It's a good time for TV.
Anyone catch the first episode?
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| Author: | Serienya [ Mon May 08, 2017 11:59 am ] |
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It's a good time for TV. Anyone catch the first episode? |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Tue May 09, 2017 2:38 am ] |
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I lubs it. #vaginagalaxy |
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| Author: | Kaffis Mark V [ Thu May 11, 2017 3:38 pm ] |
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I meant to ask -- anybody know of any way to get this a la carte? |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Thu May 11, 2017 5:07 pm ] |
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You can add a STARZ subscription to either Amazon Prime or through Apple TV, so you can probably just sign up directly on their site. |
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| Author: | Müs [ Thu May 11, 2017 9:26 pm ] |
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First episode was utterly perfect. The casting is brilliant. The visuals are ethereal and wistful at times. And brutal and stark at others. |
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| Author: | Jhorra [ Fri May 12, 2017 2:25 am ] |
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What's the basic gist of the show? |
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| Author: | Talya [ Fri May 12, 2017 9:41 am ] |
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Jhorra wrote: What's the basic gist of the show? It's based on a novel by Neil Gaiman. A man named Shadow is released from prison early when his wife is killed. He's hired by a man known only as Mr. Wednesday, who seems to know more about him than he should, and appears to be planning for some kind of "storm." The story takes a turn into the surreal as figures from mythology, and new gods based on modern concepts begin interfering in Shadow's life. I could say more, but I'm curious how the show feels to someone who doesn't know the identities of the characters from before the first episode. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Sat May 13, 2017 3:29 pm ] |
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Jhorra wrote: What's the basic gist of the show? Gods are real and they live among us. Old gods band together to take on new gods given power by modern forms of worship/obsession (tech, media, etc). |
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| Author: | Ranelagh [ Mon May 15, 2017 4:02 pm ] |
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I watched the first episode having no prior knowledge of the show or concept. It was weird and I'm not sure I'd give it a chance for more if not for this thread. |
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| Author: | Müs [ Tue May 16, 2017 5:00 pm ] |
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I can see Ep 3 being a breaking point for a LOT of people. 
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| Author: | Serienya [ Fri May 19, 2017 8:54 am ] |
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Also, you can get a free 7-day trial of Starz through Amazon Prime. Just wait until all of them have aired and then binge them in that time. Or just pay $9/month or so.
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| Author: | Serienya [ Fri May 19, 2017 8:55 am ] |
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I <3 Mad Sweeney. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Mon May 22, 2017 11:50 am ] |
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Bummer that ep 4 was basically a recap episode but it did answer some questions. |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Mon May 22, 2017 8:07 pm ] |
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Laura Moon is the **** worst. |
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| Author: | Müs [ Mon May 22, 2017 11:46 pm ] |
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FarSky wrote: Laura Moon is the **** worst. It helps that she's quite stinkin adorable. I kinda loved that ep. I didn't know I needed more Laura backstory... until I had it. Jacquel remains awesome. |
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| Author: | darksiege [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 2:41 pm ] |
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I would put this show up there with Firefly, B5 and BSG for how entertained I am. |
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| Author: | Talya [ Wed Jun 07, 2017 3:43 pm ] |
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darksiege wrote: I would put this show up there with Firefly, B5 and BSG for how entertained I am. That's an odd combination. |
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| Author: | Müs [ Wed Jun 07, 2017 3:44 pm ] |
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Talya wrote: darksiege wrote: I would put this show up there with Firefly, B5 and BSG for how entertained I am. That's an odd combination. All really good shows
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| Author: | Talya [ Wed Jun 07, 2017 4:17 pm ] |
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Müs wrote: Talya wrote: darksiege wrote: I would put this show up there with Firefly, B5 and BSG for how entertained I am. That's an odd combination. All really good shows In certain respects, yes. All of them, however, were seriously flawed in one way or another that generally preclude them being great classics. Firefly's only flaw was that it was cancelled after a mere 14 episodes. Bab5 had an incredible story arc, but coupled with horrible acting, special effects, sets/costumes, and early CGI. BSG had production values, acting, and atmosphere through the roof, but had no direction or coherent story to pull it all together. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Wed Jun 07, 2017 5:46 pm ] |
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American Gods has amazing casting and acting, interesting visuals, but a storyline that is kind of all over the place and doesn't explain much. So, sounds like it's in good company. |
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| Author: | Corolinth [ Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:54 pm ] |
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Neil Gaiman relies on you knowing (or looking up) various elements of mythology. He doesn't come out and say Wednesday is Odin right out of the gate, although that reveal doesn't take long. He's relying on you knowing that Wednesday is literally "Odin's Day" and making the connection between that and the story of Odin trading his eye for the power to see into the future to come up with the conclusion that the one-eyed man is the Allfather himself. Odin is a manipulative schemer, second only to Loki among the Norse pantheon. He has plans within plans. This entire story is one of Odin's Machiavellian schemes, and so you aren't going to be told upfront what that scheme is. Neither is the scheme hidden from you entirely. Neil puts pieces of ancient mythology in plain view as signs which point to who people are and what they're planning. Consider who the characters are. Things that happen within the story are not happening by accident. Everything that occurs is deus ex machina, and can be nothing else. There is no such thing as coincidence and happenstance, not because this is a story written by an author, but because the characters are all gods. Symbols mean something and names are significant. Shadow's name isn't an accident, nor is Odin picking him up right away to be an errand boy. The central character is, to put it bluntly, Odin's Shadow. That is metaphorical and allegorical, not just literal. |
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