TV Serieseseses
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@crazy-horse said in TV Serieseseses:
What channel or by what means are you guys watching Mr Mercedes? I can't find it in Aus.
Downloading via torrents for me
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Not convinced about Electric Dreams so far. Maybe with PKDs stories they need to be of a longer format to work on screen where you can get distracted by the setting, characters or occasional bits of action and forgive the highbrow concepts.
The short stories just leave you puzzled.
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Finished Narcos...good series, although felt Ep10 was a bit of a waste of space, Ep9 pretty much completed it, so they used another ep to do some gap filling which I didn't think they really needed, probably coulda made ep9 an extra 20 mins.
Well I know another series is in the offing but given one of their production team was killed in Mexico while surveying sites, might be delayed?
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Ascension
This was in my recommended list, and after a bit of research I saw that the Hot Blonde Cylon (hereafter: HBC) was in it, which is always a plus.
I'm 1.5 eps in, and its a little slow-paced. I keep asking myself all the scientific questions while looking at a gigantic fucking spaceship. I was about to give up on it when HBC's arse appeared in both natural and then clothed forms, so I'm now in for the whole 6 eps.
All the chicks in this thing are pretty hot besides that.
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@rembrandt I just got to the end of Ep2* and just had a massive "aha!" moment. Big enough to keep me watching.
*The original thing was a 3-part miniseries - Chapters 1, 2, and 3. They broke each in half to make 6 eps, for reasons i don't understand.
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@taniwharugby overall, yes. Just.
Tricia Helfer's cylon arse is still in good shape.
Complete lack of boobies marks it down a little.
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@rembrandt said in TV Serieseseses:
Just finished this, surprisingly good!
Very well done.
Like the first 'Scream'. Reverent and irreverent in perfect balance.
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@nta said in TV Serieseseses:
@taniwharugby overall, yes. Just.
Tricia Helfer's cylon arse is still in good shape.
Complete lack of boobies marks it down a little.
I enjoyed it until it became clear what was happening. Then it was just stupid. They had an interesting premise before that.
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@kirwan I think it could have done with a second season.
What was the seahorse all about? A measure of Enzmann's obsession? Was he too busy/lazy to buy anniversary presents?
Where did Gault end up? And the other guy, Medici?
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Channel 4 has adapted ten of Philip K. Dick's short stories as the series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
I assume that they only had the rights to the most minor stories, as the first two were rather dull and it seems that they are all early period (50's). The third episode had an excellent performance from Timothy Spall, and was quite affecting despite never resolving into anything convincing or satisfying. It was a rather effective rumination on mental illness, parenthood, and personal disappointment, despite never adding up to much. I guess that even a misguided screenwriter will still be able to convey Dick's humanist sympathy and frequently melancholy atmosphere.
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@tim said in TV Serieseseses:
Channel 4 has adapted ten of Philip K. Dick's short stories as the series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
I assume that they only had the rights to the most minor stories, as the first two were rather dull and it seems that they are all early period (50's). The third episode had an excellent performance from Timothy Spall, and was quite affecting despite never resolving into anything convincing or satisfying. It was a rather effective rumination on mental illness, parenthood, and personal disappointment, despite never adding up to much. I guess that even a misguided screenwriter will still be able to convey Dick's humanist sympathy and frequently melancholy atmosphere.
I think you are reading too much into it.
These are basically well produced and acted piles of shit that make you wonder why you are wasting time watching them.
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I've read pretty much everything by PKD, and adore his best work. However, he is perhaps the most adapted and licensed writer ever, so there is little of his work remaining to use. Auto-Fac was an excellent short story, so hopefully that will be good.
