Just finished the season finale. Alfre Woodard should have her name legally changed to deus ex machina, but overall a thoroughly enjoyable series. I don’t hold out much hope for a second season, but I’ll be pleased if it happens.
Kevin M. (RPCV) On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 7:50 AM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > At least his accent is passable. Some of them make me convinced the > British still hold a grudge against Dick Van Dyke for his accent in Mary > Poppins. > > I like that for Spade’s wardrobe, they seem to have taken a cue from what > Bogart wore in his later years. Makes sense, considering he wore his own > clothes in most of his movies. > > True Detective seemed to confuse noir with slow and pedantic. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 1:30 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> As always, I question yet another British actor playing yet another >> American for no good reason, but there was enough here to bring me back. >> >> On the other hand, I found so much to dislike in the reincarnation of >> "True Detective" that I won't be back. Too many unpleasant characters, >> amateurish acting (I'm lookin' at you, Kali Reis), the horror-movie tropes, >> and an overall feel of trying too hard were all turnoffs. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 9:50:11 PM UTC-8 Kevin M. wrote: >> >>> I like noir. This is not quite noir, but it’s close. If I was watching >>> it on AMC instead of iTunes I’d be frustrated by commercial breaks >>> seemingly every two minutes, often in the middle of scenes. Aside from >>> that, it’s worth taking a look at. >>> >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7b8db993-0b7d-4453-8d9e-43d2491c0be1n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7b8db993-0b7d-4453-8d9e-43d2491c0be1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4A2xXoC7rs%2BztCSMt_UTQFTmQZVUWhaA0zbehtCU%3DiMMg%40mail.gmail.com.
