It strikes me that, having veered to the farthest reaches of the OTHER side of the fiction spectrum over 7 seasons, True Blood is sprinting back to the sensibilities of the source material right here at the end.
Most people is pretty quiet right about now. Me, I see a stiff -- one I didn't have to kill myself -- I just get, the urge to, you know, do stuff. Like work out, run around, maybe get some trim if there's a willin' woman about... not that I get flush from corpses or anything. I ain't crazy.
Jayne ,'The Message'
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beekaytee - Aug 17, 2014 6:49:41 pm PDT #6113 of 7329
Compassionately intolerant
Theodosia - Aug 18, 2014 3:22:26 am PDT #6114 of 7329
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It has a nice circularity to it.
beekaytee - Aug 18, 2014 9:30:20 am PDT #6115 of 7329
Compassionately intolerant
Yep.
I wish though, that they'd either stuck with the source, or went full-bore reboot. Or, you know, come up with an original idea, rather than banking on a given fan base and then blowing them off.
In contrast, while Outlander has taken some liberties to amp up the tension in the first two episodes, I'm amazed by how completely they are (so far, of course) adhering to the source material.
I am listening to the first book (coincidental to the premiere of the show) and am struck by how much of the actual dialog is crossing the media divide.
I feel about this the way I felt about True Blood. You can't please everybody. If you stick to the source, you lose potential viewers. If you think the original has economic value in regards to its popularity, what makes changing it so attractive?
kat perez - Aug 18, 2014 11:38:16 am PDT #6116 of 7329
"We have trust issues." Mylar
I love Hoyt and Jessica, so even though it kinda makes no sense with where the story has gone, I'm glad the show just decided to say "Fuck it" and got those two back together again.
I cannot with the Bill/Sookie/Eric anymore. I really don't care about any of them except that Eric's Sookie induced stupid has gotten close to getting Pam killed again and if Pam dies I will cut someone. I'm just ready for it to be done. The whole show could've wrapped up for me with that dinner at Bellefleur's (nee Merlotte's) with Arlene telling Lafayette to hurry up and get to the table to eat and Lafayette's voice from the kitchen, "I'm coming, hooker." Yes. That's how everything should have ended.
-t - Aug 18, 2014 11:59:31 am PDT #6117 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
t points and nods
-t - Aug 18, 2014 2:20:19 pm PDT #6118 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
To be fair, the Sookie Stackhouse books were not enormously consistent in terms of sensibility, IMO. Veering away from the source material was not always a mistake. Like keeping Lafayette alive: good choice.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 18, 2014 2:24:31 pm PDT #6119 of 7329
"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
Likewise the absence of Quinn and Bubba.
Amy - Aug 19, 2014 2:31:37 pm PDT #6120 of 7329
Because books.
Is anyone else watching Outlander?
Jessica - Aug 19, 2014 3:09:22 pm PDT #6121 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Amy, I was just coming in here to ask if anyone knew where to find it for streaming/download! I thought it was available on iTunes but apparently not.
sj - Aug 19, 2014 3:13:39 pm PDT #6122 of 7329
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amy, I was planning on watching it, but we don't have Starz anymore.