scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Who else watched?
the mean wrote:gregpolard wrote:Who else watched?
Two episodes in right now. It's pretty good so far. Won't be checking this thread again until we are done with the season.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:I thought their decision to have Mare eschew whiz for the more deliberately obscure provolone option to be an especially bold aesthetic choice.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
SamDBL wrote:It was good. I knew a twist was coming. But I thought it was that the freckle-faced wife was going to be the culprit.
scannest wrote:I thought their decision to have Mare eschew whiz for the more deliberately obscure provolone option to be an especially bold aesthetic choice.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
gregpolard wrote:scannest wrote:I thought their decision to have Mare eschew whiz for the more deliberately obscure provolone option to be an especially bold aesthetic choice.
Was hoping for a scene with some wooder ice.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
xxxHunterxxx wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/kimquindlen/status/1395749201909329927?s=10
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:scannest wrote:I thought their decision to have Mare eschew whiz for the more deliberately obscure provolone option to be an especially bold aesthetic choice.
I 100% approve of this. It makes me want to see it even more tbh. Whiz is disgusting.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:JGJR wrote:scannest wrote:I thought their decision to have Mare eschew whiz for the more deliberately obscure provolone option to be an especially bold aesthetic choice.
I 100% approve of this. It makes me want to see it even more tbh. Whiz is disgusting.
I may no longer eat meat but Whiz for life. You cray
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:scannest wrote:I thought their decision to have Mare eschew whiz for the more deliberately obscure provolone option to be an especially bold aesthetic choice.
I 100% approve of this. It makes me want to see it even more tbh. Whiz is disgusting.
scannest wrote:JGJR wrote:scannest wrote:I thought their decision to have Mare eschew whiz for the more deliberately obscure provolone option to be an especially bold aesthetic choice.
I 100% approve of this. It makes me want to see it even more tbh. Whiz is disgusting.
I was making a joke. I haven't seen the show and have no idea what their stance vis a vis cheese options on your steak sandwich might be.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Read the room, scanny.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:JGJR wrote:scannest wrote:I thought their decision to have Mare eschew whiz for the more deliberately obscure provolone option to be an especially bold aesthetic choice.
I 100% approve of this. It makes me want to see it even more tbh. Whiz is disgusting.
I was making a joke. I haven't seen the show and have no idea what their stance vis a vis cheese options on your steak sandwich might be.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
gregpolard wrote:Interesting. so it's real. I'll have to ask around if that's really the best place
My place is the Triangle in South Philly as they make an incredible vegan version.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
SamDBL wrote:I. That town seems like a god damn shit hole, though.
SamDBL wrote:Also, I’m really getting sick of the ‘You’re a damn good cop. Maybe the best on the force. But you don’t play by the rules and you’ve gone too far. Hand over your badge and gun’ thing. Does that scene *really* have to take place in every fucking police drama since 1970? Also the thing where the naive rookie gets paired with the weathered senior officer who treats them like shit until they prove themselves worthy.
But those are my only critiques. I liked it quite a lot. That town seems like a god damn shit hole, though.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
the mean wrote:The ending reminded me too much of a British show that became an American show and had a similar twist.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:the mean wrote:The ending reminded me too much of a British show that became an American show and had a similar twist.
What show?
Happy Valley?
the mean wrote:gregpolard wrote:the mean wrote:The ending reminded me too much of a British show that became an American show and had a similar twist.
What show?
Happy Valley?
I guess I can assume that anyone who doesn't want spoilers isn't reading this thread, but this will spoil the ending if you wanted to watch one of these:
Broadchurch/Gracepoint
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
SamDBL wrote:I actually felt terrible for the victim. Her story was very short, but they really played it to the hilt, emotionally. I thought the teenage love story was totally unnecessary. But I feel that way about every young person side story that every single one of these shows are plagued with. I guess it’s to appeal to a demographic, or something. But every time a story about what the kids are doing in their free time comes up, I totally check out.
I also think a bit too much is being made of the fact that winslett chose to look the part by not looking totally glamorous. As if she is some sort of pioneer. I watch these shows, constantly. Particularly the British ones. And the ragged out, world weary female lead detective is pretty much a standard trope at this point. Also, I’m really getting sick of the ‘You’re a damn good cop. Maybe the best on the force. But you don’t play by the rules and you’ve gone too far. Hand over your badge and gun’ thing. Does that scene *really* have to take place in every fucking police drama since 1970? Also the thing where the naive rookie gets paired with the weathered senior officer who treats them like shit until they prove themselves worthy.
