1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Teams podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,773 Speaker 1: from News Talks at. 3 00:00:11,653 --> 00:00:15,413 Speaker 2: B screen Time now and Tara Ward joins me. Happy 4 00:00:15,413 --> 00:00:16,813 Speaker 2: New Year, Tara, welcome. 5 00:00:16,533 --> 00:00:19,733 Speaker 3: Back, Oh thank you, Happy New Year to YouTube fantasca. 6 00:00:19,933 --> 00:00:21,613 Speaker 2: Hey, I had a bit of dayja voo when I 7 00:00:21,653 --> 00:00:24,253 Speaker 2: started watching The Pit. We've got Noel While, who I 8 00:00:24,413 --> 00:00:27,133 Speaker 2: remember you're probably a bit too young from Er, but 9 00:00:27,253 --> 00:00:29,373 Speaker 2: he is back in the emergency room. But like, hang 10 00:00:29,413 --> 00:00:31,093 Speaker 2: on a minute, what wait, what's happening? 11 00:00:31,733 --> 00:00:34,453 Speaker 3: I know it feels very familiar to see him back 12 00:00:34,493 --> 00:00:37,013 Speaker 3: on the screen playing a doctor in this new medical 13 00:00:37,093 --> 00:00:39,213 Speaker 3: drama which has just landed on Neon. And Yeah, if 14 00:00:39,213 --> 00:00:41,213 Speaker 3: you are a fan of Er or you love a 15 00:00:41,213 --> 00:00:44,333 Speaker 3: bit of an intense, fast paced medical show, you will 16 00:00:44,453 --> 00:00:48,053 Speaker 3: enjoy this. It's set in a busy hospital in Pittsburgh 17 00:00:48,293 --> 00:00:51,053 Speaker 3: in the States, and it's about a doctor, doctor Robbie. 18 00:00:51,053 --> 00:00:53,773 Speaker 3: He's played by no While, who's leading a team of 19 00:00:53,893 --> 00:00:58,133 Speaker 3: medical staff and overloaded emergency department. Now, the twist with 20 00:00:58,253 --> 00:01:00,333 Speaker 3: the Pit and what I really like about it is 21 00:01:00,373 --> 00:01:03,893 Speaker 3: that the series plays out in real time, so each 22 00:01:03,933 --> 00:01:07,253 Speaker 3: hour long episode covers one hour in the and all 23 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:11,893 Speaker 3: fifteen episodes covers the length of one medical shift, so 24 00:01:11,933 --> 00:01:14,853 Speaker 3: the entire season takes place over one day and you 25 00:01:14,933 --> 00:01:17,213 Speaker 3: never really leave the hospital. Most of the scenes are 26 00:01:17,253 --> 00:01:20,533 Speaker 3: inside and it all just adds to the intensity of 27 00:01:20,573 --> 00:01:22,893 Speaker 3: the show, and that builds as the season goes on. 28 00:01:23,013 --> 00:01:26,053 Speaker 3: You know, the staff for battling with bureaucracy, there's not 29 00:01:26,213 --> 00:01:28,893 Speaker 3: enough money, the waiting room is always full. There's no 30 00:01:29,093 --> 00:01:32,493 Speaker 3: kind of quiet downtime here because they're always busy, and 31 00:01:33,453 --> 00:01:36,573 Speaker 3: Robbie is overseeing all this chaos. Now, of course, you 32 00:01:36,613 --> 00:01:39,293 Speaker 3: can't not compare this to Er, mostly because Noah while 33 00:01:39,493 --> 00:01:42,093 Speaker 3: start in that show as well, it's made by some 34 00:01:42,173 --> 00:01:45,573 Speaker 3: of the same team. It's another similar hospital drama with 35 00:01:45,613 --> 00:01:49,173 Speaker 3: lots of compelling characters. But this does feel quite current. 36 00:01:49,653 --> 00:01:52,933 Speaker 3: The legacy and trauma of the pandemic is running through 37 00:01:52,933 --> 00:01:56,533 Speaker 3: this as well. Probably not one to watch if you're squeamish. 38 00:01:56,693 --> 00:01:59,373 Speaker 3: You know, there's some realistic scenes in here that sort 39 00:01:59,373 --> 00:02:01,013 Speaker 3: of maybe want to go, oh, I'm not sure about this, 40 00:02:01,333 --> 00:02:05,053 Speaker 3: but yeah, Otherwise, a very compelling, very slick medical drama. 