I got to 10 mins in on the first episode.
At that point I decided it was just a depressing portrayal of a not very nice person - however well done the acting and production might have been.
From reading other threads it seems that it just continues in the same vein.
Perhaps I am just not the intended audience.
BTW: I only started watching because of the Emmy's win and my memories of FMcD in Fargo.
That makes two dud leads from the Emmys.
I don't think it is just for women but it is for people that don't have short attention spans.
shareWhy the reference to 'short attention spans'? Struggling for an articulate comment?
I thought those first 10 minutes had good pacing and covered a range of events. It certainly wasn't slow - just depressing, as a scan through to further scenes seems to confirm.
But I see your other posts cover melodrama and suicide as topics, so perhaps I was both right in my original point - and to stop watching.
Why the reference to 'short attention spans'? Struggling for an articulate comment?
"Just for women" meaning what?
shareWell it was 'thedog who used the words "Just for women", but given that you have only ever commented on this and 'Scandal' then as regards my original question I'll take it as further confirmation of the affirmative.
BTW: The original question wasn't meant as any kind of put down. I just wondered if it were depressed people who liked this show of whether it had some other kind of appeal as I found it devoid of reason to endure.
It's for human beings. Don't be a misogynist idiot.
shareI loved the atmosphere and learning about this small town. It's not a big movie, and very little happens. But that's life. I loved it.
shareThanks, that's an interesting perspective. For me, I wouldn't fancy watching a movie that is simply about 'life' as I 'live' that each and every day and prefer a movie to provide something new.
shareHow nice for you to already understand everything about "life." If you're not interested in the series, don't watch it. But don't assume that movies that are about difficult people are "mostly for women."
shareNo one understands 'everything' about life. If so the post wouldn't have been a question!
I didn't watch it, as I noted in the opening post.
That is not an assumption.
It certainly wasn't a show for everyone but I really enjoyed learning about this families life.. you really begin to invest in them and learn that Olive is much more than just a bitter woman. I found the ending very bittersweet.
shareI'm wondering what shows the OP would actually enjoy if he doesn't want to watch "a not very nice person". That eliminates The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, GOT, et al.
shareThat would also be true IF they matched the description of "depressing portrayal of a not very nice person".
Otherwise we simply have a lack of comprehension on your part.
But I don't blame you for having a numb mind after watch this dire outing.
So you like Tony Soprano?
shareStarting a sentence with "So" is a clear sign of trolling.
shareStarting a sentence with a preposition like you did (but) is a clear sign of inadequate English language education.
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"But" is not a preposition. It's a conjunction. But that's no reason not to start a sentence with it. Pot calling the kettle black?
shareBut is mostly a conjunction, but it can also be a preposition.
shareThat's true in a few cases, but in the sentence you criticized, it was used as a conjunction.
shareIf you substitute but for except, in this case but was used as a preposition.
shareThis is getting a bit tedious. You can't intelligibly substitute "except" for "but" in the sentence "But I don't blame you for having a numb mind after watch this dire outing." It wouldn't mean the same thing. You could substitute with "however," another conjunction. In any case a preposition is followed by a noun, noun phrase or pronoun. A conjunction joins together sentences or clauses, as in the sentence under discussion, where it introduces the whole sentence.
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This movie is 3.5 hours of PBS like material with .5 hours at the end where they rub Rush Limbaugh in everyone's faces ... screw this horrible atrocity.
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