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GreenNight posted:Resident Alien returns Jan 24th. Good show. Hope they don't gently caress it up.
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https://twitter.com/porksmith/status/1469354323201175552 Looks like the Toast is headed to Tinsel Towwwnn.
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https://twitter.com/heyjenbartel/status/1469265094479650816?s=20 A good thread about what was missing from CB.
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I know nothing about Cowboy Bebop so I could be way off but my impression is the original Cowboy Bebop was just kind of a standard serial western with the standard western ideas like "cowboy has a code" but it was the first or most affective exposure to that for a bunch of people who weren't interested in westerns but like anime and space stuff. And then the Netflix show recreated the style but either downplayed the western ideas or what I suspect is more likely they simply felt more generic since llke every space or sci fi or genre thing for the last few decades has used the same ideas and its no longer "unique" out of anime form? Or not as deep since its not as long a serial? And then hardcore fans reacted in over the top nasty ways because fans are by and large the worst. And since they were the ones most anticipating this the show was at the mercy of people watching what the Netflix algorithm wants them to.
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zoux posted:That Ed clip was honestly as bad as anything I've ever seen on TV and it's worth cancelling the show to prevent that character/performance from seeing another minute. The only other time it happened this quick that I can remember is earlier this year with The Irregulars the fantasy Sherlock Holmes show without Sherlock. With the cancellation happening so fast my assumption is that Netflix was going in already planning on canning the show but wanted to see if it was going to be a surprise hit.
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STAC Goat posted:I know nothing about Cowboy Bebop so I could be way off but my impression is the original Cowboy Bebop was just kind of a standard serial western with the standard western ideas like "cowboy has a code" but it was the first or most affective exposure to that for a bunch of people who weren't interested in westerns but like anime and space stuff. And then the Netflix show recreated the style but either downplayed the western ideas or what I suspect is more likely they simply felt more generic since llke every space or sci fi or genre thing for the last few decades has used the same ideas and its no longer "unique" out of anime form? Or not as deep since its not as long a serial? And then hardcore fans reacted in over the top nasty ways because fans are by and large the worst. And since they were the ones most anticipating this the show was at the mercy of people watching what the Netflix algorithm wants them to. I remember when Firefly came out there was a huge contingent of "Whedon copied Cowboy Bebop!" fans. And now with the live action adaptation, the complaint seems to be the opposite (in regards to the tone). For what it's worth, as a casual viewer of the anime, I thought the live-action version was fine. Wasn't great but also wasn't the absolute worst thing in the world like the nerd consensus was.
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muscles like this! posted:Mike Flanagan has announced some of the cast for his next Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher with the rest getting announced tomorrow. Rest of cast: Henry Thomas Samantha Sloyan T'Nia Miller Rahul Kohli Kate Siegel Zach Gilford Katie Parker Michael Trucco Malcolm Goodwin Crystal Balint Sauriyan Sapkota So, basically a bunch of people who have been in Flanagan stuff before with a couple newcomers.
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Dec 10, 2021 21:14
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Mike Flanagan make a film or series without casting your wife Kate Siegel challenge. I actually think she's fine but it's a little bothersome to me.
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Dec 10, 2021 21:18
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Eh. No one really cares when Rob Zombie does it or when Wes Anderson uses the same people a bunch.
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Dec 10, 2021 21:25
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When you are using a bunch of the same people in things it would be kinda weird not to also include your wife if she's part of that group. Idk, if she was doing a bad job or being a jerk to people it's one thing - personally, I thought she (and everyone else) did a great job in Midnight Mass. The real question is, where's Hamish??
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muscles like this! posted:
That does seem likely. I suspect that the delay caused by Cho's injury on top of anything else they had to delay due to COVID and would have made retaining the talent expensive (similar to what happened to G.L.O.W.) and they held off in case it was a blowout hit. Since it wasn't, the scales tipped and they cancelled. All of the flaws outlined above in the tweet dissection were correctable and it's hard to see what the series would have morphed into if it was given more than 10 episodes to do so.
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New Toast drops January 4th in the UK. No idea when it is coming to America. Also for Resident Alien they're splitting the season in two so the first half will start in January but there isn't a date for the second other than "summer."
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AngryBooch posted:Mike Flanagan make a film or series without casting your wife Kate Siegel challenge. Honestly I love it and she’s great.
