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I got some (not many) dollar dollar bills in change and wondered how long Coronavirus can live on money. Donny T is 76, soooooo ...
We start the day with @Striiker on the clock, @pit on deck, @Magua on the lido deck, and CelsiusFlyer69 on the lido afterdeck. ajgoal also has to make his make-up pick.
Amazon Studios has a major, major problem. They have yet to produce a series which doesn't have serious, fatal issues with quality. Quality of script, acting, casting, directing - everything. And this isn't me being picky - these shows are all, to one degree or another, slop. Let's go to the very worst - "The Wheel of Time." What they did to the source material (which to be fair isn't all that extraordinary) is unforgivable, but even if you'd never read the books, even if you'd never watched f***ing television before, you'd know instantly that this isn't it. It's so unspeakably execrable. "The Rings of Power" isn't really much better, but at least it looks better, more or less. It's still just very sloppy across the board. "Jack Ryan" is maybe the best of them, but it's nothing to write home about. I watched the British series "The Rig" last week, and it has all of the same problems, except that the acting is much worse. "The Boys" is all concept and no follow-through - how people are praising this slop is beyond me. It's absolute crap. And it's lazy as f***, full of cliches and a bunch of people mailing it in. Across the board, there is just no craftsmanship at all. It's such a waste because they have the money (and are spending the money) to make spectacular programs. They just don't have the talent, and without the talent you might as well rub your money all over your body and wait for the virus to end it all.
I got some (not many) dollar dollar bills in change and wondered how long Coronavirus can live on money. Donny T is 76, soooooo ...
We start the day with @Striiker on the clock, @pit on deck, @Magua on the lido deck, and CelsiusFlyer69 on the lido afterdeck. ajgoal also has to make his make-up pick.
Amazon Studios has a major, major problem. They have yet to produce a series which doesn't have serious, fatal issues with quality. Quality of script, acting, casting, directing - everything. And this isn't me being picky - these shows are all, to one degree or another, slop. Let's go to the very worst - "The Wheel of Time." What they did to the source material (which to be fair isn't all that extraordinary) is unforgivable, but even if you'd never read the books, even if you'd never watched f***ing television before, you'd know instantly that this isn't it. It's so unspeakably execrable. "The Rings of Power" isn't really much better, but at least it looks better, more or less. It's still just very sloppy across the board. "Jack Ryan" is maybe the best of them, but it's nothing to write home about. I watched the British series "The Rig" last week, and it has all of the same problems, except that the acting is much worse. "The Boys" is all concept and no follow-through - how people are praising this slop is beyond me. It's absolute crap. And it's lazy as f***, full of cliches and a bunch of people mailing it in. Across the board, there is just no craftsmanship at all. It's such a waste because they have the money (and are spending the money) to make spectacular programs. They just don't have the talent, and without the talent you might as well rub your money all over your body and wait for the virus to end it all.
Jack Ryan and terminal list were fantastic. I have not watched the two fantasy shows.I got through 1 episode of WoT and 3 episodes of RoP. Just awful. The Boys is definitely overrated. Jack Ryan is solid though.
I don’t even have Amazon Prime, and it seems their TV department is out to lunch in general, but am I crazy or does the cinematography look nearly identical in all their shows? We can talk budget and set design and all that jazz, but there’s something with the lighting and camera work that looks very television and not cinematic. It looks less aesthetically pleasing than HBO or even much of Netflix. And it seems ubiquitous, which is weird because you’d think there’d be artistic variance.
But I suppose Amazon being unable to make great TV is the only thing standing between them and world domination. So there’s that.
Jack Ryan and terminal list were fantastic. I have not watched the two fantasy shows.
The boys, I take it as the old Howard stern show, it’s mainly for shock value. It delivers there but is riddled with plot holes and everything else. People watch just to see what their going to top the last shock with.
I noticed this too. The lighting is very bright and artificial. Especially noticeable on WoT and RoP.
I noticed this too. The lighting is very bright and artificial. Especially noticeable on WoT and RoP.
Shout out to the Desert Ducks.The Dwarven scenes of RoP in particular have that beautiful but fake feel. It looks like the most expensive episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple ever shot.
The only Amazon shows I've enjoyed are Reacher, Jack Ryan, and The Expanse. The Boys was just okay.
If there were others, I have forgotten about them.
Mr. Robot is on my watch list, but haven't got to it yet.
Reacher was good, and at least they cast a guy who was believable in the role unlike the horrid film.The only Amazon shows I've enjoyed are Reacher, Jack Ryan, and The Expanse. The Boys was just okay.
If there were others, I have forgotten about them.
Mr. Robot is on my watch list, but haven't got to it yet.
I’m pretty sure Bernie just selected Tolkien’s world in film.I have questions about JRR Tolkien being in the "movie franchise" row in the spreadsheet. Is that supposed to be Lord of the Rings? Or Team Author?
I have questions about JRR Tolkien being in the "movie franchise" row in the spreadsheet. Is that supposed to be Lord of the Rings? Or Team Author?
"Tolkien's world in film", you say? This implies only the films, and not the legendarium as a whole. Because not everything is featured in the films. Not even spoken of. I will remember this for the futureIt's the LotR movies - I just used a shortcut. He's off limits for anyone else to take as an author.
EDIT: Like HC said, it includes all the Middle-Earth-related films, too.
Don’t. f***. With. Bernie."Tolkien's world in film", you say? This implies only the films, and not the legendarium as a whole. Because not everything is featured in the films. Not even spoken of. I will remember this for the future