The Kettering Incident: Tasmanian Gothic
September 13, 2016 5:17 PM - Season 1 (Full Season) - Subscribe
Dr. Anna Macy returns to her hometown of Kettering, Tasmania, still under the spell of the titular incident that took place 15 years previously.
This is a Scandi noir style TV show (like The Killing or Top of the Lake) with a dash of the X-Files.
It's like Stranger Things for grown ups -- inquisitr.com
Tasmanian gothic thriller par excellence (4/5) Guardian
Interview with creators Vicki Madden and Vincent Sheehan -- Variety
It's like Stranger Things for grown ups -- inquisitr.com
Tasmanian gothic thriller par excellence (4/5) Guardian
Interview with creators Vicki Madden and Vincent Sheehan -- Variety
IIt's on Amazon Prime at the moment.
posted by fleacircus at 4:59 AM on September 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by fleacircus at 4:59 AM on September 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
So I am watching it and unless it suddenly makes an amazing down turn, I'm totally hooked. It's really wonderful. I hope people comment so we can discuss all of it.
posted by miss-lapin at 3:27 PM on September 15, 2016
posted by miss-lapin at 3:27 PM on September 15, 2016
I just blasted through the first three episodes because of this post, it's awesome so far. Beautifully shot (and beautiful scenery), very well acted, and a great sense of creeping dread. It definitely will reward repeated viewing since I watched the start of one episode twice and all of a sudden realized I hadn't really heard something that mattered the first time.
posted by biscotti at 4:11 PM on September 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by biscotti at 4:11 PM on September 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Oh man, I am going to have to sit on my hands. I have a lot of thoughts about how this played out and I am interested to see how others find it.
I liked it, but I found the Twin Peaks Tasmania Edition vibe a bit hard to take at times.
posted by arha at 4:40 AM on September 16, 2016
I liked it, but I found the Twin Peaks Tasmania Edition vibe a bit hard to take at times.
posted by arha at 4:40 AM on September 16, 2016
Oh, and beautifully shot. Debicki's cheekbone artist alone should get an AFI award.
posted by arha at 4:46 AM on September 16, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by arha at 4:46 AM on September 16, 2016 [1 favorite]
I liked it, but I found the Twin Peaks Tasmania Edition vibe a bit hard to take at times.
If they'd flown in Badalamenti and had way more atmospheric moments I would have been totally okay with that.
posted by fleacircus at 10:03 AM on September 16, 2016
If they'd flown in Badalamenti and had way more atmospheric moments I would have been totally okay with that.
posted by fleacircus at 10:03 AM on September 16, 2016
I finished watching it....anyone else or are we still avoiding spoilers here?
Relatively unspoilery thoughts:
There had better be a season two....
I was not surprised by Who Killed Chloe, but it made very good sense. And they did such a great job of making us suspicious of just about everyone.
I really liked how they didn't make too big a deal of the yellow globs, the whole show treated viewers like beings capable of thought, not much handholding.
They sure waited until the end to let us know at least some of WTF is going on, and I wasn't disappointed.
Really impressed with the acting and photography.
Holy crap the pictures from Antarctica were creepy.
What Happened to Travis! Ehrmagehrd!
posted by biscotti at 9:57 AM on September 22, 2016 [2 favorites]
Relatively unspoilery thoughts:
There had better be a season two....
I was not surprised by Who Killed Chloe, but it made very good sense. And they did such a great job of making us suspicious of just about everyone.
I really liked how they didn't make too big a deal of the yellow globs, the whole show treated viewers like beings capable of thought, not much handholding.
They sure waited until the end to let us know at least some of WTF is going on, and I wasn't disappointed.
Really impressed with the acting and photography.
Holy crap the pictures from Antarctica were creepy.
What Happened to Travis! Ehrmagehrd!
posted by biscotti at 9:57 AM on September 22, 2016 [2 favorites]
Don't tell me I come here for your insightful analysis of WTF happened in this show and there are no Mefites to explain it to me.... :-)
posted by treehorn+bunny at 7:35 PM on November 13, 2016
posted by treehorn+bunny at 7:35 PM on November 13, 2016
I really liked how they didn't make too big a deal of the yellow globs, the whole show treated viewers like beings capable of thought, not much handholding.
Just binged the whole thing this snowy weekend and it was truly great. Yeah, they really didn't worry if the viewer was following along. My wife and I had endless discussions about, "Wait, who is Travis?" or "Am I supposed to know what those ping-pong balls mean?" or "Who's that woman related to, again?"
*** SPOILERS ***
As far as theories go, I think Jens is running some sort of cloning experiment that involves exposing the original person to massive doses of radiation and produces significant quantities of toxic waste. People who have been "abducted" are being replaced with clones, but they don't realize that they are clones. Some of the early experiments did not produce viable clones, thus the reason Gillian never "returned". The Anna we have been following all along is not, in fact, the original Anna. The clones are not perfect - they are prone to fugue states, they have some personality changes, and they are susceptible to a moss/lichen infestation. The clones may be grown in/with/from (?) a fast growing moss that is starting to escape from the experimental facility under Mother Sullivan's Ridge.
Questions:
- What's up with the dogs?
- What are the ping-pong balls?
- Are the clones starting a revolt at the end? How/why?
posted by Rock Steady at 10:12 AM on January 10, 2017
Just binged the whole thing this snowy weekend and it was truly great. Yeah, they really didn't worry if the viewer was following along. My wife and I had endless discussions about, "Wait, who is Travis?" or "Am I supposed to know what those ping-pong balls mean?" or "Who's that woman related to, again?"
*** SPOILERS ***
As far as theories go, I think Jens is running some sort of cloning experiment that involves exposing the original person to massive doses of radiation and produces significant quantities of toxic waste. People who have been "abducted" are being replaced with clones, but they don't realize that they are clones. Some of the early experiments did not produce viable clones, thus the reason Gillian never "returned". The Anna we have been following all along is not, in fact, the original Anna. The clones are not perfect - they are prone to fugue states, they have some personality changes, and they are susceptible to a moss/lichen infestation. The clones may be grown in/with/from (?) a fast growing moss that is starting to escape from the experimental facility under Mother Sullivan's Ridge.
Questions:
- What's up with the dogs?
- What are the ping-pong balls?
- Are the clones starting a revolt at the end? How/why?
posted by Rock Steady at 10:12 AM on January 10, 2017
finally finished this. there better be a second season!!! shows like this are catnip to me and this was a good one. so many questions...
posted by supermedusa at 10:27 AM on April 13, 2018
posted by supermedusa at 10:27 AM on April 13, 2018
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posted by miss-lapin at 11:00 PM on September 13, 2016