'Shindig'
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If they're going to not be scared, I want to be sure it's purposeful (and hopefully has a cause or payoff) and not laziness in the creation.
I'm still enjoying the character interaction too much to get annoyed by the plotlines not advancing, I think. I'm pretty sure watching Carnivale has inured me to a constant build-up with little pay-off except pretty.
little pay-off
Oh good. Now I don't feel bad about only watching one ep.
Oh good. Now I don't feel bad about only watching one ep.
Of Carnivale? It's slow moving, but things do pay off. I'm really enjoying it.
I'd heard such great things about it, but the first ep drove me absolutely batshit.
As long as they keep revealing stuff - and it dosen't contradict to much other stuff, I'll be ok.
I don't have a lot of practical skills - but I learn really quickly. things I know I could do :
cook
Keep a fire going
Haul
learn to maintain things like the water system
and every now and then I would have some flash of brillance that would be a really good idea.
and I can be a really pain when it comes to "reminding" people of rules for health and safety.
Now I don't feel bad about only watching one ep.
Oh, no! It really is a fabulous show. I haven't seen the second series yet, but to me the first series seemed like a whole lot of foreplay.
i'm with Allyson. i can't offer much, but i can deliver snark if need be! is it any wonder Sawyer is my favorite character?
but the first ep drove me absolutely batshit.
I've tried to watch it sporadically and this is the what happened to me every time. I appreciate the art direction and such but it is too maddening for me.
I was Sawyer in the quiz. But really I'd rather do than be.
I'd heard such great things about it, but the first ep drove me absolutely batshit.
Was it the pacing, or something else? I think the writers spent more time world building than was absolutely necessary - perhaps not trusting the audience to follow along unless things were spelled out. By episodes 4-5-6 however, things are moving along and consequential things are happening to the characters.
Was it the pacing, or something else?
It was the pacing and everything else. In general, I have very little tolerance to that sort of ooh, check us out, we're WEIRD atmosphere. And I hated all the characters. And the acting and the writing.
perhaps not trusting the audience to follow along unless things were spelled out.
Yes, this. It was like Freakass TV 101, and I felt completely talked-down to.