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Traffic: The Miniseries
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Posted by: Frylock

Did anyone else watch this on USA? I recorded the 6 hour block as one big piece. I enjoyed it a lot more than the movie. I could see how it and the movie we related, but also how they tried to make it a little different. Was it some amazing piece of work? No. But it was worth a watch.

Posted by: epsilondelta

Hi Frylock,

About the same time the movie came to TV, Trio(if I remember the station rightly) showed the original 1989 British miniseries Traffik . I agree with the link that this treatment was better than the movie.

I didn't record the USA Network's version, I wonder if anyone knows if it was different from Traffik??

Aside: I wish they would put Part numbers in the guide. You see "Miniseries" in the guide and people obsessed with seeing episodes in sequence can't tell whether they've missed some already. :) :eek:

regards,
epsilondelta

Posted by: c3po33

Tivoed it, have not seen it yet.

Posted by: ClutchBrake

quote:
Originally posted by c3po33
Tivoed it, have not seen it yet.

Ditto. Glad to hear I made the right choice when I decided not to delete it.

Posted by: Tanya

I enjoyed it. Think it is worth watching.

Posted by: zaknafein

Thanks, I'll try and catch it.

I, for one, loved the movie. I know several who didn't though, and emphaticly so.

Posted by: Rob Helmerichs

The movie was basically an abridged remake of the original mini. The new mini was completely new.

I liked all three of them...

Posted by: fmowry

Is the mini 6 or 8 hours? I recorded the block when there were 4 2 hour episodes back to back. Not sure if the last one was just a replay of the first one. I've also seen it advertised as one big show but didn't notice how long it was.

I've watch the first two hours and like what I see so far.

Frank

Posted by: Rob Helmerichs

Six hours.

Posted by: Sirius Black

The guide data threw me off so I didn't record anything. I hope they show it again. I enjoyed the movie enough to buy the DVD.

Posted by: tms317

I hated the movie so much that i can't bring myself to watch anything that is supposed to be based on, or related to, it. Its a shame, since so many of you seemed to enjoy the mini, but, then again, maybe you all liked the movie, as well.

Posted by: Frylock

I'd love to catch the original Traffik. Is it still running on Trio.

And yes, Traffic is a pain to record as they don't number the parts. So if they run the 6 hour block again, just record it. Makes it easy to start and stop when you want.

Posted by: rasheed

The miniseries was good. Good guide data for me (interestingly episode 2 recorded before episode 1 based on conflicts, but that's okay as long as the TiVo knows each episode separately). The TiVo did record the six hours single episode as a separate piece on the SP, but that's okay too.

Rasheed

Posted by: devdogaz

I also have it on TiVo but have not yet watched it. We'll see if I can find interest and time.

Posted by: Keith_R90210

I saw it and thought it was ok. Not perfect but ok.

Posted by: epsilondelta

quote:
Originally posted by Frylock
I'd love to catch the original Traffik. Is it still running on Trio.

And yes, Traffic is a pain to record as they don't number the parts. So if they run the 6 hour block again, just record it. Makes it easy to start and stop when you want.

Haven't noticed Traffik on Trio for some time; you might try an ARWL for "Traffik" ? Unlike Google, TiVo won't yell at you for misspelling. :) I feel so much more ignorant when Google catches my goofs than when Word does. :)

Here's an Amazon link for the DVD @ $6.00; don't know how reliable the seller is though.

Thanks for tip on the USA Network's version; I'll check it out. Knowing it's also a 6 parter will help. I can do 1-2 parts a night, but can't really devote space for a 6 hour block.

regards,
epsilondelta

Posted by: rasheed

quote:
Originally posted by epsilondelta
Thanks for tip on the USA Network's version; I'll check it out. Knowing it's also a 6 parter will help. I can do 1-2 parts a night, but can't really devote space for a 6 hour block.

It was 3 parts of 2 hours each in original format.

Rasheed

Posted by: c3po33

Saw it yesterday and loved it. Much better than I thought it would be.