41 00:02:05,213 --> 00:02:07,173 Speaker 2: Now I'm very much enjoying it, and I do like 42 00:02:07,333 --> 00:02:09,093 Speaker 2: the way, as you say, it's playing out in real 43 00:02:09,133 --> 00:02:11,733 Speaker 2: time because a lot of these you know, a lot 44 00:02:11,773 --> 00:02:13,893 Speaker 2: of the issues they're dealing with they don't resolve really quickly. 45 00:02:13,893 --> 00:02:15,933 Speaker 2: They don't resolve in one hour of drama. So it's 46 00:02:15,973 --> 00:02:19,773 Speaker 2: quite nice they're taking the season right. American primeval of 47 00:02:19,853 --> 00:02:22,773 Speaker 2: the Worker director Peter Berg And look, I know of 48 00:02:22,853 --> 00:02:25,533 Speaker 2: him as a director who loves a bit of gory, 49 00:02:26,013 --> 00:02:28,933 Speaker 2: raw violence, but he shoots it really well. And would 50 00:02:28,973 --> 00:02:30,133 Speaker 2: it be fair to say that he's. 51 00:02:30,053 --> 00:02:35,413 Speaker 3: In form here, Yes, exactly. That's exactly how to describe 52 00:02:35,453 --> 00:02:39,093 Speaker 3: this show. This is a beautifully shot Western that's just 53 00:02:39,173 --> 00:02:41,813 Speaker 3: come on to Netflix, but it is pretty brutal and 54 00:02:41,853 --> 00:02:44,933 Speaker 3: pretty violent. This is currently the number one show on 55 00:02:45,013 --> 00:02:48,333 Speaker 3: Netflix and New Zealand. And it's a six part Western 56 00:02:48,853 --> 00:02:52,533 Speaker 3: set in eighteen fifty seven in Utah Territory. So it's 57 00:02:52,573 --> 00:02:55,413 Speaker 3: a fictional story, but it takes place against real events 58 00:02:55,453 --> 00:02:58,293 Speaker 3: that actually happened. And it follows a woman called Sarah 59 00:02:58,333 --> 00:03:01,213 Speaker 3: who is trying to get from Philadelphia to a place 60 00:03:01,253 --> 00:03:04,773 Speaker 3: called Crooked Springs, which is so remote and such a 61 00:03:04,853 --> 00:03:07,813 Speaker 3: risky journey that nobody wants to take her. There is 62 00:03:07,893 --> 00:03:12,173 Speaker 3: war everywhere. It's a very hostile, hostile time, particularly for 63 00:03:13,013 --> 00:03:16,053 Speaker 3: a woman traveling along with her son. Sarah is not 64 00:03:16,093 --> 00:03:18,773 Speaker 3: who she sings. She's been tracked by a bounty hunter 65 00:03:18,893 --> 00:03:21,613 Speaker 3: for a crime that she committed back east, and that 66 00:03:21,693 --> 00:03:24,453 Speaker 3: crime is the real reason that she's escaping West. And 67 00:03:24,493 --> 00:03:27,493 Speaker 3: so this all comes out to play as Sarah tries 68 00:03:27,533 --> 00:03:29,973 Speaker 3: to find someone who can take her on this risky journey, 69 00:03:30,293 --> 00:03:32,813 Speaker 3: and the show does not shy away from the risk. 70 00:03:33,333 --> 00:03:36,053 Speaker 3: It is pretty it is pretty brutal. It's violent and 71 00:03:37,213 --> 00:03:40,253 Speaker 3: ruthless and unrelenting. It really wants to show how hard 72 00:03:40,293 --> 00:03:43,173 Speaker 3: life was in Utah in the eighteen fifties. But the 73 00:03:43,253 --> 00:03:47,093 Speaker 3: storytelling pulls you in despite that. You know, it's fast paced, 74 00:03:47,413 --> 00:03:50,493 Speaker 3: there's lots of different threads being pulled, it's beautifully shot. 75 00:03:51,333 --> 00:03:54,493 Speaker 3: You know, it's a prestige drama for Netflix. So I'm 76 00:03:54,533 --> 00:03:56,853 Speaker 3: really curious to see what happens with us. But again, 77 00:03:57,093 --> 00:04:00,253 Speaker 3: not a show for the faint hearted. I did skip 78 00:04:00,333 --> 00:04:03,413 Speaker 3: through Ford through one very long battle scene in episode one. 79 00:04:03,413 --> 00:04:05,613 Speaker 3: But you know, if you're a Western fan, or you 80 00:04:05,653 --> 00:04:09,653 Speaker 3: really love a pretty realistic show that is just pulling 81 00:04:09,773 --> 00:04:12,013 Speaker 3: every punch, then this is a must watch. 