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Television Round Up
May. 30th, 2018 09:43 am1. Well, hmmm...Roseanne Barr incites fury with a racist tweet and ABC cancels her show. Good. Thank you, ABC. It was the right thing to do. Wish you'd not rebooted the series to begin with...
I'm not surprised by it. Although, I'm wondering about something...is it better to force people to be mindful of what they say and to not say it, or better for them to say it? What if Roseanne kept her mouth shut? Never went on Twitter? Or doesn't have a twitter account? Would it have been better if she thought the words and said nothing? I don't know. Been wondering that for a while now. Is it a good thing to censor -- or better to hear them? And how do you know if a person is joking or really means the words in the way you've perceived or interpreted them? I think it's easier to misunderstand others than to understand sometimes.
That said? I despise Roseanne. I think she meant the words. And I'm glad the show got cancelled.
2.Finished binge-watching "Angel S5", now binge-watching Netflix's "Lost in Space", which I saved for this period of time.
Further thoughts on Angel S5:
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3. Finished binge-watching Lost in Space - Netflix version of the 1960s/70s era Irwin Allen television show. They've kept a few bits from the series, the diabolical Dr. Z. Smith (now played by Parker Posey) who manages to be even more diabolical, and improved on others. The Robot is now part of an alien race. And there's more emphasis on the female characters. Also both the other leading male adult character and Dr. Smith are more developed than they were in the original series. We actually get to meet them separately from the Robinson's and see how they end up lost in space with them.
This ten episode arc is really an origin story of sorts. It gives the back-story on how The Robinsons, Devon, Dr. Smith (aka June Harris), and a robot end up lost in space. Also, here, the robot is an alien -- and the reason they end up lost in space.
While I enjoyed it more than the first version, I had similar issues with it. The plot is furthered for the most part by the characters making increasingly stupid decisions. After a while, I wanted to kick the characters. And some of the characters decisions make no sense -- except as a contrivance to further the plot or conflict.
( spoilers )
Stories built on dumb decisions by characters -- frustrate me. Other than that? I did like the characters and actors, quite a bit. Parker Posey does a better job with the Smith character than previous actors, and the character is better written. So too are the female characters. The male characters are oddly the weak links. The kid playing Will is captivating. And the robot is rather cool and well conceived -- particularly as the alien. There's a neat twist regarding the robot, which worked very well. Overall it is by far the best version of the story to date.
If there's a second season, I'll tune in. I liked the characters.
4. Lucifer -- the two stand-a-lone's that Fox burned off sort of explained why this show hasn't been that successful. Too much focus on the procedural or buddy-cop formulaic elements. The second episode was a little less focused on buddy-cop mystery than the first episode.
* Note to television writers -- mussed up hair on male actors is more attractive than slicked back hair. Seriously. The rugged rough and tumble look is great on some actors.
* I can tell these episodes were filmed as a means of advertising Lucifer to other networks in case of cancellation. Both episodes are stand-a-lone, neither matter to the arc. And add nothing to the current storyline.
- the first is about Ella and focuses mainly on the mystery (which I had troubles following or caring about). There's a supernatural element, but it is handled in a frustrating manner.
- the second is a what-if story, what-if Chloe had become an actress instead of a cop, what-if her father lived, how would this have affected everyone's lives? And to what degree is God a manipulator?
This episode is more interesting and entertaining than the first, but I'm not sure if it's a good episode to sell a show to another distributor.
Anyhow...they were okay. I liked the second episode better than the first. But was disappointed in both. The writing just isn't there anymore ...the dialogue is just not as good; I'm not quite sure what happened.
I'm not surprised by it. Although, I'm wondering about something...is it better to force people to be mindful of what they say and to not say it, or better for them to say it? What if Roseanne kept her mouth shut? Never went on Twitter? Or doesn't have a twitter account? Would it have been better if she thought the words and said nothing? I don't know. Been wondering that for a while now. Is it a good thing to censor -- or better to hear them? And how do you know if a person is joking or really means the words in the way you've perceived or interpreted them? I think it's easier to misunderstand others than to understand sometimes.
That said? I despise Roseanne. I think she meant the words. And I'm glad the show got cancelled.
2.Finished binge-watching "Angel S5", now binge-watching Netflix's "Lost in Space", which I saved for this period of time.
Further thoughts on Angel S5:
( Read more... )
3. Finished binge-watching Lost in Space - Netflix version of the 1960s/70s era Irwin Allen television show. They've kept a few bits from the series, the diabolical Dr. Z. Smith (now played by Parker Posey) who manages to be even more diabolical, and improved on others. The Robot is now part of an alien race. And there's more emphasis on the female characters. Also both the other leading male adult character and Dr. Smith are more developed than they were in the original series. We actually get to meet them separately from the Robinson's and see how they end up lost in space with them.
This ten episode arc is really an origin story of sorts. It gives the back-story on how The Robinsons, Devon, Dr. Smith (aka June Harris), and a robot end up lost in space. Also, here, the robot is an alien -- and the reason they end up lost in space.
While I enjoyed it more than the first version, I had similar issues with it. The plot is furthered for the most part by the characters making increasingly stupid decisions. After a while, I wanted to kick the characters. And some of the characters decisions make no sense -- except as a contrivance to further the plot or conflict.
( spoilers )
Stories built on dumb decisions by characters -- frustrate me. Other than that? I did like the characters and actors, quite a bit. Parker Posey does a better job with the Smith character than previous actors, and the character is better written. So too are the female characters. The male characters are oddly the weak links. The kid playing Will is captivating. And the robot is rather cool and well conceived -- particularly as the alien. There's a neat twist regarding the robot, which worked very well. Overall it is by far the best version of the story to date.
If there's a second season, I'll tune in. I liked the characters.
4. Lucifer -- the two stand-a-lone's that Fox burned off sort of explained why this show hasn't been that successful. Too much focus on the procedural or buddy-cop formulaic elements. The second episode was a little less focused on buddy-cop mystery than the first episode.
* Note to television writers -- mussed up hair on male actors is more attractive than slicked back hair. Seriously. The rugged rough and tumble look is great on some actors.
* I can tell these episodes were filmed as a means of advertising Lucifer to other networks in case of cancellation. Both episodes are stand-a-lone, neither matter to the arc. And add nothing to the current storyline.
- the first is about Ella and focuses mainly on the mystery (which I had troubles following or caring about). There's a supernatural element, but it is handled in a frustrating manner.
- the second is a what-if story, what-if Chloe had become an actress instead of a cop, what-if her father lived, how would this have affected everyone's lives? And to what degree is God a manipulator?
This episode is more interesting and entertaining than the first, but I'm not sure if it's a good episode to sell a show to another distributor.
Anyhow...they were okay. I liked the second episode better than the first. But was disappointed in both. The writing just isn't there anymore ...the dialogue is just not as good; I'm not quite sure what happened.