Drithius
Magic & Loss
Yeah, Stranger Things (1) was never about the action, but rather that 80's E.T./Goonies/Spielberg nostalgia goodness. I too hope the producers didn't lose sight of that.
It's Hollywood's way, with more money comes bigger explosions.Yeah, Stranger Things (1) was never about the action, but rather that 80's E.T./Goonies/Spielberg nostalgia goodness. I too hope the producers didn't lose sight of that.
That's probably why critics didn't like it, they were expecting a comedy and they saw Sci-Fi, or they were expecting Sci-Fi and they saw comedy. Basically the show works when you don't box your mind into watching a specific genre. When you watch The Orville you're not watching strictly sci-fi or comedy, you're watching The Orville.Orville is so strange, the humor is so off that it just leaves me with a "uh, what?" It's like they could not decide what to go with so they only get halfway to comedy (which isnt really comedy) and to drama (which isn't really drama, or something that can be taken even remotely seriously). I would have really liked to see it either a full blown, "serious" sci-fi series or just over-the-top comedy / parody, which could have been really awesome, so much potential. What a waste.
That's probably why critics didn't like it, they were expecting a comedy and they saw Sci-Fi, or they were expecting Sci-Fi and they saw comedy. Basically the show works when you don't box your mind into watching a specific genre. When you watch The Orville you're not watching strictly sci-fi or comedy, you're watching The Orville.
sure, but it doesn't work to its advantage, again, it gets halfway there. i guess its good if you like bad comedy and bad drama, if you want proper comedy there are many excellent shows, if you want a great drama or more serious sci-fi there are other shows.
I love shows like twin peaks, it's a show which is also kind of genreless, it can be comedy, horror, drama, sci-fi, i really couldn't care what genre it is, as long as it does what it does well. I can't say that for this show.
Anyone watching the man in the high castle?
I think it's quite good and I enjoy the while concept of alternate history too.
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I've read it but want to watch the series if ever possible. I think there's a disconnection though because the era it was written in there was a real understanding of the events that happened. Its better than the usual "whatif" because how much he focuses on people and their individual stories and you realize the parallels what "really" happened. I also loved the ending. Its got so many of those PhilipKDickensian themes wrapped in one of his better stories.
We love the Good Place, it's a short, interesting show with a nice cast. It will be hard to have such a good surprise this season but, if any show could actually pull it off, this one might.