82 00:04:12,333 --> 00:04:14,493 Speaker 2: And because I know you like to provide us with 83 00:04:14,533 --> 00:04:16,613 Speaker 2: a little bit of variety, You've also got a bit 84 00:04:16,613 --> 00:04:19,133 Speaker 2: of an old fashioned sort of period drama on the 85 00:04:19,173 --> 00:04:20,053 Speaker 2: list to you today? 86 00:04:20,293 --> 00:04:22,733 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, a definite change of pace. This is The 87 00:04:22,773 --> 00:04:25,853 Speaker 3: Heart Acres. This is a new British drama which started 88 00:04:26,013 --> 00:04:28,653 Speaker 3: on TVNZ one earlier this week and it's also on 89 00:04:28,693 --> 00:04:31,693 Speaker 3: Tvings Plus. And it's made by the team behind the 90 00:04:31,733 --> 00:04:34,093 Speaker 3: reboot of All Creatures, Great and Small And if you 91 00:04:34,253 --> 00:04:37,373 Speaker 3: like shows like Call the Midwife or Pole Dark, I 92 00:04:37,373 --> 00:04:39,653 Speaker 3: think you'll enjoy The heart Acres. It's set in the 93 00:04:39,693 --> 00:04:42,853 Speaker 3: late eighteen hundreds. It's a rag to riches story about 94 00:04:42,893 --> 00:04:46,693 Speaker 3: a working class Yorkshire family who work on the docks. 95 00:04:47,013 --> 00:04:48,653 Speaker 3: They are a bit down on their luck, but they 96 00:04:48,693 --> 00:04:52,733 Speaker 3: make a couple of savvy business decisions and suddenly have 97 00:04:52,893 --> 00:04:56,333 Speaker 3: enough money to buy the local manner. You shouldn't think 98 00:04:56,413 --> 00:04:58,333 Speaker 3: too hard about the details in the show, and I 99 00:04:58,373 --> 00:05:00,653 Speaker 3: think you'll be okay. But the show is about the 100 00:05:01,573 --> 00:05:04,133 Speaker 3: how they adapt to the sudden rise and status and 101 00:05:04,173 --> 00:05:07,493 Speaker 3: how their experience of how finding out how the other 102 00:05:07,573 --> 00:05:11,253 Speaker 3: have lives. You know, it's a bit far fetched. Everyone's 103 00:05:11,293 --> 00:05:13,653 Speaker 3: got lovely teeth. You know, they're not going for gritty 104 00:05:13,693 --> 00:05:16,453 Speaker 3: realism here. But I think a lot of people will 105 00:05:16,493 --> 00:05:19,493 Speaker 3: still enjoy this. I think this kind of gentle more 106 00:05:19,533 --> 00:05:22,533 Speaker 3: old fashioned comforting TV still has its place. You know, 107 00:05:22,573 --> 00:05:26,013 Speaker 3: it's light, it's easy to watch, it's you know, sort 108 00:05:26,013 --> 00:05:29,453 Speaker 3: of wonderfully soapy. But it's just a bit of romantic escapism, 109 00:05:29,493 --> 00:05:31,493 Speaker 3: and I think sometimes we will need a bit of that. 110 00:05:32,053 --> 00:05:34,693 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Tara. A great range of shows 111 00:05:34,693 --> 00:05:38,773 Speaker 2: there for you. The Pit is on Neon, American Primeval 112 00:05:38,933 --> 00:05:42,693 Speaker 2: is on Netflix, and The heartachres on TV and Z Plus. 113 00:05:43,453 --> 00:05:46,533 Speaker 1: For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live 114 00:05:46,653 --> 00:05:49,813 Speaker 1: to newstalk zed B from nine am Saturday, or follow 115 00:05:49,853 --> 00:05:51,413 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.