I had to pause the show and hit IMDB, because of my overwhelming "It's That Guy" reaction.
Oh, at first it was confusing. Just the idea of computers was like — whoa! I'm eleven hundred years old! I had trouble adjusting to the idea of Lutherans.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
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Steph L. - Jun 10, 2021 8:02:13 am PDT #3369 of 4004
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 10, 2021 9:20:54 am PDT #3370 of 4004
"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
Not thrilled with it so far. IMHO having the whole cosmos run by mundane and questionably competent office-style middle management only works in satire like The Good Place, not something meant to be taken seriously.
DavidS - Jun 10, 2021 10:53:51 am PDT #3371 of 4004
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I thought it was more Kubrickian than Brazil. Those 70s designs /colors/computers reminded me of Clockwork/The Shining. Other parts reminded me of the Jude Law sections of Grand Budapest.
I liked it for a set-up. Depends on what they do with it.
-t - Jun 10, 2021 11:08:53 am PDT #3372 of 4004
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
THAT'S WHO THAT WAS
Cosigned. Thank you! It was bugging me where I knew him from but not quite enough to figure it out
Do you think the TVA is meant to be taken seriously, Matt? I'm kind of hoping not. I don't like the whole One True Timeline premise, gonna be hard to get past that.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 10, 2021 12:04:00 pm PDT #3373 of 4004
"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
If it's not, the people filming it have some real problems with tone.
Tom Scola - Jun 10, 2021 12:34:33 pm PDT #3374 of 4004
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I never considered that it should be taken seriously, and I think the tone is just fine; deadpan is the default acting mode for both the leads.
-t - Jun 10, 2021 5:38:42 pm PDT #3375 of 4004
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
"Oh god this really is going to be a solid hour of Previously In The MCU isn't it."
It was a surprisingly heavy Clip Show vibe for a pilot episode
Steph L. - Jun 10, 2021 5:50:27 pm PDT #3376 of 4004
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
It was a surprisingly heavy Clip Show vibe for a pilot episode
They had to have a way to make Hiddleston cry.
Gris - Jun 11, 2021 4:30:34 pm PDT #3377 of 4004
Hey. New board.
I liked it a lot. It could easily suck long run but as a setup i thought it was good.
I don't mind the universe being run by middle management in the MCU. Feels part and parcel with living planets. The Marvel universes are their own satire.
I don't know if I've even seen Brazil but i described it as 12 Monkeys vibes so I definitely think the Gilliam was strong.
Consuela - Jun 11, 2021 9:29:09 pm PDT #3378 of 4004
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Well, I enjoyed it, but then again I always struggled with Loki becoming "good", and his claim that he didn't like hurting people was contradicted by his obvious glee in zapping the enforcer woman.
Still, the visuals and concepts were pretty fun. I'm on board.
I do kind of wonder why Gugu Mbatha-Raw wasn't cast as Mobius, though. She could have done it.