I know the pacing is not for everyone in BW. Whenever I recommend the show to someone I do warn them that it does move slowly. It requires a certain taste and will not appeal to everyone.
I love it more than most as I am have a big interest in organized crime and politics. Even more so as a student of History I love the social history in the show. The producers do an amazaing job setting the period. Little things like seeing how people live, clothes they wear, cars they drive, etc interest me more than most. The show really immerses you in the early 1920s. A period similar to the early 2000s where there was a lot of new technology people were just getting used to: electricity, indoor plumbing, cars, flight, electric appliances, film. All had just become common for people in the previous 10-20 years.
I like all of those merits as well. Period entertainment always has added value. It's mostly the Kelly MacDonald fixation that seems too drawn out. Jimmy's mom as well. Richard and Eli were great characters.. Wish Paz (Lucy) would have stuck around longer as well..
I really like the Chalky character myself. And the race relations angle that gets played out, especially in season four. Richard was not supposed to be in the show that long but he was so cool that they kept him around. I agree with you on Nucky's wife, she did get too much attention. Most fans of the show seem to feel the same way about her. The IRA stuff was cool, would have liked to have seen more there. And Owen (They should have used the traditional Irish spelling Eoin) was a good character but I found the affair between him and the wife to be annoying.
I see Michael Pitt was just replaced on Hannibal after only one season.
I wonder if he's difficult and if that had anything to do with an early exit from BE.
I wonder if he's difficult and if that had anything to do with an early exit from BE.
I think so too. I don't get all the hate toward the Affleck casting. Sure he's not a Christian Bale level actor but we're talking about Batman here. The role doesn't exactly require the greatest range of human emotion. Simply looking the part is about as important as anything else. And IMO he looks the part as much or more so than anyone else who's ever been cast in the role.
I highly doubt he'll do the ridiculous throat cancer voice. That voice was so overwhelmingly and unanimously ridiculed I just don't see how they do it again when given a fresh start.
I gave up on Boardwalk Empire halfway through the 3rd season. I don't mind slow pacing if the story/ride makes up for it. But IMO it was just too slow with not nearly enough payoff. And this coming from a guy who ironically enough loves Mad Men.
I would like to finish out the series of Empire at some point. But I'm not sure if/when I'll ever get to it. There's just so much quality TV on these days.
I would like to finish out the series of Empire at some point. But I'm not sure if/when I'll ever get to it. There's just so much quality TV on these days.
There wasn't a throat cancer voice in Batman Begins, but it just got worse from there. I don't get it.
I understand the need to mask the voice, like Kevin Conroy did, but he just went for a little more gravelly, not "Holy shit i smoke two cartons a day".
But affleck gets credit for being in a shit ton of Kevin Smith movies, who is a big comic book enthusiast, so that ups the nerd cred enough for me.
I dont get why everyone is so annoyed by the voice. Makes zero sense to me. There's plenty of reason to be masking it, it wasnt nearly as bad as people are making it out to be and there's not another route to take with it. I think the ones complaining are the same ones who btch about the Halftime Show every year.
You missed an amazing end to the season. Only good thing about season three was the last couple episodes when shit got raw.
Peaky Blinders is my new sh**.
They dress like me, but have better dialects.
They dress like me, but have better dialects.
Told you!
The first episode was slow and I didn't think I could get into it- but after that, it picks up nicely.
The cinematography and costumes are effin' gorgeous though. Great acting. Score. All well done.
The cinematography and costumes are effin' gorgeous though. Great acting. Score. All well done.
It didnt ruin the movies for me by any means. But it was pretty over the top.
Affleck is actually a big comic book/Batman fan himself. I think he'll do the role justice and surprise people.
He's gonna kill it, and it's gonna be awesome.
I just hope it improves on MoS, I wanna see superman be superman, dammit.
Stil don't approve of Jesse Eisenberg playing Lex Luthor, though.
my boss's boss' boss is from Ireland and his name is Eoghan
its pronounced Owen not E-Ghan as I learned the hard way
Just did a Christmas breaking bad marathon. Didn't watch during it's initial run. Wow. Lived up to the hype.
How far you get?
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