But those are my only critiques. I liked it quite a lot. That town seems like a god damn shit hole, though.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
the mean wrote:I went to a few shows at Swarthmore when I lived in Philly.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
JGJR wrote:SamDBL wrote:I actually felt terrible for the victim. Her story was very short, but they really played it to the hilt, emotionally. I thought the teenage love story was totally unnecessary. But I feel that way about every young person side story that every single one of these shows are plagued with. I guess it’s to appeal to a demographic, or something. But every time a story about what the kids are doing in their free time comes up, I totally check out.
I also think a bit too much is being made of the fact that winslett chose to look the part by not looking totally glamorous. As if she is some sort of pioneer. I watch these shows, constantly. Particularly the British ones. And the ragged out, world weary female lead detective is pretty much a standard trope at this point. Also, I’m really getting sick of the ‘You’re a damn good cop. Maybe the best on the force. But you don’t play by the rules and you’ve gone too far. Hand over your badge and gun’ thing. Does that scene *really* have to take place in every fucking police drama since 1970? Also the thing where the naive rookie gets paired with the weathered senior officer who treats them like shit until they prove themselves worthy.
But those are my only critiques. I liked it quite a lot. That town seems like a god damn shit hole, though.
5 episodes in; I really like Siobhan and don't mind her storyline, but I think you're right here. She belongs on a different show, maybe a spin-off. Her story just doesn't have anything to do with the rest of what's going on there. However, I say that from a purely personal standpoint, I give this show HUGE bonus points for having her band play at Haverford (in real life they'd probably do a session at WKDU, which is Drexel's radio station, but I digress), using an obscure punk band from Philly that I was supposed to see last year before the pandemic shut things down (Mannequin Pussy) as part of the soundtrack, referencing a show her band had played earlier at Bryn Mawr College (where I used to work), etc. That is real. They've had indie/punk shows there since at least the early '90s.
FormerLurker wrote:SamDBL wrote:It was good. I knew a twist was coming. But I thought it was that the freckle-faced wife was going to be the culprit.
Same here.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
SamDBL wrote:The indie band/college radio stuff did ring uncharacteristically authentic (meaning you can usually tell that the pop culture references are what out of touch writers think young people are into). Makes sense that it was the real deal, to some degree.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
target wrote:Totally disagree with some of the comments about Siobhan’s plot line being irrelevant. The show is about processing trauma and grief and she provides a model for working through Kevin’s suicide...not avoiding it, and moving on with life. She provides a great counter to Mare’s suppressed feelings
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:SamDBL wrote:The indie band/college radio stuff did ring uncharacteristically authentic (meaning you can usually tell that the pop culture references are what out of touch writers think young people are into). Makes sense that it was the real deal, to some degree.
I'll be honest. I was quite surprised that they got it even kinda right. Someone there who was involved with the show must be very plugged into that whole WKDU/West Philly/DIY punk scene. I lived there and went to tons of those shows for over a decade, so I was expecting them to get it totally wrong (as TV shows and films usually do). Even the background music (Phoebe Bridgers, more Mannequin Pussy, etc.) rung true as did the Lucy Daucus show plotline (the Met is of course not the opera or museum here in New York, but a much different and real venue in Philly, too, albeit only opened in recent years, so I've never been there). She is exactly the type of club/small theater headliner who would likely play there, though.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:
I really like Julianne Nicholson (the actor who portrayed Lori). She was also on "The Outsider" as Jason Bateman's wife.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:gregpolard wrote:
I really like Julianne Nicholson (the actor who portrayed Lori). She was also on "The Outsider" as Jason Bateman's wife.
She seems to be a favorite of other folks I know who have watched it as well. I honestly had no idea who she was before watching her in Mare.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:Ms. Nicholson was also a regular on LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT during that weird period when they had different cops alternating episodes.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Might have to watch. I'm mainly an SVU / Organized Crime kinda guy
scannest wrote:gregpolard wrote:Might have to watch. I'm mainly an SVU / Organized Crime kinda guy
CRIMINAL INTENT, with Vincent D'Onofrio, is hands down the best of the various Law & Order iterations.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
target wrote:Totally disagree with some of the comments about Siobhan’s plot line being irrelevant. The show is about processing trauma and grief and she provides a model for working through Kevin’s suicide...not avoiding it, and moving on with life. She provides a great counter to Mare’s suppressed feelings
Totally on the same page as SamDBL/-/I can’t get enough of British police procedurals /- a near obsession.
But rarely really enjoy the American ones....
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scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
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