I thought that both Lemony Snickett adaptations were too hammy and campy. This show errs on the side of being too deadpan, which I think is the right call. And the production design is impeccable.
Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off.
Zoe ,'Serenity'
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Tom Scola - Jun 26, 2021 2:13:46 pm PDT #1195 of 2164
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DavidS - Jun 26, 2021 3:20:26 pm PDT #1196 of 2164
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This show errs on the side of being too deadpan, which I think is the right call. And the production design is impeccable.
I can roll with that. What streaming service?
Tom Scola - Jun 26, 2021 3:36:49 pm PDT #1197 of 2164
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Disney+
DavidS - Jun 26, 2021 3:51:54 pm PDT #1198 of 2164
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Disney+
Excellent. I saw that Raya is now available to view by non-premium subscribers too.
Plus I've got a backlog of Medium Good Recent Pixar movies to peruse: Onward, Luca, Soul...
Tom Scola - Jun 26, 2021 3:59:33 pm PDT #1199 of 2164
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Trailer: [link]
DavidS - Jun 26, 2021 7:32:12 pm PDT #1200 of 2164
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Trailer: [link]
Whoa! You weren't kidding. It's like a non-stop stream of Accidentally Wes Anderson's Instagram account. What a cast though!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 27, 2021 12:09:01 pm PDT #1201 of 2164
"You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… Joan Crawford is dead. Good.” —Bette Davis
Whoever was casting this based on the intensity of my "Oh HELL no!" reaction somehow overlooked Mel Gibson and Lena Dunham.
Tom Scola - Jun 28, 2021 8:07:10 am PDT #1202 of 2164
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"From the visionary minds behind Batman Begins and Man of Steel"? No thanks. If they wind up with something that is even more drained of human empathy than Asimov's original writing, it will be quite an accomplishment, but it looks like that is what they're aiming for.
-t - Jun 28, 2021 8:09:41 am PDT #1203 of 2164
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Heh. I was already not excited because I'm not into Foundation at all, but that does dial it down even further. Not sure if we are at negative 11 yet
Jessica - Jun 28, 2021 8:15:30 am PDT #1204 of 2164
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
If they wind up with something that is even more drained of human empathy than Asimov's original writing, it will be quite an accomplishment, but it looks like that is what they're aiming for.
I like the cast and Jane E is one of the writers, but...that trailer does not fill me with eager anticipation. (I bounced hard off the books even during the peak of my embarrassing teen I Only Read Hard Sci-Fi phase so I only barely half remember the plot. Something something bunch of old white men arguing about how the government could be governmenting better?)