Some on TV series∼
As you may know, I'm not a huge fan of TV series.
I don't know, but compared to anime, it's very difficult for me to find no flaw in them-- Plus the fact that the male protagonist and female protagonist always have to end in some relationship of sort-- Well, MEH.
Today I wanna share some opinions on some series that I got to check in these last days, thanks to the inactivity forced on me by random microbs devasting my breathing system and all its ducts--
HANNIBAL
The first series was finally aired on TV and of course I watched it.
Unfortunately it was victim of a terrible scheduling, it was aired three episodes at time and, well, it's obvious that I couldn't manage to stay up 'til 1 am to watch the culinary dissertations of Mads Lecter-- So I didn't follow it with a certain regularity, I admit it.
It didn't enthuse me as I was expecting to.
As much as I enjoyed the crimes, the photography and the overall "vibe" that I got from it, I found the main actors quite "dull" in their interpretations. I'm not a fan of Mads Mikkelsen (and to be honest I don't know why everybody likes him), I find his interpretation's skills as deep as that of a cucumber. He just keeps having such roles (you know, the impassible, imperscrutable, cold guy) stuck to him so-- I can't really say that I ever saw him "acting", besides going after a mask. ...Then yeah, I'm comparing Hopkins to Mikkelsen, so probably I'm being a bit too harsh... But seriously, this Hannibal looked like nothing like a psychopath.
THE FOLLOWING
This series was pumped up before his premiere on TV as the "series that shocked everyone", focusing all the awe of Kevin Bacon and the references to Poe.
Well, I found it quite stupid.
Here the actors did a good job, but all in all, it still looked like some kind of Beautiful, with everyone moving on because of love/sexual impulses; the Poe references were quite an end in themselves, put there just to give the series a sense of "intellectuality"-- The crimes are really stupid, and the plot 'til I watched it is very weak-- Instead of a strong narrative hand, it just gives the impression that the whole thing moves on because of the characters circumstances... That was quite off the point, assuming that the series is about a group of people "following" the mysterious criminal plan of the "evil masterlord".
THE WALKING DEAD
Some co-workers of mine are all excited about this series, so I decided to give it a try under their suggestion, also if I'm not a great fan of zombie stuff in the first place.
Well, it just reminded me of Lost.
Beside the deja-vu, I was already put off by all the family drama, also if I enjoyed the action, and the zombie make up/special effects were really amazing.
My general impression was quite poor.
I don't understand if it's the TV format that is doing bad to creativity, or all the stuff that came before that forces the authors to focus on the fancy characters instead of the consistency of the story, but I found the series quite disarming in their boredom despite the nice ideas behind them.
Then yeah, I admit that, as you know, I'm not such a "sophisticated watcher": I love stuff like Monk and Criminal Minds that are not "all that better" compared to more pumped series, but they still manage to entertain me instead of just sounding pretentious and self-important.
On a more vague note, I found myself watching quite happily Once Upon a Time, that I snobbed 'til a few days ago, when I started to watch it more or less regularly... I must say that I'm totally fascinated by its interpretations of fairytales and stories, and the characters development :D
I also caught up to the new episodes of Downton Abby, LOL, what can I say, I still like it, despite the cheesy plot-twists! (it looks like nobody is destined to stay happy for long in this series, LOL-- Who was that guy that said that nobody likes to read about people being happy, and some tragedy is always required to make things interesting..? Well, the scriptwriters of this series sure are putting the concept to good use)--
Oh, well. I look forward to your opinions on such series, or the TV series that you're enjoying the most in these days! ...If you ever have one x'D
For now, I'm off to watch anime∼
Originally posted at http://daeva-neesan.dreamwidth.org/542298.html
If you want, please comment there :3
I don't know, but compared to anime, it's very difficult for me to find no flaw in them-- Plus the fact that the male protagonist and female protagonist always have to end in some relationship of sort-- Well, MEH.
Today I wanna share some opinions on some series that I got to check in these last days, thanks to the inactivity forced on me by random microbs devasting my breathing system and all its ducts--
HANNIBAL
The first series was finally aired on TV and of course I watched it.
Unfortunately it was victim of a terrible scheduling, it was aired three episodes at time and, well, it's obvious that I couldn't manage to stay up 'til 1 am to watch the culinary dissertations of Mads Lecter-- So I didn't follow it with a certain regularity, I admit it.
It didn't enthuse me as I was expecting to.
As much as I enjoyed the crimes, the photography and the overall "vibe" that I got from it, I found the main actors quite "dull" in their interpretations. I'm not a fan of Mads Mikkelsen (and to be honest I don't know why everybody likes him), I find his interpretation's skills as deep as that of a cucumber. He just keeps having such roles (you know, the impassible, imperscrutable, cold guy) stuck to him so-- I can't really say that I ever saw him "acting", besides going after a mask. ...Then yeah, I'm comparing Hopkins to Mikkelsen, so probably I'm being a bit too harsh... But seriously, this Hannibal looked like nothing like a psychopath.
THE FOLLOWING
This series was pumped up before his premiere on TV as the "series that shocked everyone", focusing all the awe of Kevin Bacon and the references to Poe.
Well, I found it quite stupid.
Here the actors did a good job, but all in all, it still looked like some kind of Beautiful, with everyone moving on because of love/sexual impulses; the Poe references were quite an end in themselves, put there just to give the series a sense of "intellectuality"-- The crimes are really stupid, and the plot 'til I watched it is very weak-- Instead of a strong narrative hand, it just gives the impression that the whole thing moves on because of the characters circumstances... That was quite off the point, assuming that the series is about a group of people "following" the mysterious criminal plan of the "evil masterlord".
THE WALKING DEAD
Some co-workers of mine are all excited about this series, so I decided to give it a try under their suggestion, also if I'm not a great fan of zombie stuff in the first place.
Well, it just reminded me of Lost.
Beside the deja-vu, I was already put off by all the family drama, also if I enjoyed the action, and the zombie make up/special effects were really amazing.
My general impression was quite poor.
I don't understand if it's the TV format that is doing bad to creativity, or all the stuff that came before that forces the authors to focus on the fancy characters instead of the consistency of the story, but I found the series quite disarming in their boredom despite the nice ideas behind them.
Then yeah, I admit that, as you know, I'm not such a "sophisticated watcher": I love stuff like Monk and Criminal Minds that are not "all that better" compared to more pumped series, but they still manage to entertain me instead of just sounding pretentious and self-important.
On a more vague note, I found myself watching quite happily Once Upon a Time, that I snobbed 'til a few days ago, when I started to watch it more or less regularly... I must say that I'm totally fascinated by its interpretations of fairytales and stories, and the characters development :D
I also caught up to the new episodes of Downton Abby, LOL, what can I say, I still like it, despite the cheesy plot-twists! (it looks like nobody is destined to stay happy for long in this series, LOL-- Who was that guy that said that nobody likes to read about people being happy, and some tragedy is always required to make things interesting..? Well, the scriptwriters of this series sure are putting the concept to good use)--
Oh, well. I look forward to your opinions on such series, or the TV series that you're enjoying the most in these days! ...If you ever have one x'D
For now, I'm off to watch anime∼
Originally posted at http://daeva-neesan.dreamwidth.org/542298.html
If you want, please comment there :3