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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #240 on: November 08, 2009, 03:16:48 PM »

Didn't they already do this show well enough the second time around? Not really sure I get the point of another go on this concept.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #241 on: November 08, 2009, 03:18:09 PM »

Didn't Kenichi Sonada rip that off too?
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #242 on: November 08, 2009, 03:23:45 PM »

Oh, also, the first episode they kill Alan Tudyk, which is a sin so grave that it outweighs everything else they do.

To be fair, this formula of abject terribleness seems to have worked, because I want to watch further episodes to see how big the crash is.

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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #243 on: November 08, 2009, 03:39:45 PM »

I like how they deny it's supposed to be related to Obama or any of that right-wing paranoia at all and then have a bunch of ads going HOPE. CHANGE. UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #244 on: November 08, 2009, 04:14:23 PM »

fuck this show
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #246 on: November 13, 2009, 03:35:30 PM »

Kinda sounds like they took that old episode of Twilight Zone where the aliens come and end world hunger but it turns out in return they are only doing it to eat us and they added enough padding to create a whole series out of it. Then they added in controversial political viewpoints to make it "edgy" so that people will complain and they will get a ton of free press from word of mouth and the occasional puff piece where the news will yammer on about what people think instead of real news, thus more people watch then would have originally, if for no other reason, then to see what all the hullabaloo is about or to get mad at the audacity of the hidden message here. Of course the makers will deny it while enjoying the artificial ratings boost they hope to get from it and the increased ad revenue.

Pretty brilliant, if it works, albeit creatively bankrupt.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #247 on: November 15, 2009, 01:15:40 PM »

Allegedly, the original 1983 miniseries was intended to be a TV adaptation of It Can't Happen Here, but NBC made them replace fascism with aliens. Go figure.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #248 on: November 15, 2009, 01:33:11 PM »

Probably so as not to make Reagan look bad.

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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #249 on: November 15, 2009, 03:02:10 PM »

Probably because The Third Wave already did that better in TV and in real life to boot.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #250 on: November 15, 2009, 07:16:15 PM »

Anybody else catch the first episode of that remake of The Prisoner? It was pretty good! The new 6 is different, which is good, because although Patrick McGoohan was awesome there's only so much you can do with a complete rehash. Also, the original had much better music, but this is because it was made in the 60s.

I am extremely interested to see where it goes, because the ending scene ([spoiler]I am 6![/spoiler]) makes it very clear that they're committed to doing things differently. So I guess I will catch episode 2 tomorrow.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #251 on: November 16, 2009, 04:14:04 AM »

I just want to see the original. ::(:

Actually... Hey Buge, do you already own have the DVD box set of the original? can you make... (sotto voice) copies?
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #252 on: November 16, 2009, 05:07:51 AM »

Well, I will give AMC this: They put up the original series on their website, so they can't be all bad, I suppose.

And Mongrel, I have the series on VHS.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #253 on: November 16, 2009, 05:38:56 AM »

Hey, TV on the internet that's viewable by Canadians for a change! 

That'll do pig, that'll do.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #254 on: November 16, 2009, 01:54:35 PM »

 :oic:
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #255 on: November 16, 2009, 02:49:11 PM »

Speaking of remakes how was the remake of V.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #256 on: November 16, 2009, 02:57:50 PM »

Are you serious
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #257 on: November 16, 2009, 03:11:20 PM »

Serious about wanting to know how it is, or serious that there is a V remake.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #258 on: November 16, 2009, 03:23:41 PM »

Try actually reading the thread. Specifically: the page you asked the question on.
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Re: Random TV Thoughts
« Reply #259 on: November 16, 2009, 03:43:51 PM »

hahaha
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