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Lucifer S4 & Barry S1
May. 18th, 2019 08:08 pmSo, I binge watched Lucifer S4 today and it is a lot better than season 3, and about on par with Season 2. The only weakness is the procedural element, but as Tom Ellis states in the Reunion special -- they sort of had to do it that way, they can't veer too far away from the original concept because the fans campaigned to save the show they loved. If they change it too much they could lose those fans.
So they have to keep a balance -- not get too gratuitous with the nudity and the violence, and not lose the procedural format completely.
That said, the move to Netflix did open the show up a bit more and took a bit darker, and allowed more of Gaiman's world-building and take on Judea/Christian mythology to come back into it.
Also I REALLY want a fifth season. Netflix better fricking renew for a fifth season. I'll be pissed off at them if they don't. And I want it by early next year.
( spoilers )
As an aside, I binge-watched Barry S1 and while it takes a few episodes to get into, after about episode 6, it takes off. It's at its best when it focuses on the acting classes, and uses the hitman bit as background. I binge watched all of season 1, tonight, and now I'm hooked. It's compelling in an odd way.
Not funny all the time, more a dramedy. It wasn't until about the 7th episode that I laughed, and after that I found it absurdly amusing.
Not for everyone though -- very dark, anti-hero series -- but also rather brilliant.
Henry Wrinkler's portrayal of the acting teacher is spot on -- and he reminds me a great deal of several that I've known.
I didn't like it at first, but I stuck with it, and am glad I did. The reason I stuck with it? The acting class bits are marvelous, and I'd read various critics on it, including various people on my flist who have highly rec'd it. So decided to give it another chance.
Again, not for everyone. Very dark, and violent satire. It's basically about a hitman who decides he wants to become an actor instead -- and takes acting classes. But leaving behind his career as a hitman proves a tad difficult.
So they have to keep a balance -- not get too gratuitous with the nudity and the violence, and not lose the procedural format completely.
That said, the move to Netflix did open the show up a bit more and took a bit darker, and allowed more of Gaiman's world-building and take on Judea/Christian mythology to come back into it.
Also I REALLY want a fifth season. Netflix better fricking renew for a fifth season. I'll be pissed off at them if they don't. And I want it by early next year.
( spoilers )
As an aside, I binge-watched Barry S1 and while it takes a few episodes to get into, after about episode 6, it takes off. It's at its best when it focuses on the acting classes, and uses the hitman bit as background. I binge watched all of season 1, tonight, and now I'm hooked. It's compelling in an odd way.
Not funny all the time, more a dramedy. It wasn't until about the 7th episode that I laughed, and after that I found it absurdly amusing.
Not for everyone though -- very dark, anti-hero series -- but also rather brilliant.
Henry Wrinkler's portrayal of the acting teacher is spot on -- and he reminds me a great deal of several that I've known.
I didn't like it at first, but I stuck with it, and am glad I did. The reason I stuck with it? The acting class bits are marvelous, and I'd read various critics on it, including various people on my flist who have highly rec'd it. So decided to give it another chance.
Again, not for everyone. Very dark, and violent satire. It's basically about a hitman who decides he wants to become an actor instead -- and takes acting classes. But leaving behind his career as a hitman proves a tad difficult.