Not completely terrible, but definitely not good enough for ANY Golden Globe or any other award. Seems like a HFP bias for the British entry.
share[deleted]
Agree. I'm on episode 3 and struggling to stay awake. It's really not doing it for me.
shareWhile I thought the show was good, I agree the performances didn't warrant the GG wins.
Just for comparison, there is another British/American mini series just out called Taboo. Tom Hardy is captivating. Be nice to see him snag the GG awards next year.
I have heard only good things about this. So I'm going to try it out in my Amazon Prime,,.i think those who might have thought this was too slow might think the same about Taboo,.,. it too lingers. But visually is it gritty and youncan almost smell it,,.lol...realism was thought about for this one.
Good story telling doesn't mean it has to be on speed. I think ,especially younger audiences having grown up with so much action,adventure and special effects they forget what a good story looks like. And reading one has become foreign to many.
We are dumbing down I'm afraid.
I for one avoid these award shows, over 90 of them,btw..all about $$. I wouldn't put too much into who wins and doesn't...some of the voters don't even watch some entries. For instant Penny Dreadful,because it was billed as horror,wasn't watched by those who vote and wasn't even mentioned in its first year. Horror is avoided. And even though it was one of the best told stories,poetic even,best acted and incredibly filmed,because it was a horror they didn't see it until afterward. The awards went to nighttime soaps.
Anyhow. I'm going on. I think it is hard for us to always know what we're talking about as well...lol...I know what I like. But I'm no expert. Most of us aren't
But I always tell people ...if you didn't like something,it fine, That is what makes the world go round. But it doesn't mean it wasn't well done or well executed...or that it wasn't just what they intended.
everyone is a critic...lol.
I do think Taboo will be recognized for many awards however. I'm at episode three now and it is very good. Hardy is an incredible actor. Good people who know writing and film are involved. But it isn't for everyone. That is for sure.
Tomk, I totally agree with you. Like you rightly said, we're not experts, we merely like what we like. I don't watch award shows either...they're boring as hell. haha
Read an interesting article yesterday that Taboo's co-writer, Steven Knight, says he has material to turn Taboo into a 3 season series. My personal feelings are mixed at that prospect.
I, for one, like potboilers; but only to the extent that the build-up is necessary in telling a satisfying story. I have seen shows which add filler episodes, only because they have 20+ episodes to cover. I can't speak for others, but to me, such episodes are grating, to say the least.
While American shows have bigger budgets and higher production values, the thing I appreciate about British series is that they keep keep their projects short (on average, 2 to 3 seasons, 6 episodes per season). This allows each episode to be chockablock with story and atmosphere, without the need for unwanted fillers. I do understand that American tv shows need more than 4 seasons is a necessity for syndication purposes. Sadly, story lines are stretched to be a point they become convoluted, or a right mess! Eventually, what started off as a great tv series, loses momentum and audience. With the exception to The Wire, The Shield, and Breaking Bad, I can't think of any other shows I had watched from the start which I followed through till the end. Homeland, Dexter and The Sopranos had an awesome start, an ok subsequent season, but it by the end of their 3rd season, I didn't care enough to continue. Game of Thrones and The American House of Cards both had downer seasons, but recovered, so I am hopeful.
Penny Dreadful has been on my watchlist for quite a while, haven't got around to it. :)
I believe you mean a slow burn. Potboiler has an entirely different, mainly negative connotation. It basically means an artistic work with little artistic merit, but created for money.
shareCompletely agree. I've been watching the episodes on long haul flights - they're OK, but the acting feels SO shoddy from all except Corky and Coleman. Hugh Laurie looks like someone's dad trying to do an impression of someone at a dinner party - he just doesnt perform it as a well drawn believable character. Hiddleston is similar - the acting is so self conscious and strained. Its like an am-dram play for elderly folk. I can't believe they were awarded, it renders the globes completely meaningless.
shareThe girl Jed should try another profession she was a terrible actress. Close ups of Hugh Laurie not good so craggy his voice got on my nerves. It was good Olivia Coleman being the best actor in it always relaxed and funny also really pregnant she had a girl in 2015 so did my dear daughter.
shareIt started kinda interesting but then as it goes on, totally unbelievable characters and hokey situations. Basically a good looking show but at the core it's more about cheap thrills.
shareThis TV show is so far-fetched, stupid and lame... I thought it would be great since it won the Golden Globes awards, but I was so wrong!
The script is dull and weak, besides the plot isn't cohesive for a quality drama like this should be. I found myself counting the great amount of unbelievable details episode after episode, it was so distracting!
Nobody would ever believe the evolution of Pine as a character from night manager to undercover agent pretending to be one of the Roper's man. I'm sorry, but I didn't buy it at all and it was extremely forced, shoehorned into the story very poorly.
Not worthy of the Golden Globe awards like the OP said.
i hate how Pine's character is terribly written. Towards the end of the series, all he does is smile and shrug at all of Roper's comments. Such a dull personality!
shareYes he did and show his pearly whites he was so silent and did not react much. The scenery was great in Mallorca best bit and Olivia Coleman and Tom Hollander. I think Tom Hiddleston has had a meteoric rise he was in Wallander do not know if he deserves it he is no Damien Lewis!
shareHow on earth hugh laurie and tom hiddlestone won a golden globe for the night manager. John torturo and riz ahmed was totally robbed for their work in the night of. Far better character development and story.
shareThe Night Of wasn't perfect, but it was much better than this.
Both shows require a suspension of disbelief from the viewers, but in the case of The Night Manager the effort the viewer has to make is immense from the beginning (at least The Night Of went off the rails a couple of episodes later).
Anyway, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story wasn't perfect either. I'm sure there were other bold (and worthy) options in the limited series category that were left out.