10 stars for the very important concept and story and for its exceptional production values, less 3 stars for unrealized plot and character development potential, upon which a successor production company, in partnership with the series creators, could actualize.
Sets, costumes, and vistas are gorgeous. The story is most worthy of continuation, and its perspective feels unique.
Both plot and character development unfold too slowly for 2020 audiences. Transitional scenes that explain little about character or plot chew up too much airtime lingering over comings/goings that are more efficiently. creatively, and strategically handled in current period dramas (for example Downton). The result is that both plots and characters feel too simplistic and therefore antiquated, as if a production from, say, 1984.
By its end, each episode was like a luscious glimpse of well-executed visual art, instead of a satisfying serving of story and characters.
It wasn't renewed for Series 2, possibly for reasons including the above weaknesses.
The story is MOST worthy of a resurrection into Series 2 by another production source. If the program's strengths could be matched by a faster pace of enriched character and plot developments, Beecham House might earn the larger fan base loyalty that the story's very important history and location so richly deserves.
Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon have invested richly in far less interesting & far less worthy material. Beecham House Series 2 would be a great project for any one of them.
PLEASE find Beecham House a new home for Series 2+++!!!!!!
Sets, costumes, and vistas are gorgeous. The story is most worthy of continuation, and its perspective feels unique.
Both plot and character development unfold too slowly for 2020 audiences. Transitional scenes that explain little about character or plot chew up too much airtime lingering over comings/goings that are more efficiently. creatively, and strategically handled in current period dramas (for example Downton). The result is that both plots and characters feel too simplistic and therefore antiquated, as if a production from, say, 1984.
By its end, each episode was like a luscious glimpse of well-executed visual art, instead of a satisfying serving of story and characters.
It wasn't renewed for Series 2, possibly for reasons including the above weaknesses.
The story is MOST worthy of a resurrection into Series 2 by another production source. If the program's strengths could be matched by a faster pace of enriched character and plot developments, Beecham House might earn the larger fan base loyalty that the story's very important history and location so richly deserves.
Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon have invested richly in far less interesting & far less worthy material. Beecham House Series 2 would be a great project for any one of them.
PLEASE find Beecham House a new home for Series 2+++!!!!!!