That trailer left me sobbing in the corner it was so bad. David E. Kelly is doing what he always does which is force comedy into situations that call for subtlety. While I never wanted this to go forward, it could have been handled better by a better producer. Steven Bochco comes to mind. What really hurts, besides the complete bastardization of something that yes, I will admit means more to me than it probably should, is the fact that this was directed by Thomas Schlamme and he was one of the main forces behind a show I did love. The West Wing.
So yes, I shall be making it quite clear to anyone I know who plans to watch this that they will never get those hours back.
I'm American (and hated the trailer, incidentally). Allow me to shed some light on the awfulness.
Are our accents that confusing?
Actually, yes. LoM is chock full of slang, too. I watched each episode twice to get all of the dialog, and visited The Annotated Martian to puzzle out the slang and Brit references. Most TV viewers won't do that
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I only managed to sit through the first minute of the trailer before I had to go wash my brain. Truly truly awful!
I've never hoped for a series to bomb quite as much as this one. I've made everyone I know in the US and Canada swear they will not watch it...
*cries*
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So yes, I shall be making it quite clear to anyone I know who plans to watch this that they will never get those hours back.
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*sigh*
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Actually, yes. LoM is chock full of slang, too. I watched each episode twice to get all of the dialog, and visited The Annotated Martian to puzzle out the slang and Brit references. Most TV viewers won't do that ( ... )
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*sigh*
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