JiveTurkey
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8/10Watching Mr. And Mrs. Smith (the series).
Not even kidding. Just finished ep 5 of 6. Finally feels warranted to give some praise to this season.Tried to watch TD4. I think it is very bad. Compared to first seasons ( well it is utter shit)
Well, I hear you. Will try to make it till the end. So far I’m not impressed. Looks like they have lost all the noir charm. Feels like the whole crew that makes that series is a completely new one and tried to do their own thing and no tlooking back on the whole legacy of TD. I was very impressed with season 1. Even voted 9/10 on IMDB . Don’t know, I’m may be too picky about cinematography.Not even kidding. Just finished ep 5 of 6. Finally feels warranted to give some praise to this season.
The thing is; I have been generally unfooled by the huge push on how great this season is. Jodie Foster is always great (and the kid gets props from me consistently) but the rest, other than the location and some spots here and there? Not really so much. The whole supernatural in the tundra is LAME in my eyes. Not vibing with it at all.Well, I hear you. Will try to make it till the end. So far I’m not impressed. Looks like they have lost all the noir charm. Feels like the whole crew that makes that series is a completely new one and tried to do their own thing and no tlooking back on the whole legacy of TD. I was very impressed with season 1. Even voted 9/10 on IMDB . Don’t know, I’m may be too picky about cinematography.
We've watched the first two episodes. It has kind of an odd vibe so far.Watching Mr. And Mrs. Smith (the series).
It is definitely a slow burn out of the gates. We were reeeeeally bored for the most part, which is a weird response to a show that's going to such incredible lengths to be grim and edgy. (Surely the first time I've ever seen a limb shatter off of a frozen pile of naked corpses. Just as a for instance...) But the last couple of episodes got the ball rolling in terms of character and plot development; I'm at least looking forward to the next.Well, I hear you. Will try to make it till the end. So far I’m not impressed. Looks like they have lost all the noir charm. Feels like the whole crew that makes that series is a completely new one and tried to do their own thing and no tlooking back on the whole legacy of TD. I was very impressed with season 1. Even voted 9/10 on IMDB . Don’t know, I’m may be too picky about cinematography.
John Hawkes is great. I feel like he has been largely wasted till this last episode though?It is definitely a slow burn out of the gates. We were reeeeeally bored for the most part, which is a weird response to a show that's going to such incredible lengths to be grim and edgy. (Surely the first time I've ever seen a limb shatter off of a frozen pile of naked corpses. Just as a for instance...) But the last couple of episodes got the ball rolling in terms of character and plot development; I'm at least looking forward to the next.
Jodie Foster is legendary of course, but if I've gotta a pick a standout actor in TD4, it's always going to be this guy:
(The Deadwood context is no accident...)
This close to sobbing for a character I've been given every reason to despise:John Hawkes is great. I feel like he has been largely wasted till this last episode though?
YES! But then he goes back to the station and makes up some BS and pours a drink and moves on. It's like he's purposely shallow to the detriment of the character.This close to sobbing for a character I've been given every reason to despise:
(Previous episode.)
He's "complex".YES! But then he goes back to the station and makes up some BS and pours a drink and moves on. It's like he's purposely shallow to the detriment of the character.
Kenny Vs Spenny.
Oh man, used to love that show! I grew up nearish to Toronto (where they filmed every episode) and they were basically minor celebrities when I was a kid. The LSD Squid episode is infamous.
My grade 10 science teacher actually knew Kenny (the mean one) but one kid in my class didn't believe him. So my teacher just called him up one day and gave the kid the phone. They talked for a minute and then hung up.
Apparently Kenny said something like "Yes, it's me! The real Kenny Hotz! Also I fucked your dad last night! See ya."