I experienced this as Target first, video/DVD second, and it’s the tonal difference between them that makes the the tv version oddly unengaging. After the full-on body horror of the book, I never warmed to the rather clinical SF of the transmitted story. And yes, the bubblewrap, totally immobile Wirrrn and sleeping-bag grub don’t sell any of the monster’s iterations. Even one that properly worked would have helped.
Definitely my second favourite story set on Nerva Beacon.
I experienced this as Target first, video/DVD second, and it’s the tonal difference between them that makes the the tv version oddly unengaging. After the full-on body horror of the book, I never warmed to the rather clinical SF of the transmitted story. And yes, the bubblewrap, totally immobile Wirrrn and sleeping-bag grub don’t sell any of the monster’s iterations. Even one that properly worked would have helped.