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muscles like this! posted:Also for Resident Alien they're splitting the season in two so the first half will start in January but there isn't a date for the second other than "summer." This is some bullshit! At least season 3 of Derry Girls should be coming somewhat soon; I think they're done filming it.
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I imagine it is because Syfy doesn't have much of anything in the chamber and need something new to air.
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STAC Goat posted:Eh. No one really cares when Rob Zombie does it or when Wes Anderson uses the same people a bunch. 3 words: Sheri Moon Zombie That said no issues with Mike using the same people.
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LionArcher posted:It was extremely hyped and got bodied by WOT only dropped 3 episodes that day. I still don't understand what people see in Wheel of Time. It took me three sittings to get through one episode and it sucked.
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I watched all 3 episodes in one sitting and had a great time.
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It's a cool world where guys with swords and ladies with skirts do cool stuff; sometimes there's lesbians. 2 thumbs up
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It's interesting that the sword guys are so sensitive and talk about their feelings to each other.
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Cojawfee posted:I still don't understand what people see in Wheel of Time. It took me three sittings to get through one episode and it sucked. Turn on your tv next time. If it keeps up this quality it will eclipse GOT by season 3.
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Cojawfee posted:I still don't understand what people see in Wheel of Time. It took me three sittings to get through one episode and it sucked. it's really not that bad, Hawkeye and foundation are infinitely worse
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Cojawfee posted:I still don't understand what people see in Wheel of Time. It took me three sittings to get through one episode and it sucked. It's super good and cool.
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Cojawfee posted:I still don't understand what people see in Wheel of Time. It took me three sittings to get through one episode and it sucked. That's like watching the first episode of Fringe or Person of Interest. The show gets a lot better in episodes 4 and 5. I would just wait until the season is over at this point and check reviews to see if it goes anywhere. It's only 8 episodes.
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The episodes have been getting better and better, so I'm pretty hopeful that the last 2 will be kick-rear end.
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I’m too lazy to scroll back, but to the person who talked about Beforeigners : I just watched the first episode and I’m pretty well hooked. It’s really hard to say no to viking cop lady solving murder mysteries. drat! But, does the translation available on HBOMax ever improve? My Norwegian is pretty minimal, but I can tell that what they’re translating is complicated and how they’re translating it isn’t, so I know a lot of content is getting lost.
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Chairman Capone posted:I remember when Firefly came out there was a huge contingent of "Whedon copied Cowboy Bebop!" fans. I remember thinking this when I was watching the first episode Fox cared to broadcast 
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Cojawfee posted:I still don't understand what people see in Wheel of Time. It took me three sittings to get through one episode and it sucked.
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LionArcher posted:Turn on your tv next time. If it keeps up this quality it will eclipse GOT by season 3. Ha! Sorry but Wheel of Time is a high quality Xena Warrior Princess at best. It’s got a nice coat of gloss while still feeling cheap. Say what you will about Game of Thrones making GBS threads the bed story wise. At least it looked cinematic while doing so.
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If anyone's looking for something to watch this weekend https://www.pcworld.com/article/559001/the-future-of-esports-is-microsoft-excel-and-its-on-espn.html
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I… kind of want to watch as someone who lives their life in Excel but doesn’t feel they’re that great with it.
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Raspberry Bang posted:Ha! Sorry but Wheel of Time is a high quality Xena Warrior Princess at best. It’s got a nice coat of gloss while still feeling cheap. Say what you will about Game of Thrones making GBS threads the bed story wise. At least it looked cinematic while doing so. Ha you should go back and watch GoT season 1, like the joust episode.
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Wheel of Time s1 is not great. Specifically, it doesn’t have the cast to get it through the early season issues - the Twin Rivers kids especially are really uninteresting to watch. Of course I’m biased because I’m not into the kind of generic fantasy it seems to revel in
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All I want is a decent episodic fantasy show. A modern Hercules and Xena with orcs and taverns and dragons and a sidequest-of-the-week.
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Uggggghhhhhhhhh https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/six-feet-under-reboot-hbo-1235130889 Never has "just leave it in peace" been more appropriate.
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feedmyleg posted:All I want is a decent episodic fantasy show. A modern Hercules and Xena with orcs and taverns and dragons and a sidequest-of-the-week. I mean this is basically the Witcher show, at least for now. While there's a running plot, there are several self-contained episodes, and season 2 looks to continue adapting the various short stories at least to some degree. Hopefully their production values have improved.
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Season 2 reviews say they dropped the episodic/monster-of-the-week aspects. And the first season only did it a couple times.
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