In 1994, seventeen-year-old Isabel Baker was murdered. The crime shocked the small town of Ashford and devastated the Australian South Sea Islander community of Elizabeth.In 1994, seventeen-year-old Isabel Baker was murdered. The crime shocked the small town of Ashford and devastated the Australian South Sea Islander community of Elizabeth.In 1994, seventeen-year-old Isabel Baker was murdered. The crime shocked the small town of Ashford and devastated the Australian South Sea Islander community of Elizabeth.
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- TriviaBetween 1863 and 1904, more than 62,000 South Sea Islanders were brought to work in Queensland from around 80 different Pacific Islands, including Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. Many were kidnapped - or 'blackbirded' - from their homes by labour agents, or came after being told lies about what to expect in Australia. For little to no money, they laboured in the sugarcane fields of Queensland. In 1994, the Federal Government officially recognised Australian South Sea Islanders as a distinct cultural group.
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I needed something to fill the "walking dead" gap in my life and since none of the spin offs or other series are currently airing, I thought I'd give this one a shot. So basically, I watched it because nothing else better was on.
This show explores a 1994 unsolved murder of a high school girl in Australia, after the time capsule is opened in 2019 and new evidence of her murder is uncovered. A troubled cold case FBI agent (Fimmel) asks to be assigned to the case and the show follows him re-opening the investigation and some old wounds in the process.
I'm American and wasn't familiar with the plight of the Australian South Sea Islanders and had to look up how to refer to that group of people to not be offensive or insensitive. Compelling stuff to learn about and interesting that the U. S. isn't the only nation that had a past with nefarious dealings when it comes to capitalism.
I wasn't familiar with any of the actors, though I had caught glimpses of Travis Fimmel when my family watched Vikings, (I didn't watch). The way Fimmel portrays the troubled agent is weird at times. He or the character vacillates between awkward and annoying to dark and troubled. He does this eye bug thing and moves his head in a weird way sometimes when he's being intense, that conveys the emotion but makes me think he's drunk.
Some of the acting is good, some not, I do find that I'm starting to like the Izzy Character and the teens from the 90s more than the adult versions. The kid who plays Hector as a child reminds me of me when I was that age so I added him to my favorite actors list
I say, if you liked "Twin Peaks (seasons 1 and 2), murder mystery and don't have any other shows to watch right now, get into this one. It may pan out to be more interesting for now, it's worth watching even though it's a little "made for TV" in appearance and acting and there are a bit too many bomb shells and red herrings for me to believe anything that starts to show up as a lead. We'll have to see.
UPDATE: This resolved nicely and came together. I liked it more as it went on. Go ahead and watch this knowing there are some issues with acting but the story resolves nicely.
This show explores a 1994 unsolved murder of a high school girl in Australia, after the time capsule is opened in 2019 and new evidence of her murder is uncovered. A troubled cold case FBI agent (Fimmel) asks to be assigned to the case and the show follows him re-opening the investigation and some old wounds in the process.
I'm American and wasn't familiar with the plight of the Australian South Sea Islanders and had to look up how to refer to that group of people to not be offensive or insensitive. Compelling stuff to learn about and interesting that the U. S. isn't the only nation that had a past with nefarious dealings when it comes to capitalism.
I wasn't familiar with any of the actors, though I had caught glimpses of Travis Fimmel when my family watched Vikings, (I didn't watch). The way Fimmel portrays the troubled agent is weird at times. He or the character vacillates between awkward and annoying to dark and troubled. He does this eye bug thing and moves his head in a weird way sometimes when he's being intense, that conveys the emotion but makes me think he's drunk.
Some of the acting is good, some not, I do find that I'm starting to like the Izzy Character and the teens from the 90s more than the adult versions. The kid who plays Hector as a child reminds me of me when I was that age so I added him to my favorite actors list
I say, if you liked "Twin Peaks (seasons 1 and 2), murder mystery and don't have any other shows to watch right now, get into this one. It may pan out to be more interesting for now, it's worth watching even though it's a little "made for TV" in appearance and acting and there are a bit too many bomb shells and red herrings for me to believe anything that starts to show up as a lead. We'll have to see.
UPDATE: This resolved nicely and came together. I liked it more as it went on. Go ahead and watch this knowing there are some issues with acting but the story resolves nicely.
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