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Neverwhere

Starring: Clive Russell, Gary Bakewell
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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Whether you view it as an alternate reality or the illusions of demented mind, Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere is an intriguing place to visit. The Sandman creator's first TV miniseries suffers from the same traditional shortcomings that plague all British "telefantasy"--namely, micro-budget production values and slapdash direction that betrays a conspicuous shortage of rehearsal time. And yet, within those limitations, Gaiman and director Dewi Humphreys have crafted an ambitious exploration of "London Below," a vast, subterranean capital, far below "London Above," where office drone Richard Mayhew (Gary Bakewell) unwittingly finds himself after rescuing Door (Laura Fraser), and underworld dweller determined to learn why her parents have been killed. Gaiman teases the viewer with hints that Richard may be insane, but Neverwhere maintains its imaginative ambiguity, and presents a dark, dangerous domain of baronies and fiefdoms, bearing familiar British nomenclature but decidedly unfamiliar landmarks. Once you've visited, you might prefer to stay. --Jeff Shannon


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Commentary with creator Neil Gaiman
The original BBC Neil Gaiman interview
Neil Gaiman biography
Character descriptions
Photo gallery
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good... but obviously the book is better, Jun 25 2004
By "carriwitchet" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
I was one of the few people who actually watched this when it was first on television back in the UK. And come to the think of it I'm not sure why I did, as at the time I hadn't read any of Neil Gaiman's work and just knew that he wrote some comics or something. Obviously in the intervening years I have discovered what a genius Gaiman is, and what a throughly nice man he seems to be as well.

As for Neverwhere: it's good, but it could have (or should have) been great. The premise is interesting and the story is engaging, most of the actors are very good -- particularly those playing Croup and Vandemaar, not to mention the excellent portrayal of the Marquis. But it's let down by a somewhat strange combination of shooting on tape and lighting for film, or something or other, that made all the on location scenes look as though they were amateurishly faked. That coupled with the un-terrifying Beast of London, really let down the whole show.

For me what made the DVD worth buying was the commentary by Neil Gaiman (yes it is on the DVD, strangely located under the individual episodes sub-menu). You get to hear all about the different locations used during the filming. And about what he thought worked really well, and what he was disappointed with. After all he wrote the book to put back in all the things that for one reason or another didn't make it in to the series, or didn't make it in the way he originally envisaged them. All very interesting. After watching the show and then listening to the commentary I really wanted to go and re-read the book... sadly my copy is somewhere over in London Above.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it, but WHERE OH WHERE is the commentary?????, April 3 2004
By Sherry A. Martin (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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Sorry for substituting a question in place of a review, but I've got a real mystery on my hands. On the back of the slipcase (as well as on the backs of the two DVD cases), it states that there is a "Commentary with Creator Neil Gaiman". If there is, it's VERY well hidden. The first DVD has only the first three chapters on it, as well as a PLAY ALL feature (there are NO BONUS FEATURES ON IT AT ALL). The second DVD has the last three chapters, and a Bonus Features choice, which offers "The Original BBC Neil Gaiman Interview", a "Neil Gaiman Biography", "Character Descriptions", and a "Photo Gallery". On several of the reviews, people rave about the feature-long commentary. Why does my set not include it. I would suspect that someone had switched discs for this set, but that's not possible. I bought this set at Best Buy, and it was shrinkwrapped. Is the commentary hidden, like an "easter egg"? If so, can someone tell me how to access it? Thanks in advance for your help.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Read the Book Instead, Mar 14 2004
By Andi Vaclavicek "andi_dave" (Panama City, FL USA) - See all my reviews
I absolutely loved this book. So I was very eager to watch the mini-series. I started it up and was disappointed immediately. I let it play for about 1/2 an hour before I had to make it go away. My imagination did a much better job at depicting this story than this mess. It was so horrible I nearly cried. My view may not be a popular one, but I think for this story to translate well to the "big screen", it would need to be done by someone like Tim Burton and have wonderful character actors like Johhny Depp as the Marquis, Ewan McGregor as Richard Mayhew and Vincent D'Onofrio with possibly Steve Buscemi as Mr. Vandemar and Mr. Croup respectively. This story deserves to be shown as magically as it is depicted on paper, and this mini-series just doesn't cut it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you can live without millions spent on CGI...
and love programs with strong writing and acting, you'll probably love this collection that has seen little airplay since it's original release. Having cut my teeth on Dr. Read more
Published on Mar 6 2004 by James M. Miller

5.0 out of 5 stars Neverwhere is a must
I first saw clips Neverwhere when Neil came to Dragon Con in 1996. I went with a friend who was an ardent Sandman fan. I had no idea until then who Neil Gaiman was. Read more
Published on Feb 26 2004 by Neferset

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much to say about this
It's a mess. Go and have a look at Ultraviolet instead.
Published on Feb 18 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars yuck! yuck! yuck!
i rented this with an 'oh wow' - the bbc + neil gaiman- hooray!

boy was i wrong! it was annoying, ill-produced, low-budget in the worst way (low budget can turn out all kinds... Read more

Published on Feb 8 2004 by lady detective

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Cult Classic
Are you willing to forgive Neverwhere's ghastly technical flaws? The answer will determine if you characterize Neil Gaiman's miniseries as a masterpiece or a... Read more
Published on Feb 5 2004 by Richard J. Berman

2.0 out of 5 stars "Neverwhere" is "Nowhere"
I bought this DVD set hoping for the best, unfortunately, I was disappointed. If you like blood, gore, senseless violence, and a lot of dirty people in rags running around in... Read more
Published on Jan 26 2004 by Ron Wise

4.0 out of 5 stars Thank Goodness for BBC
There is a certain magic in simplicity - and I so relieved that Hollywood did not corrupt such a masterpiece by Neil Gaiman. Read more
Published on Jan 17 2004 by Little Old Me

1.0 out of 5 stars Painful
I watched it once all the way through. The 2nd time I tried thinking " maybe I'm just not getting it", "it must be intentional", "It couldn't have been... Read more
Published on Jan 15 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor production.
While I have only lukewarm feelings about Gaiman's Neverwhere novel the DVD set is terrible. I know people want to knock on the acting, but it's not really what makes this piece... Read more
Published on Dec 26 2003 by Lane Fox

5.0 out of 5 stars Urban Fantasy at its best
I bought the original book version of Neverwhere some years ago and was intrigued by the characters, setting and story. Read more
Published on Dec 11 2003 by Allison

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