Primeval Series 4

Primeval series four is much more like the first and second series, which had stronger elements of intrigue and subterfuge in the story, unlike the third series was mostly episodic creature-of-the-week stories. While series four has an interesting ongoing story, the technical execution still hasn't improved, so expect to be annoyed a few times if you watch this. Series four ends rather abruptly, which was disconcerting. It is not a cliffhanger ending so I'm hoping the fourth and fifth series were conceived together and later split up. Well, I'll find out for sure after series five airs in the May.

Primeval Series 3

Primeval is an average sci-fi series that keeps sucking me back in for reasons that I haven't completely figured out yet.

For the most part, the series is just a monster-of-the-week show. The characters are actually intelligent but the writers tend to ignore this fact in every episode for dramatic purposes. Or they use an even cheaper trick like having the clumsy geek trip over something. You will groan at least once each episode, trust me. Nitpickers should not watch this!

Despite all that, the basic premise of the series is interesting (although hardly original) and the background behind the anomalies is being developed, albeit very slowly. My instincts tell me that the writers have no idea where the anomalies come from but I keep watching just in case. Oh look, there's already a fourth and fifth series... ^_^