TV Series

El Chapo S03

Very good TV, it has some very clever cut backs to fill in detail for scenes. The show it's self stays true to the others in the general balance between narco action and the political side of things. Even though his story seems to be told it could easily have another season to fill in more of his past. It is left open for that going of the general tone but not obviously so.
 
FantasyIreland said:
A fucking shit decision.

Hopefully another network will pick it up,but that will do Netflix no favours.
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People blame it on Disneys new streaming channel that will probabbly ise the charactors but make them more family friendy and dull.

Once fox is aquired wouldn't mind seeing Daredevil bumped up to movie status along with D'onofrios Kingpin and put them in the same adult bracket as deadpool movies.
 
urban genie said:
People blame it on Disneys new streaming channel that will probabbly ise the charactors but make them more family friendy and dull.

Once fox is aquired wouldn't mind seeing Daredevil bumped up to movie status along with D'onofrios Kingpin and put them in the same adult bracket as deadpool movies.
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No movie's gonna happen with any of the TV actors.

That said, Vincent D'Onofrio is the only actor in the whole franchise with movie gravitas and he's more of a method actor now than he was.

So, that wouldn't be enough to move him to the big screen as 'Kingpin'.

But, yes, I agree when the characters are recast in a few years, it will be more family friendly and in 'The Flash' bracket of competition.

I don't think 'Jessica Jones' and 'Punisher' will survive that cull, though.
 
Bigga said:
No movie's gonna happen with any of the TV actors.

That said, Vincent D'Onofrio is the only actor in the whole franchise with movie gravitas and he's more of a method actor now than he was.

So, that wouldn't be enough to move him to the big screen as 'Kingpin'.

But, yes, I agree when the characters are recast in a few years, it will be more family friendly and in 'The Flash' bracket of competition.

I don't think 'Jessica Jones' and 'Punisher' will survive that cull, though.
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Maybe for a season more each, I think the kingpin could move over as after infinity war and now loki is getting a series, the MCU has no decent bad guys until it get's fox and Doctor Doom and such can be used.
 
urban genie said:
Maybe for a season more each, I think the kingpin could move over as after infinity war and now loki is getting a series, the MCU has no decent bad guys until it get's fox and Doctor Doom and such can be used.
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In order for 'Kingpin' to move over to the MCU movies, he would have to acquire a 'bigger than life' type of persona akin to 'Lex Luther' for the DCEU, but he doesn't quite have the chops as a character, to do that.

It would have been nice, but it would require fundamentally changing the lore/ canon.

He's a big fish in a small pond and that's where he's best.
 
01cravend said:
He's a 37 year old Englishman(Clive Standen) playing a 55 year old viking masked by a French high born general facade riddled with guilt, hope, regret, and pride. Not an easy role for sure.
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With all that to relay to the viewer and no emotional impact. Played the younger role much better...
 
01cravend said:
He's a 37 year old Englishman(Clive Standen) playing a 55 year old viking masked by a French high born general facade riddled with guilt, hope, regret, and pride. Not an easy role for sure.
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Never mind all that. Is the magnificent Lagaertha still in it?! She’s been the only thing keeping me watching it for the last season and a half....
 
I've been watching SiFi's adaptation of GRR Martin's Nightflyers. The series seems very loosely related to the Marin novella.

I've mixed feelings about the TV episodes - they're better, IMO, than the almost universal negative reviewer sentiment - worth watching IMO.

At the same time, the TV series isn't great - not close in quality to GOTs.

Meanwhile, I've been reading the Novella - which I like quite a bit more than the TV adaptation.
 
CityInWashingtonState said:
I've been watching SiFi's adaptation of GRR Martin's Nightflyers. The series seems very loosely related to the Marin novella.

I've mixed feelings about the TV episodes - they're better, IMO, than the almost universal negative reviewer sentiment - worth watching IMO.

At the same time, the TV series isn't great - not close in quality to GOTs.

Meanwhile, I've been reading the Novella - which I like quite a bit more than the TV adaptation.
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I watched about 15 mins,thats all i could take.It was shite.
 
FantasyIreland said:
I watched about 15 mins,thats all i could take.It was shite.
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Understandable.

May I instead highly recommend "Scott and Bailey"? (not currently airing so you'll need to watch it on stream or from DVDs) - awesome detective series whose protagonists are detectives in Manchester City. A bit below "The Wire" or "Game of Thrones" - but easily a top-5 favorite TV series of mine.
 
CityInWashingtonState said:
Understandable.

May I instead highly recommend "Scott and Bailey"? (not currently airing so you'll need to watch it on stream or from DVDs) - awesome detective series whose protagonists are detectives in Manchester City. A bit below "The Wire" or "Game of Thrones" - but easily a top-5 favorite TV series of mine.
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Now youre talking,i watched the lot.Great series,both leads are brilliant.
 
FantasyIreland said:
I watched about 15 mins,thats all i could take.It was shite.
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There seems to be a trend in todays TV series about forgetting about a good strong plot with good strong characters the makers of these programs seem to be pandering to the actors in the series giving them all equal time and equal billing, the result is a disjointed weak insipid experience that viewers find hard to grasp.

Nightflyers is one of those offerings.
 
I’m currently watching “Vice Principals” on Amazon Prime.

Walton Goggins and Danny McBride are excellent once again.
 
My favorites:
Game of Thrones
The Wire
Breaking Bad
Scott and Bailey
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Finish these and then look for other great series :-)

I'm awaiting GoT and am meanwhile watching other shows. Once the final season of GoT airs, I'm not going to immediately watch it - I'm going to buy it and then start watching GoT beginning at the first season.
 
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