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.
Buffy: You tossed that vamp like he was a... little teeny vamp. Riley: You wanna go again? C'mon. I bet this place is just teeming with aerodynamic vampires.
'Help'
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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Jars - Jan 25, 2005 9:43:12 am PST #5435 of 10000
tiggy - Jan 25, 2005 9:43:24 am PST #5436 of 10000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
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?
lisah - Jan 25, 2005 9:44:12 am PST #5437 of 10000
Punishingly Intricate
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.
DavidS - Jan 25, 2005 9:46:03 am PST #5438 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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.
Jessica - Jan 25, 2005 9:50:42 am PST #5439 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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.
Vonnie K - Jan 25, 2005 10:01:57 am PST #5440 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I'm watching S1 of Carnivale on right now (and TiVo'ing S2 for later watch), and I gotta admit, deep DEEP symbolism and the portents and the whole Life o' Despair shtick can get sort of old. Right now, I'm watching it mainly for the atmosphere and characters (I love Jonesy, Sophie, Samson and the Freaky Blind Dude whose name I forget), and the occasional moments when it punches me in the gut, like that whole thing with the miners and Dora Mae (like, one of the most upsetting things I've seen on TV EVAH) and the bit between Jonesy and Rita Sue in the episode I saw last night.
Hayden - Jan 25, 2005 10:09:56 am PST #5441 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
The first season of Carnivale convinced me that I don't want to watch the second.
The bad writing and lazy plotting on Lost irritates me regularly these days, but they do have a hell of a premise. When they get the characters right, it's pretty enjoyable.
Edit -- geez, I sound like a grumpy old man today. Guess I'd better go shout at the damn kids on the lawn.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 25, 2005 10:10:17 am PST #5442 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Personally I love Carnivále, but at least some of the enjoyment comes from the snark. Sunday night I was thinking "Yeah right, like being covered by dirt is any threat to Ben!" The title treatment alone won my undying love.
I ended up as Jack in the quizlet, though it should have more properly identified me as someone who wants to do Jack.
Anne W. - Jan 25, 2005 10:14:31 am PST #5443 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
The title treatment alone won my undying love.
Yes! I can't wait to get hold of S2 episodes.
t /unapologetic Carnivale fan
DavidS - Jan 25, 2005 10:31:37 am PST #5444 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(I love Jonesy, Sophie, Samson and the Freaky Blind Dude whose name I forget),
Lodz
and the occasional moments when it punches me in the gut, like that whole thing with the miners and Dora Mae (like, one of the most upsetting things I've seen on TV EVAH)
Yeah, that was a very dark and upsetting storyline, and the last shot of "Pick A Number" is one of the most haunting things I've seen on a TV show. Comparable to the big reveal in The Kingdom (the original Lars Von Trier mini).