Great TV series and better than the original movie in my opinion, (while I have only seen the first three episodes at this point)...except for a couple of things. Nicole's posh English accent was shrill and fake, and frankly, irritating. She does a lot better with American! Another point which stuck out to me was, when they were about to start the herd drive from the homestead, Drover yells..."Listen up everybody.." A city or outback Aussie in 1940 would not have said Listen "UP"! That is an Americanism that did not start until the 1970s. My other problem was.....at the homestead, there would not have been any electricity so far out in 1940. May have had some kind of generator, but, they were lighting kerosene lamps at night, but the drunk guy had an electric fan running!!! Other than these points...great cinematography and cool acting, in a sophisticated cartoon like atmosphere, which, of course is this directors wont.
Review of Faraway Downs
