What the hell are you guys talking about? The show is a great time. It's not taking itself too seriously and it's poking fun at all the horror movie cliches. Good job Ryan Murphy. You've done it again!
Trakt doesn't allow emojis in comments, but If it were, my comment would be somerhing like: The soundtrack in this show is fire emoji fire emoji fire emoji.
A beautiful, twisted and bleak story filled with awesome moments, music and cinematography. It shows an alternative love story completely different from all those cliché-dramatic moments overused in Hollywood. Just 3h20min of fun, love and crude humor of two characters that love each other but not the world around them. The ending is beautifully shot, showing the danger and automatic assumption that James is a psychopath. His narration, followed by him running for his short life while being on his birthday is so heartbreaking that made me cry in the last second. A boy that had no feelings, made a choice of love.
This series succesfully shows the exact opposite of blockbuster movies: Create a great story with mediocre special effects and lesser known actors.
The writers behind this show do an amazing job creating one wonderfull Fairy tale adaptation after another. I did not like their previous work, but I think the writing is getting more mature (but they still make some errors that are frustrating.) But mostly they are not afraid to change major aspects of the fairy tales if necessary.
The creaters of this show also worked on 'Lost' and the 'TRON: Legacy' movie.
I really love how Rumpelstiltskin plays the evil maniac, especially during the first season. But there are more noteworthy roles in there, like the evil queen, her mother, Belle, Hook or Peter Pan. Emma Swan is pretty well played, but compared to the extreme characteristics of the fictional characters she is a bit bland.
The things I dislike most are probably some repeated main themes (family feuds/bad parent-child relations) and that they copy the characters of fairy tales a bit too literal from the Disney franchise from time to time.
Overall I think it is on of the best non-comedy shows of the past few years.
PS. I am glad Lady Gaga never replied on the invite to play the Blue Fairy.
Note: This review was written after watching the first 2 seasons.
Pretty much a perfect miniseries. Intriguing characters and overall story with amazing actors, great cinematography and an absolutely fantastic soundtrack.
After Season 2:
I was really worried that this season might be shit but it actually turned out great. It's IMO as good if not better than S1 (although quite a bit less funnier and even more depressing at times) and it provides a lot happier ending for the characters which is nice. It also deals with the psychological aftermath of S1 really well.
But the best thing in the show still was the soundtrack. It somehow got even better than S1.
"The price is on the can, though."
A conversation between two people who understand their roles (i.e., customer and cashier), but don't understand the world they live in... now that's a statement!
This show's saying things most are scared of saying but need to hear... let's have conversations about the difficult stuff guys. But most importantly let's laugh about it.
Oh--and the premise for this episode? Creative, a little heavy-handed at times, but ultimately really fun to watch.
Great episode. Several plot lines mixed up with one another and with all the main characters involved. Oh my, and I thought Spencer had no guts...I've never been so embarrassed in my whole life. And what about Negan and his Masterchef audiction? He really can cook. Even though he's an asshole 100% of the time, he's hilarious. I love his sense of humour. I hate him, and I love him. I hate loving him and love hating him. I've never had a feeling as disgusting as this. "I brought him home, safe and sound, and I fed him spaghetti" has to be my favourite line this episode. So now it's spaghetti Sunday, I guess. I loved seeing him at the table like an upset housewife because he's just fed up with Rick being late and Olivia and Carl trying to hold up by looking into the distance. and that line "your people are making me lose my voice doing all this yelling", I bet it was improvised by JDM.
Jeffrey "Lean" Morgan is killing it as Negan. This episode had a serious lack of leaning, though. I love Eugene's development as a character. He's really growing on me. And so is Father Gabriel, who has raised from the most hated character to a lovely one. I loved the symbolism in his scene with Rosita, the way he left her and closed the door, protecting her inside while he fights outside. Negan was pretty scary when Rosita shot him. I guess that's the closest he's even been to really being dead. It was then when he showed his true self, and not that front.
But what I loved the most was the uplifting ending. After everything that has happened, that reunion brought me hope. I loved the shots of each one's faces, a nice contrast to the premiere when they were all lined up. From the emptiness at the beginning to the hope they have now. it was really awesome.
And who's that person with the boots? The boat dude? one of the women from Oceanside? that was one weird-ass note he left. Perhaps the food's poisoned?
And Maggie with the cap was really touching. Glenn will always be present.
A great episode. The twilight zone has always been about hot political topics so if you have problems with that then why are you even watching it. This show was and is about problems with society.
The entire time I watched this episode, all I could think about was how is this guy still alive with all the stupid things he does?
If you have read the book, the movie was shit compared to the book. If you compare tv show to the book, it's shit again. Approach this as something new, dont compare it to the book. It has a potential, lets see how well it goes.
