Awesome first episode of the new season for AGOT.
Just finished a run through the first three seasons of Bojack Horseman. Wow. It starts off a bit slow/chiche-filled, but as it goes on they don't pull any punches. It is, I suppose, technically a comedy - there are plenty of gags and cultural in-jokes; they spend a lot of time lampooning Hollywood and the culture of celebrity. Yet at its core, it's actually quite serious. Heartbreaking, even. The show is about broken people who know they're broken, and, by and large, do not find the redemption they're seeking. Not exactly light viewing. Watch it.
"When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: Why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." - Werner Heisenberg (maybe)
"When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: Why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." - Werner Heisenberg (maybe)
Broadchurch. Just finished season 1. I really liked it; decent acting and writing, and the mystery truly kept me guessing until they telegraphed things near the end. I'm a bit worried that subsequent seasons won't have the same tense suspicion, though, since there's only so much they can milk this story for. Even so, well done.
"When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: Why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." - Werner Heisenberg (maybe)
GoT
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Keep on keepin' the beat alive!
Just finished the first season of Dirk Gently, which is on Hulu now. Glad to hear it's been renewed. Odd show, but a lot of fun. I never got around to reading the book so I can't speak to it's faithfulness, but Adams was never one for faithfulness in translations anyways.
More GoT:
Spoiler:
Hope is the denial of reality
Didn't read the article, because I'm not disabling ad-block for forbes *hawk-spit* but... I can't agree with the premise implied by the URL. George R.R is a masterful storyteller (pacing issues aside) and world-builder, and brilliant at character work but his prose and dialogue is... just barely adequate? I read GoT and the writing was OK, and I still haven't made it through Clash of Kings. The show might suffer because it lacks his plotting and direction - when it's strayed too far from his story in the past it has sucked quite badly - but it's kept it's head above water so far in Season 7 in that department. D&D gave us several fantastic dialogue vignettes that weren't in the books in the early seasons of the show - Arya and Tywin springs to mind.
When the sky above us fell
We descended into hell
Into kingdom come
No problems with the setting, it's probably one of the best fantasy settings I've encountered. No problem with the story, except for the pacing issues that I'm pretty sure everyone is familiar with. No problem with the characters, he's very good at characters, there's a reason the Red Wedding, etc had the effect it did on people.
The only problem I have is with the actual prose. I'm going to to read 5 novels each 800 pages plus, full of digressions and padding, then I'd like the prose and dialogue to sparkle a bit more.
When the sky above us fell
We descended into hell
Into kingdom come
Totally agree there, I think it's just to speed things up.
Spoiler:
Keep on keepin' the beat alive!
Spoiler:
Keep on keepin' the beat alive!
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Hope is the denial of reality
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Spoiler:
When the sky above us fell
We descended into hell
Into kingdom come
We resumed watching Killjoys after taking a long break. The first few episodes of season 1 were kinda meh and the soundtrack was really atrocious. After this, we got more enjoyable episodes that established the characters and their relationships. Season 2 evoked some of the best aspects of Dr. Who, Farscape, SG-1 during the Ori story-arc, and even some of the best parts of Firefly. Season 3 has some symptoms of Season 3 Syndrome but, all in all, takes the show in a very promising direction, revealing more of the setting and the world of the J Star Cluster while setting things up for what will almost certainly be a spectacular finale. Hannah John-Kamen is an excellent lead right from the outset while the supporting cast slowly grows into their roles. I love the setting, although I'd prefer a little more exploration and a little less exposition. The relationship between Khlyen and Dutch carries the second season, and the story of the Hullen makes for a decent mythology. I'm not too keen on Aneela but I think I'll grow to appreciate her as the third season progresses, and the same goes for the new nerd. V. glad I gave this show a second chance.
We also decided to check out Bones and found ourselves sucked into a time-storm from which we emerged eleven seasons later. It's the first show I've ever watched that I could just let play while working in the kitchen or whatever, but, in spite of that, surprisingly engrossing. Emily Deschanel is a better actress than her sister, and gives us a pitch-perfect portrayal of her character, even on those rare occasions when the writers falter. The other characters take a whole season to come into their own, but, once the show breaks free of the Fox Family Values guidelines, we get some excellent--if light--TV programming. The later seasons are a little formulaic but the addition of Sweets and the Squinterns really improves the show, unexpectedly. Fox deals heavily in stereotypes and worn out tropes, but, unlike the team behind Scorpion, these actors and the writing team bring their A-game for far longer than anyone has a right to expect of modern TV. The Pelant story-arc is shit, but there's enough filler in it to make the slog tolerable.
Decided to check out Limitless, too, after having avoided it because of its obvious association with the Bradley Cooper movie of the same name. The show would've been better termed "Jake 3.0". Decent premise, good--if obnoxious--lead, decent stories... but so much wasted potential. I have to say, however, that this is the best Bradley Cooper has ever been. His few appearances on this show were spot on. Shame they couldn't make it work.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Episode 4; saw it. God, GoT.
Congratulations America