Reviews for IT in the UK: UPDATED

Well, I’ve only found the one so far, but will report more in this space as they pop up.

First, The Independent is all aglow after episode 1:

“Whatever, it’s exceedingly classy drama, reliant almost more on the pitch-perfect acting than on the excellence of the writing. It’s impossible to take your eyes off Byrne’s performance, which is all the more remarkable given that he has so little to say. And George is no less compelling as Laura, to whose problems we will return every Monday, with other patients on other days of the week, and Paul himself pouring his troubles out to his own therapist on Fridays. That should be worth waiting for.”

Read the rest of the review. I’m happy that everyone in the UK is finally able to see what they’ve been missing!

More glowing reviews and interviews:

The Times Online, September 20:

“In this age of high-concept, all-action Kudos-style TV, where a pause for thought risks a viewer reaching for the remote, In Treatment is doggedly static. You barely leave Paul’s front room in the entire series, yet it is as addictive as a morphine drip.”

The First Post, October 6: They are wondering why the BBC did not bring In Treatment to the UK…

The Daily Telegraph, October 7

indieLondon sometime last week:

“In Treatment is, above all else, a showcase of talent – both in conception and execution. It’s disarmingly simple, yet a firm reminder that good quality drama just cannot be beaten. The ensuing eight weeks of therapy promises to be utterly addictive.”

Adventures in Primetime, October 10: Interview with Hagai Levi

The Guardian/The Observer, October 11: “The acting throughout is stupendous…”

UnPopCult, October 11: Jed Bartlet calls In Treatment “unmissable.”

The Independent, October 11:

“…But then, those were my thoughts before I actually saw In Treatment, and I can only assume that the people who decide what to buy in at the Beeb and elsewhere must never have got round to watching an episode, because all my misgivings were blown away within the first few minutes…”

And, in the interest of fairness, the one negative review I could find so far:

New Statesman, October 8: I will not quote this poor misguided reviewer. She can’t figure out what color Gabriel Byrne’s EYES are! Egad.

Thanks to Lozzie, Noraa, and others for keeping a keen eye out for UK reaction to the show.