I just finished watching a truly fascinating British documentary
called “7 up” (series) on Netflix. I am
sure it well known to our British member’s but maybe less to us Americans. It is a look (be it a short look) into the
real lives of some British children at 7 years old to adulthood starting in
1964 (every 7 years) up till 2005(I believe that the latest “56 up” is to be broadcast
soon). The show covers just about
everything in life and death and you really feel for the participants as their
life unfolds for the better or worst. At
times you even feel as though you are intruding on their lives as some of them
point out. Now the show itself, if you watch it in one go on Netflix can be a
bit repetitive(that poor rabbit gets killed in every show) but you have to
remember that it was broadcast originally ever 7 years so new viewer and old viewers were brought up
to date. And for some reason a lot of
the cast seems to look failure to me, mostly because I am about the same age
and see some of what happens to them in my own life. Also because two of the participants remind
me of(Suzy) Jenny Aguter (Logan’s Run) and (Nick)John Delancey (Q on Star trek) Well it’s a good show and if you like this sort of thing I
recommend it.
