 33 2-hour episodes. I'm not sure that we'll explore many more of those.
There was another spin off, Lewis, done in 2006-7, based on Morse's sidekick in the 90s. It also has 33 episodes.
This series is the earlier version of Endeavour, which is about to start up again on PBS on Aug 9 with Season 7. Luv that show and we can't wait. Endeavour is the prequel, set in the late 60s-70s. The earlier series was contemporary so the 90s but it felt older given its tone.
It was fascinating to see how the new series mirrors the old one - starting with classical music overlaying with a montage of scenes that offer clues and set up the murder mystery, the Oxford setting, and the general pacing of the plot with inspectorly ruminations over pints at the pub. The dynamics of the characters change. In the original, Morse is the senior grizzled inspector. In Endeavour, Morse, well it's Endeavour Morse - he's the young brilliant up-and-coming detective taken under the wing of the senior grizzled Inspector Thursday. We didn't buy into the 90s Morse. We're too attached to the new version, plus Thursday is a great character. The only character that felt the same across both franchises was Chief Strange. I really missed the pathologist from the present series - his dry Brit humor really brings it.
The mystery behind this one was incredibly convoluted with a lot of red herrings. In the end, we sort of guessed some of it but it was too twisty to follow completely. However it was good to see it to put the series into perspective. The original series is highly regarded, based on a novel franchise, and has 33 2-hour episodes. I'm not sure that we'll explore many more of those.
There was another spin off, Lewis, done in 2006-7, based on Morse's sidekick in the 90s. It also has 33 episodes.
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