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Mr. White wrote: This show is a case where the American version is actually better than the British original.
Whoa ... whoa ... whoa ... those are strong words there.
I would agree. Don't get me wrong - UK Office was a fun romp, once through - but I really have no desire to revisit those characters again - Once was new and shocking, but it doesn't hold up for me, second go through. If the US office were only the first 6...then maybe I go the other way. I think a lot of the appeal of the US version was how many of the ensemble characters they were able to bring to the front and develop because of the longevity - I mean yay for the Jim/Pam/Michael/Dwight stuff - but the rise and fall of Ryan, all of Creed's stuff, Meredith, Robert California, Erin, Andy, Stanley, Gabe and OMG KEVIN, etc .
I wish Kevin had gotten a spin off show.
Ahhh found the gif I was looking for.
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hotseatgames wrote: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is a really cool BBC show about two magic users in the 1800's. I've never seen a more gorgeous show with the exception of Downton Abbey, and this show is more engaging than that one.
Ooh I've been looking forward to this one. Tried to read the book ages ago and kinda bogged down in the unrelenting period drama-ness of it, which I find slightly more palatable in video form.
Total opposite for me on the book, I really enjoyed it. The unrelenting footnotes were a feature for me, not a distraction.
I'll definitely have to check this out, I had no idea it existed until this thread.
(but I think your experience with the book is more typical. Most of my friends abandoned it quite quickly.)
I'm about 350 pages into it. I bought it years ago and have been reading it off and on for nine months. I don't trust that Raven king one bit.
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After that first hour I did get the impression that the show suffers from everybody's-an-asshole syndrome, which bores me more now than it used to. At this point I can't imagine ever watching something like Casino or Goodfellas again even though I recognize how well made they are. And I used to get a kick out of that type of movie!
However, my main criticism is that the tone is wildly uneven. I think I get what they're going for: some absurdity mixed in with the heavier stuff. But the show swings from an offbeat, quirky scene involving, say, an unfortunate cow and a comically pancaked vampire to a serious heart-to-heart conversation in a darkened car interior between two characters who clearly have a lot of history. I think that what they intend with these tonal swings is something like what Twin Peaks accomplished, but instead it feels more like when Gremlins screeched to a halt for Phoebe Cates to recount her family's horrifying Christmas story. Tone is such a delicate thing in drama, and it's easy to mess it up.
That said, it's just the pilot. How many shows end up miles better after the first dozen episodes or so, as the showrunners, writers, and actors work their way through them? The lead actor does a great job, most of the others are good or better, and the show clearly has a lot of imagination and heart. Earnestness goes a long way with me, even earnest post-modern horror comic adaptations.
Speaking of which, there's one more thing to be thankful for about Preacher: at least it's not an adaptation of a Mark Millar comic. Non-Millar adaptations are becoming more and more rare, aren't they?
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quozl wrote: I just started the old Battlestar Galactica series. It's really interesting what they did in 1978.
What is it like marathoning that show? IIRC about 20% of each ep was recycled space war footage, which I loved as a kid but must really drag when watching eps close together.
Nah, it's more like 30 seconds of each episode. Not a big deal at all.
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Anyone else watch it? Any ideas why it failed to find a larger audience?
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Mr. White wrote: My wife and I really enjoyed The Muppets, but I see it wasn't picked up for a second season. I figure it would have been a hit riding off the success of the reboot film and with the show filmed in that pseudo-documentary Office style.
Anyone else watch it? Any ideas why it failed to find a larger audience?
I liked it, too. I think it was just a bit too edgy for some kids (or for some parents to want their kids to watch), and maybe not quite edgy enough to pull in more adults.
ABC cancelled The Muppets, Agent Carter and The Grinder... all among the best shows on the main networks. The Grinder was quite funny, but I don't know that the premise could have survived too much longer, anyway. I loved the series finale closing shot, though. Perfect.
Agent Carter might live again on Netflix. Here's hoping.
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About Henry Rollins, has anyone seen that movie 'He Never Died' that's on Netflix? Any good?
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RobertB wrote: @Shellhead: Yes, SoA Season 3 will take points off your IQ, and make you hate Hollywood even more than the end of Season 2 does. IMO, S4 and S5 are okay S6 is mediocre, and S7 is f'in awful.
Fully agree. S3 is when I began to have serious doubts about Sutter as a showrunner. I think he kind of listened to critics and came back around for next couple seasons, but then success really went to his head and he did whatever the fuck he wanted to. S7 is painful to watch .
Now that he's failed spectacularly with The Bastard Executioner, maybe he'll start listening to people.
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He also starred in JUSTIFIED, which is a rare series that held up well throughout its entire run, with a slight slip up in the fifth season due to a weakly cast main villain.
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Mr. White wrote: That suggestion for the Detectorist was perfect. Great show! Right on, it could be about any niche hobby.
About Henry Rollins, has anyone seen that movie 'He Never Died' that's on Netflix? Any good?
Forget 'He Never Died', watched it a few days ago. Instantly forgettable. Utter drek.
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