White conservatives will hate it but this episode is true to the spirit of the original series. Tense with a message relevant to our times.
Let me first point out that I am a human being – a flawed human being with imperfections and biased opinions. I have never liked film noirs, jazz music, gangsters, the mafia, or anything to do with thugs. Furthermore, I find it difficult to enjoy a TV show if I cannot connect with the main character…or any other character at that. Luke Cage has all of that – which is why I considered it boring, and my least favorite of the three shows. I watched others talk about how great it was…how it is better than the other MCU Netflix shows, or even other recent Netflix shows like Stranger Things and for once, I’m out of the loop because I don’t get it. However, with this universe, it is pertinent to watch these shows for potential continuity.
So I watched the show, and I was ultimately bored with it. There were good episodes, but in general – I found it a lackluster experience from the get go. The best episode was the third, and some others came close as well. However, this show tried to do what Jessica Jones did – as his abilities are practically unstoppable, they introduced an emotional aspect to it that served as his vulnerabilities. The difference between the two comes down to if I can connect with the character – and for Luke Cage, I just couldn’t. As I pointed out before, I also didn’t like the music choices or even villains – the end fight was trying to be epic in a way, but it was so typical and blah-inducing – I’m having a hard time finding something in this show that can be considered a “wow” factor. I’m just glad I’m caught up and don’t have to worry about it anymore…I just know there’s going to be a second season…sigh.
I had a decision to make – how was I going to rate this…because I didn’t want my own personal objections to get in the way. So here’s what I came up with. Netflix had a specific goal in mind when they made this TV show, and a lot of people really do like it – so I have to say they did what they sought to do. However, I believe there is also an entirely different group of people that didn’t like it – and I feel like this rift between the two is more apparent than any other the other shows Netflix has done with Marvel. I’m not one to explain why that is – but I can tell it exists. So I’ll just say this – Luke Cage is a well-done show that positively achieves what it wanted to achieve – which told a story without worrying what an audience would think of it. If they loved it great, if they didn’t, oh well. However, when you take that kind of risk – you create something that is possibly not entertaining – which is what I experienced when I watched it.
Look. I’m not a genius, but when I’m struggling to get through a season and groaning at the idea of watching another one…I’m pretty sure they did something wrong. That being said, I can’t ignore where it did go right – so that’s how I came up with my score.
While viewers and critics will tell you that Partners failed to gain any traction, rode out on clichés, over-acting, silly premises, and an utter lack of smart writing, it's these things that I loved in Partners. I felt that it took gay clichés and ran with them, it drew a lot on traditional verbal comedy, there was a lot of over the top gesturing from Urie and Krumholtz, but all of it came together in each episode to make me genuinely laugh.
Somehow, the craziness fit together, and it worked for me. It's too bad that it didn't work for others, and Partners ended up being cancelled a few episodes in, with no one understanding that it was Partners' goal from the beginning to be over-the-top, to be clichéd. It wasn't trying to change stereotypes, or to reinvent the wheel, or to be the gay/straight equivalent of Psych, or... It was just trying to be funny, and if you let it be, you'd discover that it was.
Dilbert-esque Bojack Horseman Spin-off that's both more Adult & more Lighthearted ( + Recommendations for Other Top Adult Animated Comedies)
It's exciting to see a Bojack Horseman spin-off / new show in the Bojack universe, to tie me over while wait for the next season of Bojack.
"Tuca & Bertie" does have some some nudity and profanity which may go a bit beyond Bojack, but without focusing on adult themes like Bojack, so it could still appeal to a wide audience.
I enjoyed the Dilbert-esque workplace comedy with Bertie's job involving Data Analytics (finally a decent show involving that!), which presents an interesting contrast to the glimpse at the Gig Economy that Tuca provides.
There is a pretty novel use of bubble and bullet point list annotations for humorous labeling of objects, characters, and even character traits as well as evidence backing up points that characters are making. I wish they stayed on screen a bit longer, but even still, it may be worth pausing for 2 seconds to finish reading them.
There are some sing-songy narrative musical segments with hip-hop dancing by Tuca. Though I'm typically not a fan of musicals, those don't really distract from the plot, as it continues with the singy-songy segments more in the background or very brief. Interestingly, Tuca & Bertie seems a bit more racially diverse than Bojack (insofar as is possible with animals instead of people ;), in a subtle way, and so has the potential for more broad demographic appeal.
Episode 2, focuses more on Bertie and her job is quite different and more interesting (furthering plot and character development) than Episode 1, so I suggest at least watching that far before formulating an opinion. However, even Episode 1 has some really excellent funny background activities and situations (hint: see where the turtle carrying the fire extinguisher is going?)
"Tuca & Bertie" was just released today on Netflix, so you can check it out now at:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80198137
Tuca & Bertie has an interesting mix of adult themes and lighthearted situational and workplace comedy, with the promising potential for a Dilbert-esque Bojack spin-off.
Tuca could almost be described, in Bojack terms, as "Todd meets Mr. Peanutbutter", with Bertie as "Diane meets Princess Carolyn". Tuca has the uncanny ability for both oblivious catastrophic failures and unexpected major successes (though more deserving of the latter than Todd). I prefer Bojack's roommate Todd's comic relief over Tuca, though I do appreciate how Tuca is more deserving of her successes, whenever those occur. .
All-in-all, I still much prefer Bojack Horseman over Tuca & Bertie, with Bojack as a darker comedy with a protagonist / anti-hero facing more difficult life obstacles driven by more deep-seeded three-dimensional character flaws. However, there aren't many shows out there as good as Bojack.
In short, I look forward to seeing this show progress and feel it's a pretty good entry into the Bojack universe, which leads me to hope to see other shows expand that universe further in the future.
Ranking of Top Adult Animated Comedy TV Shows
For those who enjoy, Bojack Horseman, I would also suggest the following adult animated comedies (from best to also quite good):
Such a great show! I was not expecting it to be nearly as good, but it totally consumed me until I finished it. I see some people saying that the show moved too slowly and was boring, but to me personally, it was the complete opposite. I found the show very enjoyable and I was interested in every minute of it. I also really loved that not everything was revealed right off the bat, although the plot was a little predictable it sure as hell is worth a watch. I hope we get a second season, I'm really looking forward to it!
I forgot to mention Number Five, he steals every god damn scene he is in, it's incredible.
A second edit, I hate myself for forgetting to add this the first time around, but the music... holy hell the music was PERFECT.
This show is very '90s Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Ash vs Evil Dead with a touch of Todd vs the book of evil
“Like watching an Original Co-Directed and Co-Written Tarantino and the Coen brothers Script and Movie which has been well stirred and shook up, while Flying High on LSD”. This is My Very Best Effort describing how I feel after watching any episode of "Preacher".
I knew (and still know) nothing about the comic that inspires the TvSeries. And although I cannot follow (i.e. understand) every scene, I actually do enjoy every single one as they go from hilarious to oppressing and claustrophobic, passing through an extreme surrealism with a few drops of black humor as great as the Gaelic Single Malt from where they come. Moreover, to top it off, everything takes place in a village located in oblivion where nothing is supposed to happen ever.
There seems to be a reason behind everything, but it's beyond human comprehension, or at least mine. But as you already may know it's the trip what matters, not the destination, so enjoy the ride while it last... :-)
NOTE: Not Apt for Audiences Needing Pre-Digested, Repackaged TvShows (i.e. Walking Dead!)
The problem with an anthology series like this one, especially with a pedigree like The Twilight Zone, an amazing episode can always be right around the corner, so I'm compelled to keep watching. Yet, this iteration has yet to deliver.
Great episode very much in line with the original series! I’m excited to see what else is too come. I feel like people are misremembering the original show because this was very similar to most twilight zone episodes and it was great.
Demons, portals, camera monsters, blood, guts, resurrections, one-liners, shotguns, NUKES, ROCKETS, ROBOTS, TANKS, A-10 Warthogs!!! inhales...
Love the call-back ending to Army of Darkness, and the 4th wall breaking, self-awareness from Bruce, "I didn't ask for this! You think I want this horse shit? Be covered in blood twenty four-seven? Who the fuck would want that?!"
This episode and the whole series could not be better! Thank you, Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi, for 37 years of memories. Hail to the King, baby!
It Ain't That bad as they say...watched first two episodes,its funny,beautiful locations,good pacing....,i think the low ratings is bcos of lost fans,obvioulsy u can see its a spoof of lost series in a funny way..good show..,i would recommend it to any one who like comedy series with a different setup...,
The conclusion wasn't entirely satisfying for me but I really enjoyed the suspense and the build up to that moment.
I thought I fall asleep and dreamed watching the episode... But nope, there were fucking aliens at the end
'i've just turned 18. i think i understand what people mean to each other.'
That moment you hear the intro to Aha's - Take on Me and sit up straight thinking "Are they gonna..." and then (after the small scene where you think they drop it)... it happens in all it's GLORY.
This show... :')
PS Hollywood, just ask Bruce Campbell for that newly announced Duke Nukem movie!
Netflix, take over please! This was an absolutely fun show.
This show is insane. Always good for at least one jaw dropping scene.
Ash fathered a child, even using his lucky condom. Priceless, I hope this series never ends.
